Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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I want to circulate the idea that maybe we could do a meetup or retreat (or two) before 2020, mainly to think through what we might do in 2020 that builds on what we've done before.
For me, 2015 was hugely challenging, in different ways than previous reunions had been--and it was the best, just because I was more challenged and in ways I'd never been before. Apart from the retreats idea (which may need to be reframed into something more useful or practical), I just want to keep stretching, keep learning how to go beyond my comfort zone, and I've learned, thanks to all of you and especially to you, Doc, to keep doing that.
(Also, Camp Shakespeare folks? Cool!)
Mike
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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I think Mike has a good approach. Meet a couple of times to focus. I'm so disappointed to have missed this summer. But I'm very motivated to assist with the forward movement of a fiftieth anniversary celebration. My Gosh!! Thanks Doc!
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com wrote:
I want to circulate the idea that maybe we could do a meetup or retreat (or two) before 2020, mainly to think through what we might do in 2020 that builds on what we've done before.
For me, 2015 was hugely challenging, in different ways than previous reunions had been--and it was the best, just because I was more challenged and in ways I'd never been before. Apart from the retreats idea (which may need to be reframed into something more useful or practical), I just want to keep stretching, keep learning how to go beyond my comfort zone, and I've learned, thanks to all of you and especially to you, Doc, to keep doing that.
(Also, Camp Shakespeare folks? Cool!)
Mike
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 8:28 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:
I think Mike has a good approach. Meet a couple of times to focus. I'm so disappointed to have missed this summer. But I'm very motivated to assist with the forward movement of a fiftieth anniversary celebration. My Gosh!! Thanks Doc!
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com wrote:
I want to circulate the idea that maybe we could do a meetup or retreat (or two) before 2020, mainly to think through what we might do in 2020 that builds on what we've done before.
For me, 2015 was hugely challenging, in different ways than previous reunions had been--and it was the best, just because I was more challenged and in ways I'd never been before. Apart from the retreats idea (which may need to be reframed into something more useful or practical), I just want to keep stretching, keep learning how to go beyond my comfort zone, and I've learned, thanks to all of you and especially to you, Doc, to keep doing that.
(Also, Camp Shakespeare folks? Cool!)
Mike
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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My initial thoughts: I like the reunion committee as it takes some pressure off you Doc and allows a way to get organized before we arrive. Plus, it gave us the longest lead time of any reunion so we could learn lines and coordinate costuming. I think that committing to two plays allows more people to participate and (despite the frustration of having to separate the groups during the day) it gives the opportunity to stretch and push each other. I suspect that we are all a bit slow of study as more of us will be covered by Medicare or close to it… I think that we would need clear goals to accomplish in the “meetup or two” to justify doing that, but would never pass up an opportunity to hang out with Shakespeareans from Winedale! Would also ask Doc to think about how we might incorporate alumni from the Camp Shakespeare experience – I suspect that we can all learn from each other… Bruce
On 8/8/17, 8:01 PM, "Winedale-l on behalf of Mike Godwin" <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of mnemonic@gmail.com> wrote:
I want to circulate the idea that maybe we could do a meetup or retreat (or two) before 2020, mainly to think through what we might do in 2020 that builds on what we've done before.
For me, 2015 was hugely challenging, in different ways than previous reunions had been--and it was the best, just because I was more challenged and in ways I'd never been before. Apart from the retreats idea (which may need to be reframed into something more useful or practical), I just want to keep stretching, keep learning how to go beyond my comfort zone, and I've learned, thanks to all of you and especially to you, Doc, to keep doing that.
(Also, Camp Shakespeare folks? Cool!)
Mike
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: > Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in > 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for > good news. Major moment. You had to be there. > > Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new > worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia > (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had > another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their > success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of > Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys. > > We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of > Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about > how to celebrate THIS > reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is > early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some > thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What > do you think? I’m eager to get a’going. > > With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny, > > Doc > > > > > > > Jim (Doc) Ayres > Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas > Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare > Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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I would love to be a part of the 2020 reunion! I am not sure what being on the Reunion committee would entail, but I am happy to support however I can (from Los Angeles for now).
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:18 PM, Bruce Meyer Bruce.Meyer@utsouthwestern.edu wrote:
My initial thoughts: I like the reunion committee as it takes some pressure off you Doc and allows a way to get organized before we arrive. Plus, it gave us the longest lead time of any reunion so we could learn lines and coordinate costuming. I think that committing to two plays allows more people to participate and (despite the frustration of having to separate the groups during the day) it gives the opportunity to stretch and push each other. I suspect that we are all a bit slow of study as more of us will be covered by Medicare or close to it… I think that we would need clear goals to accomplish in the “meetup or two” to justify doing that, but would never pass up an opportunity to hang out with Shakespeareans from Winedale! Would also ask Doc to think about how we might incorporate alumni from the Camp Shakespeare experience – I suspect that we can all learn from each other… Bruce
On 8/8/17, 8:01 PM, "Winedale-l on behalf of Mike Godwin" < winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of mnemonic@gmail.com> wrote:
I want to circulate the idea that maybe we could do a meetup or retreat (or two) before 2020, mainly to think through what we might do in 2020 that builds on what we've done before. For me, 2015 was hugely challenging, in different ways than previous reunions had been--and it was the best, just because I was more challenged and in ways I'd never been before. Apart from the retreats idea (which may need to be reframed into something more useful or practical), I just want to keep stretching, keep learning how to go beyond my comfort zone, and I've learned, thanks to all of you and especially to you, Doc, to keep doing that. (Also, Camp Shakespeare folks? Cool!) Mike On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: > Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by AliceGordon in > 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for > good news. Major moment. You had to be there. > > Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new > worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia > (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had > another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their > success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of > Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys. > > We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of > Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about > how to celebrate THIS > reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is > early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some > thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What > do you think? I’m eager to get a’going. > > With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny, > > Doc > > > > > > > Jim (Doc) Ayres > Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas > Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare > Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Shakespeare at Winedale Email List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to shakespeare-at-winedale-email- list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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I'm in. I like everything said so far...two plays, early planning with get-togethers, including the Camp Shakespeare alums....what a great thing to imagine.
xo, Madge
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:34 PM, Madge Darlington <mmdarlington@gmail.commailto:mmdarlington@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm in. I like everything said so far...two plays, early planning with get-togethers, including the Camp Shakespeare alums....what a great thing to imagine.
xo, Madge
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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Yay Susan!! Scottish Rite would be incredible!
