Thank you, Terry, for your kind and generous compliment. As a participant in this year’s reunion, I am honored to have been a part of such a remarkable experience, and like you, I find myself reflecting on what transpired just six weeks ago.

I have been meaning to write to my comrades who helped make those few wondrous hours come into being, but I’ve been overawed by the moving and insightful messages that have been posted, so much so that I’ve been struck dumb. What can I write that hasn’t already been written, and expressed better than I could ever hope? The experience of working with such great souls to create those performances in less than a week was nothing short of amazing, all the more so for me in that I had to change from one character to another (albeit a very, very familiar one) just a few days beforehand. I could not have done it without the help of such hard-working, patient, wonderful friends.

As for recalling the “miracle” of the performances themselves, I don’t know what happened. It just happened. Everyone worked together so that each scene built perfectly on what had come before. We were in sync. Just as it should be. I still am haunted by many of the moments from “Midsummer Night’s Dream”; costumes, music, words, expressions, the phrasing of certain lines, the timbre of a player’s voice. I am still amazed at the interactions that came together in “Much Ado” on the night of the performance, as if it were life itself. I felt a part of that world; not just some player worrying about remembering words or knowing where to stand (and you all know how much trouble I have with both). We talk about energy being shared and how it accumulates in the course the successful performance. I don’t know the particulars of such things, but something very much like that happened that night and, I have no doubt, the next afternoon. I felt that astounding effect when several people contribute to a task, and the result is greater than the sum of the parts.

If there be magic in the world, these were fine examples. I am gratified that you and others were there to share them with us.

Thank you again for your warm and wise reflections. Thanks to all who were part of the forty-fifth anniversary reunion. It was a time, was it not?

All my love,

John

Quoting tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.

-- 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.

We are coming down the 9th or 10th to see it. Anyone want to join? Jenny J-P

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

...

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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. -- 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.

-- 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.

Jerald, if only I could go to Comedy! Dang. Thank you for reporting on it. Congratulations, Susan, Kathy et al! And, dearest Antipholus, that was in 1977...  xxxxMary

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 3:52 PM, Jenny Jackson-Paton jackaranda17@gmail.com wrote:

We are coming down the 9th or 10th to see it. Anyone want to join?Jenny J-P Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio..  There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan,  Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully,  Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.  Jerald   Sent from my iPhone On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.   I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving.  Both of them.   When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.  But now that a  few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.   And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to  witness the results of your  thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing. It was enchanting.  Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you.Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

OK, my system is not letting my messages through and it's not fair! My brother lies. He is the hero of my youth.  Jerald, dearest Antipholus, that was in 1977...  Darling Terry, thank you for your message.  LOVE,Mary

On Tuesday, September 29, 2015 5:19 PM, Michael Collins michael@asyoulikeit.biz wrote:

Hey, Jerald,I liked beating Mary all through the 1950’s.  Can you see why?Michael

On Sep 29, 2015, at 5:13 PM, Mary Collins mmcollins50@yahoo.com wrote: Jerald, if only I could go to Comedy! Dang. Thank you for reporting on it. Congratulations, Susan, Kathy et al! And, dearest Antipholus, that was in 1977...  xxxxMary On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio..  There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan,  Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully,  Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.  Jerald

_____________________Michael CollinsAs You Like It Construction Managementmichael@asyoulikeit.biz 601 West 26th StreetSuite 1247New York, NY 10001 212-967-5033212-967-5034 fx917-592-6856 cell

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire < lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote:

Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums < winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale < shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable atlinda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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 toshakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

...

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

...

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

...

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

...

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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. -- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Congrats Clayton- well deserved! Lynn

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 8:18 PM, "Clayton Stromberger" cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

...

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

...

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

...

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

> These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays. > > I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them. > > When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works. > > But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week. > > And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing. > > It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. > Love to you. > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com > To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com > Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am > Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class > > Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early > years of > Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at > linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. > She's now on both the Google > Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing > lists. > > Welcome! > > > --Mike > > -- > 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. > > -- > 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

-- 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.

Congratulations, Clayton

What a world it would be if everyone cared the way that you do!

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

...

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.com mailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.com mailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com mailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.com mailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:

...

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.com mailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com mailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

That's for sure. Then there'd be no Donald Trump.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:10 AM, carl smith <carl_smith@mac.commailto:carl_smith@mac.com> wrote:

Congratulations, Clayton

What a world it would be if everyone cared the way that you do!

