Utah Shakespearean Festival

During our last weekend in Utah Dave and I drove to Cedar City for the Utah Shakespearean Festival.  This was orginally his parent's trip, but when we decided to come to Utah they decided to go at a later date and offered to let us take their place and buy their tickets/hotel.  It was a very kind thing to do and I still feel a little guilty for taking their trip, but Dave and I did have a wonderful time.

We used this trip to celebrate my birthday and an early 15th wedding anniversary.  The last time we were at the festival was on our honeymoon.  We saw the play Henry IV part II.  This time we left the girls with their grandparents and Dave and I saw two fabulous plays. 

We drove down on Friday and ate dinner at the exact same pizza place (The Pizza Factory) that we did on our honeymoon.  It was yummy!  The next day we saw a matinee of The Music Man.  The tickets were a birthday gift to me from Dave's parents.  I had never seen The Music Man live before and was thrilled.  Many thanks!!!  The peformance was very good and the leads really entertaining.  

Later in the evening we saw Romeo and Juliet in the outdoor Adam's theater.  Prior to the show we did a little shopping in the gift shop and then sat outside to watch the greenshow and eat tarts.  We decided to try one of every tart---we hadn't eaten dinner that night because we were still too full from eating lunch at Cafe Rio.



 Again, the play did not disappoint.  Our seats were great and the outdoor theater so enchanting.  A pleasant surprise after the show was reception for the audience in the courtyard in honor of the festival's 50th anniversary.  Audience members were treated to refreshments, drinks, entertainment and given the chance to meet the cast.

What a wonderful little get away, very fun for Dave and I to get to spend a little time alone.  And our minds were at ease knowing that our little girls were in good hands and having some fun of their own with their grandparents.