Visit The Utah Shakespeare Festival For A Fun Fall Getaway
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
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