Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
I loved the 45th reunion. Perhaps there is a good way to include those that can't be there a whole week? A play rehearsed over Skype, perhaps?
R
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 7:40 PM James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
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On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
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Madge pretty much sums up all I would have to say at this moment. I think a confab in Austin would be great for whoever could make it. Maybe by then I'll have some ideas, but the two-day festivities incorporating the multiple generations sounds good.
I've been looking forward to this since the end of that magical week in 2015.
Best wishes to all.
John
Quoting Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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I agree with John! Xxx Mary
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 1:12 PM polybear@sdc.org wrote:
Madge pretty much sums up all I would have to say at this moment. I think a confab in Austin would be great for whoever could make it. Maybe by then I'll have some ideas, but the two-day festivities incorporating the multiple generations sounds good.
I've been looking forward to this since the end of that magical week in 2015.
Best wishes to all.
John
Quoting Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and
Robin
and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those
who
arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an
historic
occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an
entire
year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a
broad
outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage
you
from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
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Me, too! Been waiting impatiently! Jenny Ps in your town. Saw Glenda Jackson in Lear.
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On May 22, 2019, at 1:58 PM, Mary Collins collinsmary166@gmail.com wrote:
I agree with John! Xxx Mary
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 1:12 PM polybear@sdc.org wrote: Madge pretty much sums up all I would have to say at this moment. I think a confab in Austin would be great for whoever could make it. Maybe by then I'll have some ideas, but the two-day festivities incorporating the multiple generations sounds good.
I've been looking forward to this since the end of that magical week in 2015.
Best wishes to all.
John
Quoting Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Thanks to everyone for your enthusiasm and good ideas, please keep them coming. We hope to make 2020 a really special year for everyone!
Best, James
On May 22, 2019, at 12:11 PM, polybear@sdc.orgmailto:polybear@sdc.org wrote:
Madge pretty much sums up all I would have to say at this moment. I think a confab in Austin would be great for whoever could make it. Maybe by then I'll have some ideas, but the two-day festivities incorporating the multiple generations sounds good.
I've been looking forward to this since the end of that magical week in 2015.
Best wishes to all.
John
Quoting Madge Darlington <mmdarlington@gmail.commailto:mmdarlington@gmail.com>:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson <lavonnehope@gmail.commailto:lavonnehope@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
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Great to get the discussions going....how quickly time passes! I like LaVonne's and Madge's ideas and was thinking myself that it would be wonderful to be more inclusive of all former students in a variety of performances. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) doing full plays, we could open it up to any person or groups who wish to perform..... a song, a monologue, a small or a large or part of a scene, duels or sword fights or any solo or group performances. Many pieces could be worked up and ready to perform, or ready after short rehearsal periods....like the weekenders who performed under the pecan trees a few reunions ago. Perhaps we put out a challenge to have a group from each summer class perform something together. Although that would be 50 groups plus the 20 years of camp performers. Wow. Lots of possibilities! Just pondering....Kathy
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:51:08 AM CDT, Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled. I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning. xo,Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday. I can’t wait!LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate. James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way. So let’s get rolling. Take pains, be perfect, Doc
Jim (Doc) AyresProfessor Emeritus, The University of TexasFounding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp ShakespeareDirector of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
An approach like this does open the door for many more to feel “left in.”
Probably what Kathy was thinking already, but there could be several things going on at the same time, locations with themes or presentation types, etc.
Carl
On May 22, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Kathryn Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Great to get the discussions going....how quickly time passes!
I like LaVonne's and Madge's ideas and was thinking myself that it would be wonderful to be more inclusive of all former students in a variety of performances. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) doing full plays, we could open it up to any person or groups who wish to perform..... a song, a monologue, a small or a large or part of a scene, duels or sword fights or any solo or group performances. Many pieces could be worked up and ready to perform, or ready after short rehearsal periods....like the weekenders who performed under the pecan trees a few reunions ago. Perhaps we put out a challenge to have a group from each summer class perform something together. Although that would be 50 groups plus the 20 years of camp performers. Wow. Lots of possibilities!
