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Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat! Doc On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote: _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

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Oh no you did not - OK, it is ON Summer 1980: the Lear that left the audience and the players so stunned that they sat in the barn for 10 minutes in the dark afterward... Larsen howling, Galloway with her achingly poignant fool, Godwin plucking out the eyes, Faires at his evil best, me throwing mud specks into the audience..... awesome. Having said that, I agree with Clayton - the first folio Hamlet two years ago at camp Shakespeare just blew me away... maybe it is that EVERY year creates its own unique magic and only Doc really knows the formula to produce that magic..... Thank you Eric for luring the reclusive Dr. Head out in the open! He took the bait. Fear not, Jerald, anyone who set foot in the barn after the summer of '75 has wished for a time machine so they could somehow turn back the cruel clock and sneak into that parade.... I was only 82 miles away that summer, a goofy teenager messing around with a Super 8 movie camera, and I still am ticked off (unfairly of course) at my parents for not taking me out there to see it. Your wonderful little description only makes me wish to go back in time even more. But let me add that if you were not in attendance for the summer of '86, you missed some really amazing, amazing moments, earned through, as I recall, intense hard work and genuine suffering and crawling-up-from-the-depths effort. Even the unflappable Zig looked stunned and drained after those performances. We told him the group was terrific. "Really?" he asked, dazed. And I have to say that being a part of the first Winedale "Hamlet" in '83 with Rando, Larsen, Mize & Co. wasn't too darn bad. I even remember that the summer of 2000, Doc's last, so far from the days of the Polka Dots, had many moments of aching beauty and riveting ensemble electricity. Still the best "Pericles" I've ever seen. And the Camp Shakespeare Bad Quarto "Hamlet" a few years ago may have been, as Doc put it himself, the best complete performance I've ever witnessed in the Barn. Kids ages 10 to 14 or so who weren't even alive when Don Pedro and that parade marched into the Barn. Doc always has had, and shared, that rare gift for looking backwards (to the glories of '71, '75, other breakthroughs) and forward (what THIS group can do with its potential) at the same time. There was always something great to be done, with the lesson being, there still is today. That's one of the experiences we all share, no matter what summer we were lucky enough to alight in that old barn. Come out to Camp Shakespeare performances next weekend and you'll see it's still going on, this very moment. cheers, clayton s. On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:47 PM, Jerald Head wrote: Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)? [mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James Ayres report this with some degree of confidence: afterwards? (Sp) 15? lining up and would like me to clarify these details. all! calendars with Hotmail. Get busy. Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator UT Shakespeare at Winedale College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-228-1055/ office: 512-471-4726 _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Thank you Eric for luring the reclusive Dr. Head out in the open! He took the bait. Fear not, Jerald, anyone who set foot in the barn after the summer of '75 has wished for a time machine so they could somehow turn back the cruel clock and sneak into that parade.... I was only 82 miles away that summer, a goofy teenager messing around with a Super 8 movie camera, and I still am ticked off (unfairly of course) at my parents for not taking me out there to see it. Your wonderful little description only makes me wish to go back in time even more. But let me add that if you were not in attendance for the summer of '86, you missed some really amazing, amazing moments, earned through, as I recall, intense hard work and genuine suffering and crawling-up-from-the-depths effort. Even the unflappable Zig looked stunned and drained after those performances. We told him the group was terrific. "Really?" he asked, dazed. And I have to say that being a part of the first Winedale "Hamlet" in '83 with Rando, Larsen, Mize & Co. wasn't too darn bad. I even remember that the summer of 2000, Doc's last, so far from the days of the Polka Dots, had many moments of aching beauty and riveting ensemble electricity. Still the best "Pericles" I've ever seen. And the Camp Shakespeare Bad Quarto "Hamlet" a few years ago may have been, as Doc put it himself, the best complete performance I've ever witnessed in the Barn. Kids ages 10 to 14 or so who weren't even alive when Don Pedro and that parade marched into the Barn. Doc always has had, and shared, that rare gift for looking backwards (to the glories of '71, '75, other breakthroughs) and forward (what THIS group can do with its potential) at the same time. There was always something great to be done, with the lesson being, there still is today. That's one of the experiences we all share, no matter what summer we were lucky enough to alight in that old barn. Come out to Camp Shakespeare performances next weekend and you'll see it's still going on, this very moment. cheers, clayton s. On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:47 PM, Jerald Head wrote: Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote: Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat! Doc On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote: Doc, David has thousands of fans so be prepared. Start cooking, pull out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)? Just thought I’d try to heat up this list-serv a bit. Eric *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [ mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org<winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org> ] *On Behalf Of *James Ayres *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:43 PM *To:* David Ziegler *Cc:* winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 While we have not made final arrangements for everything I can report this with some degree of confidence: 1) Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas? Yes. 2) Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards? Yes. 3) Until what time is above event to unfold? Probably about 7. 4) Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp) No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14. 5) Or are we staying through the evening and vacating on August 15? Yes. After breakfast. Sorry to have to ask someone to repeat him or herself, but fans are lining up and would like me to clarify these details. Just how many "fans" are you talking about? Looking forward (you can't IMAGINE how much) to being with you all! David ------------------------------ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. Get busy.<http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&… _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator UT Shakespeare at Winedale College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-228-1055/ office: 512-471-4726 _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

