Marlowe Mini-festival Events


Join us for our Marlowe Mini-Festival and Marlowe Symposium — A Series of Exhibitions, and Dance, Music and Theatre Programming by Locals Artists and Organizations celebrating the genius and influence of Christopher Marlowe.

The Festival includes a symposium at Sidney Harman Hall on November 10 with discussions led by a panel of scholars who will explore topics such as Marlowe in Performance, The Playwright and the Spy, Marlowe Translation and Poetry and Marlowe and Gender. Additional festival events include film screenings, staged readings of Christopher Marlowe’s plays and poetry, and a series of collaborative performances by local artists and organizations including the Washington National Opera, National Music Center, International Spy Museum, National Gallery of Art, Rorschach Theatre Company, Silk Road Dance Ensemble and the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the D.C. Public Library and the Folger Shakespeare Library.

FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING

Highlights of the festival include the following:

From November 2007 through January 2008, the Martin Luther King Jr. branch of the D.C. public library will present selected items about Christopher Marlowe and the worlds of Edward II and Tamburlaine.

Rorschach Theatre Company presents Kit Marlowe, by David Grimm directed by Jessie R. Gallogly from October 28 through December 2, 2007. Click here for more information and tickets or call the Rorschach Theatre Company at 202. 452.5538.

On Wednesday, December 5, at noon, Folger President Dr. Gail Kern Paster will discuss King Edward II and Marlowe’s dramatic history of his life as part of the Happenings at the Harman program in the Forum at Sidney Harman Hall. This event is free. Boxed lunches may be reserved for $10 by calling the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 3.

On Monday, December 10, at 7:30 p.m., all are welcome to the Lansburgh Theatre for a free staged reading of Christopher Marlowe’s The Jew of Malta. Admission is free. Reservations are required. Click here to reserve or call the Box Office at 202.47.1122, option 3.

The National Music Center presents tenor Zachary Stains performing selections from Tamerlano at Sidney Harman Hall on Wednesday, December 19, at noon. Contact the National Music Center at 202.383.1825 for further details. This free event is part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Happenings at the Harman program. Boxed lunches may be reserved for $10 by calling the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 3.

The National Gallery of Art presents free 35 mm film screenings of Derek Jarman's Edward II in the East Building Auditorium on Friday, January 4, 2008, at 2:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 6, 2008, at 4:30 p.m. No reservations required. Seating is on a first-come basis.

At noon on January 9, 2008, the Washington National Opera performs selections from Faust with Shakespeare Theatre Company actors reading from Marlowe’s text. This free event is part of the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Happenings at the Harman program. Boxed lunches may be reserved for $10 by calling the Box Office at 202.547.1122, option 3. Join the Shakespeare Theatre Company email list at ShakespeareTheatre.org to receive details about this event.