Xoxo Jose
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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Ditto to everything that has come before. I would love to participate in any planning get togethers and the anniversary itself.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 PM Jose Hernandez joselocations@gmail.com wrote:
Yay Susan!! Scottish Rite would be incredible!
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
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O prospect of prospects! I'm clearing my calendar. I recall conversations last time about finding an extra week for rehearsals by starting with a week in Austin and then moving out to Round Top for week 2, and that still sounds good to me--I'd love to have a bit more time with the plays and with all of you. But I am game for whatever we decide to do, wherever we will be, and for however long we can swing it. And I'm ready to help with planning. Love to you all!!! Maggie
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Robert Stevens <crstevens@gmail.commailto:crstevens@gmail.com> wrote:
Ditto to everything that has come before. I would love to participate in any planning get togethers and the anniversary itself.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 PM Jose Hernandez <joselocations@gmail.commailto:joselocations@gmail.com> wrote: Yay Susan!! Scottish Rite would be incredible!
Xoxo Jose
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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I like sweet Maggie’s idea of finding some extra time if that’s possible for some or all. Should we also consider “best of” scenes again? We did that in ’05 and it was a lot of fun. Gives everyone a chance to do big things and small, and stretch and pull. May also be a way to bring in more people, young and old. Jayne
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O prospect of prospects! I'm clearing my calendar. I recall conversations last time about finding an extra week for rehearsals by starting with a week in Austin and then moving out to Round Top for week 2, and that still sounds good to me--I'd love to have a bit more time with the plays and with all of you. But I am game for whatever we decide to do, wherever we will be, and for however long we can swing it. And I'm ready to help with planning. Love to you all!!! Maggie
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Robert Stevens <crstevens@gmail.commailto:crstevens@gmail.com> wrote: Ditto to everything that has come before. I would love to participate in any planning get togethers and the anniversary itself.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 PM Jose Hernandez <joselocations@gmail.commailto:joselocations@gmail.com> wrote: Yay Susan!! Scottish Rite would be incredible!
Xoxo Jose
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote: Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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And yes-- as I can attest-- the Scottish Rite is the perfect pre-meeting place-- rather like the Duke's oak. And Susan Todd will be the perfect host!
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Maggie Megaw maggie@bizaffairs.com To: Robert Stevens crstevens@gmail.com Cc: Jose Hernandez joselocations@gmail.com; Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 2:12 am Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] The best news is . .. ..
O prospect of prospects! I'm clearing my calendar. I recall conversations last time about finding an extra week for rehearsals by starting with a week in Austin and then moving out to Round Top for week 2, and that still sounds good to me--I'd love to have a bit more time with the plays and with all of you. But I am game for whatever we decide to do, wherever we will be, and for however long we can swing it. And I'm ready to help with planning. Love to you all!!! Maggie
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 10:41 PM, Robert Stevens crstevens@gmail.com wrote:
Ditto to everything that has come before. I would love to participate in any planning get togethers and the anniversary itself.
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:52 PM Jose Hernandez joselocations@gmail.com wrote:
Yay Susan!! Scottish Rite would be incredible!
Xoxo Jose
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 8, 2017, at 11:19 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end ofThe Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
I'm in!
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com To: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Cc: Shakespeare Winedale Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 12:19 am Subject: Re: The best news is . .. ..
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
The best news [still] is!
I.e., Being that my soul's in leaf, the smallest breeze may find me!
XXXXXOOOOO, Da Bo'z'n
On Aug 9, 2017, at 9:31 AM, tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
I'm in!
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com To: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Cc: Shakespeare Winedale Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 12:19 am Subject: Re: The best news is . .. ..
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
I would love a chance to contribute to this effort.
To me, nothing embodies the unique beauty and value of this program better than performances.
But considering the magnitude of the anniversary (and what it means in regard to changed lives), it might be fun to have time to think about other ways to mark the anniversary during a reunion week.
For example, without setting sail for producing an encyclopedia, is there some kind of print piece that could celebrate/memorialize what the last 50 years have meant, and thank Doc for putting it all in motion?
Something could be done online as well/instead.
If everyone from the last 50 years who might want to come stay in the country can’t be accommodated (or can’t make it for whatever reason), are there meaningful/satisfying ways they could contribute?
I imagine a good number of these eloquent folks would be able to put something in writing about how Winedale changed them, for example.
Something like that could get started well in advance, and could be posted online without creating an excessive burden on Clayton (or others) or involving big expense. I could help with that, if desired.
Maybe there are other ways to engage alumni as well.
The play’s the thing, but if everyone can’t be on stage, I think it would be fun to find ways to present as many voices from the past 50 years as possible. Aside from the inclusion factor, this could result in a worthy representation of just how much good Doc and the program have accomplished.
There might be “events” along the way as well, before or during the week, that could contribute to all this. Thinking about that well in advance could help sort through the possibilities, what can realistically be executed, etc.
Some thoughts, as requested.
Love to all, Carl
On Aug 9, 2017, at 7:39 AM, alicegordon@earthlink.net wrote:
The best news [still] is!
I.e., Being that my soul's in leaf, the smallest breeze may find me!
XXXXXOOOOO, Da Bo'z'n
On Aug 9, 2017, at 9:31 AM, tlgalloway@aol.com mailto:tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
I'm in!
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.com mailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> To: James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com> Cc: Shakespeare Winedale Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 12:19 am Subject: Re: The best news is . .. ..
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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As per Carl’s far-reaching suggestions, I would love to contribute in some meaningful\satisfying way to this momentous occasion!
Hey nonny, nonny, Claire
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On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:21 AM, carl smith carl_smith@mac.com wrote:
I would love a chance to contribute to this effort.
To me, nothing embodies the unique beauty and value of this program better than performances.
But considering the magnitude of the anniversary (and what it means in regard to changed lives), it might be fun to have time to think about other ways to mark the anniversary during a reunion week.
