Folger Shakespeare Library
The world's largest Shakespeare collection - plus, home to Folger Theatre, Consort, Poetry, Exhibitions, Research, Education, and more!
@gjmaupin.bsky.social
Shakespeare actor/dramaturg; audiobook narrator; 1/2 of Rannygazoo (mongers of tinpandemonium) and Wingback Productions (makers of parlor theater ™️); Anti-Fascist; he/him
@mayamcantu.bsky.social
Greasepaint Puritan: Boston to 42nd Street in the Queer Backstage Novels of Bradford Ropes, University of Michigan Press ‘24; Drama, Bennington College. www.mayacantu.com/news
@jeffmarlow.bsky.social
Reduced Shakespeare Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Henry IV with Tom Hanks, Akeelah and the Bee 🇧🇪🇬🇧
@adambvary.bsky.social
Senior Entertainment Writer for Variety. I used to work for BuzzFeed News (RIP) and Entertainment Weekly. Aspiring scrutineer. Opinions, pie, & cupcakes mine. He/him. https://variety.com/author/adam-b-vary/
@themadsonneteer.bsky.social
Poet? Philosopher? Social Commentator? Student? Teacher? Jedi Knight? Bud Koenemund is The Mad Sonneteer!
@hesherman.bsky.social
Arts admin & advocate. US theatre columnist, The Stage. Author, "Another Day’s Begun.” Enthusiast, not critic. Anti-censorship. Ayckbourniac. Lifelong theatre kid.
@csvich.bsky.social
Writer for Performance. 2024 Guggenheim Fellow. Plays: Red Bike, 12 Ophelias, Iphigenia Crash Land Falls.... Film: Fugitive Dreams. Artistic Director of New Play Development at Lortel Theater/NY. Editor at Contemporary Theatre Review/UK. Views mine.
@markharris.bsky.social
Writer, husband, etc. Books: Pictures at a Revolution (2008), Five Came Back (2014), Mike Nichols: A Life (2021), Untitled gay cultural history (2026). Journalism: New York, NYTimes Style Mag, etc. A long time ago: EW, Grantland, younger.
@ghweldon.bsky.social
Author, THE CAPED CRUSADE, NPR’s PODCAST START UP GUIDE. Unauthor, SUPERMAN: THE UNAUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY. Host, POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR.
@stevetg.bsky.social
Ex sec school Head and charity sector Exec Director; English specialist; MAs in Literature and in Ed Leadership Univ of London. Back in Bournemouth after move to Scotland 2016.Pro Indy Scotland, Irish Unity, Free Palestine. DMs WELCOME. NO PORN OR CRYPTO…
@jfdubiner.bsky.social
Once a dramaturg, always a dramaturg. she/her. Rootless Cosmopolitan. Director of Artistic Initiatives @mccarter
@petermarksdrama.bsky.social
Recovering journalist, 21 years as WaPo's theater critic, 9 years before that at NYT as reporter and critic. Now host of theater podcast, Marks & Vincentelli marksvincentelli.substack.com
@kyleathomas.bsky.social
Theatre & Performance Historian Ensemble Member at Stage Left Theatre (Chicago) • Featured Expert on Mysteries of the Abandoned: Hidden America (Discovery Channel) • Editor of ROMARD Journal • Reviewer for ChicagoOnStage.com
@lindaholmes.bsky.social
Host, NPR. Writer of novels. Companion of internet dog. Oh God, I should probably be doing one of my jobs right now.
@1623theatre.bsky.social
Shaking, shaping and sharing creativity based on community experiences and Shakespeare's plays.
@shaxbull.bsky.social
Peer-reviewed quarterly journal, publishing articles at the cutting edge of early modern performance studies. Posts by Dr. Peter Kirwan and Katy Shinas.
@drmirandafay.bsky.social
Asst Prof at Trinity College Dublin | Shakespeare and Performance Studies | Drama Critic and Cultural Historian | 📖 Shakespeare's Body Language; The Tempest (Arden Performance Editions); An Alternative History of Shakespearean Acting (all Bloomsbury)
@shakesbrain.bsky.social
US Fulbright Fellow: Distinguished Teacher Researcher | H.S. English Teacher & Dept. Chair | Collector of Rare Books | In the middle of Chicago. Views are my own.
@newyorktheater.bsky.social
Theater journalist and critic Jonathan Mandell blogs at https://newyorktheater.me
@notrockyhorror.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Northumbria University and lapsed early modernist. Working on poetry, novels, & a music memoir/podcast about the Mountain Goats: thirtyyearslater.substack.com. I make music as Groundbird, groundbird.bandcamp.com.
@lilyjaniak.bsky.social
San Francisco Chronicle theater critic, wheelwoman, How can there be any sin in sincere?
