▁C U - B ould er , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁h ired ▁the ▁first ▁Equ ity ▁actor ▁under ▁a ▁“ gu est ▁artist ▁contract .” ▁ ▁With ▁such ▁changes , ▁C SF ' s ▁reputation ▁began ▁to ▁grow . ▁Shakespeare ▁Qu arter ly ▁remarked ▁that ▁the ▁festival ▁“ had ▁stepped ▁out ▁of ▁its ▁academic ▁c oc oon ” ▁in ▁its ▁Summer ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁issue ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁pra ised ▁its ▁experiment ation , ▁from ▁“ H am let ▁in ▁outer ▁space , ▁to ▁to pl ess ▁w itch es ▁in ▁Mac b eth , ▁to ▁a ▁comm edia ▁dell ’ arte ▁Sh rew .” ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁C SF ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁Shakespeare ▁festiv als ▁in ▁the ▁nation ▁by ▁Time ▁magazine . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁Festival ▁received ▁the ▁Colorado ▁Governor ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁the ▁Den ver ▁D rama ▁Crit ic ' s ▁Circle ▁Award ▁for ▁“ Best ▁Season ▁for ▁a ▁Theatre ▁Company .” ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ ▁Dick ▁De vin , ▁who ▁started ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁C SF ▁as ▁a ▁light ing ▁designer ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁done ▁design ▁work ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong , ▁Tokyo ▁and ▁C airo , ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁producing ▁art istic ▁director ▁nine ▁years ▁later . ▁▁ ▁Under ▁De vin ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and