Clayton & Steve, what a nice piece of memorabilia! And what a great story to go with
it!š„°
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On Mar 15, 2024, at 4:42āÆPM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger(a)austin.utexas.edu>
wrote:
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As a footnote in the book of Winedale lore related to āKnight of the Burning Pestleā: In
the fall of 1984 a group of Winedalers from the early ā80s classes ā along with some of
their friends from the worlds of Austin music and theater ā came together to work on a
production of the play, with evening sessions spent playing on the little stage in Calhoun
100. I seem to recall that there was no director; it was to be ensemble-led. The cast
list, courtesy of the Steve Price archives:
[image001.jpg]
I have fond memories of Jamesās sweet and winning Rafeā¦ Mark and Elise were as funny as
you would imagineā¦ I remember Steveās exuberant Merrythoughtā¦ Sadly the warning at the
bottom of the sheet ā āOpening night is sooner than you thinkā ā did not prove true.
Opening night never came; the company dissolved a few weeks into rehearsals after a few
key players left for various reasons and no one had the extra time that semester to plug
the gaps and rebuild momentum. I remember a somber final meeting in Calhoun Hall, with
all of us sitting around on benches and on the floor outside Docās basement office, as the
group decided to let the idea go.
It still gives many of us a pang that we never had a chance to see this Winedale-inspired
āPestleā in its full potential gloryā¦ What a cast list!
Best,
cs
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Subject: Knight of the Burning Pestle at Winedale
Hi, friends!
Do we know if there are any photos from the Winedale Knight of the Burning Pestle that are
shareable on here? What year was that? 1980s? KOBP and Shoemakerās Holiday were the first
non-Shakespeare plays out at Winedale once yāall started doing full plays, is that right?
Or no?
Iām writing a chapter dedicated to KOBP for my book on citizenship with Arden/Bloomsbury
press and Iāve already given a talk based on my work using pics from the ASC Blackfriars
production. Iād love to incorporate/celebrate some images from Winedale as well in future
presentations!
Doc, how did yāall stage the citizen and wife when they say theyāll sit down on stage? Did
you use benches on stage?
Cheers, all!
Casey
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