Mary Rippon Theatre

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The Mary Rippon Theatre is an outdoor theater at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and the site of many cultural events, notably of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival.

The theater was named after Professor Mary Rippon, the first female instructor at the University and one of the first female University instructors in the United States. She taught German and French. Professor Rippon was so popular with students that when attempts were made to replace her with a male instructor, the student body revolted en masse, and Rippon kept her job.

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