Two Nights at the Library
The Folger Shakespeare Library has been many things since its inception in 1932: a center of research; a valuable archive; a home for theatre, music, and poetry; an educational nexus for learners of all ages; and more. This week, it celebrated its first ever events rooted in tabletop roleplaying games and the unique brand of storytelling this form can create and capture. It’s a surprisingly easy crossover, seeing as theatre kids young and old have long found an offstage outlet in these kinds of games, where players collaboratively tell a story through shared imagination and rolls of the dice. But at the heart of these two days of events, there’s a commonality at work between the spirit of roleplaying games as an action and a form, and of the Folger itself. This mission was articulated on behalf of games by actor and avid roleplayer Luis Carazo, the Folger’s guest this week who spoke at a special Cocktails and Conversation event on Thursday night. Photo by Peggy Ryan. Before a small but...
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