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.netmailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.commailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.commailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

I love reading about that school and the work you are doing. Makes my heart glad!!! And is a great antidote to reading the news. I also feel pangs of jealousy, that you get to introduce these kids to shakespeare, and hear them speak it, and live inside it with them. Wow! Such a life...xxxooo

On Thu, Oct 1, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Bada Bing!

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Oct 1, 2015, at 6:26 AM, Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com wrote:

That's for sure. Then there'd be no Donald Trump.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 12:10 AM, carl smith carl_smith@mac.com wrote:

Congratulations, Clayton

What a world it would be if everyone cared the way that you do!

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger < cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏 👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire < lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote:

...

Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums < winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale < shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable atlinda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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 toshakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.netmailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.commailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.commailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Hey thanks everybody for all the thumbs-up (not “thumbs-ups,” right?)…. much appreciated. And fun to hear your voices again!

But I need to clarify one important thing, re Jerald’s original shout-out:

That prestigious honor is for the school and its staff, not those of us who pop in for a few hours a week. I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a small part of what they have cooking now. And I’m one of a little gang of arts educators who are in that school every week; when we met for orientation, it was the first time in all my years in the schools that I’d found Shakespeare sitting right alongside orchestra, photography, fairy tale theater, ballet, and piano lessons (the latter for children with an incarcerated parent). I step gingerly past two dozen ukuleles every day on my way up to fourth grade classrooms. I don’t stand out when I walk into the office to sign in — and often I have to wait behind the two young people toting their viola cases. It’s wonderful. I hope someday every school I visit is like that.

The Blackshear teachers who work with those students all day, and work with their parents, and try to squeeze in as much real learning as they can while being told from upon high what to teach and when — those folks are the real heroes. I remember what a tough day at Blackshear took out of you (I was 38 at the time, just a kid) and I honestly don’t think I could survive it now. Just for starters, the drive I make from one school to another is a break those teachers never get.

Second important thing I need to say….: Carl, re your loving comment, you ALL care that way. (Okay, yes, except for maybe Donald Trump. And those knuckleheads in the Texas Legislature… and....) I’m starting with everyone on this list and that’s a lot of people. And then I would spread that outward to all of your close friends and family members. I know for a rock-solid fact that every one of you carries through your daily life that same spirit of courage and devotion and generosity that you shared with your classmates and the community and the audiences in your time at Winedale. I saw it alive in every one of you in the reunion group. We saw it in Lou and Gabe and Hutch. And all of us saw it in Doc, who devoted hours and hours of his time over the past year to make that week possible and made every moment count and inspired us (again — and how fortunate we are, all these years later) to do the same. We remember it in those who were not able to be there for that gathering.

And there are real heroes among us who are not glimpsed fleetingly in tv news reports. Not all of you may know that Jeff Larsen is an immigration lawyer in Houston. Talk about someone in the trenches and fighting the good fight. Then there’s the guy whose sitcom could be called, “Five Ain’t Enough,” because at an age when I’m ready to collapse as a father of two, he and his wife adopted a young boy and made him the sixth and littlest of the Little-Meyers. Then there are those of you caring for a parent or sibling or friend in failing health, physical or emotional. Artists overcoming endless obstacles to hold the mirror up to nature. The team bringing The Play’s the Thing to young patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. And on and on. So don't get me started on the rest of you.

You all give your all in your work and life, I know that to be true. And when you can’t for whatever reason, you fight like hell to get back to being able to give it again. That’s why it’s really an honor to be considered a friend by all of you.

I really feel what I’m doing in the schools is attempting to share something of what we all discovered out at Winedale together. For whatever reason, this is the way I’m able to offer it. And I know each of you does that every day, in your own utterly original way. That’s why the sparks fly when a bunch of us get back together. We want to make something happen. We know what can happen in a week. Doc taught us that decades ago and yes we still burn.

What I was lucky enough to find when I began doing this work 25 years ago in the Seattle area is that there are kids who are thirsty for this experience, just like we were. It’s a real privilege to be able to help bring it to them in whatever way I can, for however many hours a year I can. Some are low-income, others are not. But they dive into it joyfully. I think they need it, just like we did. Something in them responds to the invitation. The invitation started with Miss Ima and it’s still going, in all of us.

cheers,

cs

Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu www.shakespeare-winedale.orghttp://www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-363-6864 office: 512-471-8367

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Anne Engelking Smith <ankleking@gmail.commailto:ankleking@gmail.com> wrote:

Wow!!! Congratulations!! What an achievement for you to relish...no, that the kids will relish the rest of their lives!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Suhler, Jayne <jsuhler@mail.smu.edumailto:jsuhler@mail.smu.edu> wrote:

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.netmailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.commailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.commailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Clayton -

I share your opinion of our colleagues. That goes without saying.

