Dear Doc -
Huzzah and huzzah and huzzah! Many thanks for this brilliant set of good newses!
How best can we contribute?
All the best,
Bruce Wharton
On Monday, March 28, 2022, 10:54:11 AM EDT, Dallas Stobaugh
<dallasstobaugh(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Cannot wait to bring my children to Winedale for this!!!!! And yes, would love to
contribute. Is there an electronic way to send some Winedale/ Camp Shakespeare love?
On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 4:47 PM James Ayres <jayres(a)cvctx.com> wrote:
Greetings to all! I have some very good news for you! First of all…..
you will be pleased to know that, after a two-summer pause, CampShakespeare will return to
the countryside in June 2022 to resume ourexploration of play through performance. After
several weeks of interviewing,we have selected two groups of very fine campers to take
on As You Like It (Session 1: June 12-26)) and Macbeth (Session 2: (July3-17). Times and
venues for public performances are on the Camp Shakespearesite. Please make plans now to
visit and celebrate with us.
But there is even more uplifting news: Robin Grace is NOW aUniversity of Texas staff
member, officially carrying the responsibility ofdeveloping and directing Camp
Shakespeare. Her appointment as Directorbrings Camp Shakespeare officially and firmly
into the Shakespeare at Winedalefold. Robin is finally being rewarded for the brilliant
work she has beendoing for over a decade. She has her own office in Calhoun Hall, has
settledin, and hard at work!
The documentary film, "Take Pains, Be Perfect,” produced byDr. Celeste Sheppard and
directed by Kristi Frazier, enjoyed its premier at theSanta Fe Film Festival on February
5. The film was well-attended andwell-received and I enjoyed the interview and Q & A
afterward. JoAnnand my daughter Emily attended and were overwhelmed by the big
screenpresentation.
A few days later, we learned that the Dallas Film Festival hasselected the film for
showing in April! And last week, we were notifiedthat PBS stations around the US are
currently showing the film and that it willbe on Austin PBS on April 8 at 9:00 pm.
This summer we will be using several facilities for our dailywork: the Theater Barn at
Winedale (of course), Windy Knoll (a beautiful newevent center near Round Top), and The
Historic Casino Hall stage (in LaGrange). We are adding a new public performance venue
this year: The LaGrange ISD Performing Arts Center. So you can visit us at the Crystal
Theaterin Gonzales, the PAC in La Grange, and at Winedale!
So many good things are happening!
Now to make all possible, we will have to develop funding for it. Every budget item we
have has this year increased significantly. Wehave increased the Camp fee and are cutting
a small number of items out butwill need to raise $40,000 to make this summer possible.
Robin and Iwould very much appreciate your assistance with this project.
Cheers,
Doc
Jim (Doc) AyresProfessor Emeritus, The University of TexasFounding Director, Shakespeare
at Winedale and Camp ShakespeareDirector of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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