I loved your tribute to Bruce Wharton, Jeff, and especially the story you shared
of Bruce climbing on top of the Barn during a thunderstorm. How crazier can it
get at Winedale? And, yet, how glorious. 

David Sharpe



On Sat, Apr 18, 2026 at 9:55 PM Jeff W Ellinger via Winedale-l <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
In the Winedale summer of 1979, Bruce was inspirational to all of us
with his boundless enthusiasm for the work and his brilliant approach
to the plays. My favorite memory of him was during a torrential
thunderstorm when he climbed to the roof peak of the Barn and defied
the lightning strikes around us as we mortals on the ground urged him
to come down. He didn't. May his memory inspire others with his
reckless courage and his love of the language and life found in these
plays.
Jeff Ellinger 1979
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