First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare

The Central Library presents First Folio! The Book that Gave Us Shakespeare, on tour from the Folger Shakespeare Library, an exhibit containing the first collected edition of Shakespeare's plays, published seven years after his death. It features 36 classic plays, many of which would have been lost without this text. See a schedule of events and performances related to the exhibit below:

Mar 26
First Folio Community Day

Mar 27
Byrd Ensemble Concert

Mar 28
Bard in a Bar

Mar 29
First Folio Performance of Movement and Song by The Juliet Project

Mar 30
Elizabethan Instrumental Music by Seattle Historical Arts for Kids

Apr 2
First Folio Performance of Movement and Song by The Juliet Project
Page to Screen: In the Bedroom

Apr 3
The Theater of Possibility: First Folio presentation of "The Rude Princess"
Renaissance Music and Dance by Seattle Historical Arts for Kids

Apr 4
Bard in a Bar

Apr 6
Backyard Bard: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Apr 7 and 9
Performance of Scenes from Romeo and Juliet by Seattle Shakespeare Company

Apr 10
Backyard Bard: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Apr 11
Bard in a Bar
Byrd Ensemble Concert
Performance of Scenes from Romeo and Juliet by Seattle Immersive Theatre

Apr 13
Ladies Musical Club

Apr 14
Shakespeare Here & Now with Jeffrey Todd Knight & Allison Meyer

Apr 16
ShakesQueer

Apr 17
Ladies Musical Club