For example, without setting sail for producing an encyclopedia, is there some kind of print piece that could celebrate/memorialize what the last 50 years have meant, and thank Doc for putting it all in motion?
Something could be done online as well/instead.
If everyone from the last 50 years who might want to come stay in the country can’t be accommodated (or can’t make it for whatever reason), are there meaningful/satisfying ways they could contribute?
I imagine a good number of these eloquent folks would be able to put something in writing about how Winedale changed them, for example.
Something like that could get started well in advance, and could be posted online without creating an excessive burden on Clayton (or others) or involving big expense. I could help with that, if desired.
Maybe there are other ways to engage alumni as well.
The play’s the thing, but if everyone can’t be on stage, I think it would be fun to find ways to present as many voices from the past 50 years as possible. Aside from the inclusion factor, this could result in a worthy representation of just how much good Doc and the program have accomplished.
There might be “events” along the way as well, before or during the week, that could contribute to all this. Thinking about that well in advance could help sort through the possibilities, what can realistically be executed, etc.
Some thoughts, as requested.
Love to all, Carl
On Aug 9, 2017, at 7:39 AM, alicegordon@earthlink.net wrote:
The best news [still] is!
I.e., Being that my soul's in leaf, the smallest breeze may find me!
XXXXXOOOOO, Da Bo'z'n
On Aug 9, 2017, at 9:31 AM, tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
I'm in!
Terry
-----Original Message----- From: Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com To: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com Cc: Shakespeare Winedale Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Sent: Wed, Aug 9, 2017 12:19 am Subject: Re: The best news is . .. ..
Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible.
I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient.
I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines.
Susan
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote: Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Please count me in for all of it! And, well said Carl about the many ways for any and everyone to participate, share, celebrate.50 years.....wow.....a huge milestone! can't wait!Kathy
On Wednesday, August 9, 2017 1:00 PM, Claire Szabo-Cassella csc1964@icloud.com wrote:
As per Carl’s far-reaching suggestions, I would love to contribute in some meaningful\satisfying way to this momentous occasion! Hey nonny, nonny,Claire
Claire Szabo-Cassellacsc1964@icloud.com+1 503 619 9664
On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:21 AM, carl smith carl_smith@mac.com wrote:
I would love a chance to contribute to this effort. To me, nothing embodies the unique beauty and value of this program better than performances. But considering the magnitude of the anniversary (and what it means in regard to changed lives), it might befun to have time to think about other ways to mark the anniversary during a reunion week. For example, without setting sail for producing an encyclopedia, is there some kind of print piece that couldcelebrate/memorialize what the last 50 years have meant, and thank Doc for putting it all in motion? Something could be done online as well/instead. If everyone from the last 50 years who might want to come stay in the country can’t be accommodated (orcan’t make it for whatever reason), are there meaningful/satisfying ways they could contribute? I imagine a good number of these eloquent folks would be able to put something in writing about how Winedale changed them, for example. Something like that could get started well in advance, and could be posted online without creating anexcessive burden on Clayton (or others) or involving big expense. I could help with that, if desired. Maybe there are other ways to engage alumni as well. The play’s the thing, but if everyone can’t be on stage, I think it would be fun to find ways to present as many voices from the past 50 years as possible. Aside from the inclusion factor, this could result in a worthy representation of just how much good Doc and the program have accomplished. There might be “events” along the way as well, before or during the week, that could contribute to all this.Thinking about that well in advance could help sort through the possibilities, what can realistically be executed,etc. Some thoughts, as requested. Love to all,Carl
On Aug 9, 2017, at 7:39 AM, alicegordon@earthlink.net wrote: The best news [still] is! I.e., Being that my soul's in leaf, the smallest breeze may find me! XXXXXOOOOO,Da Bo'z'n On Aug 9, 2017, at 9:31 AM, tlgalloway@aol.com wrote:
I'm in! Terry
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Me too! Me too! Two plays--or three, according to Doc's 3-play Summer tradition? Why not? At Winedale, anything is possible. I'm always up for hosting pre-2020 meet-ups at Scottish Rite Theater if that's helpful and convenient. I love you, Doc, and I'm also eager to make hay while the sun shines. Susan On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there. Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys. We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THISreunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going. With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny, Doc
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50? Seriously? Can't be.
Thank you, Doc, for the lead time.
I have a history of nightmares in which I am on stage and have not memorized my lines. I think the only way to clear this is to partake and participate in reunion this time even though I live way up here in Massachusetts. I'm ready to dive in. Let me know. Count me in.
Maria
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 8:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Please count me in! I like the idea of getting together to discuss. I loved doing whole plays rather than scenes. Scottish Rite is a great place to meet. And my home is open for out-of-towners to stay! Love you all, lynn
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:37 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Inne! (the Elizabethan spelling)
I love that line and I don’t remember being there to hear it spoken by Alice (though now I’m pausing to imagine it, and Alice, you sound wonderful, I can feel the joy of reunion in it). I was 12 and was probably at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp with Troop 1 demonstrating my ineptitude with knots yet again and so I missed the boat, so to speak, on that performance. But I can certainly still hear and see Jeff Larsen in 1983 busting out those words with a full tank of air (and full beard) from the balcony, Dave Sharpe grinning jauntily beside him and punctuating Jeff’s line about the Master “capering to aye her” by propping his foot triumphantly up on the railing and planting his elbow on his knee as if to say, “How about THAT, matey?!”
I feel fairly certain Jeff won the Boatswain Award that year as well.
I confess to being a bit disoriented upon receipt of these emails, but happily so, as I was knee deep and inch thick in the middle of the last reunion mentally and emotionally (and archivally…. for those of you who weren’t in the 2015 class, I have been working for some time on a written account of some of that week, as much as I can tell well, and I’ve promised it absolutely positively by the 2nd anniversary of the 45th anniversary, and Alice is awaiting a draft to edit this Sunday….) — and in fact I had just been re-reading your one-year-out invitation for 2015, Doc, when your three-years-out trumpet call for 2020 came in.
