Mushtaq, I feel your pain and joy. The class of '82 did the same for me; a time
to be treasured and forever reflected upon.
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From: "mushtaq_kapasi(a)yahoo.com" <mushtaq_kapasi(a)yahoo.com>
To: Stan Kern <stan(a)texashealingarts.com>om>; Madge Darlington
<madge(a)rudemechs.com>
Cc: Eric Thomas <Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu>du>; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000
alums <winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org>
Sent: Thu, July 15, 2010 1:04:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
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.
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From: Stan Kern <stan(a)texashealingarts.com>
To: Madge Darlington <madge(a)rudemechs.com>
Cc: Eric Thomas <Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu>du>; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000
alums <winedale-l(a)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
Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI
TexasHealing Arts Institute
Schoolof Massage, Day Spa and Clinic
7001 Burnet Road
Austin, TX 78757
stan(a)texashealingarts.com
512 323 6042
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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(a)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(a)texashealingarts.com
512 323 6042
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[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
Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
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(a)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(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500
To: James Ayres <jayres(a)cvctx.com>
Cc: "Thomas, Eric" <Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu>du>,
"winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org"
<winedale-l(a)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
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[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(a)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:
1) Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas?
Yes.
2) Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards?
Yes.
3) Until what time is above event to unfold?
Probably about 7.
4) Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp)
No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14.
5) 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
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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:39:58 -0700
Subject: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10
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