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Shakespeare Festivals: Western US
Guide picks
Inside is information on the best Shakespeare festivals in the west, from Alaska to Washington.

Alaska: Fairbanks Shk. Theatre
The world's northernmost Shakespeare company, founded in 1993.

Arizona: Grand Canyon Festival
Annual summer theatre festival located on the Campus of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Arizona.

California: African-American Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare's plays in Latino and African-American contexts. You can purchase your tickets for the upcoming season online.

California: Bard In The Yard
Located in Long Beach, this non-profit theater company specializes in staging Shakespeare both indoors and outdoors. They also perform works by other classic writers.

California: Coronado Playhouse
The Coronado Playhouse presents their annual Free Outdoor Shakespeare Festival, August 18-September 10, 2000. This year's show: "Hamlet", directed by Keith A. Anderson.

California: Lake Tahoe Shakespeare
This site features a photo diary and information about upcoming and past performances. You can order your tickets online.

California: Marin Shakespeare Company
Artistic director Robert Currier has helped this company's productions of Shakespeare become extremely popular in the Marin area. The company is North Bay’s sole professional Shakespeare troupe.

California: Pacific Repertory Theatre
Since they began in 1982, this theatre located in Monterey County has presented plays from the world stage. Their Carmel Shakespeare festival runs August-October.

California: San Francisco Shk. Festival
In addition to their regular productions this festival goes on tour to reach thousands of students, inmates, and seniors who could not otherwise see performances of Shakespeare's plays.

California: Shakespeare L.A.
Award winning productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Each spring, noted actors donate their time and star in a staging of a Shakespeare play to raise funds for the festival.

California: Shakespeare Orange County
A Shakespeare festival that has been staging the works of Shakespeare in Orange County for eight years.

California: Shakespeare Santa Cruz
Now in its 19th season, Shakespeare Santa Cruz has gained an international reputation as one of the premier theatre festivals in the country.

California: Sonoma Shakespeare Festival
The Sonoma Valley Shakespeare Festival was founded in 1992 by Odyssey Theatre Company. The plays are presented in an outdoor theatre surrounded by acres of vineyards.

Colorado Shakespeare Festival
This festival was named one of the top three Shakespeare festivals in the nation by TIME Magazine in 1992 and received the Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.

Montana: Shakespeare in the Park
Started in the summer of 1973 with 12 performances of Shakespearean scenes and has since played to a cumulative audience of over 434,000.

Nebraska Shakespeare Festival
This Nebraska festival has gained national recognition for its consistently high-quality productions and its great audiences.

Nevada: Shakespeare at Lake Tahoe
Named one of the top 100 Festivals in North America for 1999.

Nevada Shakespeare Festival
Upcoming productions include "King Lear" and more.

Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Web site provides information about the festival and an excellent gift shop where you can purchase fun items relating to Shakespeare.

OSF Looks Beyond the Bard
Over six decades, the Bard's enduring texts have been the mainstay and main draw at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

OSF: Where Shakespeare Reigns
A report on the world-class Oregon Shakespeare Festival and "Shakespeare in Love"'s impact on ticket sales.

Utah Shakespearean Festival
The USF is committed to entertain, enrich, and educate audiences through professional rotating repertory production of Shakespeare and other master dramatists.

Washington: Seattle Shakespeare Festival
The Seattle Shakespeare Festival is the only professional theatre in Washington State dedicated to the work of the world's greatest dramatist.

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