Friday, June 28, 2013

Alumni Days at Shakespeare 2013

Backstage Tour Group
Alumni Days at Shakespeare, now in its third year, was held June 24-26 and it was wonderful to see familiar faces back on campus.

Alumni and friends were treated to six amazing productions by the Utah Shakespeare Festival (King John, The Tempest, Love's Labour's Lost, Peter and the Starcatcher, Anything Goes and Twelve Angry Men), along with an exclusive dinner with USF Founder Fred C. Adams and Executive Director R. Scott Phillips ('76) and an ice cream social with the cast & crew from the production of King John. Other activities included an educational seminar with Michael Bahr ('89), a special backstage tour and play orientations.

It was a great three days!


Dinner in the Whiting Room of the R. Haze Hunter
Conference Center.  SUU Alumni Relations Executive
Director Mindy Benson ('94)addresses the group. 
Seminar with USF Education  Director Michael Bahr ('89). 

Festival Founder Fred C. Adams shares news, information and  plans
about the new Beverley Taylor Sorenson Center for the Arts.
He can't wait until ground is broken for the new center.

Ice Cream Social  . . . look at all those toppings!

USF Executive Director R. Scott Phillips ('76) talks about the 2013 season.

Michael Bahr ('89) leads the Backstage Tour, which also included
interesting views from the front-of-house.

Karlene Humphrey Bauer ('73) and her family,
Bill Humphrey ('71), Sharla Humphrey, Chad Humphrey
and Ruth Humphrey Wilder ('76), have attended all
 three years of Alumni Days at Shakespeare.

Happy to be an  "R. Scott Phillips" impersonator
(the back of his name tag reads "Scott Phillips).

Alumni Days at Shakespeare is a family affair for the Swensons:
Paul, Amanda ('10), Dan and Trisa.