What a cast and crew!
From: Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire(a)hotmail.com>
Date: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Subject: [Winedale-l] Re: Knight of the Burning Pestle at Winedale
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Clayton & Steve, what a nice piece of memorabilia! And what a great story to go with it!🥰
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On Mar 15, 2024, at 4:42 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger(a)austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
As a footnote in the book of Winedale lore related to “Knight of the Burning Pestle”: In the fall of 1984 a group of Winedalers from the early ‘80s classes – along with some of their friends from the worlds of Austin music and theater – came together to work on a production of the play, with evening sessions spent playing on the little stage in Calhoun 100. I seem to recall that there was no director; it was to be ensemble-led. The cast list, courtesy of the Steve Price archives:
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I have fond memories of James’s sweet and winning Rafe… Mark and Elise were as funny as you would imagine… I remember Steve’s exuberant Merrythought… Sadly the warning at the bottom of the sheet – “Opening night is sooner than you think” – did not prove true. Opening night never came; the company dissolved a few weeks into rehearsals after a few key players left for various reasons and no one had the extra time that semester to plug the gaps and rebuild momentum. I remember a somber final meeting in Calhoun Hall, with all of us sitting around on benches and on the floor outside Doc’s basement office, as the group decided to let the idea go.
It still gives many of us a pang that we never had a chance to see this Winedale-inspired “Pestle” in its full potential glory… What a cast list!
Best,
cs
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Date: Friday, March 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Subject: Knight of the Burning Pestle at Winedale
Hi, friends!
Do we know if there are any photos from the Winedale Knight of the Burning Pestle that are shareable on here? What year was that? 1980s? KOBP and Shoemaker’s Holiday were the first non-Shakespeare plays out at Winedale once y’all started doing full plays, is that right? Or no?
I’m writing a chapter dedicated to KOBP for my book on citizenship with Arden/Bloomsbury press and I’ve already given a talk based on my work using pics from the ASC Blackfriars production. I’d love to incorporate/celebrate some images from Winedale as well in future presentations!
Doc, how did y’all stage the citizen and wife when they say they’ll sit down on stage? Did you use benches on stage?
Cheers, all!
Casey
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I join my anceanos and all those who came after in wishing Doc the happiest of days.This weekend a friend of mine, recently moved from Maine to Staunton, Virginia, posted a photo and comment about having seen Midsummer's Night in the Blackfriar Theater and how impressed they were. I dug into my emails and found the exchange we had when Doc and James Loehlin received the "Burbage Award" in that theater for their work with SAW. The short but sweet description of their dedication to their students and to the Bard brought me to tears. I had to miss that ceremony but was there in spirit. Heather DolstraSent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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From: Pritchard, Courtney <courtney.pritchard(a)austin.utexas.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Subject: Memorial Resolution: James Loehlin
To: Council, Faculty <fc(a)austin.utexas.edu>
I just received the following email, with the enclosed two attachements
from the Office of the General Faculty and Faculty Council at UT Austin.
Probably most (or even all) of you have received this already, but on the
chance that some of you have not, I'm forwarding the email and attachments
to the Winedale alumni mailing lists that I administer.
The email is appended below, and the two attachments are a letter and the
memorial resolution honoring James Loehlin.
Mike
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Good Afternoon:
Please find attached a formal copy of the memorial resolution for the late
Professor James Loehlin, Department of English, and see below for a link to
this document on our website.
Also attached is a letter to you from our office summarizing the resolution
process for Professor Loehlin.
Though the Office of the General Faculty is a paperless office, our first
priority remains honoring the academic achievements, pedagogical
accomplishments, and lives of departed UT Austin faculty members. We are
glad to print and mail a hard copy of this memorial document to you upon
request. If you would like a hard copy, you can contact us at
fc(a)austin.utexas.edu.
James Loehlin website memorial link:
https://facultycouncil.utexas.edu/2023-24-memorial-resolutions
Sincerely,
Courtney
*COURTNEY PRITCHARD*, Senior Administrative Associate | Pronouns: she/her
Office of the General Faculty and Faculty Council | UT Austin | M-F
7:30-4:30 | *https://facultycouncil.utexas
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Hi Friends,
The Theatre Barn at Winedale has four vintage lanterns that I'm sure you
will recognize. Two are in the front and two are in the back. Two of the
four glass chimneys are broken. Rather than replace the fixtures, I would
love to track down some replacement glass chimneys. They are an
unusual size. The glass chimney says "Artolier Corp." in cursive writing at
the top of the glass. It is approximately 9" tall with a fitted top of 4.5"
and a fitted bottom of 5". Below I've pasted pics and links of ones I've
found online, but these have already been sold. Are any Shakespeare sleuths
or antique pickers out there willing to join me in this search? If we could
find them, I believe Winedale Historical Center would reimburse us for the
cost.
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Here are the links where I found the pics above:
https://www.blackrockgalleries.com/product/antique-copper-lantern-by-artoli…https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/rare-street-light-globe-artolier-cor…
Happy hunting!
Thanks,
Madge
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*Madge Darlington*
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(512) 627-6038