In love with Shakespeare
Fred Adams, founder of the Utah Shakespearean Festival is lobbying the Legislature to cough up $10 million to begin building a new home for the fest in Cedar City.
A theater reminiscent of Shakespeare's Globe would be the first stage of a $62 million Elizabethan-themed village planned to abut Southern Utah University. Festival backers hope to have the new $25 million theater in place by 2011 to mark the festival's 50th anniversary.
Even with a shrinking state budget surplus, Adams has a strong hand to play at the Lege and even stronger with our economic development governor. The Shakespeare Fest is not only an economic engine that draws 150,000 visitors annually to Southern Utah where they can spend additional time and money in the National Park circuit — but it has earned national attention by winning a Tony Award.
In Utah, no less.
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