The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival (LTSF) is a Not-For-Profit

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community-based arts enrichment program that produces classic and contemporary stage productions.

History

The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival began in 1972 at Sugar Pine Point State Park on the west shore of

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. During its run from 1972-1974, productions were performed on the lawn in front of th
Ehrman Mansion
until maintenance issues made the venue unsuitable. Under the auspices of th
North Tahoe Fine Arts Council
(NTFAC), performances were moved t
Skylandia Park
in

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, until attendance growth surpassed capacity. In 1978, NTFAC and Nevada State Parks agreed to move the venue to Lake Tahoe Nevada State Park
Sand Harbor
performances resumed in 1979. NTFAC produced and managed Shakespeare at Sand Harbor, nicknamed “Bard on the Beach” and by 1988 the repertory schedule had increased to 15 nights and often included non-Shakespearean works. In 1994, and th
Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau
took over the management and production of performances at Sand Harbor. The following year the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival” was incorporated as an independent not-for-profit organization. In May of 1999, the not-for-profi
Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation
invited the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival to share space in th
Donald W. Reynolds Not-For-Profit Center
a center designed for the needs of not-for-profit and volunteer organizations in the North Lake Tahoe region. At a cost of nearly two million dollar a state-of-the-art "Warren Edward Trepp Stage" amphitheater was constructed and was dedicated in the year 2000.

Educational outreach program

The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival also produces the “D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare Programs,” educational programming named to honor the legacy of founding Board member, Geno Menchetti. These programs reach over 8,500 young people each year in the Tahoe region. In the summer, the festival presents “Young Shakespeare”, an interactive adaptation for children of a Shakespeare play performed at Sand Harbor as well as other locations around Lake Tahoe. During the academic school year, the festival provides an in-school residency in Shakespeare and the classics, “''InterACT,”'' to schools throughout the region.

Other performances

The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival has included performances by the

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, Chautauqua, Reno Jazz Orchestra,

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and the Sierra Nevada Ballet.

References

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External links

Official site
Lake Tahoe Shakespeare festivals in the United States Festivals in Nevada