▁programming ▁to ▁schools ▁in ▁ 3 9 ▁of ▁Id aho ' s ▁ 4 4 ▁count ies . ▁The ▁school ▁t ours , ▁Id aho ▁Theater ▁for ▁Youth ▁and ▁Shakespe ari ence , ▁ann ually ▁reach ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 2 , 0 0 0 ▁K – 1 2 ▁school children ▁and ▁teachers , ▁including ▁those ▁in ▁remote ▁and ▁rural ▁communities . ▁The ▁drama ▁school ▁provides ▁classes ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁all ▁ages , ▁and ▁app rent ices hips ▁and ▁res iden cies ▁are ▁offered ▁for ▁extended ▁the atr ical ▁training . ▁Summer ▁cam ps ▁offer ▁educational ▁experiences ▁for ▁children ▁aged ▁ 3 – 1 8 . ▁These ▁educational ▁initi atives , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁Festival ' s ▁main stage ▁produ ctions , ▁allow ▁the ▁festival ▁to ▁serve ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁aud ien ces . ▁ ▁Id aho ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁a ▁Major ▁Festival ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Shakespeare ▁Fest iv als ▁Ar ound ▁the ▁World ▁by ▁Marcus ▁D . ▁Greg io ▁( Editor ), ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁From ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁the ▁Id aho ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁has ▁provided ▁the ▁Bo ise , ▁Id aho ▁area ▁with ▁a ▁unique ▁art ▁and ▁the ater ▁experience . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁found ers , ▁Dan ▁Pet erson , ▁died ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁Id aho ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁Am ph it he ater ▁and ▁Hab itat ▁Reserve ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁natural ▁am