The Utah Shakespeare Festival got its start way back in 1961, and it’s grown every year since. The festival started with just 3,276 visitors – today it commands an audience of nearly 120,000! You might think of this festival as a great summer activity, but it actually extends all the way into October, and fall is the perfect time to travel to Cedar City for a fun fall getaway.
The Utah Shakespeare Festival has been going strong for decades, and it just keeps getting better.
Utah Shakespeare Festival Address: 195 West Center Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
The festival is getting ready to transition from its summer season into the fall season. The last production in the Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre is a showing of Twelfth Night on Saturday, September 7th at 8 p.m.
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Make sure to catch The Greenshow before it’s gone for the season, too! The last show is Saturday, September 7th at 7:10 p.m., and the show is free.
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival Trey Plutnicki (left), Bailey Blaise, Connor Padilla, Ian Allred, Kat Lee, and André Spathelf-Sanders in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Greenshow.
These talented singers, dancers, and actors interact with the audience throughout the production, and it’s a rowdy, entertaining show.
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival Bailey Blaise (left), Connor Padilla, and Ian Allred in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Greenshow.
Don’t worry - the festival has other great venues that stay open for the fall season, and several wonderful shows to see all the way through October 12th. The Randall L. Jones Theatre hosts afternoon and evening productions of Hamlet.
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True Shakespeare fans won’t want to miss this classic, which is one of the Bard’s most well-known plays. See matinees on select days at 2 p.m., and evening performances at 8 p.m.
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival Quinn Mattfeld as Hamlet in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Hamlet.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is also performed at the Randall L. Jones theater, with both 2 p.m. matinees and 8 p.m. evening performances through the middle of October. This popular musical has been entertaining audiences for decades.
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival A scene from the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Looking for some interesting, engaging plays? The Eileen and Allen Anes Studio Theatre hosts two plays you’ll definitely want to see this season.
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Every Brilliant Thing walks audience members through a charming list of every brilliant thing throughout a lifetime, and the actors might just take a seat next to you during this interactive show!
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival Michael Doherty in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Every Brilliant Thing.
The Price is a heartwrenching tale of two brothers who come together after their father’s death, only to deal with long-buried conflict.
Photographer Karl Hugh/Used with permission from the Utah Shakespeare Festival John G. Preston (left) as Victor Franz, Armin Shimerman as Gregory Solomon, and Andrew May as Walter Franz in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Price.
You don’t need a background in theatre to enjoy these performances! Attend a play seminar or play orientation led by experts, and you’ll go into your theatre experience with a little bit of knowledge that will make the experience even more meaningful.
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Are you ready to experience the magic of the Utah Shakespeare Festival this fall? Get your ticket soon!
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Get more details about all the performances at this year’s Utah Shakespeare Festival on its website, and see the calendar and purchase your tickets online here. For the latest news and events at the festival, follow its Facebook page.
Utah Shakespeare Festival
Address: 195 West Center Street, Cedar City, UT 84720
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Trey Plutnicki (left), Bailey Blaise, Connor Padilla, Ian Allred, Kat Lee, and André Spathelf-Sanders in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Greenshow.
Bailey Blaise (left), Connor Padilla, and Ian Allred in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Greenshow.
Quinn Mattfeld as Hamlet in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Hamlet.
A scene from the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
Michael Doherty in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of Every Brilliant Thing.
John G. Preston (left) as Victor Franz, Armin Shimerman as Gregory Solomon, and Andrew May as Walter Franz in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2019 production of The Price.
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