As they say, if you’re one year early for something like this you’re actually two years late, so thank you Doc for teaching us once again what it means to truly be prepared for the big moment. Carly Simon would have to admit that nobody does it better than you.
I must continue to dwell in the reunion of 2015 by my own spell (i.e. by my own challenges as a writer) until I can be released by the help of my own two hands as they move across the keyboard in what my prayers hope will be flowing chain of letters and spaces. The gentle breath of many of you has filled my sails and my Word documents, and my project is still to please; but I must leave the island soon and I hope you can pardon the delayer once he delivers his manuscript.
After that every third thought will be seeing as many of you as possible and playing with as many of you as possible in the summer of 2020 and especially lots of folks new to the reunion experience. It’s so cool to already hear the new voices in these responses. In the true spirit of Winedale, the circle keeps expanding (hi Shanna, Maria, Adarsh, Aubrey…!)
Before I go back to the island of the 2015 reunion (I was given a 10-minute pass to the present day but the ferry is waiting) I’ll toss in a few shells and sand dollars: To my ear the working-in-town-a-bit-before idea is interesting, as any extra time of playing together and hearing those words and listening to one another is all to the good; but the main problem for many of us would continue to be getting a big chunk of time clear and free, and I think it would be difficult to find a way for a large group to feel like an ensemble in Austin, living in different places, coming to different spaces, before heading out to Round Top/ Winedale for time together.
Maybe the reunion could be 8-10 days out in Fayette County instead of 7, all together? I know the departure of the summer class is an element in the time window. Two weeks would be impossible for many folks, but maybe even a few extra days could have an impact? How to do that and still have the celebration on a weekend for out of town visitors and family is a challenge too.
I would be thrilled at the idea of three groups diving into three plays at once, though then you have a new challenge of the third space — unless two groups could share Winedale? With Hazel’s and the pecan shade and the dormitory classrooms there would be room to spread out and occasionally get out of the AC, though I know there is a new director at Winedale and I have not met her and don’t know how much that would cost.
There was much discussion two years ago and afterwards about the tradeoff of doing two plays (the two ensembles can really only cross paths briefly, since there is much to do and not much time in which to do it) but I think the Wednesday night explosion of play where each group shared an hour’s worth of work-so-far proved that something remarkable can happen when you can take a turn being in the audience and then have an opportunity to be swept up in and inspired by the incredible work of a fellow team of players. That gave us a boost that nothing else could have given. Winedale at its best is a place where we learn much from each other, and I think that night was a vibrant living proof of that. So I’d love to be a part of more of that sharing. The idea of Camp graduates being a part of it is exciting too. We are all your students Doc, that is really clear when I see the Camp performances.
And I also feel that doing a play (instead of scenes) gave the week a much deeper and more intense arc, as tough as it could be on the folks with large roles. The two reunions with scenes had wonderful moments but felt more scattered to me emotionally. The singing of “Dream” at the end of Midsummer made Don Brode and I want to bawl when we looked at each other while waiting to step onstage because of all the blood sweat mud and tears that had gone into the two hours before it and the wonder of the stories we told as a group in that time. I think the sense of challenge and achievement is greater too.
Okay the ferry horn is blaring — I’ll holler at you when I set sail with a draft to share on the 19th.
Love and admiration to you all,
cs
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Count me in. Eager to support howsoever. - r
Cheers,
Robert Matney twitter.com/rmatney
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Clayton Stromberger < cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Inne! (the Elizabethan spelling)
I love that line and I don’t remember being there to hear it spoken by Alice (though now I’m pausing to imagine it, and Alice, you sound wonderful, I can feel the joy of reunion in it). I was 12 and was probably at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp with Troop 1 demonstrating my ineptitude with knots yet again and so I missed the boat, so to speak, on that performance. But I can certainly still hear and see Jeff Larsen in 1983 busting out those words with a full tank of air (and full beard) from the balcony, Dave Sharpe grinning jauntily beside him and punctuating Jeff’s line about the Master “capering to aye her” by propping his foot triumphantly up on the railing and planting his elbow on his knee as if to say, “How about THAT, matey?!”
I feel fairly certain Jeff won the Boatswain Award that year as well.
I confess to being a bit disoriented upon receipt of these emails, but happily so, as I was knee deep and inch thick in the middle of the last reunion mentally and emotionally (and archivally…. for those of you who weren’t in the 2015 class, I have been working for some time on a written account of some of that week, as much as I can tell well, and I’ve promised it absolutely positively by the 2nd anniversary of the 45th anniversary, and Alice is awaiting a draft to edit this Sunday….) — and in fact I had just been re-reading your one-year-out invitation for 2015, Doc, when your three-years-out trumpet call for 2020 came in.
As they say, if you’re one year early for something like this you’re actually two years late, so thank you Doc for teaching us once again what it means to truly be prepared for the big moment. Carly Simon would have to admit that nobody does it better than you.
I must continue to dwell in the reunion of 2015 by my own spell (i.e. by my own challenges as a writer) until I can be released by the help of my own two hands as they move across the keyboard in what my prayers hope will be flowing chain of letters and spaces. The gentle breath of many of you has filled my sails and my Word documents, and my project is still to please; but I must leave the island soon and I hope you can pardon the delayer once he delivers his manuscript.
After that every third thought will be seeing as many of you as possible and playing with as many of you as possible in the summer of 2020 and especially lots of folks new to the reunion experience. It’s so cool to already hear the new voices in these responses. In the true spirit of Winedale, the circle keeps expanding (hi Shanna, Maria, Adarsh, Aubrey…!)
Before I go back to the island of the 2015 reunion (I was given a 10-minute pass to the present day but the ferry is waiting) I’ll toss in a few shells and sand dollars: To my ear the working-in-town-a-bit-before idea is interesting, as any extra time of playing together and hearing those words and listening to one another is all to the good; but the main problem for many of us would continue to be getting a big chunk of time clear and free, and I think it would be difficult to find a way for a large group to feel like an ensemble in Austin, living in different places, coming to different spaces, before heading out to Round Top/ Winedale for time together.
Maybe the reunion could be 8-10 days out in Fayette County instead of 7, all together? I know the departure of the summer class is an element in the time window. Two weeks would be impossible for many folks, but maybe even a few extra days could have an impact? How to do that and still have the celebration on a weekend for out of town visitors and family is a challenge too.
