By Coleman                                           H.C.R. No. 267
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                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, The year 1999 marks the 25th season of the Houston
 1-2     Shakespeare Festival, which begins with the July 30 opening
 1-3     performance of The Taming of the Shrew, and this outstanding
 1-4     cultural event is indeed worthy of special recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, Produced by the University of Houston School of
 1-6     Theatre, this spectacular festival is a collaborative effort of the
 1-7     city government and the University of Houston; its annual free
 1-8     outdoor productions of the works of William Shakespeare are truly a
 1-9     treat for the Houston community and have in recent years drawn
1-10     almost half a million spectators to the Miller Outdoor Theatre; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Sidney Berger, director of the University of Houston
1-12     School of Theatre and cofounder and former president of the
1-13     Shakespeare Theatre Association of America, has been the guiding
1-14     force behind the Houston Shakespeare Festival since its inception
1-15     in 1975; and
1-16           WHEREAS, In 1989 the Houston Shakespeare Festival received a
1-17     special grant from the Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts,
1-18     enabling it to take its place as a member of the League of Resident
1-19     Theatres, the nation's professional community of Actors Equity
1-20     companies; and
1-21           WHEREAS, For a quarter of a century the Houston Shakespeare
1-22     Festival has offered a truly enjoyable and enriching cultural
1-23     experience for all those fortunate enough to attend, and it is
1-24     indeed appropriate to recognize this estimable event at this time;
 2-1     now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas
 2-3     hereby congratulate Sidney Berger, the University of Houston School
 2-4     of Theatre, and all those associated with the Houston Shakespeare
 2-5     Festival for their 25 years of theatrical accomplishments and
 2-6     extend to them sincere best wishes for a successful season; and, be
 2-7     it further
 2-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-9     prepared for Mr. Berger, Lois Parkinson Zamora, dean of the
2-10     University of Houston College of Humanities, Fine Arts, and
2-11     Communication, and Arthur K. Smith, president of the University of
2-12     Houston, as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of
2-13     Representatives and Senate.