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Show Festival to open tonight be 10 years from now and 20 years from now," he said. He, and all involved, hope that the next 20 years will be as productive as the last 20. The 20th anniversary edition of the Utah Shakespearean Festival opens this evening with the production of "Much Ado about Nothing." However, the play will be only part of the festivities. The night will be kicked off by the Bard's Banquet at 5:30 p.m. , This will be followed by a pre-play orientation in the auditorium at 7 and greenshow activities at 7 : 15. The play will begin at approximately 8:15 p.m. Greenshow festivities will include Punch and Judy shows, dancing, music and the selling of punch; oranges, tarts and horehounds. "It is going to be a banner year for us, I think," said R. Scott Phillips, USF publicity director. "Everything points to a successful season." He noted that the Festival expects to attract over 33,000 people this year, making it the largest yet, in part due to the extending of the production nights by three evenings this year. "Our company is so capable," he continued, noting that not only are the actors exceptional, but also the technicians, designers and others involved. in-volved. Ticket sales are going fairly well for the Festival. However, Phillips did hope that sales for the matinee ' productions of f'The' Guardsman" would pick up. In addition, Phillips and others are beginning to look forward to the next 20 years. "We are trying to project on long range planning where the Festival will |