I would be thrilled at the idea of three groups diving into three plays at once, though then you have a new challenge of the third space — unless two groups could share Winedale? With Hazel’s and the pecan shade and the dormitory classrooms there would be room to spread out and occasionally get out of the AC, though I know there is a new director at Winedale and I have not met her and don’t know how much that would cost.
There was much discussion two years ago and afterwards about the tradeoff of doing two plays (the two ensembles can really only cross paths briefly, since there is much to do and not much time in which to do it) but I think the Wednesday night explosion of play where each group shared an hour’s worth of work-so-far proved that something remarkable can happen when you can take a turn being in the audience and then have an opportunity to be swept up in and inspired by the incredible work of a fellow team of players. That gave us a boost that nothing else could have given. Winedale at its best is a place where we learn much from each other, and I think that night was a vibrant living proof of that. So I’d love to be a part of more of that sharing. The idea of Camp graduates being a part of it is exciting too. We are all your students Doc, that is really clear when I see the Camp performances.
And I also feel that doing a play (instead of scenes) gave the week a much deeper and more intense arc, as tough as it could be on the folks with large roles. The two reunions with scenes had wonderful moments but felt more scattered to me emotionally. The singing of “Dream” at the end of Midsummer made Don Brode and I want to bawl when we looked at each other while waiting to step onstage because of all the blood sweat mud and tears that had gone into the two hours before it and the wonder of the stories we told as a group in that time. I think the sense of challenge and achievement is greater too.
Okay the ferry horn is blaring — I’ll holler at you when I set sail with a draft to share on the 19th.
Love and admiration to you all,
cs
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Late arrival, as usual, but still on board for the reunion in whatever capacity is helpful.
[(OFFSTAGE) FRANCIS!
Anon, anon, sir.]
Clayton's missive when he was on leave from the past sparked some thoughts in my mind. With regard to meeting up in Austin before all congregate at Winedale, I concede his point that it's a challenge to build a sense of ensemble that way, but as a member of the weekend reunion company in 2010, I feel that we managed to do that. Granted, we were a smallish group, but the mindset and enthusiasm and spirit of play were all in place every time we got together, and we had only a day or two at Winedale before we performed, but I felt that we bonded pretty well in that time and had a lot of fun pulling our scenes together. (God bless the late Lizz Ketterer for being such an inspiration there.) That's to say I think meeting beforehand in Austin or elsewhere is still worth considering as we discuss how to mine more reunion time together out of the days leading up to the 50th.
I've also been thinking about all the alums who might not be able to set aside a full week to spend at Winedale before the reunion but who might want to participate in some way. What if each of those folks were assigned a sonnet or a Kenneth Patchen poem (!), and at some point everyone who had one could perform theirs under the pecan trees, the way the weekend reunion class did its scenes in 2010? It'd be a nod to the early days when Doc would assign those to students before class started and we would perform them for one another on the first nights we were at Winedale, and it would give people a chance to feel like they're a part of the celebration and particularly the performance aspect of it. And since those works are short, it allows a large number of people to take part. It might also be a cool way to include more alums from Camp Shakespeare and James' classes as well as Doc's. Personally, I'd love to see 12 year olds interpreting sonnets alongside us AARP types. And it wouldn't necessarily have to be all solo performances. If 2 or more alums wanted to do a sonnet together so they could have a chance to play with someone, why not? Rob Matney and I hosted a sonnet marathon once, with people signing up to read the sonnets, and it took just a couple of hours to get through all of them. Anyway, I just throw that out there as a suggestion for giving more people a chance to get involved and as a way to celebrate the 50th with something that hasn't ever been done before at Winedale (to my knowledge).
Lastly, this from the late guy: How great to follow in the wake of so much enthusiasm and shared love for this program and the grand gift Doc has given us. Here's to making the golden anniversary gleam!
Anon, anon. I come.
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Clayton Stromberger < cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Inne! (the Elizabethan spelling)
I love that line and I don’t remember being there to hear it spoken by Alice (though now I’m pausing to imagine it, and Alice, you sound wonderful, I can feel the joy of reunion in it). I was 12 and was probably at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp with Troop 1 demonstrating my ineptitude with knots yet again and so I missed the boat, so to speak, on that performance. But I can certainly still hear and see Jeff Larsen in 1983 busting out those words with a full tank of air (and full beard) from the balcony, Dave Sharpe grinning jauntily beside him and punctuating Jeff’s line about the Master “capering to aye her” by propping his foot triumphantly up on the railing and planting his elbow on his knee as if to say, “How about THAT, matey?!”
I feel fairly certain Jeff won the Boatswain Award that year as well.
I confess to being a bit disoriented upon receipt of these emails, but happily so, as I was knee deep and inch thick in the middle of the last reunion mentally and emotionally (and archivally…. for those of you who weren’t in the 2015 class, I have been working for some time on a written account of some of that week, as much as I can tell well, and I’ve promised it absolutely positively by the 2nd anniversary of the 45th anniversary, and Alice is awaiting a draft to edit this Sunday….) — and in fact I had just been re-reading your one-year-out invitation for 2015, Doc, when your three-years-out trumpet call for 2020 came in.
As they say, if you’re one year early for something like this you’re actually two years late, so thank you Doc for teaching us once again what it means to truly be prepared for the big moment. Carly Simon would have to admit that nobody does it better than you.
I must continue to dwell in the reunion of 2015 by my own spell (i.e. by my own challenges as a writer) until I can be released by the help of my own two hands as they move across the keyboard in what my prayers hope will be flowing chain of letters and spaces. The gentle breath of many of you has filled my sails and my Word documents, and my project is still to please; but I must leave the island soon and I hope you can pardon the delayer once he delivers his manuscript.
After that every third thought will be seeing as many of you as possible and playing with as many of you as possible in the summer of 2020 and especially lots of folks new to the reunion experience. It’s so cool to already hear the new voices in these responses. In the true spirit of Winedale, the circle keeps expanding (hi Shanna, Maria, Adarsh, Aubrey…!)
