The Book of Will

Published: April 4, 2017, 7:46 p.m.

b'Shakespeare is famous today thanks in no small part to two members of his acting company, John Heminge and Henry Condell, who published a collection of his plays seven years after his death. Lauren Gunderson has written a new play called "The Book of Will" that portrays Heminge and Condell, along with their families and everyone involved in gathering and creating the First Folio.\\n\\nFrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published April 4, 2017. \\xa9 Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode, \\u201cYou That Survive, And You That Sleep In Fame,\\u201d was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. Esther French is the web producer. We had help from Melissa Marquis at NPR in Washington and Monty Carlos at KQED in San Francisco.'