▁Theatre ▁and ▁ind oor ▁University ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁professional ▁actors , ▁direct ors , ▁design ers ▁and ▁art is ans ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁the ▁world , ▁along ▁with ▁student ▁intern s ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Tim othy ▁Or r , ▁the ▁current ▁producing ▁art istic ▁director , ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁after ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁actor ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁associate ▁producing ▁art istic ▁director ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁April ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁uncertainty ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁world wide ▁COVID - 1 9 ▁pan demic , ▁C SF ▁cancel led ▁the ▁summer ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁season ▁altogether . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 1 8 7 0 s - 1 9 4 4 ▁▁ ▁The ▁festival ▁has ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁earliest ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Colorado ▁at ▁B ould er , ▁when ▁senior ▁classes ▁performed ▁comm enc ement ▁plays ▁under ▁a ▁gro ve ▁of ▁cot ton wood ▁trees ▁plant ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁la wn ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁on ▁campus , ▁Old ▁Main . ▁ ▁When ▁electric ▁lights ▁became ▁available ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁the ▁university ▁began ▁to ▁stage ▁evening ▁performances . ▁The ▁tradition ▁was ▁interrupted ▁by ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁by ▁George ▁F . ▁Reyn olds ,