▁an ▁arrangement ▁to ▁share ▁its ▁re pert ory ▁cast ▁with ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes ▁Theater ▁Festival ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁Lake ▁T ah oe ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁Id aho ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁re pert ory ▁theatre ▁located ▁in ▁Bo ise , ▁Id aho , ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁The ▁Id aho ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁provides ▁quality ▁educational ▁the ater ▁for ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Id aho ▁and ▁its ▁neighbor ing ▁regions . ▁ ▁Its ▁mission ▁is ▁" to ▁produce ▁great ▁the ater , ▁entertain , ▁and ▁educ ate ." ▁Each ▁year ▁the ▁festival ▁performs ▁five ▁plays , ▁which ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁plays ▁by ▁William ▁Shakespeare ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁others , ▁both ▁contemporary ▁and ▁classical . ▁ ▁The ▁Festival ▁serves ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 5 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals ▁ann ually , ▁providing ▁professional ▁performance , ▁arts ▁education , ▁and ▁out re ach ▁programs ▁to ▁diverse ▁constitu encies ▁in ▁the ▁Id aho ▁area . ▁The ▁Festival , ▁celebr ating ▁its ▁ 3 3 rd ▁year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁enjo ys ▁strong ▁attend ance , ▁critical ▁acc laim , ▁and ▁loyal ▁community ▁support . ▁The ▁Festival ’ s ▁out door ▁am ph it he ater ▁seats ▁ 7 7 0 , ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁a ▁beautiful ▁habitat ▁reserve ▁home ▁to ▁several ▁plant ▁and ▁animal ▁species ▁such ▁as ▁water ▁birds , ▁de er , ▁here on , ▁du cks , ▁ge ese ▁and ▁an ▁occas