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Folger Theatre Announces 2016–17 Season of Shakespeare and Austen

The season will feature works by the Bard and Jane Austen and will be presented alongside an exhibition highlighting their work.

Meg Miroshnik’s ‘The Droll’ looks at the theatre of Elizabeth’s time, while Karin Coonrod’s ‘texts&beheadings/ElizabethR’ deconstructs her language.

A celebratory season of Shakespearean fare, limited engagements and special events.

Why have musical adaptations of Shakespeare plays become so plentiful?

A closure announced and averted.

New works and auspicious revivals, theatre closures, a home for playwrights, and more.

A roundup of openings, closings, and other national news.