▁years ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁half ▁million ▁dollars ▁a ▁year , ▁it ▁gets ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁struggle ▁to ▁get ▁up ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁happen ▁every ▁year . ▁That ' s ▁the ▁principal ▁reason ," ▁he ▁told ▁the ▁Daily ▁Camera ▁newspaper . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁▁ ▁With ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁Philip ▁S need ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁C SF ▁began ▁producing ▁six ▁plays ▁each ▁year , ▁including ▁non - Sh akespe are ▁works ▁such ▁as ▁Wo ody ▁Gut hr ie ’ s ▁American ▁Song ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁To ▁Kill ▁a ▁Mock ing bird ▁( 2 0 0 9 ). ▁To ▁Kill ▁a ▁Mock ing bird ▁was ▁widely ▁pra ised ▁by ▁critics ▁and ▁earned ▁a ▁pr estig ious ▁O v ation ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Den ver ▁Post ▁for ▁its ▁director , ▁Jane ▁Page . ▁S need ▁was ▁a ▁C U - B ould er ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁former ▁C SF ▁actor ▁who ▁came ▁to ▁the ▁festival ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁F ooth ill ▁Theatre ▁Company ▁in ▁Nev ada ▁City , ▁California . ▁ ▁S need ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁willing ▁to ▁experiment . ▁He ▁brought ▁in ▁T ina ▁Pack er , ▁founder ▁of ▁Shakespeare ▁and ▁Co . ▁in ▁Massachusetts , ▁to ▁present ▁her ▁five - part ▁work , ▁Women ▁of ▁Will , ▁performed ▁by ▁Pack ▁and ▁N ig el ▁G ore ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁special ▁performances ▁of ▁a ▁cond ensed ▁version