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Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery). The premiere producer of classics in the South, the festival began in a high school auditorium in Anniston, Alabama. The company relocated to Montgomery in 1985, where it now operates in the Carolyn Blount Theatre, a facility consisting of a 750‐seat festival stage and a 225‐seat octagon space. The repertory includes Moliere, Shaw, and Chekhov, as well as Shakespeare, and new works are presented alongside American classics. The company claims to be the sixth‐largest Shakespeare festival in the world.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Alabama Shakespeare Festival." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Alabama Shakespeare Festival." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AlabamaShakespeareFestivl.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Alabama Shakespeare Festival." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AlabamaShakespeareFestivl.html |
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Anniston
Anniston , city (1990 pop. 26,623), seat of Calhoun co., NE Ala., in a mining region of the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1873. Its manufactures include soil pipes, textiles, lumber, bricks, cabinets, and vaccines. Founded (1872) as an ironmaking "company town," it was opened to the public in 1883. The Anniston Army Depot is the site of a chemical weapons disposal facilty. Nearby Fort McClellan, headquarters of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) until 1978, was central to Anniston's economy until its closing in 1999 and is undergoing redevelopment. |
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"Anniston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Anniston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anniston.html "Anniston." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Anniston.html |
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Anniston
Anniston, Alabama/USA Woodstock Founded in 1872. To avoid confusion with another Woodstock in Alabama, this town in Calhoun County was renamed ‘Annie's Town’ after Annie, the wife of Colonel Alfred Tyler, who was the president of the Woodstock Iron Company.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anniston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anniston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anniston.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Anniston." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Anniston.html |
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