Folger Theatre names Public Theater?s Karen Ann Daniels as new artistic director

Holding a job with two titles, Daniels will preside over $4 million of Folger Shakespeare Library programs, which include a theater that produces three or four shows a season, the majority of them Shakespeare but also some by contemporary dramatists. She will also have authority over the library’s poetry recitals, screenings, public talks and concerts, including the highly regarded Folger Consort, an early-music ensemble.