I've enjoyed this class and they were lots of fun and very gracious during
the Gala and helping me with my scenes. I think they are the best class
yet!
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the 2010 class
Hey Susan --
I don't think it's exactly lovin' I'm thinking of -- more of an offering
of a moment of connection with the early moments of Shakespeare at Winedale
through the work and play. One song might be all we can offer as a
greeting and/or farewell of sorts. I just think there might be some
among that group who could be provoked by such a moment to become interested
in finding out a bit more on their own about "the old days." You never
know what lurks in the hearts of college kids.
See you soon,
cs
On Aug 6, 2010, at 9:51 AM, susan todd wrote:
Yes! Let's throw some lovin' to the summer class and
James, for sure on Saturday evening, but serenading, panty-raids, and other
forms of paying attention would probably be most welcome.
--Susan
On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Clay Stromberger
<cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu>
wrote:
Well said Mary, and I've also been
thinking:
It would be good to find a way to tip our hats to the current class
of James's students. I've sensed from my brief visits this summer
that some of them are really in awe of the history unfolding before them
as the 40 years are celebrated, but it's all a bit abstract to them -- we
mostly exist on bulletin boards, one for each decade.
In the past we've shared a week with the summer class, so this is the
first summer it worked out differently. Perhaps there would be time
before they depart for their trips to Dallas-Virginia-London to serenade
them at breakfast or in the Barn with a song we've been working on as a
Jeff or Madge musical warmup?
cs
On Aug 6, 2010, at 9:07 AM, Mary Collins wrote:
HI, Joy,
I just wanted to say that I think for Doc this
is so much about being with all of us, and us being with all of us!; the
performance matters, but no much as those things.
And, would you like to prepare something to say
about James, a thank you, for during the cocktail hour before the 12th
Night perf tomorrow night?
Thanks and love,
Mary
From: JOY MARVIN
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To: mnemonic@gmail.com; weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Fri, August
6, 2010 12:43:43 AM
Subject: Re:
[Weeklong-l] From Stephen Colbert, regarding
improvisation
This is great! Now just screw my courage
to the sticking place... I'll screw my courage.... Thanks!
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August 05, 2010 3:28 PM
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From Stephen Colbert, regarding improvisation
from a commencement address colbert
gave
to knox college in
2006:
So, say "yes." In fact, say "yes" as often as
you can. When I was starting
out in
Chicago, doing improvisational theatre with Second City and
other
places, there was really only one
rule I was taught about improv. That
was,
"yes-and." In this case, "yes-and" is a verb. To "yes-and."
I
yes-and, you yes-and, he, she or it
yes-ands. And yes-anding means that
when
you go onstage to improvise a scene with no script, you have no
idea
what's going to happen, maybe with
someone you've never met before. To
build
a scene, you have to accept. To build anything onstage, you have
to
accept what the other improviser
initiates on stage. They say
you're
doctors -- you're doctors. And
then, you add to that: We're doctors
and
we're trapped in an ice cave. That's
the "-and." And then hopefully
they
"yes-and" you back. You have to keep
your eyes open when you do this. You
have
to be aware of what the other performer is offering you, so that
you
can agree and add to it. And through
these agreements, you can improvise
a
scene or a one-act play. And because, by
following each other's lead,
neither of
you are really in control. It's more of a mutual discovery
than
a solo adventure. What happens in a
scene is often as much a surprise to
you
as it is to the audience.
Well, you are about to
start the greatest improvisation of all. With
no
script. No idea what's going to happen,
often with people and places you
have
never seen before. And you are not in control. So say "yes." And
if
you're lucky, you'll find people who
will say "yes" back.
Now will saying "yes" get you
in trouble at times? Will saying "yes"
lead
you to doing some foolish things? Yes
it will. But don't be afraid to be a
fool.
Remember, you cannot be both young and wise. Young people
who
pretend to be wise to the ways of the
world are mostly just cynics.
Cynicism
masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from
it.
Because cynics don't learn anything.
Because cynicism is a
self-imposed
blindness, a rejection of the
world because we are afraid it will hurt
us
or disappoint us. Cynics always say no.
But saying "yes" begins things.
Saying
"yes" is how things grow. Saying "yes" leads to knowledge. "Yes"
is
for young people. So for as long as you
have the strength to, say
"yes."
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