Before I go back to the island of the 2015 reunion (I was given a 10-minute pass to the present day but the ferry is waiting) I’ll toss in a few shells and sand dollars: To my ear the working-in-town-a-bit-before idea is interesting, as any extra time of playing together and hearing those words and listening to one another is all to the good; but the main problem for many of us would continue to be getting a big chunk of time clear and free, and I think it would be difficult to find a way for a large group to feel like an ensemble in Austin, living in different places, coming to different spaces, before heading out to Round Top/ Winedale for time together.
Maybe the reunion could be 8-10 days out in Fayette County instead of 7, all together? I know the departure of the summer class is an element in the time window. Two weeks would be impossible for many folks, but maybe even a few extra days could have an impact? How to do that and still have the celebration on a weekend for out of town visitors and family is a challenge too.
I would be thrilled at the idea of three groups diving into three plays at once, though then you have a new challenge of the third space — unless two groups could share Winedale? With Hazel’s and the pecan shade and the dormitory classrooms there would be room to spread out and occasionally get out of the AC, though I know there is a new director at Winedale and I have not met her and don’t know how much that would cost.
There was much discussion two years ago and afterwards about the tradeoff of doing two plays (the two ensembles can really only cross paths briefly, since there is much to do and not much time in which to do it) but I think the Wednesday night explosion of play where each group shared an hour’s worth of work-so-far proved that something remarkable can happen when you can take a turn being in the audience and then have an opportunity to be swept up in and inspired by the incredible work of a fellow team of players. That gave us a boost that nothing else could have given. Winedale at its best is a place where we learn much from each other, and I think that night was a vibrant living proof of that. So I’d love to be a part of more of that sharing. The idea of Camp graduates being a part of it is exciting too. We are all your students Doc, that is really clear when I see the Camp performances.
And I also feel that doing a play (instead of scenes) gave the week a much deeper and more intense arc, as tough as it could be on the folks with large roles. The two reunions with scenes had wonderful moments but felt more scattered to me emotionally. The singing of “Dream” at the end of Midsummer made Don Brode and I want to bawl when we looked at each other while waiting to step onstage because of all the blood sweat mud and tears that had gone into the two hours before it and the wonder of the stories we told as a group in that time. I think the sense of challenge and achievement is greater too.
Okay the ferry horn is blaring — I’ll holler at you when I set sail with a draft to share on the 19th.
Love and admiration to you all,
cs
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of *The Tempest *for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Yes, yes, yes ….on behalf of those of us who might not have 7-14 days….or the capacity to memorize lines (eg. Goneril). Please consider some auxiliary roles for those of us who would love to come and participate for shorter periods of time.
Heather Dolstra (also 1973, Lear not Tempest)
From: shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Faires Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:58 PM To: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu Cc: James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com; Shakespeare Winedale Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: The best news is . .. ..
Late arrival, as usual, but still on board for the reunion in whatever capacity is helpful.
[(OFFSTAGE) FRANCIS!
Anon, anon, sir.]
Clayton's missive when he was on leave from the past sparked some thoughts in my mind. With regard to meeting up in Austin before all congregate at Winedale, I concede his point that it's a challenge to build a sense of ensemble that way, but as a member of the weekend reunion company in 2010, I feel that we managed to do that. Granted, we were a smallish group, but the mindset and enthusiasm and spirit of play were all in place every time we got together, and we had only a day or two at Winedale before we performed, but I felt that we bonded pretty well in that time and had a lot of fun pulling our scenes together. (God bless the late Lizz Ketterer for being such an inspiration there.) That's to say I think meeting beforehand in Austin or elsewhere is still worth considering as we discuss how to mine more reunion time together out of the days leading up to the 50th.
I've also been thinking about all the alums who might not be able to set aside a full week to spend at Winedale before the reunion but who might want to participate in some way. What if each of those folks were assigned a sonnet or a Kenneth Patchen poem (!), and at some point everyone who had one could perform theirs under the pecan trees, the way the weekend reunion class did its scenes in 2010? It'd be a nod to the early days when Doc would assign those to students before class started and we would perform them for one another on the first nights we were at Winedale, and it would give people a chance to feel like they're a part of the celebration and particularly the performance aspect of it. And since those works are short, it allows a large number of people to take part. It might also be a cool way to include more alums from Camp Shakespeare and James' classes as well as Doc's. Personally, I'd love to see 12 year olds interpreting sonnets alongside us AARP types. And it wouldn't necessarily have to be all solo performances. If 2 or more alums wanted to do a sonnet together so they could have a chance to play with someone, why not? Rob Matney and I hosted a sonnet marathon once, with people signing up to read the sonnets, and it took just a couple of hours to get through all of them. Anyway, I just throw that out there as a suggestion for giving more people a chance to get involved and as a way to celebrate the 50th with something that hasn't ever been done before at Winedale (to my knowledge).
Lastly, this from the late guy: How great to follow in the wake of so much enthusiasm and shared love for this program and the grand gift Doc has given us. Here's to making the golden anniversary gleam!
Anon, anon. I come.
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu > wrote:
Inne! (the Elizabethan spelling)
I love that line and I don’t remember being there to hear it spoken by Alice (though now I’m pausing to imagine it, and Alice, you sound wonderful, I can feel the joy of reunion in it). I was 12 and was probably at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp with Troop 1 demonstrating my ineptitude with knots yet again and so I missed the boat, so to speak, on that performance. But I can certainly still hear and see Jeff Larsen in 1983 busting out those words with a full tank of air (and full beard) from the balcony, Dave Sharpe grinning jauntily beside him and punctuating Jeff’s line about the Master “capering to aye her” by propping his foot triumphantly up on the railing and planting his elbow on his knee as if to say, “How about THAT, matey?!”
I feel fairly certain Jeff won the Boatswain Award that year as well.
I confess to being a bit disoriented upon receipt of these emails, but happily so, as I was knee deep and inch thick in the middle of the last reunion mentally and emotionally (and archivally…. for those of you who weren’t in the 2015 class, I have been working for some time on a written account of some of that week, as much as I can tell well, and I’ve promised it absolutely positively by the 2nd anniversary of the 45th anniversary, and Alice is awaiting a draft to edit this Sunday….) — and in fact I had just been re-reading your one-year-out invitation for 2015, Doc, when your three-years-out trumpet call for 2020 came in.
