Utah Shakespeare Festival wins Governor's Mansion Artist Award
Cedar City festival honored by Gov. Spencer J. Cox and First Lady Abby Cox
CEDAR CITY - Cedar City's Utah Shakespeare Festival has received the Governor's Mansion Artist Award, presented by Gov. Spencer J. Cox and First Lady Abby Cox, according to a festival news post. The festival's Nov. 9 post says the award came earlier this month.
What it means for you: The award is statewide recognition for the professional theatre company of Southern Utah University, which was founded on the SUU campus in 1961. The post announces no change to tickets or seasons.
Executive Managing Director Michael Bahr and Artistic Director John DiAntonio accepted the award. The festival was honored alongside painter Ron Richmond and, posthumously, the late former state Sen. Haven J. Barlow.
The Festival has always been rooted in Cedar City