CEDAR CITY — Part of the Utah Shakespeare Festival experience is the nightly performance of The Greenshow. This free performance uses music, dance, and comedy to bring the spirit of the Shakespeare Festival to audience members before the evening performances. This year there are three versions of The Greenshow, which is an incentive to attend on different nights. The free performances are family friendly, fun, and a way to make the Festival accessible to a wide variety of patrons. Below are photos from the Shakespeare Festival of this year’s productions.

Chad Ryan Baker (left) as Musician, Steven Rada as Featured Performer, James N. Scully as Featured Performer, Molly Wetzel as Featured Performer, and Natasha Harris as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Chad Ryan Baker (left) as Musician, Steven Rada as Featured Performer, James N. Scully as Featured Performer, Molly Wetzel as Featured Performer, and Natasha Harris as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Chad Ryan Baker (left) as Musician, Steven Rada as Featured Performer, James N. Scully as Featured Performer, Molly Wetzel as Featured Performer, and Natasha Harris as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Chad Ryan Baker (left) as Musician, Steven Rada as Featured Performer, James N. Scully as Featured Performer, Molly Wetzel as Featured Performer, and Natasha Harris as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Natasha Harris (left) as Featured Performer, Hilary Stavros as Musician, and Steven Rada as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Natasha Harris (left) as Featured Performer, Hilary Stavros as Musician, and Steven Rada as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Grayson Moulton (left) as Featured Performer, Ian Taylor as Featured Performer, and Steven Rada as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Grayson Moulton (left) as Featured Performer, Ian Taylor as Featured Performer, and Steven Rada as Featured Performer in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Deanna Ott (left) as Featured Performer and Hilary Stavros as Musician in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

Deanna Ott (left) as Featured Performer and Hilary Stavros as Musician in the Utah Shakespeare Festival’s 2013 production of The Greenshow. (Photo by Karl Hugh. Copyright Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013.)

The Utah Shakespeare Festival 2013 production of The Greenshow plays every evening (except Sundays) at 7:10 PM through August 31 at the Greenshow stage (south of the Adams Memorial Theatre) on the campus of Southern Utah University. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.bard.org.