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PHOTO BY BOB PARK
Bringing the Bard to Cedar City
STORY BY CAROL CLING
The line linking Shakespeare and Sabu may seem long and convoluted. But it runs directly through Cedar City, Utah ‹ and, more precisely, through Fred C. Adams, the man largely responsible for putting Cedar City on the theatrical map.
The Shakespeare connection hardly ranks as a surprise. Adams, after all, founded ‹ and serves as executive producer of ‹ the Utah Shakespearean Festival, which two years ago captured a coveted Tony Award as America¹s outstanding regional theater.
Adams discovered the Bard long before, however. He was only 5 when his parents ‹ both of whom had been involved in theater ‹ took him to see celebrated European director Max Reinhardt¹s production of A Midsummer Night¹s Dream at the Hollywood Bowl. (Another youngster, Mickey Rooney, made a particular impression playing the mischievous sprite Puck.)...
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