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| Location | University of Colorado Boulder |
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| Founded | 1958 |
| Artistic director | Timothy Orr (2014) |
| Type of play(s) | Shakespeare, classics and contemporary works |
| Festival date | Annually, June through August |
| Website | http://www.coloradoshakes.org |
The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is a professional acting company in association with the University of Colorado at Boulder. It was established in 1958, making it one of the oldest such festivals in the United States, and has roots going back to the early 1900s.
Each summer, the festival draws about 25,000 patrons[1] to see the works of Shakespeare, as well as classics and contemporary plays, in the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre and indoor University Theatre.
The company is made up of professional actors, directors, designers and artisans from around the United States and the world, along with student interns from around the nation.
Timothy Orr, the current producing artistic director, was hired in 2014 after serving as an actor in the company since 2007 and associate producing artistic director since 2011.[2]
In early April 2020, with the uncertainty of the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, CSF cancelled the summer 2020 season altogether.[3][4][5] It resumed in 2022.[6] In 2023, renovations to the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theater were announced.[7]
- ^ Institute of Outdoor Theatre
- ^ coloradoshakes.org
- ^ McCort, Kalene (2020-04-03). "Colorado Shakespeare Festival postponed until summer 2021 due to the coronavirus". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Colorado Shakespeare Festival postponing 2020 season, educational programs". CU Boulder Today. 2020-04-03. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ "Colorado Shakespeare Festival Postpones 2020 Season". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ^ McCort, Kalene (October 26, 2020). "Colorado Shakespeare Festival announces a return to CU's Mary Rippon Outdoor Theater in 2021". Daily Camera.
- ^ Lane, Eden (June 30, 2023). "The Colorado Shakespeare Festival is getting more renovations next year. But first, a distinctive King Lear! (And other shows)". Colorado Public Radio.