Gasp! Please excuse my late reply here, but among all these legends I'm stunned and a bit watery-eyed to see praise for our class of 95. Unquestionably! I have no way to compare, having only been there that one year.
What I do know is that we never let each other sit down, at least during scene work, for the entire summer. It was an unspoken rule that emerged from the soil. Doc and Madge tore into the nether parts of my soul. It was the first time in my life that I was truly awful at something. The first time I couldn't be a star by sheer force of brains and will. It still amazes me that Madge spent all those hours chipping away at my Touchstone, syllable by syllable, under the merciless sun. But then there were just a handful of cosmic moments - the fusion of the universal human play and a unique human being - when the words came out of me like the breath of a sleeping child and it was so joyously, transcendentally right.
Some of you are able to find this half the times you step on stage, but I simply feel lucky to know what is possible.
________________________________ From: Stan Kern stan@texashealingarts.com To: Madge Darlington madge@rudemechs.com Cc: Eric Thomas Eric.Thomas@uth.tmc.edu; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Mon, June 14, 2010 12:44:55 PM Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
Felt fruit at least as early as CE in 1985; however, we used fruit we had found in Hazel’s (attic), so it must have pre-dated that. Ahhh… the fun had in Hazel’s.
stan
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From:mmdarlington@gmail.com [mailto:mmdarlington@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Madge Darlington Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 11:52 AM To: Stan Kern Cc: Mike Godwin; James Ayres; Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
I realize I'm a relative whippersnapper in this group, so I'll have to help you all along with memories from the '90's. Blackbird pulled a chicken out of her pants in the 1990 reunion performance. Mike, the felted fruit you are referring to was thanks to the 1995 class, unquestionably the best Winedale class ever. Matt, Anne, Sangeeta, Mushtaq, Carrie, Mary K., Andy, Mark, Sage, Patrick, Shanna, Shawn K., Michael Mergen--oh dear, I'm fear I'm leaving out a few of my comrades in this amazing ensemble who were forever felted together through countless hours of sewing and throwing fake fruit.
Love, Madge On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Stan Kern stan@texashealingarts.com wrote: I think Dr. Meyers and Counselor/Art Appraiser Blackbird hold the rubber chicken lore of which I am aware. Blackbird pulled a rubber chicken out of her bloomers in CE reunion during the gate scene. “Get me a crow.” What year was that?
Stan
Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI TexasHealing Arts Institute Schoolof Massage, Day Spa and Clinic 7001 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78757 stan@texashealingarts.com 512 323 6042
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From:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of Mike Godwin Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:35 PM To: James Ayres Cc: Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums
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I happily admit my error! I do recall finding a lead casket with an (apparently) colorized photo of Portia when digging through boxes of costumes and props in 1979.
Now to the important issue: when was the first CE in which stuffed fruit, animals, etc. (possibly a rubber chicken) were thrown?
--m
On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:32 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: '77 was the first three-play effort: CE, MV, TS.
Doc
On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:00 AM, Jerald Head wrote:
Dear Alice,
Thank you for correcting the misconception about the first -time-we did-a full-play misconception. It is in times like these that we need a wise historian. I fear my emotions led me to obscure the facts, like many a Texan politician. My neurons are not firing this morning so perhaps you, as our historian, could remind Mr Godwin that the first time 3 plays were done was not in '78 but I believe in either '76 or '77. I would direct this to Mr Godwin himself, but he seems to recall me being dismissive of attempting a tragedy in some distant conversation so long ago and I fear adding to the heat of this discussion. I do not recall being dismissive and that would certainly be out of character. Surely I was being sincere, but time may have clouded our memories of that encounter as well. But really, time may obscure some memories but nothing seems as delicious as Alice and Donald becoming Beatrice and Benedict. Love, Jerald On Jun 11, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Alice Gordon wrote:
Ah, Jerald, such wisdom about the class of ‘75. Oh, I just happened to be a part of it as well. But I must address the first-time-we-did-a full-play misconception, however darling every other single thing you said was: The first full play was The Tempest, in 1973, put together in one week, and generator of one of the most exciting and fantastic improvisations ever done in the barn, which was developed for the performances: for the storm, the whole class was strewn from balcony downward along the stage left stairs, holding and billowing for dear life one of the big tarps from under the pecan trees. Someone behind the barn cracked a big piece of sheet metal for thunder. Someone emitted lightning from the lighting booth. Doc started it all.
And the second was Midsummer, put together in a somewhat longer amount of time.
Love to ALL, Alice
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From: Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500 To: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Cc: "Thomas, Eric" Eric.Thomas@uth.tmc.edu, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote:
Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat!
Doc
On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote:
Doc,
David has thousands of fans so be prepared. Start cooking, pull out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)?
Just thought I’d try to heat up this list-serv a bit.
Eric
From:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James Ayres Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:43 PM To: David Ziegler Cc: winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
While we have not made final arrangements for everything I can report this with some degree of confidence:
Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas?
Yes.Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards?
Yes.Until what time is above event to unfold?
Probably about 7.Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp)
No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14.Or are we staying through the evening and vacating on August 15?
Yes. After breakfast.Sorry to have to ask someone to repeat him or herself, but fans are lining up and would like me to clarify these details.
Just how many "fans" are you talking about?Looking forward (you can't IMAGINE how much) to being with you all!
David
From: jayres@cvctx.com To: winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:39:58 -0700 Subject: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
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