▁American ▁university , ▁after ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan , ▁to ▁perform ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁complete ▁canon . ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁festival ▁also ▁produced ▁a ▁st aged ▁reading ▁of ▁Two ▁No ble ▁K ins men , ▁attributed ▁to ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁John ▁F let cher , ▁and ▁Ben ▁J ons on ' s ▁Vol p one , ▁the ▁festival ' s ▁only ▁non - Sh akespe are ▁production ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁C SF ▁inaugur ated ▁its ▁Young ▁People ' s ▁Shakespeare ▁program , ▁which ▁performed ▁an ▁abbre vi ated ▁versions ▁of ▁Tw elf th ▁Night ▁around ▁the ▁B ould er ▁community . ▁The ▁program ▁morph ed ▁into ▁a ▁program ▁offering ▁intern ships ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁C SF ▁began ▁its ▁D ram atur g ▁Program , ▁rec ruit ing ▁C U ▁doctor al ▁students ▁to ▁research ▁produ ctions . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁festival ▁launched ▁C SF ▁Ann ual ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁On - Stage ▁Studies ) ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁journal , ▁under ▁the ▁editor ship ▁of ▁Cob in . ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁▁ ▁Under ▁Yang , ▁the ▁festival ▁began ▁h iring ▁professional ▁design ers , ▁techn icians ▁and ▁direct ors ▁with ▁national ▁re put ations , ▁including ▁Robert ▁Bened etti , ▁Aud rey ▁Stanley ▁and ▁Tom ▁Mark us . ▁Yang ▁also ▁h ired ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁country , ▁moving ▁beyond ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of