The Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival is a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization founded to serve, support, and promote the Festival. It does so through dues, fund raising efforts, and volunteer service.

Services to the Festival Company

1. Welcome Barbecues: May 9 and September 4. These Guild-sponsored barbeques bring Guild members and the Festival company together for a great beginning to the summer and fall seasons. Company and Guild members are free; Guild guests are $5 each.

2. Backstage Store: The Guild's "store" supplies household goods to company members for a low fee.

 

Guild-Sponsored Events

1. Curtain Call Luncheons: Fridays (July 6, 13, 20, and 27 and August 3, 10, 17, 24, and 31) and Tuesdays (July 17 and 31 and August 7 and 14) at 12 noon. These luncheons feature informal discussions between patrons and actors and other company members.
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2. Christmas in July Arts and Crafts Fair: July 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Randall L. Jones Theatre lawn. Guild merchandise and food will be available, along with numerous craft vendor booths.
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3. Guild Merchandise: Costume fabric “Quiltations,” gift shop items, and our famous hot dogs are sold at all events. "Quiltations" and Festival season key chains are also available at the Randall L. Jones Theatre Gift Shop.

 

Other Events

1. Cedar City Arts Festival: August 10 and 11, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Randall L. Jones Theatre lawn. Guild merchandise and food will be available.

2. Parowan’s “Christmas in the Country” Bazaar: November 23 and 24, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Parowan at the Iron County Fair Building. Guild merchandise will be available.

 

Membership

1. Dues are $30 for individuals and $50 for couples. Further donations are welcome. All dues and donations are tax deductible.  Student memberships are available.

2. The Guild donates all profits from activities, membership dues and donations to the Festival. In 2011, over $33,000 was donated by the Guild to the Festival.

3. Members joining by May 1 have names printed in the Summer Festival Souvenir Program.

4. Members joining by August 1 have names printed in the Fall Souvenir Program.

5. In addition to opportunities to volunteer for the Festival, Guild members receive free summer and fall company welcome barbecue invitations, a reduced rate on the Curtain Call Luncheon series, and an invitation to the Guild’s annual meeting on June 6 at 6 p.m. featuring festival company speakers.

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For More Information
Write:
The Guild of the Utah Shakespeare Festival
Post Office Box 443
Cedar City, Ut. 84720
E-mail:
Guild.of.USF@gmail.com
Call:
Ted Porray, Guild president—435-477-1454