Just pondering.... Kathy
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:51:08 AM CDT, Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson <lavonnehope@gmail.com mailto:lavonnehope@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Hey guys, I am short on specifics, but one thing I know I don’t want to do at this reunion is work myself to death. I love working and playing on the plays, but hope for a schedule that allows us to get reacquainted with each other—and to truly play. Part of what I loved at Winedale was the feeling that we had all the time in the world to get to know ourselves, our companions and Shakespeare. It would be great if we could come up with a way to replicate that feeling of simply being and still indulge our eagerness to do. Kathy’s idea seems to be proposing exactly that. A lot of work upfront maybe. But more play once we get there. Still Pondering It All, Terry Sent from my iPhone
On May 22, 2019, at 8:23 PM, carl smith carl_smith@mac.com wrote:
An approach like this does open the door for many more to feel “left in.”
Probably what Kathy was thinking already, but there could be several things going on at the same time, locations with themes or presentation types, etc.
Carl
On May 22, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Kathryn Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Great to get the discussions going....how quickly time passes!
I like LaVonne's and Madge's ideas and was thinking myself that it would be wonderful to be more inclusive of all former students in a variety of performances. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) doing full plays, we could open it up to any person or groups who wish to perform..... a song, a monologue, a small or a large or part of a scene, duels or sword fights or any solo or group performances. Many pieces could be worked up and ready to perform, or ready after short rehearsal periods....like the weekenders who performed under the pecan trees a few reunions ago. Perhaps we put out a challenge to have a group from each summer class perform something together. Although that would be 50 groups plus the 20 years of camp performers. Wow. Lots of possibilities!
Just pondering.... Kathy
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:51:08 AM CDT, Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote: Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
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On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Thank you for this, Terry, and Kathy, and everyone who’s written so far. I couldn’t be in more agreement with you on all counts, Terry--and was in the process of writing my own version of what Kathy proposed when the wonderful email flurry passed me by and carried me along. A festival of performances moving through the Barn, performances of all kinds and any number of lengths, sounds perfect, and perfectly malleable, to me.
Selfishly, I’d like to see everything rather than have competing events going on at the same time. But perhaps everything will depend on how many of us actually want to participate as performers and in other reunion roles, whatever they may turn out to be.
Is this exciting, or what?
LOVE to all, alice
On May 23, 2019, at 3:28 AM, 'Terry Galloway' via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Hey guys, I am short on specifics, but one thing I know I don’t want to do at this reunion is work myself to death. I love working and playing on the plays, but hope for a schedule that allows us to get reacquainted with each other—and to truly play. Part of what I loved at Winedale was the feeling that we had all the time in the world to get to know ourselves, our companions and Shakespeare. It would be great if we could come up with a way to replicate that feeling of simply being and still indulge our eagerness to do. Kathy’s idea seems to be proposing exactly that. A lot of work upfront maybe. But more play once we get there. Still Pondering It All, Terry Sent from my iPhone
On May 22, 2019, at 8:23 PM, carl smith <carl_smith@mac.com mailto:carl_smith@mac.com> wrote:
An approach like this does open the door for many more to feel “left in.”
Probably what Kathy was thinking already, but there could be several things going on at the same time, locations with themes or presentation types, etc.
Carl
On May 22, 2019, at 12:14 PM, Kathryn Blackbird <kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net mailto:kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Great to get the discussions going....how quickly time passes!
I like LaVonne's and Madge's ideas and was thinking myself that it would be wonderful to be more inclusive of all former students in a variety of performances. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) doing full plays, we could open it up to any person or groups who wish to perform..... a song, a monologue, a small or a large or part of a scene, duels or sword fights or any solo or group performances. Many pieces could be worked up and ready to perform, or ready after short rehearsal periods....like the weekenders who performed under the pecan trees a few reunions ago. Perhaps we put out a challenge to have a group from each summer class perform something together. Although that would be 50 groups plus the 20 years of camp performers. Wow. Lots of possibilities!
