. ▁Because ▁the ▁University ▁Theatre ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort , ▁S ando e , ▁also ▁influ ential ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival , ▁decided ▁to ▁stage ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁in ▁the ▁out door ▁the ater . ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁so ▁popular ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁The ▁Mer chant ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁Henry ▁IV , ▁Part ▁I ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁S ando e ▁directed ▁nine ▁seasons ▁for ▁C SF ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁No ▁director ▁hel med ▁more ▁produ ctions ▁until ▁Department ▁of ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Dance ▁professor ▁James ▁Sym ons ▁pushed ▁the ▁mark ▁to ▁ 1 1 ▁in ▁recent ▁years . ▁ ▁However , ▁no ▁one ▁to ▁date — 7 0 ▁years ▁later — has ▁directed ▁more ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁Mary ▁R ipp on ▁stage . ▁All ▁four ▁of ▁S ando e ' s ▁children ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁C SF . ▁Son ▁Sam ▁S ando e ▁and ▁daughter ▁Anne ▁S ando e ▁continue ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁festival ▁each ▁summer . ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁▁ ▁James ▁S ando e ▁and ▁Jack ▁Cr ouch , ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁English ▁and ▁Spe ech ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁C U ' s ▁Creative ▁Arts ▁Festival , ▁began ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁creating ▁an ▁annual ▁Shakespeare