Whatever the exact dimensions of your work at the school may be, I stand by my praise. The fact that you would return my serve in such a manner says it all.

On Oct 1, 2015, at 5:56 AM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Hey thanks everybody for all the thumbs-up (not “thumbs-ups,” right?)…. much appreciated. And fun to hear your voices again!

But I need to clarify one important thing, re Jerald’s original shout-out:

That prestigious honor is for the school and its staff, not those of us who pop in for a few hours a week. I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a small part of what they have cooking now. And I’m one of a little gang of arts educators who are in that school every week; when we met for orientation, it was the first time in all my years in the schools that I’d found Shakespeare sitting right alongside orchestra, photography, fairy tale theater, ballet, and piano lessons (the latter for children with an incarcerated parent). I step gingerly past two dozen ukuleles every day on my way up to fourth grade classrooms. I don’t stand out when I walk into the office to sign in — and often I have to wait behind the two young people toting their viola cases. It’s wonderful. I hope someday every school I visit is like that.

The Blackshear teachers who work with those students all day, and work with their parents, and try to squeeze in as much real learning as they can while being told from upon high what to teach and when — those folks are the real heroes. I remember what a tough day at Blackshear took out of you (I was 38 at the time, just a kid) and I honestly don’t think I could survive it now. Just for starters, the drive I make from one school to another is a break those teachers never get.

Second important thing I need to say….: Carl, re your loving comment, you ALL care that way. (Okay, yes, except for maybe Donald Trump. And those knuckleheads in the Texas Legislature… and....) I’m starting with everyone on this list and that’s a lot of people. And then I would spread that outward to all of your close friends and family members. I know for a rock-solid fact that every one of you carries through your daily life that same spirit of courage and devotion and generosity that you shared with your classmates and the community and the audiences in your time at Winedale. I saw it alive in every one of you in the reunion group. We saw it in Lou and Gabe and Hutch. And all of us saw it in Doc, who devoted hours and hours of his time over the past year to make that week possible and made every moment count and inspired us (again — and how fortunate we are, all these years later) to do the same. We remember it in those who were not able to be there for that gathering.

And there are real heroes among us who are not glimpsed fleetingly in tv news reports. Not all of you may know that Jeff Larsen is an immigration lawyer in Houston. Talk about someone in the trenches and fighting the good fight. Then there’s the guy whose sitcom could be called, “Five Ain’t Enough,” because at an age when I’m ready to collapse as a father of two, he and his wife adopted a young boy and made him the sixth and littlest of the Little-Meyers. Then there are those of you caring for a parent or sibling or friend in failing health, physical or emotional. Artists overcoming endless obstacles to hold the mirror up to nature. The team bringing The Play’s the Thing to young patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. And on and on. So don't get me started on the rest of you.

You all give your all in your work and life, I know that to be true. And when you can’t for whatever reason, you fight like hell to get back to being able to give it again. That’s why it’s really an honor to be considered a friend by all of you.

I really feel what I’m doing in the schools is attempting to share something of what we all discovered out at Winedale together. For whatever reason, this is the way I’m able to offer it. And I know each of you does that every day, in your own utterly original way. That’s why the sparks fly when a bunch of us get back together. We want to make something happen. We know what can happen in a week. Doc taught us that decades ago and yes we still burn.

What I was lucky enough to find when I began doing this work 25 years ago in the Seattle area is that there are kids who are thirsty for this experience, just like we were. It’s a real privilege to be able to help bring it to them in whatever way I can, for however many hours a year I can. Some are low-income, others are not. But they dive into it joyfully. I think they need it, just like we did. Something in them responds to the invitation. The invitation started with Miss Ima and it’s still going, in all of us.

cheers,

cs

Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu www.shakespeare-winedale.org http://www.shakespeare-winedale.org/ cell: 512-363-6864 office: 512-471-8367

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Anne Engelking Smith <ankleking@gmail.com mailto:ankleking@gmail.com> wrote:

...

