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A sylvan theater is a type of outdoor theater situated in a wooded (sylvan) setting. Often adorned with classical motifs (columns, statues), a sylvan theater may substitute a simple green lawn for built seating and can include elaborate arrangements of shrubs, flowers and other greenery. These alfresco stages may be features of grand formal gardens or parks, or of more intimate settings, and may be intended for either public or private use.
[edit] History of sylvan theaters
[edit] Notable sylvan theaters
- The Sylvan Theater, Killruddery House and Gardens, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. (Sir Walter Scott, during a stay at Killruddery, was inspired by the idea of the sylvan theatre, including it in his novel St. Ronan's Well (1824).)[citation needed]
- The National Sylvan Theater, National Mall, Washington, DC, USA
- “Sylvan Theater” (“The Columns”), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
- Sylvan Theater, Yosemite National Park, California, USA
- Sylvan Theater, Greenwood Park, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- Forest Theater, Carmel, California, USA
- The Sinsheimer-Stanley Festival Glen at Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, USA
- The Garden Theater at Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California, USA
