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{{Short description|Annual Theatrical Festival in Cedar City, Utah, United States}}
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{{Infobox recurring event
|name=Utah Shakespeare Festival
|logo=
|logo_caption=
|begins=June, annually
|ends=October, annually
|venue=The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts
|location=[[Cedar City, UT]]
|founded=1961
|founders=Fred C. Adams
|attendance=Nearly 100,000
|budget=Over $7 million
|website=[https://www.bard.org bard.org]
|current_season=
}}
[[File:Globe Theatre at SUU.jpg|thumb|Interior of the Adams Memorial Theater, a replica of the [[Globe Theatre]].]]
[[Image:45 - The Adams Memorial Theater 3.JPG|thumb|right|West elevation of The Adams Theater]]
The '''Utah Shakespeare Festival''' is a theatrical festival that performs works by [[Shakespeare]] as its cornerstone. The Festival is held during the summer and fall on the campus of [[Southern Utah University]] in [[Cedar City, Utah]], United States.

==History==
The Festival was founded in 1961, presented its first season in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.bard.org/about |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=Utah Shakespeare Festival |language=en-US}}</ref> 

==Productions==
[[Image:39- Stage of the Adams.JPG|thumb|The Adams Theater stage]]
During the summer, The Greenshow is performed outdoors before the evening productions. The Greenshow often includes comedic skits, sword fighting, and musical routines with dancing. During and before the performance people dressed (roughly) in period clothing walk around the courtyard (green) selling programs, telling jokes, and offering a variety of treats.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://saltlakecity.about.com/b/2012/07/05/utah-shakespeare-festival-features-revamped-greenshow.htm | title=Utah Shakespeare Festival Features Revamped Greenshow | publisher=About.com | date=July 5, 2012 | access-date=July 25, 2012 | author=Maxwell, Marsha | archive-date=November 19, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121119033340/http://saltlakecity.about.com/b/2012/07/05/utah-shakespeare-festival-features-revamped-greenshow.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Leadership==
On October 3, 2022 the Festival announced the departure of Executive Director Frank Mack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Festival Executive Producer Frank Mack to Pursue New Opportunities {{!}} Utah Shakespeare Festival |url=https://www.bard.org/news/festival-executive-producer-frank-mack-to-pursue-new-opportunities/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www.bard.org |language=en}}</ref>  

David Ivers and Brian Vaughn were named co-artistic directors in 2011. Vaughn became the sole artistic director in 2017 when Ivers left the Festival to join the Arizona Theatre Company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Artistic Director Headed to Arizona Theatre Company {{!}} Utah Shakespeare Festival |url=https://www.bard.org/news/ivers/ |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=www.bard.org |language=en}}</ref> 

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==See also==
* [[Wooden O Symposium]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Utah Shakespeare Festival}}
* {{official|http://www.bard.org/}}
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