Wow!!! Congratulations!! What an achievement for you to relish...no, that the kids will relish the rest of their lives!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Suhler, Jayne <jsuhler@mail.smu.edu mailto:jsuhler@mail.smu.edu> wrote:

...

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.com mailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu mailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

...

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net mailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

...

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.com mailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.com mailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

> Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats. > > Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that. > > Dream, dream, dream! > > Susan > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com mailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! > And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! > And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn > Sent from my iPhone > > On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.com mailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well. >> >> Jerald >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >>> These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays. >>> >>> I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them. >>> >>> When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works. >>> >>> But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week. >>> >>> And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing. >>> >>> It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. >>> Love to you. >>> Terry >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.com mailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> >>> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> >>> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am >>> Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class >>> >>> Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early >>> years of >>> Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at >>> linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com mailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. >>> She's now on both the Google >>> Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing >>> lists. >>> >>> Welcome! >>> >>> >>> --Mike >>> >>> -- >>> 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> For more >>> options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> -- >> 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org mailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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 mailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Thanks Doc — thinking about all of you this morning was a wonderful way to start the day.

cs

On Oct 1, 2015, at 6:51 PM, James Ayres <jayres@cvctx.commailto:jayres@cvctx.com> wrote:

An eloquent piece here, Clayton.

Doc

On Oct 1, 2015, at 5:56 AM, Clayton Stromberger wrote:

Hey thanks everybody for all the thumbs-up (not “thumbs-ups,” right?)…. much appreciated. And fun to hear your voices again!

But I need to clarify one important thing, re Jerald’s original shout-out:

That prestigious honor is for the school and its staff, not those of us who pop in for a few hours a week. I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a small part of what they have cooking now. And I’m one of a little gang of arts educators who are in that school every week; when we met for orientation, it was the first time in all my years in the schools that I’d found Shakespeare sitting right alongside orchestra, photography, fairy tale theater, ballet, and piano lessons (the latter for children with an incarcerated parent). I step gingerly past two dozen ukuleles every day on my way up to fourth grade classrooms. I don’t stand out when I walk into the office to sign in — and often I have to wait behind the two young people toting their viola cases. It’s wonderful. I hope someday every school I visit is like that.

The Blackshear teachers who work with those students all day, and work with their parents, and try to squeeze in as much real learning as they can while being told from upon high what to teach and when — those folks are the real heroes. I remember what a tough day at Blackshear took out of you (I was 38 at the time, just a kid) and I honestly don’t think I could survive it now. Just for starters, the drive I make from one school to another is a break those teachers never get.

Second important thing I need to say….: Carl, re your loving comment, you ALL care that way. (Okay, yes, except for maybe Donald Trump. And those knuckleheads in the Texas Legislature… and....) I’m starting with everyone on this list and that’s a lot of people. And then I would spread that outward to all of your close friends and family members. I know for a rock-solid fact that every one of you carries through your daily life that same spirit of courage and devotion and generosity that you shared with your classmates and the community and the audiences in your time at Winedale. I saw it alive in every one of you in the reunion group. We saw it in Lou and Gabe and Hutch. And all of us saw it in Doc, who devoted hours and hours of his time over the past year to make that week possible and made every moment count and inspired us (again — and how fortunate we are, all these years later) to do the same. We remember it in those who were not able to be there for that gathering.

And there are real heroes among us who are not glimpsed fleetingly in tv news reports. Not all of you may know that Jeff Larsen is an immigration lawyer in Houston. Talk about someone in the trenches and fighting the good fight. Then there’s the guy whose sitcom could be called, “Five Ain’t Enough,” because at an age when I’m ready to collapse as a father of two, he and his wife adopted a young boy and made him the sixth and littlest of the Little-Meyers. Then there are those of you caring for a parent or sibling or friend in failing health, physical or emotional. Artists overcoming endless obstacles to hold the mirror up to nature. The team bringing The Play’s the Thing to young patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. And on and on. So don't get me started on the rest of you.

You all give your all in your work and life, I know that to be true. And when you can’t for whatever reason, you fight like hell to get back to being able to give it again. That’s why it’s really an honor to be considered a friend by all of you.

I really feel what I’m doing in the schools is attempting to share something of what we all discovered out at Winedale together. For whatever reason, this is the way I’m able to offer it. And I know each of you does that every day, in your own utterly original way. That’s why the sparks fly when a bunch of us get back together. We want to make something happen. We know what can happen in a week. Doc taught us that decades ago and yes we still burn.

