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Alabama Shakespeare Festival Renames Rehearsal Halls After Two Longtime Actors

Two longtime actors with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival are being honored in a big way. ASF announced on Wednesday that Rehearsal Hall A and Rehearsal Hall B will be renamed after Philip Pleasants and Greta Lambert. The rehearsal halls will now be known as “The Pleasants” and “The Lambert.” Pleasants and Lambert have been part of the Shakespeare Festival for…

Alabama Shakespeare Festival Celebrates 35 Years in Montgomery

  Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Photo from Alabama Shakespeare Festival/Sky View Media) This week marks the Alabama Shakespeare Festival’s 35th anniversary in Montgomery. The first performance at the Carolyn Blount Theatre was December 7, 1985. ASF was founded as a summer theatre festival in Anniston in 1972.  Even after several successful seasons in Anniston, ASF found itself facing ever-rising expenses tied…