“From Stage to Page” Opening Reception

Dr. Lizzie Barker, Executive Director of The Frick Pittsburgh; Dawn Brean, Chief Curator and Director of Collections, The Frick Pittsburgh; Dr. Sam Lemley, Curator of Special Collections, University Libraries; Keith Webster, Helen & Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries.

Dr. Lizzie Barker, Executive Director of The Frick Pittsburgh; Dawn Brean, Chief Curator and Director of Collections, The Frick Pittsburgh; Dr. Sam Lemley, Curator of Special Collections, University Libraries; Keith Webster, Helen & Henry Posner, Jr. Dean of the University Libraries.

On April 1, friends and supporters of Carnegie Mellon University Libraries and The Frick Pittsburgh gathered for an opening celebration for the joint exhibition, “From Stage to Page: 400 Years of Shakespeare in Print.”

Printed in 1623, and celebrating its quatercentenary this year, “Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies” was the earliest comprehensive gathering of Shakespeare’s plays in print. “From Stage to Page” tells the story of the First Folio’s origins in the bookstalls of seventeenth-century London and considers the histories of three later, lesser-known folios published in 1632, 1663, and 1685.

The exhibition is the first time that all seven Shakespeare Folios held in the Libraries’ Special Collections are on display to the public, offering an extraordinary look at Shakespeare’s enduring legacy.

A related exhibit at Hunt Library explores the technologies and computational tools used to study the four folios since 1950. Read more about “Inventing Shakespeare: Text, Technology, and the Four Folios.”

The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to see all four folios in one room.
The exhibition presents a rare opportunity to see all four folios in one room.
Inventing Shakespeare
Constituting one of the country’s best collections of Shakespeare Folios, Special Collections holds seven copies: one copy of the First Folio and two copies of the Second, Third, and Fourth.

Steve Pavsner, member of The Frick Pittsburgh Board of Trustees, converses with guests.
Steve Pavsner, member of The Frick Pittsburgh Board of Trustees, converses with guests.
Dr. Sam Lemley shares with guests the history of the First Folio. Without it, nearly half of Shakespeare’s dramatic output might have been lost: 18 of the 36 plays in the First Folio were never before printed.
Dr. Sam Lemley shares with guests the history of the First Folio. Without it, nearly half of Shakespeare’s dramatic output might have been lost: 18 of the 36 plays in the First Folio were never before printed.

Dean Webster with University Libraries Director of Development Morgan Walbert and Carnegie Mellon Vice President for University Advancement Scott Mory.
Dean Webster with University Libraries Director of Development Morgan Walbert and Carnegie Mellon Vice President for University Advancement Scott Mory.
Designer and art director for both exhibitions, Libraries Associate Director of Marketing Heidi Wiren Kebe, chats with Brad King, editorial director of Carnegie Mellon University's ETC Press.
Designer and art director for both exhibitions, Libraries Associate Director of Marketing Heidi Wiren Kebe, chats with Brad King, editorial director of Carnegie Mellon University's ETC Press.

Carnegie Mellon University Associate Director of Development Jennifer Sciullo with Libraries supporters Linda and Andrew Hartman.
Carnegie Mellon University Associate Director of Development Jennifer Sciullo with Libraries supporters Linda and Andrew Hartman.
Curator of the exhibition, Sam Lemley, with Luca Lemley.
Curator of the exhibition, Sam Lemley, with Luca Lemley.

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