Just pondering.... Kathy
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:51:08 AM CDT, Madge Darlington <mmdarlington@gmail.com mailto:mmdarlington@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled.
I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning.
xo, Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson <lavonnehope@gmail.com mailto:lavonnehope@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday.
I can’t wait! LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone
On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires <rfaires@austinchronicle.commailto:rfaires@austinchronicle.com> wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Clayton, Everyone I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton. And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale. Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago? It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater. The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club. I don't remember them all but there were MANY others. And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested . But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and. And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from. The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that. I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up. Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two. Love, Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu To: Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com CC: Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.net; Terry Galloway tlgalloway@aol.com; carl smith carl_smith@mac.com; Kathy Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net; LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Robin Grace Soto robingracesoto@gmail.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, 24 May 2019 0:52 Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] 2020 Reunion
#yiv0727636699 div.yiv0727636699maildrop_icon {background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline-block;margin:15px 18px 13px 18px;min-height:25px;width:26px;}@media ( _filtered_a )( _filtered_a ){#yiv0727636699 div.yiv0727636699maildrop_icon {background-size:25px 26px;}}Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019Hey everyone — Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation. I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all. I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet. Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too. love, cs
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On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote: Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu To: Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com CC: Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.net; Terry Galloway tlgalloway@aol.com; carl smith carl_smith@mac.com; Kathy Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net; LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Robin Grace Soto robingracesoto@gmail.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, 24 May 2019 0:52 Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] 2020 Reunion
Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
Click to Download Shakespeare flashmob! - HD 720p.mov 135.7 MB
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:
Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
Sent from my iPhone
On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu To: Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com CC: Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.net; Terry Galloway < tlgalloway@aol.com>; carl smith carl_smith@mac.com; Kathy Blackbird < kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net>; LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Robin Grace Soto robingracesoto@gmail.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, 24 May 2019 0:52 Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] 2020 Reunion
Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to *Henry V.* These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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I love this idea!
It speaks to the tree branches and tentacles that have extended from Winedale and Doc and have grown and continue to grow in the world.
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On May 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Gail McDonald gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote: Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu To: Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com CC: Alice Gordon alicegordon@earthlink.net; Terry Galloway tlgalloway@aol.com; carl smith carl_smith@mac.com; Kathy Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net; LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Robin Grace Soto robingracesoto@gmail.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Fri, 24 May 2019 0:52 Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] 2020 Reunion
Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
Click to Download Shakespeare flashmob! - HD 720p.mov 135.7 MB
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Brava, Gail! Something to keep, something all-embracing.
I'd be so happy to help.
xxxx Mary
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM Anne Engelking Smith ankleking@gmail.com wrote:
I love this idea!
It speaks to the tree branches and tentacles that have extended from Winedale and Doc and have grown and continue to grow in the world.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Gail McDonald gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:
Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
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Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to *Henry V.* These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Yes! Yes! And lots of photos! Jenny
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On May 30, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Mary Collins collinsmary166@gmail.com wrote:
Brava, Gail! Something to keep, something all-embracing.
I'd be so happy to help.
xxxx Mary
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM Anne Engelking Smith ankleking@gmail.com wrote: I love this idea!
It speaks to the tree branches and tentacles that have extended from Winedale and Doc and have grown and continue to grow in the world.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Gail McDonald gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com wrote:
Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote: Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
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Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
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On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Dear Gil, The is a wonderful idea. There are so many resources house. i love the idea. As Mary said, something to embrace and keep. Jerald
On May 30, 2019, at 10:38 AM, Jenny Jackson-Paton jackaranda17@gmail.com wrote:
Yes! Yes! And lots of photos! Jenny
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On May 30, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Mary Collins <collinsmary166@gmail.com mailto:collinsmary166@gmail.com> wrote:
Brava, Gail! Something to keep, something all-embracing.
I'd be so happy to help.
xxxx Mary
On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM Anne Engelking Smith <ankleking@gmail.com mailto:ankleking@gmail.com> wrote: I love this idea!
