Posts Tagged: A Bright Ray of Darkness

Two pages showing early modern secretary writing; on the left is a small scrap of paper with three columns of names and a pasted bit of modern printed material; on the right, the writing out of the openning of Henry IV part 1 with edits made in a second hand

Collection Connections: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’

April 6, 2021 | By Emma Poltrack

Dr. Emma Poltrack shares the Folger collection items she presented on April 1, 2021 as an introduction to ‘A Bright of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke.

Words, Words, Words: ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness’ by Ethan Hawke

March 16, 2021 | By Folger Theatre

The Folger’s virtual book club, Words, Words, Words continues on Thursday, April 1 with a discussion of Ethan Hawke’s ‘A Bright Ray of Darkness.’ To get ready for the conversation, we’ve compiled some introductory information on this compelling story of a young actor balancing the dissolution of his marriage with work on Shakespeare’s Henry IV pt. 1.