the incline village crystal bay visitors and convention bureau was selected to manage the lake tahoe shakespeare festival. in 1995, a long-term contract was signed with the lake tahoe shakespeare festival, a non-profit group dedicated to managing and improving the performances at sand harbor. as part of the agreement, the ltsf, completely through private funding, constructed a state of the art stage facility. the warren edward trepp stage, built at a cost of nearly two million dollars, was dedicated at the start of the 2000 season.