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OGDEN — Shakespeare is coming to Ogden, and it's hoped he'll have a little staying power. A dream years in the making, the Ogden Shakespeare Festival is set to debut at the Ogden Amphitheater with nightly performances of "As You Like It" from July 19-21. Each of the three performances will start at 8 p.m. Festival Director Jennifer Hughes told the Standard-Examiner said the idea for a Shakespeare festival in Ogden is not a new one for her. "This has been about 15 years in the making for me," she said. "In 2009, I opened a theater company — Beehive Theatre Co. — and we did a ...