Houston Shakespeare Festival

The Houston Shakespeare Festival (HSF) is a regional repertory theatre in Houston, Texas, United States. Each summer, the Houston Shakespeare Festival produces a season of two Shakespeare plays in repertory. Since its inception in 1975, HSF has entertained nearly a half million theatergoers with free performances in Hermann Park's Miller Outdoor Theatre. The Houston Shakespeare Festival has since become one of the major events on Houston's summer entertainment calendar. HSF is a recognized Actors' Equity Association theatre.^[1]

History

In the summer of 1975, Dr. Sidney Berger, the then Director of the University of Houston's School of Theatre and Dance, met with the college's administrators and the Miller Outdoor Theatre Advisory Council to enlist support for a two-production season of Shakespeare's works to be played in repertory on Miller Theatre's bill.

The first year was met with acclaim, with audience size exceeding projections and local citizens writing letter of support to the University of Houston. As years have passed, HSF's budget has increased. The University of Houston provides access to its scenery workshops, office rooms, a rehearsal area and more. In 1989, The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts gifted an endowment for HSF to enter a seasonal agreement with Actors' Equity Association.

Leadership

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  Dr. Sidney Berger (1975-2006)
  Founding Artistic Director

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  Steven W. Wallace (2007-2013)
  Executive Director

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  Jim Johnson (2014–16)
  Executive Director

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Dr. Robert Shimko (2016- )

Production history

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|2014 |Henry IV, I Jack Young |David Rainey, David Huynh |- |Two Gentlemen of Verona Brendon Fox |Kiara Feliciano, Amelia Fischer |} |rowspan="2"|2015 |Merchant of Venice Tiger Reel |Jack Young, Mirron Willis |- |Macbeth Jack Young |Adam Noble, Tracie Thomason |} |rowspan="2"|2016 |Henvy V |Lenny Banovez |Brendon Marshall-Rashid, Susie Parr |- |Much Ado About Nothing Jack Young |Demetria Thomas, Patrick Poole |}

References

External links

• Official website

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