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Show More than plays at Shakespearean Festival First-time visitors to the Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City usually expect to spend their evenings watching the three plays. What they don't expect is a day full , of other activities sponsored by the ; festival. j "The Utah Shakespearean Festival has been designed as a I total entertainment and cultural experience," said festival publicity ! director R. Scott Phillips. "For ! people who wish to spend their mornings and afternoons with us, we have educational and artistic events, and a few things that are just plain fun." These activities include a Renaissance Feaste, held each Tuesday and Friday during the festival season. Patrons are treated to the finest in Elizabethan food, lively entertainment and gentle ribbing from tart eirls and "the master of the salt." Each evening before the play beings, festival founder and producing director Fred C. Adams spends a few minutes orienting the audience to " the world of Shakespeare and, more specifically, that evening's performance. Immediately Im-mediately following that is the ever-popular ever-popular festival Greenshow, featuring authentic Elizabethan dancing, folk music, poetry and treats the audience can buy. Tuesday through Sunday at 10 a.m., patrons are invited to a free literary seminar. Held outdoors in a grove of tres near the Adams Memorial Theatre, these seminars are designed to enlighten and educa te the audience . Every Monday at 2 p.m. during the festival season, a special costume program will be featured. Although the costume program has existed for several years, this is the first year festival patrons will be able to see the show on a regular basis. Hosted by Adams, this program traces the history of clothing up to the time of Shakespeare's death. Other events include backstage tours, production seminars, special musical programs and the Old English Tudor Progress. "And, because of our location, festival patrons often spend a lot of their extra time visiting some of the magnificent natural attractions near here, such as Zion National park and Bryce Canyon," Phillips said. This year the festival is producing "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Love's Labour's Lost" and "Julius Caesar." For more information, call 801-586-7880. ' J- J -", . . ' ' ' . - . p J Mi. y oof : " "' I i? ,t . ' " . f. V' . , , -. - i i.',- . s '. ' -T"-' V s - -r'. ; M ' ; . - - - - " 1 f. ff : Patriotic fireplug. . . This colorful red, white and blue fire hydrant is alongside the Sam and Donna Robinson home on 100 West in Pleasant Grove. If it is ever needed to fight a fire, the firemen should have no trouble finding it. |
