Utah Shakespeare Festival
utah shakespeare festival theatrical festival performs work shakespeare cornerstone festival held summer fall campus southern utah university cedar city utah united state festival recipient america outstanding regional theatre tony award presented american theatre wing league american theatre producer received national governor association award distinguished service art artistic production festival produce eightshow repertory season summer fall year traditionally four produced play written shakespeare one contemporary christopher marlowe others nonshakespearean classic work contemporary dramatist one usually musical shakespeare play usually performed outdoor adam shakespearean theatre modeled shakespeare globe theatre play performed indoor proscenium stage randall l jones theatre auditorium theatre used matinee performance play normally produced night adam rainstage adam performance summer greenshow performed outside evening production greenshow often includes comedic skit sword fighting musical routine dancing performance people dressed roughly period clothing walk around courtyard green selling program telling joke offering selection treat festival also produce new american playwright project napp play progress series featuring staged reading new play workshop setting workshop take place august festival season ran october play fall season included charleys aunt brandon thomas two gentleman verona william shakespeare dracula steven deitz inaugural season beverley taylor sorenson center art season opened june preview ran october play new englestad shakespeare theatre much ado nothing william shakespeare henry v william shakespeare three musketeer ken ludwig play new eileen allen anes studio theatre julius caesar william shakespeare murder two kinosian blair play randall l jones theatre mary poppins sherman sherman fellowes odd couple neil simon cocoanut berlin kaufman season cancelled may due covid pandemic festival first tried offer shortened season would ended september found possibility becoming compliant public health guideline large obstacle festival founded presented first season one oldest largest shakespearean festival north america festival located cedar city utah community approximately people within day drive seven national park numerous national state forest monument recreation area via interstate two half hour northeast la vega nevada three half hour south salt lake city utah festival located around southern utah university campus festival educational program include variety class weeklong camp twoday course university credit addition festival year tour abbreviated version shakespeare play school throughout southwest play macbeth also include workshop acting stage combat character development design october festival announced departure executive director frank mack mack held position tenure festival annual budget grew million million michael bahr named interim managing director starting november prior mack leadership tenure starting r scott phillips served executive director starting october succeeding founder fred c adam helm festival adam functioned executive producer emeritus executive director festival centre project death david ivers brian vaughn named coartistic director vaughn became primary artistic director ivers departed festival arizona theatre company sixmember executive council work phillips ivers vaughn dayto day leadership thirtyperson volunteer regional board governor oversees longrange planning marketing development festival chaired steven andersen festival employ thirtytwo people yearround production company consists approximately individual approximately six nonacting position needed area production marketing management administration support performer seen stage additional community member donate time support festival activity greenshow outdoor performance precedes play summer season excluding matinee free actor skit minor role six production summer season wooden symposium official website utah shakespeare festival internet broadway database