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Shakespeare plays at Utah festival

The Utah Shakespearean Festival continues this weekend with "The Matchmaker" at 2 p.m. today in the Randall L. Jones Theatre and "Coriolanus" at 8 p.m. today in the Adams Shakespearean Theatre on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.

On Saturday, the festival, which runs through Sept. 1, presents "Candida" at 2 p.m. in the Randall L. Jones Theatre; "King Lear" at 8 p.m. in the Adams Shakespearean Theatre; and "Lend Me a Tenor," also at 8 p.m., in the Randall L. Jones Theatre.

Showtimes are Mountain Daylight Time.

Tickets for this weekend's performances are $24-$48.

For more information, go to www.bard.org or call (800) 752-9849.

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