The Independent
The Utah Shakespeare Festival has leased a 16,000 sq. ft. building in Cedar City to serve as a temporary home while Southern Utah University completes construction of the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts. Abraham Thiombiano of NAI Utah South represented both parties in the transaction.
The festival presents life-affirming classic and contemporary plays in repertory, with Shakespeare as the cornerstone. These plays are enhanced by interactive festival experiences, which entertain, enrich, and educate. The festival is held during the summer and fall on the SUU campus.
In 2000, the festival was the recipient of the America’s Outstanding Regional Theatre Tony Award, presented by the American Theatre Wing and the League of American Theatres and Producers. In 2001, it received the National Governors Association Award for Distinguished Service in the Arts for Artistic Productions.
The Sorenson Center is expected to begin rising on the SUU campus this summer. This is largely thanks to the generosity of the Sorenson Legacy Foundation and the late Sorenson, a visionary and singular friend of education, and arts education for children, in particular. The center will serve as the home of the new Shakespeare Theatre, a new studio theatre and artistic/production building for the festival, and the Southern Utah Museum of Art. The center will also feature sculpture gardens and other outdoor features on the grounds.
