One of the things that Cedar City is famous for is the Utah Shakespearean Festival, now in it's 47th season. I was a participant in the Festival's second season in 1963. At the end of that 1963 season, 27 of the cast members left on an eight-week Europen tour. The Festival has come a long way since then.
Randy and I love the Festival and manage to get there every year that it is possible. This year we saw "Taming of the Shrew" and 'Cyrano de Bergerac' in the outdoor Adams theater. We also saw "Fiddler on the Roof" in the beautiful Randall Theater. My niece was in the pit as the lead violinist. It was a "sold out" performance with people coming from all over the country. We happened to be seated next to the parents-in-law of the man who played Tevye. They had come from Baltimore to see him perform.
The outdoor theater is built to match the specifications of Shakespeare's Globe Theater. We were afraid we might have to move to the indoor theater because of rain. Although it did "mist" several times during the evening, it never got bad enough to disrupt the play.
Randy and I just feel so blessed by our Southern Utah connections. We had a wonderful time and loved spending a few days with our extended family. We return home tomorrow.
Randy and I just feel so blessed by our Southern Utah connections. We had a wonderful time and loved spending a few days with our extended family. We return home tomorrow.
2 comments:
I LOVE the Shakespeare Festival. So glad that you got to go, and that you are still online during your travels so you can share these adventures.
Have a safe journey home!
I haven't really spent much time in Southern Utah. It sounds great. I love Fiddler on the Roof!
I hope you get home safe.
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