heatre is considered a col- laborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before an audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music, and dance. In a project where collaboration is the name of the game, each and every detail, no matter how large or small, makes all the difference in the final presentation – or the final act. The Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre in Cedar City, Utah, cel- ebrated its opening night on July 7, 2016 and the collaborative efforts of all involved shaped the debut into a resounding success. An open-air space, The Engelstad Shakespeare Theatre is reminiscent of Elizabethan theaters but with modern amenities and technol- ogy. As the symbolic home of the Utah Shakespeare Festival (USF), it features plays by Shakespeare and other playwrights whose works are appropriate for its out- door Elizabethan-inspired architec- ture. It is also used for educational programming for Southern Utah University. All the world’s a stage heatre is considered a col laborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before an audience T F E A T U R E S T O R Y Merkrete system ensures style and versatility at Shakespeare Theatre 36 TileLetter | April 2018