3 3 ▁people ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 , 9 0 0 ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁surrounding ▁grass ▁area . ▁Each ▁year ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁visit ▁it ▁to ▁enjoy ▁musical , ▁dram atic , ▁and ▁other ▁performances ▁in ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁pleasant ▁summer ▁months . ▁The ▁am ph it he atre ▁is ▁host ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁festiv als , ▁including ▁the ▁Fre ew ill ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival , ▁Rock fest , ▁Ed mont on ' s ▁Lab att ▁Blues ▁Festival , ▁the ▁Sym phony ▁Under ▁the ▁Sky ▁Festival ▁( run ▁by ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ), ▁the ▁Ed mont on ▁Heritage ▁Festival ▁( the ▁event ▁that ▁gave ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Am ph it he atre ▁its ▁name ), ▁and ▁the ▁Inter stell ar ▁R ode o ▁Festival . ▁Although ▁the ▁am ph it he atre ▁is ▁within ▁Haw re lak ▁Park , ▁it ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Ed mont on ▁C iv ic ▁Events ▁Office , ▁and ▁not ▁the ▁Park s ▁Department . ▁A ▁wind ▁storm ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ri pped ▁the ▁can opy , ▁forcing ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁can opy ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁and ▁making ▁events ▁like ▁the ▁Fre ew ill ▁Shakespeare ▁Festival ▁move ▁ven ues ▁tempor arily . ▁ ▁The ▁inside ▁area ▁under ▁the ▁stage ▁contains ▁a ▁green ▁room , ▁two ▁dress ing ▁rooms , ▁was h rooms , ▁and ▁an ▁office , ▁all ▁for ▁staff ▁and ▁perform