What I was lucky enough to find when I began doing this work 25 years ago in the Seattle area is that there are kids who are thirsty for this experience, just like we were. It’s a real privilege to be able to help bring it to them in whatever way I can, for however many hours a year I can. Some are low-income, others are not. But they dive into it joyfully. I think they need it, just like we did. Something in them responds to the invitation. The invitation started with Miss Ima and it’s still going, in all of us.

cheers,

cs

Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu www.shakespeare-winedale.orghttp://www.shakespeare-winedale.org/ cell: 512-363-6864 office: 512-471-8367

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Anne Engelking Smith <ankleking@gmail.commailto:ankleking@gmail.com> wrote:

Wow!!! Congratulations!! What an achievement for you to relish...no, that the kids will relish the rest of their lives!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Suhler, Jayne <jsuhler@mail.smu.edumailto:jsuhler@mail.smu.edu> wrote:

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l <winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> on behalf of Mary Collins <mmcollins50@yahoo.commailto:mmcollins50@yahoo.com> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com>, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger <cstromberger@austin.utexas.edumailto:cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter <aubreycarter@sbcglobal.netmailto:aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd <susangayletodd@gmail.commailto:susangayletodd@gmail.com> wrote:

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire <lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.commailto:lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com> wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" <jlhead1952@gmail.commailto:jlhead1952@gmail.com> wrote:

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin <mnemonic@gmail.commailto:mnemonic@gmail.com> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org>; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.commailto:linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.orgmailto:Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

-- 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.commailto:shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Well, that certainly made me cry. Eloquent, heartfelt words, Clayton! Thank you.

Love ya, Claire

Claire Szabo-Cassella csc1964@icloud.com 503 619 9664

On Oct 1, 2015, at 5:56 AM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Hey thanks everybody for all the thumbs-up (not “thumbs-ups,” right?)…. much appreciated. And fun to hear your voices again!

But I need to clarify one important thing, re Jerald’s original shout-out:

That prestigious honor is for the school and its staff, not those of us who pop in for a few hours a week. I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a small part of what they have cooking now. And I’m one of a little gang of arts educators who are in that school every week; when we met for orientation, it was the first time in all my years in the schools that I’d found Shakespeare sitting right alongside orchestra, photography, fairy tale theater, ballet, and piano lessons (the latter for children with an incarcerated parent). I step gingerly past two dozen ukuleles every day on my way up to fourth grade classrooms. I don’t stand out when I walk into the office to sign in — and often I have to wait behind the two young people toting their viola cases. It’s wonderful. I hope someday every school I visit is like that.

The Blackshear teachers who work with those students all day, and work with their parents, and try to squeeze in as much real learning as they can while being told from upon high what to teach and when — those folks are the real heroes. I remember what a tough day at Blackshear took out of you (I was 38 at the time, just a kid) and I honestly don’t think I could survive it now. Just for starters, the drive I make from one school to another is a break those teachers never get.

Second important thing I need to say….: Carl, re your loving comment, you ALL care that way. (Okay, yes, except for maybe Donald Trump. And those knuckleheads in the Texas Legislature… and....) I’m starting with everyone on this list and that’s a lot of people. And then I would spread that outward to all of your close friends and family members. I know for a rock-solid fact that every one of you carries through your daily life that same spirit of courage and devotion and generosity that you shared with your classmates and the community and the audiences in your time at Winedale. I saw it alive in every one of you in the reunion group. We saw it in Lou and Gabe and Hutch. And all of us saw it in Doc, who devoted hours and hours of his time over the past year to make that week possible and made every moment count and inspired us (again — and how fortunate we are, all these years later) to do the same. We remember it in those who were not able to be there for that gathering.

And there are real heroes among us who are not glimpsed fleetingly in tv news reports. Not all of you may know that Jeff Larsen is an immigration lawyer in Houston. Talk about someone in the trenches and fighting the good fight. Then there’s the guy whose sitcom could be called, “Five Ain’t Enough,” because at an age when I’m ready to collapse as a father of two, he and his wife adopted a young boy and made him the sixth and littlest of the Little-Meyers. Then there are those of you caring for a parent or sibling or friend in failing health, physical or emotional. Artists overcoming endless obstacles to hold the mirror up to nature. The team bringing The Play’s the Thing to young patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. And on and on. So don't get me started on the rest of you.

