My heart was warmed this morning from all the excitement from everyone about the 2020 reunion. Please count me in!
Yay!
Sage
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> Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2017 18:19:13 -0500
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> Amazing responses today! 30 in all I think. And some grand ideas to toss back and forth. I’m looking forward to hearing from everyone. Yes, it is early, but the 2015 experience behind me, I can assure you that physical arrangements (room, board, venue) will take well over a year to plan.
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> So here’s what we have so far from you: approval of the early start, the committee idea, at least two plays, including Camp Shakespeareans, having retreat(s) or meetings before reunion, and exploring a variety of ways to celebrate the 50th. There is some concern with early meetings and venues but I’d certainly hate for us to be worried at this point about what we think will not work. Your letters say that you are eager to play again. Let’s go from there.
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> Beginning, we need to talk with James about what plans he has for the 50th. I have begun that conversation and will continue in September. Next, I think it would be good to have a committee of 6 or 8 to develop ideas for possible schedules, “retreats” or “early meetings” prior to the reunion week and play selection. If we could get something of a broad outline of that set down, we could begin to talk to folks about reservations. And maybe another committee of say 4-6 begin thinking about other ways of celebrating the 50th, involving Camp kids and James’ students as well, and former students who can come for only the weekend of performances and the great meal!
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> One thing IS clear: we cannot use the Winedale stage for work or play until James is through and that may be August 17. And another: the fee will be about $1,000 per person.
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> I can tell already that there is interest in general gatherings of the performing groups (like the Wednesday evening in 2015) so if we increased the number of days, there might be two such times for that.
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> All for now, with thanks!
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Doc,
Of course I would love to participate. With the acknowledged issues, I still like the 2 play format. It gives some of opportunity for small yet delicious parts. One of my favorites was Dennis in AYLI. 3 words. "Calls your worship?" I think I carried a frying pan and wore a bandana. My kind of part.
So count me in for a week in the country, much longer than Sondheim imagined in "A Weekend in the Country," from " A Little Night Music."
"With riotous laughter we quietly suffer
The season in town, which is reason enough for
A weekend in the country,
How amusing,
How delightfully droll.
A weekend in the country,
While we're losing
Our control.
A weekend in the country,
How enchanting,
On the manicured lawns.
A weekend in the country,
With the panting
And the yawns.
With the crickets and the pheasants
And the orchards and the hay,
With the servants and the peasants,
We'll be laying our plans while we're playing croquet
For a weekend in the country,
So inactive
That one has to lie down."
Jerald
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> On Aug 9, 2017, at 12:22 PM, Kristin Johnson <kristinfern(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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> Please count me in! 💜💜💜 Would love to participate in planning, as well!
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> Kristin Johnson
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>> On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres(a)cvctx.com> wrote:
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>> Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
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>> Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
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>> We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS
>> reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
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>> With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
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>> Jim (Doc) Ayres
>> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
>> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
>> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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The junior member from Chicago says, aye! I'd be honored to join you all
again, if you'll have me!
I loved doing a whole play with you guys, and I gained a lot from getting
to sit in on each other's work in the nights prior to final performances.
As a grad on a limited budget, it will be hard for me to come in for
planning meetings, but I'll help out any way I can!
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 12:22 PM Kristin Johnson <kristinfern(a)gmail.com>
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> Please count me in! 💜💜💜 Would love to participate in planning, as well!
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> Kristin Johnson
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres(a)cvctx.com> wrote:
>
> Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in
> 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award
> for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
>
> Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new
> worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia
> (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had
> another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their
> success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of
> Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
>
> We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of
> Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about
> how to celebrate THIS
> reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it
> is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it
> some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion
> committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
>
> With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
>
> Doc
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> Jim (Doc) Ayres
> Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
> Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
> Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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