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Shakespearean Festival

Cedar City, UT :: June - Oct. 2008 :: Visit Website

The Utah Shakespearean Festival was founded in 1961 and presented its first season in 1962. It was started in response to two influences: summer tourists desiring more evening activities after visiting the area’s six national parks, and a young actor’s desire to produce great theatre. Festival Founder Fred C. Adams, having just come to Cedar City after trying out the New York theatre scene for a few years, was new to the College of Southern Utah (now Southern Utah University) in 1959. However, seeing 150,000 annual summer tourists to the area, he knew he had a great potential audience for a theatre festival. Excited by the idea, he packed up his notes and ideas and visited Ashland, Oregon, the site of the granddaddy of all Shakespeare festivals, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. While there, he closely observed operations and was befriended by Angus Bowmer, the OSF founder, whom Adams interviewed extensively. On the long ride back to Cedar City, the Utah Shakespearean Festival was born.

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This is one of the most amazing properties I have ever stayed at. You leave this quaint Mt. retreat feeling better about everything. Literally, like you can go back into the world for a while and take it on. The hardest part is talking yourself into leaving. The rushing springs in the front and back of the cabin were one of my favorite parts. They lull you to sleep and soothe in the morning as sit on the deck with your morning coffee. You will want to return again and again to this warm and inviting mountain cabin retreat. - Deborah

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