Dear
FWW’s,
Here
are my 12 picks (sorry Alice!) (My excuse: “O for a Muse of Fire” and
Bottom’s Dream are short and would make a great frame…):
·
Taming
Induction
·
Henry
V, Prologue -- “O for a Muse of Fire”
·
1
Henry IV (V, iv) -- Falstaff resurrected
·
Henry
V (V, ii) -- Henry courts Katherine
·
Taming
(II, i) -- Petruchio “courts” Katherine
·
Comedy
(III,I) -- “But soft my door is lock’d; go bid them let us in”
·
Lear
(II, iv) -- “Shut up your doors”
·
Lear
(IV, vii) -- Lear/Cordelia Reconciliation
·
Winter’s
Tale (III, ii)
·
Winter’s
Tale (V, iii)
·
2
Henry IV, (III, ii) -- Shallow/Silence
·
MND
(V, i) --Bottom’s Dream
At
the risk of repeating myself, I love the tavern idea…
--Maggie
Dear Fellow Winedale
Weeklongians,
On behalf of Doc and the Committee of Cheerleaders, I
hereby emit a big Go, Team, Go!
We would like to get the whole
scenes-choosing and role-casting process done and roles disseminated by June 6,
when the first session of Camp Shakespeare begins and Doc will be all-consumed
by it. To meet that deadline, we must strictly adhere to the ones leading up to
it.
Attached is the revised master list of scenes I sent you a few days
ago. A a few people weighed in with a more ideas. Also, Robert Jackson, please
forgive me for not including your list of scenes the first time around. It and
newer material is now included and marked in bold-face type.
Here
is the process just ahead:
By Midnight, MAY 31: Send your top ten scenes
to alicegordon@earthlink.net.
(I will immediately forward all lists to Doc and the Committee. Just
trying to give everyone only one email address to type in.) Considering the
themes we’ve all been talking about, please send us your top ten scenes from
the complete list. Feel free either to cherry-pick from the list; to vote
for one of the concepts sketched out or fully fledged by Gail, Robert P, Robert
J, or Matt; or to choose both concept and scenes to make your own list. (If I
have overlooked other concepts since the whole group has been talking, please
remind us all as soon as you can). Kathy and Jayne’s and Clayton’s proposals
seem ways and examples of how to approach any group of scenes once we’re at
Winedale, and feel free to state your support or comments about such approaches
as well. Our sense is that a lot of us are excited about what they are
suggesting.
Please keep in mind the time limit we’ve set
forth and the number of participants in each scene. Doc urges us to favor
ensemble scenes (six or more characters) in the balance, and also to balance
longer and shorter scenes. Remember there will be weekenders and audience
pop-ups with whom we will share the matinee.
By June 2: Doc and Committee
come up with final list of scenes. The committee and Doc will look at the
preferences mathematically, see what rises to the top, and then work out the
final choices by considering ensemble or what works better or what’s more
appropriate for the context. Once we have the final list, it will be sent out to
everybody. Please keep an eye on your email inbox that day.
By June 3:
Your requests or preferences, if any. When you get that list, please let us
know if you have very special preferences for roles you would like to play or
scenes you would like to take part in. Once we get that information, we’ll have
at the casting.
June 5: Deadline for roles to be cast.
June 6:
List of roles sent to whole group.
Courage! This will mean a fast
week-plus coming up.
Make your best haste,
All best
wishes,
Alice