It speaks to the tree branches and tentacles that have extended from Winedale and Doc and have grown and continue to grow in the world.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Gail McDonald <gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com mailto:gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM <susangayletodd@gmail.com mailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote: Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
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Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires <rfaires@austinchronicle.com mailto:rfaires@austinchronicle.com> wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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Hi Gail....like the idea!😘 Lynn
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On May 30, 2019, at 8:59 AM, Gail McDonald <gail.mcdonald100@gmail.commailto:gail.mcdonald100@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Doc and Everybody,
I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort of souvenir program.
Would love to hear reactions.
Gail
On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote: Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, all I have to do is dream. Love to all, Susan
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On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Clayton, Everyone
I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton.
And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching influence of Shakespeare at Winedale.
Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did for the Chronicle years ago?
It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art and performance and theater.
The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club.
I don't remember them all but there were MANY others.
And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first suggested .
But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and.
And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's just so much we could pull from.
The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do something like that.
I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up.
Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale.
Just a thought. Or two.
Love, Terry
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Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 Hey everyone —
Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation.
I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all.
I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might say!) and haven’t yet.
Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a joyful Prologue to Henry V. These kids, and the 17-years-long roster of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the story of these 50 years too.
love,
cs
On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires <rfaires@austinchronicle.commailto:rfaires@austinchronicle.com> wrote:
Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to join any meetings that take place in Austin.
One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over however many days we're there.
In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some Patchen poems?)
Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. They sign up in advance, prepare on their own, and show up and do their 14 lines.
I'm sure there are complications that haven't occurred to me, but I just thought it might be worth thinking about.
Yours in Will, Robert
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I love Kathy's idea -- if I'm imagining it correctly. Small scenes, parts of scenes, monologues, sword fights done in the barn or on the mats. It reminds me of that wonderful performance done under the trees after the more formal play in the barn. It had such a fun and breezy and yet absolutely serious focus on Shakespeare. It felt like its own little fringe festival. That might be nice -- revisiting our favorite most beloved roles, scenes, monologues, fights, group scenes, songs and music that we've done in the past. And maybe -- because I love that kind of thing -- parodies of Shakespeare, too. A kind of a two day performance festival -- a little bit of Eeyore's birthday in that idea. I appreciate the way everyone is thinking and hope to hear more of it. I'm in London, by the way and saw a gender fluid Henry V at the Globe. The woman playing Henry was ok. But the man playing both Katherine and Pistol was something else. He was stocky, bald and older and captured the spirits of both roles so effortlessly and charmingly. Next week I'm seeing Henry IV Part 1 with a female Falstaff. I'm sure I'll have a much more critical take on that one. Love to you all and god almighty I can't believe Winedale is almost 50. Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Kathryn Blackbird kathrynblackbird@sbcglobal.net To: LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com; Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com CC: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Robin Grace Soto robingracesoto@gmail.com Sent: Wed, 22 May 2019 20:14 Subject: Re: 2020 Reunion
Great to get the discussions going....how quickly time passes! I like LaVonne's and Madge's ideas and was thinking myself that it would be wonderful to be more inclusive of all former students in a variety of performances. Perhaps instead of (or in addition to) doing full plays, we could open it up to any person or groups who wish to perform..... a song, a monologue, a small or a large or part of a scene, duels or sword fights or any solo or group performances. Many pieces could be worked up and ready to perform, or ready after short rehearsal periods....like the weekenders who performed under the pecan trees a few reunions ago. Perhaps we put out a challenge to have a group from each summer class perform something together. Although that would be 50 groups plus the 20 years of camp performers. Wow. Lots of possibilities! Just pondering....Kathy
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 8:51:08 AM CDT, Madge Darlington mmdarlington@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, Doc! LaVonne, I like your idea of 2 days. I love mixing the generations...Ancianos, James' students, and Robin and the Camp Shakespeare students/alums all intermingled. I'm happy to host a reunion summit in Austin if we decide that would be helpful in the planning. xo,Madge
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 11:46 PM LaVonne Carlson lavonnehope@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks, as always, for envisioning ahead! Maybe we could have two performances on two days: The first could be those who come for a week, performing on Saturday; the other could be more improvisational—those who arrive for the weekend and have scenes memorized ahead and prepare/work together on Saturday and perform Sunday. I can’t wait!LaVonne
Sent from my iPhone On May 21, 2019, at 8:03 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate. James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way. So let’s get rolling. Take pains, be perfect, Doc
Jim (Doc) AyresProfessor Emeritus, The University of TexasFounding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp ShakespeareDirector of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
Can't wait to attend the 50th! I will call you about next week either today or tomorrow. We'll be in Winedale on May 28.
