On This Day In Alabama History: Alabama Shakespeare Festival Opens New Theater In Montgomery

Alabama News Center | December 7, 2019 @ 2:00 pm

By Alabama NewsCenter Staff

On this night in 1985, stars didn’t just fall on Alabama – they arrived for a specific occasion. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s new 100,000 square foot facility opened in grand fashion, with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, while the smaller Octagon debuted with Tennessee Williams’s The Glass Menagerie.

The opening event was emcee’d by Oscar-winner Olivia de Havilland and Emmy-winner Tony Randall.

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