Act I Scene I: Enter Stage Wright
When the Colorado Shakespeare Festival (CSF) debuted in 1958, Ruth and Ken Wright were in the audience. Since then, they’ve marked each summer with another festival of performances.
The Wrights have been among the festival’s most loyal supporters, not only by faithfully attending each year, but also by establishing an endowment fund to support a distinguished CSF director. And Ken’s company, Wright Water Engineers, is in its sixth season as a producing partner of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.
Yet with all of their memories of the festival over the years, a moment they recall with particular pride occurred when their grandson, Mason, invited a friend to come along to a performance. When his friend replied that he’d rather see a movie, Mason replied, “Movie? Shakespeare’s better than any movie.”
Ruth chuckles and says, “The boy was reared well.”