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:40 PM James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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I thought that the combination of weeklong folks doing a play and the scenes from folks who came out for the day or two was pretty remarkable. perhaps we should take that concept and expand to two plays for weeklong folks plus scenes from those who come for a day or two
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:40 PM James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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I am so excited the discussion has started! I like Bruce’s idea, in fact why not 3 or even four plays or scene compilations in a weekend...including as many as we can? The play’s the thing! I can meet in Austin, Madge, just let me know. Lynn
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On May 22, 2019, at 6:20 PM, bruce meyer <littlemeyer6@gmail.commailto:littlemeyer6@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought that the combination of weeklong folks doing a play and the scenes from folks who came out for the day or two was pretty remarkable. perhaps we should take that concept and expand to two plays for weeklong folks plus scenes from those who come for a day or two
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:40 PM James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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".....I am for all waters" though the waves of ideas are so vast and powerful, it's an effort to keep my knickers up! So exciting to hear all these wonderful voices. Play on.....
My love to you ALLLLL!~!
Joy Eloquent and Faithful Mother of the Ancianos
________________________________ From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com on behalf of Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2019 11:34 PM To: bruce meyer Cc: James Ayres; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums; Shakespeare Winedale; Robin Grace Soto Subject: Re: 2020 Reunion
I am so excited the discussion has started! I like Bruce’s idea, in fact why not 3 or even four plays or scene compilations in a weekend...including as many as we can? The play’s the thing! I can meet in Austin, Madge, just let me know. Lynn
Sent from my iPad
On May 22, 2019, at 6:20 PM, bruce meyer <littlemeyer6@gmail.commailto:littlemeyer6@gmail.com> wrote:
I thought that the combination of weeklong folks doing a play and the scenes from folks who came out for the day or two was pretty remarkable. perhaps we should take that concept and expand to two plays for weeklong folks plus scenes from those who come for a day or two
On Tue, May 21, 2019 at 8:40 PM James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Next summer Shakespeare at Winedale will celebrate its 50th anniversary and Camp Shakespeare will celebrate its 20th. This is clearly an historic occasion, something we should celebrate and indeed something that The University of Texas should celebrate.
James and I will be getting together soon to exchange ideas about that celebration. I’d like to hear your ideas. Preparation for the 45th anniversary, when we took on two plays with some 42 folks, took an entire year. We need to begin that planning very soon, at least draw up a broad outline. I will be very busy beginning June 1 with Camp Shakespeare and will not be free until July 20 or so. But that should not discourage you from exchanging emails and tossing them my way.
So let’s get rolling.
Take pains, be perfect,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Thoughts on Winedale 50thReunion:
*Philip Henslowe* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001691/?ref_=tt_trv_qu: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster.
*Hugh Fennyman* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929489/?ref_=tt_trv_qu: So what do we do?
*Philip Henslowe* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001691/?ref_=tt_trv_qu: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well.
*Hugh Fennyman* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0929489/?ref_=tt_trv_qu: How?
*Philip Henslowe* https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001691/?ref_=tt_trv_qu: I don't know. It's a mystery.
--Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Three questions I have been asking myself:
(1)Go bigger?
a. A third play?
b. Involve even more returning students?
(2)More inclusive?
a. Current students?
b. More generations of students?
(3)Longer?
a. Time may be tight?
b. How to integrate with regular summer class, if possible?
c. How to maybe bring in other generations, including Camp Shakespeare?