As they say, if you’re one year early for something like this you’re actually two years late, so thank you Doc for teaching us once again what it means to truly be prepared for the big moment. Carly Simon would have to admit that nobody does it better than you.
I must continue to dwell in the reunion of 2015 by my own spell (i.e. by my own challenges as a writer) until I can be released by the help of my own two hands as they move across the keyboard in what my prayers hope will be flowing chain of letters and spaces. The gentle breath of many of you has filled my sails and my Word documents, and my project is still to please; but I must leave the island soon and I hope you can pardon the delayer once he delivers his manuscript.
After that every third thought will be seeing as many of you as possible and playing with as many of you as possible in the summer of 2020 and especially lots of folks new to the reunion experience. It’s so cool to already hear the new voices in these responses. In the true spirit of Winedale, the circle keeps expanding (hi Shanna, Maria, Adarsh, Aubrey…!)
Before I go back to the island of the 2015 reunion (I was given a 10-minute pass to the present day but the ferry is waiting) I’ll toss in a few shells and sand dollars: To my ear the working-in-town-a-bit-before idea is interesting, as any extra time of playing together and hearing those words and listening to one another is all to the good; but the main problem for many of us would continue to be getting a big chunk of time clear and free, and I think it would be difficult to find a way for a large group to feel like an ensemble in Austin, living in different places, coming to different spaces, before heading out to Round Top/ Winedale for time together.
Maybe the reunion could be 8-10 days out in Fayette County instead of 7, all together? I know the departure of the summer class is an element in the time window. Two weeks would be impossible for many folks, but maybe even a few extra days could have an impact? How to do that and still have the celebration on a weekend for out of town visitors and family is a challenge too.
I would be thrilled at the idea of three groups diving into three plays at once, though then you have a new challenge of the third space — unless two groups could share Winedale? With Hazel’s and the pecan shade and the dormitory classrooms there would be room to spread out and occasionally get out of the AC, though I know there is a new director at Winedale and I have not met her and don’t know how much that would cost.
There was much discussion two years ago and afterwards about the tradeoff of doing two plays (the two ensembles can really only cross paths briefly, since there is much to do and not much time in which to do it) but I think the Wednesday night explosion of play where each group shared an hour’s worth of work-so-far proved that something remarkable can happen when you can take a turn being in the audience and then have an opportunity to be swept up in and inspired by the incredible work of a fellow team of players. That gave us a boost that nothing else could have given. Winedale at its best is a place where we learn much from each other, and I think that night was a vibrant living proof of that. So I’d love to be a part of more of that sharing. The idea of Camp graduates being a part of it is exciting too. We are all your students Doc, that is really clear when I see the Camp performances.
And I also feel that doing a play (instead of scenes) gave the week a much deeper and more intense arc, as tough as it could be on the folks with large roles. The two reunions with scenes had wonderful moments but felt more scattered to me emotionally. The singing of “Dream” at the end of Midsummer made Don Brode and I want to bawl when we looked at each other while waiting to step onstage because of all the blood sweat mud and tears that had gone into the two hours before it and the wonder of the stories we told as a group in that time. I think the sense of challenge and achievement is greater too.
Okay the ferry horn is blaring — I’ll holler at you when I set sail with a draft to share on the 19th.
Love and admiration to you all,
cs
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com > wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS
reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres
Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas
Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare
Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
Excellent idea, Robert! And because I am usually averse to "Reply All" I will repeat my private message to Doc: I'M IN!! Teach me how I might serve!! I have more time than some. One suggestion I have is to start early on music-making.
Play on! Jenny J-P
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On Aug 12, 2017, at 4:57 PM, Robert Faires rfaires@austinchronicle.com wrote:
Late arrival, as usual, but still on board for the reunion in whatever capacity is helpful.
[(OFFSTAGE) FRANCIS!
Anon, anon, sir.]
Clayton's missive when he was on leave from the past sparked some thoughts in my mind. With regard to meeting up in Austin before all congregate at Winedale, I concede his point that it's a challenge to build a sense of ensemble that way, but as a member of the weekend reunion company in 2010, I feel that we managed to do that. Granted, we were a smallish group, but the mindset and enthusiasm and spirit of play were all in place every time we got together, and we had only a day or two at Winedale before we performed, but I felt that we bonded pretty well in that time and had a lot of fun pulling our scenes together. (God bless the late Lizz Ketterer for being such an inspiration there.) That's to say I think meeting beforehand in Austin or elsewhere is still worth considering as we discuss how to mine more reunion time together out of the days leading up to the 50th.
I've also been thinking about all the alums who might not be able to set aside a full week to spend at Winedale before the reunion but who might want to participate in some way. What if each of those folks were assigned a sonnet or a Kenneth Patchen poem (!), and at some point everyone who had one could perform theirs under the pecan trees, the way the weekend reunion class did its scenes in 2010? It'd be a nod to the early days when Doc would assign those to students before class started and we would perform them for one another on the first nights we were at Winedale, and it would give people a chance to feel like they're a part of the celebration and particularly the performance aspect of it. And since those works are short, it allows a large number of people to take part. It might also be a cool way to include more alums from Camp Shakespeare and James' classes as well as Doc's. Personally, I'd love to see 12 year olds interpreting sonnets alongside us AARP types. And it wouldn't necessarily have to be all solo performances. If 2 or more alums wanted to do a sonnet together so they could have a chance to play with someone, why not? Rob Matney and I hosted a sonnet marathon once, with people signing up to read the sonnets, and it took just a couple of hours to get through all of them. Anyway, I just throw that out there as a suggestion for giving more people a chance to get involved and as a way to celebrate the 50th with something that hasn't ever been done before at Winedale (to my knowledge).
Lastly, this from the late guy: How great to follow in the wake of so much enthusiasm and shared love for this program and the grand gift Doc has given us. Here's to making the golden anniversary gleam!
Anon, anon. I come.