You all give your all in your work and life, I know that to be true. And when you can’t for whatever reason, you fight like hell to get back to being able to give it again. That’s why it’s really an honor to be considered a friend by all of you.

I really feel what I’m doing in the schools is attempting to share something of what we all discovered out at Winedale together. For whatever reason, this is the way I’m able to offer it. And I know each of you does that every day, in your own utterly original way. That’s why the sparks fly when a bunch of us get back together. We want to make something happen. We know what can happen in a week. Doc taught us that decades ago and yes we still burn.

What I was lucky enough to find when I began doing this work 25 years ago in the Seattle area is that there are kids who are thirsty for this experience, just like we were. It’s a real privilege to be able to help bring it to them in whatever way I can, for however many hours a year I can. Some are low-income, others are not. But they dive into it joyfully. I think they need it, just like we did. Something in them responds to the invitation. The invitation started with Miss Ima and it’s still going, in all of us.

cheers,

cs

Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-363-6864 office: 512-471-8367

...

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Anne Engelking Smith ankleking@gmail.com wrote:

Wow!!! Congratulations!! What an achievement for you to relish...no, that the kids will relish the rest of their lives!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Suhler, Jayne jsuhler@mail.smu.edu wrote:

...

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of Mary Collins mmcollins50@yahoo.com Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

...

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

...

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

> Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats. > > Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that. > > Dream, dream, dream! > > Susan > >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: >> Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! >> And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! >> And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well. >>> >>> Jerald >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote: >>> >>>> These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays. >>>> >>>> I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them. >>>> >>>> When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works. >>>> >>>> But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week. >>>> >>>> And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing. >>>> >>>> It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. >>>> Love to you. >>>> Terry >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com >>>> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com >>>> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am >>>> Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class >>>> >>>> Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early >>>> years of >>>> Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at >>>> linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. >>>> She's now on both the Google >>>> Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing >>>> lists. >>>> >>>> Welcome! >>>> >>>> >>>> --Mike >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

-- 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.

I agree with Bruce.... Clayton, you need to write a book! You lift my spirits by what you say and do! Lynn

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 2, 2015, at 7:36 AM, "Clayton Stromberger" cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Hey thanks everybody for all the thumbs-up (not “thumbs-ups,” right?)…. much appreciated. And fun to hear your voices again!

But I need to clarify one important thing, re Jerald’s original shout-out:

That prestigious honor is for the school and its staff, not those of us who pop in for a few hours a week. I’m very fortunate to have the opportunity to be a small part of what they have cooking now. And I’m one of a little gang of arts educators who are in that school every week; when we met for orientation, it was the first time in all my years in the schools that I’d found Shakespeare sitting right alongside orchestra, photography, fairy tale theater, ballet, and piano lessons (the latter for children with an incarcerated parent). I step gingerly past two dozen ukuleles every day on my way up to fourth grade classrooms. I don’t stand out when I walk into the office to sign in — and often I have to wait behind the two young people toting their viola cases. It’s wonderful. I hope someday every school I visit is like that.

The Blackshear teachers who work with those students all day, and work with their parents, and try to squeeze in as much real learning as they can while being told from upon high what to teach and when — those folks are the real heroes. I remember what a tough day at Blackshear took out of you (I was 38 at the time, just a kid) and I honestly don’t think I could survive it now. Just for starters, the drive I make from one school to another is a break those teachers never get.

Second important thing I need to say….: Carl, re your loving comment, you ALL care that way. (Okay, yes, except for maybe Donald Trump. And those knuckleheads in the Texas Legislature… and....) I’m starting with everyone on this list and that’s a lot of people. And then I would spread that outward to all of your close friends and family members. I know for a rock-solid fact that every one of you carries through your daily life that same spirit of courage and devotion and generosity that you shared with your classmates and the community and the audiences in your time at Winedale. I saw it alive in every one of you in the reunion group. We saw it in Lou and Gabe and Hutch. And all of us saw it in Doc, who devoted hours and hours of his time over the past year to make that week possible and made every moment count and inspired us (again — and how fortunate we are, all these years later) to do the same. We remember it in those who were not able to be there for that gathering.

