Adams Shakespearean Theatre
Cedar City, Utah
In the early 1960s, business owners worried that the proposed Interstate 15 would divert tourists from Cedar City as they travelled to Zions and Bryce Canyon national parks. Fred C. Adams, a professor at Southern Utah State College, thought a theater festival might encourage passing tourists to exit the new freeway. For its first season in 1962, the Utah Shakespeare Festival used a makeshift outdoor platform as a stage, with the audience seated in folding chairs on the lawn. In 1977, the festival built the Adams Shakespearean Theatre, a replica of the original Globe Theatre.
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New Theatre Opens March 29
Vernal Express, 21 March 1946, page 1
The new Vernal Theater on East Main will open Friday, March 29th. The new theater, constructed by Shiner Brothers has been under construction since last fall.
A fashion preview, sponsored by Roberts style shop will be held soon after the opening night.
Now housing both Barker's Jewelry and Robert's, the new building is one of the most attractive structures on Main Street.
