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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Lehi officials to unveil renovated arts
Deseret News, 21 June 2003, page B2
Article Summary:
Lehi City officials unveiled the newly renovated Lehi Arts Center Building on 24 June 2003. The center, located at 685 North Center Street, received a new roof, sky lights, and a separate dance room. A ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours will be part of the celebration, along with complimentary food and drink.