On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 10:31 AM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote: Inne! (the Elizabethan spelling)
I love that line and I don’t remember being there to hear it spoken by Alice (though now I’m pausing to imagine it, and Alice, you sound wonderful, I can feel the joy of reunion in it). I was 12 and was probably at Lost Pines Boy Scout Camp with Troop 1 demonstrating my ineptitude with knots yet again and so I missed the boat, so to speak, on that performance. But I can certainly still hear and see Jeff Larsen in 1983 busting out those words with a full tank of air (and full beard) from the balcony, Dave Sharpe grinning jauntily beside him and punctuating Jeff’s line about the Master “capering to aye her” by propping his foot triumphantly up on the railing and planting his elbow on his knee as if to say, “How about THAT, matey?!”
I feel fairly certain Jeff won the Boatswain Award that year as well.
I confess to being a bit disoriented upon receipt of these emails, but happily so, as I was knee deep and inch thick in the middle of the last reunion mentally and emotionally (and archivally…. for those of you who weren’t in the 2015 class, I have been working for some time on a written account of some of that week, as much as I can tell well, and I’ve promised it absolutely positively by the 2nd anniversary of the 45th anniversary, and Alice is awaiting a draft to edit this Sunday….) — and in fact I had just been re-reading your one-year-out invitation for 2015, Doc, when your three-years-out trumpet call for 2020 came in.
As they say, if you’re one year early for something like this you’re actually two years late, so thank you Doc for teaching us once again what it means to truly be prepared for the big moment. Carly Simon would have to admit that nobody does it better than you.
I must continue to dwell in the reunion of 2015 by my own spell (i.e. by my own challenges as a writer) until I can be released by the help of my own two hands as they move across the keyboard in what my prayers hope will be flowing chain of letters and spaces. The gentle breath of many of you has filled my sails and my Word documents, and my project is still to please; but I must leave the island soon and I hope you can pardon the delayer once he delivers his manuscript.
After that every third thought will be seeing as many of you as possible and playing with as many of you as possible in the summer of 2020 and especially lots of folks new to the reunion experience. It’s so cool to already hear the new voices in these responses. In the true spirit of Winedale, the circle keeps expanding (hi Shanna, Maria, Adarsh, Aubrey…!)
Before I go back to the island of the 2015 reunion (I was given a 10-minute pass to the present day but the ferry is waiting) I’ll toss in a few shells and sand dollars: To my ear the working-in-town-a-bit-before idea is interesting, as any extra time of playing together and hearing those words and listening to one another is all to the good; but the main problem for many of us would continue to be getting a big chunk of time clear and free, and I think it would be difficult to find a way for a large group to feel like an ensemble in Austin, living in different places, coming to different spaces, before heading out to Round Top/ Winedale for time together.
Maybe the reunion could be 8-10 days out in Fayette County instead of 7, all together? I know the departure of the summer class is an element in the time window. Two weeks would be impossible for many folks, but maybe even a few extra days could have an impact? How to do that and still have the celebration on a weekend for out of town visitors and family is a challenge too.
I would be thrilled at the idea of three groups diving into three plays at once, though then you have a new challenge of the third space — unless two groups could share Winedale? With Hazel’s and the pecan shade and the dormitory classrooms there would be room to spread out and occasionally get out of the AC, though I know there is a new director at Winedale and I have not met her and don’t know how much that would cost.
There was much discussion two years ago and afterwards about the tradeoff of doing two plays (the two ensembles can really only cross paths briefly, since there is much to do and not much time in which to do it) but I think the Wednesday night explosion of play where each group shared an hour’s worth of work-so-far proved that something remarkable can happen when you can take a turn being in the audience and then have an opportunity to be swept up in and inspired by the incredible work of a fellow team of players. That gave us a boost that nothing else could have given. Winedale at its best is a place where we learn much from each other, and I think that night was a vibrant living proof of that. So I’d love to be a part of more of that sharing. The idea of Camp graduates being a part of it is exciting too. We are all your students Doc, that is really clear when I see the Camp performances.
And I also feel that doing a play (instead of scenes) gave the week a much deeper and more intense arc, as tough as it could be on the folks with large roles. The two reunions with scenes had wonderful moments but felt more scattered to me emotionally. The singing of “Dream” at the end of Midsummer made Don Brode and I want to bawl when we looked at each other while waiting to step onstage because of all the blood sweat mud and tears that had gone into the two hours before it and the wonder of the stories we told as a group in that time. I think the sense of challenge and achievement is greater too.
Okay the ferry horn is blaring — I’ll holler at you when I set sail with a draft to share on the 19th.
Love and admiration to you all,
cs
On Aug 8, 2017, at 7:36 PM, James Ayres jayres@cvctx.com wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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As Tom Joad said, under slightly different circumstances, "I'll be there!"
David
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 5:37 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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Yes, please. I am in. Love and hugs.
xoxo Kirsten “Stan” Kern stan@texashealingarts.com mailto:stan@texashealingarts.com
On Aug 9, 2017, at 10:41 AM, David Ziegler dzieglersf@hotmail.com wrote:
As Tom Joad said, under slightly different circumstances, "I'll be there!"
David
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On Aug 8, 2017, at 5:37 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.com mailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:
Only a few of you will remember that famous line spoken by Alice Gordon in 1973 at the end of The Tempest for which she won the Boatswain Award for good news. Major moment. You had to be there.
Well, the best news now is that the kids in Camp Shakespeare explored new worlds and met delightful inhabitants in Navarre (LLL), Sicilia and Bohemia (WT) and celebrated their discoveries for wonderful audiences. We had another great summer. Thanks to those of you who contributed to their success through gift and audience. We are growing another generation of Shakespeareans, many of them sons and daughters of you guys.
We are also approaching the 50th—count ‘em f i f t y— anniversary of Shakespeare at Winedale in 2020. So I’d like to hear some suggestions about how to celebrate THIS reunion. A week in the country again? Two plays again? Or one? Yes, it is early, but this one is big and may be my last, alas. So please give it some thought. I guess that we would once again need a “reunion committee”? What do you think? I’m eager to get a’going.
With a hay and a ho and a hey nonny,
Doc
Jim (Doc) Ayres Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare
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