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Imagining Shakespeare: What's your favorite "statue scene" from "The Winter's Tale?"

Photograph of the statue scene from Folger Theatre's 2009 production of
Photograph of the statue scene from Folger Theatre's 2009 production of

To celebrate Folger Theatre’s new production of The Winter’s Tale, we asked our followers on Twitter and Instagram to share stagings and illustrations of the famous “statue scene” from the end of the play with the hashtag #ImaginingShakespeare. We also delved into the Folger collection and shared some images of our own. Check those out and learn more about the scene in our previous post.

We got responses from Shakespeare companies, scholars, and former Hermiones. Here are a few of our favorites: