[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 354 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 354

     Congratulating the staff, community, and patrons of the Utah 
        Shakespeare Festival on the festival's 50th anniversary.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 15, 2011

  Mr. Matheson (for himself and Ms. Berkley) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Congratulating the staff, community, and patrons of the Utah 
        Shakespeare Festival on the festival's 50th anniversary.

Whereas the Utah Shakespeare Festival was founded in 1962 by Fred C. Adams;
Whereas the inaugural festival featured three plays: The Taming of the Shrew, 
        Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice;
Whereas performers at the inaugural festival were students and volunteers who 
        supplied their own props and costumes;
Whereas 3,276 visitors attended the inaugural festival;
Whereas today, nearly 150,000 visitors from across the country attend the 
        festival each year;
Whereas the festival has a cast of over sixty professional actors, an artistic 
        company which creates sets, props, and costumes, employs twenty-eight 
        people year-round, and the summer and fall production company consists 
        of approximately 350 individuals;
Whereas the festival is held in Cedar City, Utah, at the Adams Shakespearean 
        Theatre;
Whereas the Adams Shakespearean Theatre is located on the campus of Southern 
        Utah University and is one of few theaters with a layout similar to 
        Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, providing invaluable educational 
        opportunities for students at Southern Utah University;
Whereas the festival's success has greatly benefitted the economy of Cedar City, 
        Utah;
Whereas in 2001, the National Governors Association honored the Utah Shakespeare 
        Festival with the award for Distinguished Service in the Arts for 
        Artistic Production; and
Whereas in 2003, Fred C. Adams was named Utah's Entrepreneur of the Year for 
        Community Enrichment by Ernst & Young: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates the 
staff, community, and patrons of the Utah Shakespeare Festival on the 
festival's 50th anniversary.
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