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
Jim (Doc) Ayres
Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare