St. Augustine Amphitheatre
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| Address | 1340 A1A S # C St Augustine, Florida United States |
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| Owner | St. Johns County Parks & Recreation department[1] |
| Capacity | 4092[2] |
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| Opened | 1965[2][5][6] |
| Rebuilt | 2001 - 2007, Fred Halback and Les Thomas[3][4] |
| Years active | 1965 - present |
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| https://www.staugamphitheatre.com/ | |
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The St. Augustine Amphitheatre is a venue for outdoor concerts and other large gatherings on A1A in St Augustine, Florida, United States. The Amphitheatre seats 3,493 persons, and is managed by the St. Johns County Parks & Recreation department.
History
The Amphitheatre was built in 1965 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of St. Augustine.[2][5][6] The land was originally part of Anastasia State Park.[1] The amphitheatre itself was constructed in one of the old coquina quarries used to supply building materials for St. Augustine and the Castillo de San Marcos.[7][8][9]
The Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Paul Green was commissioned to write a play to be performed at the Amphitheatre. The result was Cross and Sword: A Symphonic Drama of the Spanish Settlement of Florida,[10] a musical reenactment of the first years of St. Augustine's existence. Cross and Sword was designated the official state play in 1973 by the Florida Legislature.[11] The play ran until 1996, when budget constraints ended its more than 30-year run.[5][6][12]
The amphitheatre was used infrequently during the following years, though it did host a free summer Shakespeare Festival from 1997 to 2003.[13][14] In 2002, St. Johns County acquired the property and the following year began an $8.7 million renovation.[5][6] The upgraded facility reopened in August 2007, which includes a fiberglass tensile canopy over the main stage.[15]
Gallery of Performances
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References
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- ↑ St. Augustine Amphitheatre - Halback Design Group, Inc.
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- ↑ Paul Green Bibliography
- ↑ Florida State Symbols - The State Play: Cross and Sword
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- ↑ St. Augustine Amphitheatre - St. Johns County Government Gateway
