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Why Utahns don’t have to go far to see great Shakespeare

The festival has been running since 1962.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) "Richard III" at the Englestad Shakespeare Theatre at the Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, on Saturday, July 3, 2021.

It might surprise some, but Southern Utah — home to spectacular parks and wilderness areas — is also a great place to see Shakespeare performances.

The Utah Shakespeare Festival brings theater lovers to Cedar City every summer for some of the Bard’s best plays and more obscure works, as well as other performances.

Tribune visual journalist Rick Egan visited this summer to go behind the scenes and discover what makes the festival so special.