One of the great experiences I had while volunteering for Doc—this was mostly in 1980 and 1981—was viewing all the old photographs, different news accounts, sometimes old submitted journals from classes before mine. I’d go through boxes of stuff, I think with the task of ordering them, and certainly with the task of finding old photos we might be able to use to illustrate what Shakespeare-at-Winedale was like. I’d often see a picture of Terry Galloway in (maybe) 1971, then other pictures of her in the mid-1970s, plus other people I came to know first from Esther’s Follies (Alice Gordon, Mary Collins) or even my French class (Maggie Megaw, who taught me a little French and definitely less Latin or Greek, urged her students to catch performances at Esther’s, which then were free). (Later on I got to perform with Terry, Alice, Mary, Maggie, and so many other alums I had admired for so long.)
What I came away with was not just a sense of what it must have been like to come to Winedale and live in Lauderdale House, play in the Barn, and hang around in the general store, but also these images of students putting on performances in the Capitol Building (early Shakespeare flash mob?). Any space could work, provided it was empty enough for students to fill it with their imaginations—something I’d learned from Peter Brook.
(Later, with Winedale alums and others, I performed in other spaces like Zilker Park. I forget how we put together our performance of Under Milk Wood as a staged performance of a “play for voices,” but I liked what we did with it, and I know what made it possible was that all of us knew how to play together, how to inform our performances with improvisation, how to seize opportunities as they presented themselves within performance. So, in one sense Henslowe is wrong that it’s a mystery, but of course in another sense “mystery” is entirely the right word.) In 2015, we definitely went bigger with the Reunion class performances, by putting on two complete plays. I think we pulled it off, and, to be honest, I was confident in our ability to do it, pretty much the whole time, because if our minds and commitment are there. (I confess I have not always been so confident, but in 2015 I definitely was, throughout.) But is it possible that we could do even more?
On thing that occurred to me as I reflect on Doc’s letter, and on the various responses to it, is that, given that some significant number of alums are in the Austin area or nearby, it might be possible to recreate something like the Spring Class performances that were, for so many of us, the introduction to preparing for performance at the Theater Barn. As we remember, we would use all sorts of opportunistic spaces, like that courtyard by Calhoun Hall, to work on scenes and figure out dynamics that ultimately we’d bring with us to Winedale.
So, with regard to going bigger, what if alums in the Austin area put together a play (or, alternatively, scenes) that could be performed on the first night of week-long (or longer-than-a-week-long) reunion. They could use spaces in Austin (or elsewhere) as opportunity arises in order to prepare. The idea here would NOT be to segregate the Austin-assembled performance(s) from those put together by participants in a week-long-plus reunion—it seems possible that some individuals might be able to participate in both. It also might allow returning Ancianos (from far and wide) to see something amazing that could inspire their own work (on two other plays, maybe!) in the following week. It also might create additional opportunities to integrate younger and/or current students in the celebration. It might also be improved and modified and--exciting to me!--reprised in an omnibus performance weekend.
(Some of my inspiration about this comes from what I recall hearing about the summer class that put on two plays and then added a third for one performance weekend—which, if I recall correctly, had all three plays.)
So, as I have been thinking this through, I find myself having indirectly come up with a possible model that answers all three of my initial questions (Bigger? Longer? More students?) as part of one omnibus solution that potentially makes us all happy and that might be amazing enough to honor the 50th Anniversary. What about a Spring Class-type Austin-prepared performance to start things off at the Winedale reunion, possibly followed by a reprise (maybe modified and evolved!) in the big performance weekend. More opportunities for inclusion! More opportunities for inspiration! More performances generally! More alums generally!
As I was thinking this through, I got excited not only because I was inspired by what other people have written here, but also because I think what I have come up with inspire still more ideas that I haven't yet considered. I hope that’s true. Whether we might do something like this successfully is a mystery, but it's the kind of mystery that brings out the best in us when we get to work together again.
Love,
Mike
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