And there are real heroes among us who are not glimpsed fleetingly in tv news reports. Not all of you may know that Jeff Larsen is an immigration lawyer in Houston. Talk about someone in the trenches and fighting the good fight. Then there’s the guy whose sitcom could be called, “Five Ain’t Enough,” because at an age when I’m ready to collapse as a father of two, he and his wife adopted a young boy and made him the sixth and littlest of the Little-Meyers. Then there are those of you caring for a parent or sibling or friend in failing health, physical or emotional. Artists overcoming endless obstacles to hold the mirror up to nature. The team bringing The Play’s the Thing to young patients at Dell Children’s Hospital. And on and on. So don't get me started on the rest of you.

You all give your all in your work and life, I know that to be true. And when you can’t for whatever reason, you fight like hell to get back to being able to give it again. That’s why it’s really an honor to be considered a friend by all of you.

I really feel what I’m doing in the schools is attempting to share something of what we all discovered out at Winedale together. For whatever reason, this is the way I’m able to offer it. And I know each of you does that every day, in your own utterly original way. That’s why the sparks fly when a bunch of us get back together. We want to make something happen. We know what can happen in a week. Doc taught us that decades ago and yes we still burn.

What I was lucky enough to find when I began doing this work 25 years ago in the Seattle area is that there are kids who are thirsty for this experience, just like we were. It’s a real privilege to be able to help bring it to them in whatever way I can, for however many hours a year I can. Some are low-income, others are not. But they dive into it joyfully. I think they need it, just like we did. Something in them responds to the invitation. The invitation started with Miss Ima and it’s still going, in all of us.

cheers,

cs

Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-363-6864 office: 512-471-8367

...

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Anne Engelking Smith ankleking@gmail.com wrote:

Wow!!! Congratulations!! What an achievement for you to relish...no, that the kids will relish the rest of their lives!

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 1, 2015, at 7:10 AM, Suhler, Jayne jsuhler@mail.smu.edu wrote:

...

Only a tiny fraction (.25 percent) of K-12 schools in the U.S. are designated Blue Ribbon. Parents in Dallas have slept in tents to be in line for transfer seats at the handful of schools here that have received the award over the years. What Clayton’s school has achieved is remarkable and his contributions can be traced directly to the award. All this is a nice way of saying CLAYTON YOU ARE ONE B.A.M.F.!!! jayne

From: Winedale-l winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org on behalf of Mary Collins mmcollins50@yahoo.com Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:33 AM To: Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu Cc: "shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com" shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com, "winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org" winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Because it has been on my mind--

Dearest Clayton, You rock! You are an inspiration. Congratulations to all of you. Love. Mary

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

...

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

...

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

> Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats. > > Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that. > > Dream, dream, dream! > > Susan > >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: >> Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! >> And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! >> And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote: >> >>> Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well. >>> >>> Jerald >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote: >>> >>>> These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays. >>>> >>>> I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them. >>>> >>>> When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works. >>>> >>>> But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week. >>>> >>>> And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing. >>>> >>>> It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. >>>> Love to you. >>>> Terry >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com >>>> To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com >>>> Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am >>>> Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class >>>> >>>> Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early >>>> years of >>>> Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at >>>> linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. >>>> She's now on both the Google >>>> Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing >>>> lists. >>>> >>>> Welcome! >>>> >>>> >>>> --Mike >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> >> >> -- >> 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. _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Clayton! When I read that the arts were "tossed aside the moment scores dipped," I pictured boats full of administrators frantically bailing while the boat you and your kids were in bobbed safely along. I.e., art is a lifesaver, and you're an expert pilot. xxxxoooo

On Sep 30, 2015, at 9:18 PM, Clayton Stromberger cstromberger@austin.utexas.edu wrote:

Thanks y'all — a pretty neat group of kids, they actually cheered this afternoon when I told them I’d brought the rest of Hamlet 1.1 for them to take home (we’ve been working on the first 20 or so lines). They were unfazed to see Fred Cantu and his cameraman in the little “theater room” built over the summer and eagerly volunteered for their turn at Bernardo, Francisco, et al.

Very impressive and heartening what’s going on at Blackshear; next door to us in the dance studio, I saw a class of first graders in socks lining up on their tippytoes for ballet lessons. I’m so glad the principal, Betty Jenkins, is receiving this Blue Ribbon recognition for her determination to make the school the first Fine Arts Magnet at the elementary level in the district. It’s a remarkable sea change from the atmosphere of even a decade ago — when arts were tossed aside the moment scores dipped — and I hope this award will give other elementary-level administrators in low-income communities the courage and incentive to make the arts an integral part of their students’ day.

