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."
Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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YES, do we EVER!
Thanks, Doc, and thanks for this, Mike, so wonderful to ponder at this short distance from our enterprise.
Love, Alice
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Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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That's why I'm sure that an old beat up copy of Improvisation in the Theater by Viola Spolin is still in the Winedale Library. Uh, right?
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YES, do we EVER!
Thanks, Doc, and thanks for this, Mike, so wonderful to ponder at this short distance from our enterprise.
Love, Alice
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:37:43 -0700 To: mnemonic@gmail.com, weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] From Stephen Colbert, regarding improvisation
Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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Well, no. Spolin does not really go about it in this way. Casey Stengel did. Once again, Robert, you are off base.
Doc
On Aug 5, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Robert Jackson wrote:
That's why I'm sure that an old beat up copy of Improvisation in the Theater by Viola Spolin is still in the Winedale Library. Uh, right?
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YES, do we EVER!
Thanks, Doc, and thanks for this, Mike, so wonderful to ponder at this short distance from our enterprise.
Love, Alice
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:37:43 -0700 To: mnemonic@gmail.com, weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] From Stephen Colbert, regarding improvisation
Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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I am a fool. And strive for perfection
Then I trust there's a copy of Stengel's "Improvisation in the Early Innings" in the Winedale Library?
"If we're going to win a pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as smart as we think we are."
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Well, no. Spolin does not really go about it in this way. Casey Stengel did. Once again, Robert, you are off base.
Doc
On Aug 5, 2010, at 3:16 PM, Robert Jackson wrote:
That's why I'm sure that an old beat up copy of Improvisation in the Theater by Viola Spolin is still in the Winedale Library. Uh, right?
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YES, do we EVER!
Thanks, Doc, and thanks for this, Mike, so wonderful to ponder at this short distance from our enterprise.
Love, Alice
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:37:43 -0700 To: mnemonic@gmail.com, weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] From Stephen Colbert, regarding improvisation
Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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Home run here.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Robert Jackson wrote:
I am a fool. And strive for perfection
Then I trust there's a copy of Stengel's "Improvisation in the Early Innings" in the Winedale Library?
"If we're going to win a pennant, we've got to start thinking we're not as smart as we think we are."
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Well, no. Spolin does not really go about it in this way. Casey Stengel did. Once again, Robert, you are off base.
Doc
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That's why I'm sure that an old beat up copy of Improvisation in the Theater by Viola Spolin is still in the Winedale Library. Uh, right?
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YES, do we EVER!
Thanks, Doc, and thanks for this, Mike, so wonderful to ponder at this short distance from our enterprise.
Love, Alice
From: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Reply-To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 15:37:43 -0700 To: mnemonic@gmail.com, weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] From Stephen Colbert, regarding improvisation
Thanks for this, Mike. Those in the early 70's especially remember this.
Doc On Aug 5, 2010, at 1:28 PM, Mike Godwin wrote:
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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This is great! Now just screw my courage to the sticking place... I'll screw my courage.... Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwinmailto:mnemonic@gmail.com To: weeklong-lmailto:weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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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
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This is great! Now just screw my courage to the sticking place... I'll screw my courage.... Thanks! ----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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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 joyandthomas@msn.com 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! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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Lovely idea!
________________________________ From: Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, August 6, 2010 9:25:01 AM Subject: [Weeklong-l] Ancianos and the 2010 class
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 joyandthomas@msn.com
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! ----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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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 joyandthomas@msn.com *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!
----- Original Message ----- *From:* Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com *To:* weeklong-l weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org *Sent:* Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM *Subject:* [Weeklong-l] 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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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 joyandthomas@msn.com 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! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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I have a sonnet!
On Friday, August 6, 2010, Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu wrote:
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 joyandthomas@msn.com 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! ----- Original Message -----From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PMSubject: [Weeklong-l] 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 r
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god, I love this. thanks!
________________________________ From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: weeklong-l weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thu, August 5, 2010 3:28:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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."
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!
----- Original Message ----- From: Clay Strombergermailto:cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:22 PM Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Ancianos and 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.edumailto: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 <joyandthomas@msn.commailto:joyandthomas@msn.com> To: mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com; weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto: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! ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwinmailto:mnemonic@gmail.com To: weeklong-lmailto:weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: [Weeklong-l] 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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did you write it yourself? ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwinmailto:mnemonic@gmail.com To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Ancianos and the 2010 class
I have a sonnet!
On Friday, August 6, 2010, Clay Stromberger <cstromberger@mail.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
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.edumailto: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 <joyandthomas@msn.commailto:joyandthomas@msn.com> To: mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com; weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto: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! ----- Original Message -----From: Mike Godwin To: weeklong-l Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PMSubject: [Weeklong-l] 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 r
Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin www.shakespeare-winedale.orghttp://www.shakespeare-winedale.org/ cell: 512-228-1055, cell #2 (backup): 512-363-6864 UT Sh. at W. office: 512-471-4726
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No, the guy who wrote my sonnet had a different hairline and beard.
Mike
On Friday, August 6, 2010, JOY MARVIN joyandthomas@msn.com wrote:
did you write it yourself?
----- Original Message ----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 11:43 PM Subject: Re: [Weeklong-l] Ancianos and the 2010 class
I have a sonnet!
On Friday, August 6, 2010, Clay Stromberger cstromberger@mail.utexas.edu wrote:
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 joyandthomas@msn.com 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!
----- Original Message -----From: Mike Godwin To:
weeklong-l
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 3:28 PMSubject:
[Weeklong-l] 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 r
Clayton
Stromberger
Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale
College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin
www.shakespeare-winedale.org
cell: 512-228-1055, cell #2 (backup): 512-363-6864
UT Sh. at W.
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