@capnjoy.bsky.social
Director of dramaturgy & new works @ American Conservatory Theater. Co-founder thekilroys.org. Dorkily earnest about multiracial democracy, well-designed public spaces, & the civic function of art. Oakland grown.
@helenshaw.bsky.social
Writing about theater for the New Yorker. Tell me if you’ve seen something good!
@davidjprosser.bsky.social
Scottish-Canadian curmudgeon. Former Stratford Festival wordsmith. Detester of all things Trumpian.
@severdia.com
Designer, @OReillyMedia author, #Shakespeare nerd Creator of the Shakespeare Pro app: http://apple.co/3u4zry9
@plain-kate.bsky.social
Stage director, prison theatremaker, college professor, Shakespeare nerd, trauma-informed / consent-based maker of good trouble, striving to be anti-racist, hates Nazis and patriarchal nonsense. Redhead. #SlawaUkrainii #GoBills 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱 🚫👑
@kcdirector.bsky.social
Theater-maker, collaborator, new play incubator. Artist-activist. #Resist✨🎭🪷🧘🏻♀️🌊🏊🏻♀️🌎🕊️💫 🦋 #HonorRoll 🏳️⚧️ally🏳️🌈 🌻 🇺🇦
@carladellagatta.bsky.social
Dramaturg | Arts Advocate | Writer | Theatre Historian 💃🏻 Associate Professor | Author: Latinx Shakespeares Co-Editor: Shakespeare & Latinidad https://www.latinxshakespeares.org/ https://www.carladellagatta.com/
@jerklamerk.bsky.social
Connecticut-based playwright, proud liberal, drag whisperer, lover of memes, books, Prince, Mark Twain, pizza, and all things camp. Chief Creative Officer for Buzz-Engine.com. jacqueslamarreplaywright.com 📚🐕🐈🏳️🌈👸🧚♀️💃
@karendsouza.bsky.social
Staff Writer at EdSource.org, film & theater critic at Mercury News, culture vulture
@melissahillman.bsky.social
Dramatic Art PhD and other great decisions. Dramaturgy, disability justice, and D&D. ✡️🧹 I went to college with your mom
@bogen.bsky.social
Ardent Stratfordian, lapsed change ringer, devoted bookman, occasional gamer, joyful theatrician, frequent fixer of technology, grateful father.
@michelleephraim.bsky.social
Professor of English. Mom of 4. McSweeney's. The Moth Radio Hour + podcast. Author of GREEN WORLD: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love & Shakespeare (Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction). Cohost of the Everyday Shakespeare podcast. www.michelleephraim.com
@greatscott.bsky.social
Theatre critic (Musical Theatre Review, The Reviews Hub, Musicals Magazine), occasional writer & director. 🏳️🌈 he/him. Also a software developer (Rails/ReactJS/etc) so expect bits of everything. All opinions my own & not that of any employer.
@eugenialow-actor.bsky.social
BESEA actor of Singaporean Chinese heritage, based in London, UK Performer w/ Shake-scene Shakespeare & Foreign Affairs Theatre Company Rep’d by New Wonder Management 🎬🎭 & IAL Voices🎙️ Queer ace 🌈 She/They
@justincchang.bsky.social
Film Critic, The New Yorker and NPR’s Fresh Air | 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism | Chair, National Society of Film Critics | Programmer, New York Film Festival
@kevinddaly.bsky.social
Theatre Aficionado/Writer/Raconteur. Researcher for the Tony Awards telecast. Tea Enthusiast. Alleged short king. Soprano Connoisseur. Raised on TCM. He/Him.
@joekeenan.bsky.social
Frasier farceur, and co-perpetrator of several other TV shows. Lyricist, playwright. Novels: Blue Heaven, Putting On The Ritz, My Lucky Star. Awards available on request, or I'll just work them into our next conversation.
@louisbayard.bsky.social
Historical novelist. Bestselling author of books like THE WILDES, JACKIE & ME and THE PALE BLUE EYE. Book reviewer for NYT, WaPo. Recovering Downton Abbey recapper. Trying to be in the gratitude business.
@criterion.bsky.social
Since 1984, we’ve dedicated ourselves to gathering and publishing the greatest films from around the world. criterion.com
@galeannehurd.bsky.social
Fighting disinformation/misinformation. Film/TV producer (The Walking Dead, The Terminator, Aliens, T2, Tremors, Armageddon) and documentaries (The YouTube Effect, Mankiller) & a bunch of stuff you've never heard of. Full-time Gooner. Part-time Cassandra.
@shakespearectr.bsky.social
Home of the Blackfriars Playhouse in Staunton, VA. Visit us at AmericanShakespeareCenter.com.
@billtheatrekincaid.bsky.social
Husband, uncle, brother, son. Theatre guy. Genealogy enthusiast. Shakespeare fan. Tina Turner devotee. Quaker.