Especially sweet since I was run off from Blackshear 16 years ago largely for doing Shakespeare with my classes when I should have been drilling them for the TAAS test…!

cs

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:43 PM, Aubrey Carter aubreycarter@sbcglobal.net wrote:

Great work Clayton.

ACDO 1401 E. 7th St. Austin, TX 78702 512-472-3393

On Sep 30, 2015, at 6:30 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

...

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

...

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

...

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

-- 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.

_______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Clayton, You are my hero. But you know that. Everything you do embodies what I most love about Winedale. We are all proud that the good work you do is finally being recognized I love you, sweet Buddy Terry

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:24 PM, Barker, Michael Michael_Barker@spe.sony.com wrote:

Congratulations to Prince Clayton

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 30, 2015, at 7:31 PM, Jerald Head jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

I just saw Clayton on the local news working with the kids at Blackshear Elementary, which was awarded a Blue Ribbon status. The arts program there was mentioned as a real plus. Good job kids, teachers, and Clayton.👏👏👏👏

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:59 PM, Susan Todd susangayletodd@gmail.com wrote:

...

Love and big smooches to all of you! What a thrill it was to have Doc and JoAnn and such a goodly herd of our beloveds in the theater. I'm sorry the Ghost of Scottish Rite Theater targeted Lynn in its naughty shenanigans. I promise to get Stan to smudge the place in preparation for any of you who dare to enter and sit in the seats.

Terry, your email enchants me. Thank you for that.

Dream, dream, dream!

Susan

...

On Tue, Sep 29, 2015 at 8:29 PM, Lynn McGuire lynnedwardsmcguire@hotmail.com wrote: Jerald - glad I could be your buffer and I enjoyed Susan's production of COE too - very creative and entertaining! The theatre and sets were gorgeous... But do check your chair backs before sitting down. I had an entanglement with my first choice which had a broken back and almost broke mine as we collapsed to the floor! Our two wonderful doctors - Craig and Jerald came to my rescue, prescribed Advil and ice, and we then all enjoyed the show. Of course Jerald had to inform me how sore I would be in the morning! Anyway - come see the show and let's all go to dinner! And Terry, thanks for your lovely words! They mean a lot! It also meant the world to me that you came to our performances- you were missed during the week! And to the rest of you- keep writing, it is joyful to hear your voices! Love, Lynn Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 2:04 PM, "Jerald Head" jlhead1952@gmail.com wrote:

...

Sunday I went to the Scottish Rite Theater to see “The Comedy of Errors,” which is always such fun. This time it was directed by reunion alum Susan Todd and one of the Dromio’s was played by Kathy Blackbird who was a real hoot. I just love to see those Dromios receiving a few licks. . I know I loved beating Mary Collins in 1978, when she was my Dromio.. There were several other Winedale alums in the show as well. Zaniness ensued. There was a mini reunion in the audience. Hurwitz, Lynn, Joy, Mike Mergan, Doc, and Joann were all in attendance as was Jonathan and Whitney Ayres. It was good to see them all . Thankfully, Lynn sat between Joy and I so Joy’s harassment of me was kept to a minimum. The theater itself is worth seeing as well which was built in 1871 and if I am not mistaken, some of the fly/ sets used in CE were original. It looked great. The show runs for a while longer so if you are in Austin, and looking for an escape from the ACL hoards, go support some local theater, and of course our friends as well.

Jerald

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 29, 2015, at 12:53 PM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com wrote:

...

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org; Shakespeare Winedale shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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. -- 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.

-- 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.

-- 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.

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

---

Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Hey, Terry. Good to hear your voice. Hope you are well, happy, and making waves in Tallahassee. The reunion week was, from beginning to end, very special. Everyone had time to work, and play and sit down and talk and tell stories. And laugh. I did. A lot. Yes, another miracle and enchantment, as it has always been, sweet and rich and joyfully musical. The 50th will be even greater. With college -age kids (grand-children ?) on the front rows. OMG.

Love,

Doc

On Sep 29, 2015, at 10:53 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List wrote:

These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the reunion plays.

I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.

When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way Winedale works.

But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in just a week.

And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your playing.

It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and always will be. Love to you. Terry

-----Original Message----- From: Mike Godwin mnemonic@gmail.com To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums <winedale-l@lists.wikimedia.org

...

; Shakespeare Winedale <shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list@googlegroups.com

Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class

Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early years of Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at linda.addison@nortonrosefulbright.com. She's now on both the Google Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing lists.

Welcome!

--Mike

-- 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.

-- 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.