Editing Solvang, California (section)

===Festival Theater===

The 700-seat open-air Festival Theater was built in 1974 following the success of a makeshift performance of ''[[Hamlet]]'' in 1971 in the town park. Strong support from the local business community, Donovan Marley (director of the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts), and Earl Petersen (a local architect), allowed the structure to be completed in record time.<ref>Sherrie Petersen,[http://www.insidesantaynezvalley.com/featureOne.html "Theater Under the Stars"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713040554/http://www.insidesantaynezvalley.com/featureOne.html |date=July 13, 2011 }}, ''Santa Ynez Valley Guest''. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref> Recent productions have included ''[[West Side Story]]'' and ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''. The style of the exterior is reminiscent of both Danish and Elizabethan architecture.<ref>[http://solvangtheaterfest.org/aboutus.html "A Theater"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724195737/http://www.solvangtheaterfest.org/aboutus.html |date=July 24, 2010 }}, ''Solvang Theaterfest''. Retrieved September 10, 2010.</ref>