EXCUSE ME!!! In 1977 we had the distinction of being the first class to do 3 plays, CE, Taming and Merchant, performing both weekends, featuring Jerald Head as Antiopholus of Ephesus. He morphed into the majordomo at Petruchio's estate in Taming, where Maggie Megaw was tortured as Kate, and then became the young lover in the beautiful scene with Shylock's daughter. HI, JERALD!! From: Mike Godwin &lt;mgodwin(a)wikimedia.org&gt; To: Clay Stromberger &lt;cstromberger(a)mail.utexas.edu&gt; Cc: "Thomas, Eric" &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>; &quot;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&quot; &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; Sent: Sat, June 12, 2010 2:11:31 AM Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 I feel bad for the '75 and '86 classes sometimes, since 1980 was the best year. First time three plays had been done both weekends. (Three plays had been done before, but not every weekend -- that was 1978.) First time a complete tragedy ("King Lear") had been done in the summer. (When I mentioned this on the street to Jerald Head, he dismissively said our doing Lear "would be a tragedy, all right." He underestimated us.) Of course, we had ringers. Terry Galloway, for example. And Jeff Larsen. We also had, for the first time anywhere, both Cindy and Teresa Jaynes on the same stage. Robert Faires was there. Some guy named Bruce Meyer. Joy Howard (who'd been the Nurse in a spring R&J, but now was cast as a twin Dromio to Robert Perica's Dromio). Phyllis, Caryl, Rich -- everyone was special, and if you had been to Winedale before (as I had, just the previous summer -- I returned in 1980 lucky enough to play in the shadow of these greats!), it was obvious that all the great streams of magic had converged. Sure, 1983 was great -- not least because the "Hamlet" that Clayton remembers had Mize, Larsen, and Rando (all of whom had participated in 1980). Yes, 1986 was great, not least because the class of 1980 had shown just how it all could be done. Not that I can claim to be much more than a witness to the sheer greatness of 1980. (If I have seen less far than other men, it is because giants are standing on my shoulders.) But when I hear Jerald or Zieg reminisce, I sigh and smile sadly, shaking my head, thinking "Ah, if they only knew." Love, --Mike On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Clay Stromberger &lt;cstromberger(a)mail.utexas.edu&gt; wrote: Thank you Eric for luring the reclusive Dr. Head out in the open! He took the bait. Fear not, Jerald, anyone who set foot in the barn after the summer of '75 has wished for a time machine so they could somehow turn back the cruel clock and sneak into that parade.... I was only 82 miles away that summer, a goofy teenager messing around with a Super 8 movie camera, and I still am ticked off (unfairly of course) at my parents for not taking me out there to see it. Your wonderful little description only makes me wish to go back in time even more. But let me add that if you were not in attendance for the summer of '86, you missed some really amazing, amazing moments, earned through, as I recall, intense hard work and genuine suffering and crawling-up-from-the-depths effort. Even the unflappable Zig looked stunned and drained after those performances. We told him the group was terrific. "Really?" he asked, dazed. And I have to say that being a part of the first Winedale "Hamlet" in '83 with Rando, Larsen, Mize & Co. wasn't too darn bad. I even remember that the summer of 2000, Doc's last, so far from the days of the Polka Dots, had many moments of aching beauty and riveting ensemble electricity. Still the best "Pericles" I've ever seen. And the Camp Shakespeare Bad Quarto "Hamlet" a few years ago may have been, as Doc put it himself, the best complete performance I've ever witnessed in the Barn. Kids ages 10 to 14 or so who weren't even alive when Don Pedro and that parade marched into the Barn. Doc always has had, and shared, that rare gift for looking backwards (to the glories of '71, '75, other breakthroughs) and forward (what THIS group can do with its potential) at the same time. There was always something great to be done, with the lesson being, there still is today. That's one of the experiences we all share, no matter what summer we were lucky enough to alight in that old barn. Come out to Camp Shakespeare performances next weekend and you'll see it's still going on, this very moment. cheers, clayton s. On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:47 PM, Jerald Head wrote: Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator UT Shakespeare at Winedale College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-228-1055/ office: 512-471-4726 _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

I feel bad for the '75 and '86 classes sometimes, since 1980 was the best year. First time three plays had been done both weekends. (Three plays had been done before, but not every weekend -- that was 1978.) First time a complete tragedy ("King Lear") had been done in the summer. (When I mentioned this on the street to Jerald Head, he dismissively said our doing Lear "would be a tragedy, all right." He underestimated us.) Of course, we had ringers. Terry Galloway, for example. And Jeff Larsen. We also had, for the first time anywhere, both Cindy and Teresa Jaynes on the same stage. Robert Faires was there. Some guy named Bruce Meyer. Joy Howard (who'd been the Nurse in a spring R&J, but now was cast as a twin Dromio to Robert Perica's Dromio). Phyllis, Caryl, Rich -- everyone was special, and if you had been to Winedale before (as I had, just the previous summer -- I returned in 1980 lucky enough to play in the shadow of these greats!), it was obvious that all the great streams of magic had converged. Sure, 1983 was great -- not least because the "Hamlet" that Clayton remembers had Mize, Larsen, and Rando (all of whom had participated in 1980). Yes, 1986 was great, not least because the class of 1980 had shown just how it all could be done. Not that I can claim to be much more than a witness to the sheer greatness of 1980. (If I have seen less far than other men, it is because giants are standing on my shoulders.) But when I hear Jerald or Zieg reminisce, I sigh and smile sadly, shaking my head, thinking "Ah, if they only knew." Love, --Mike On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Clay Stromberger &lt;cstromberger(a)mail.utexas.edu&gt; wrote: Thank you Eric for luring the reclusive Dr. Head out in the open! He took the bait. Fear not, Jerald, anyone who set foot in the barn after the summer of '75 has wished for a time machine so they could somehow turn back the cruel clock and sneak into that parade.... I was only 82 miles away that summer, a goofy teenager messing around with a Super 8 movie camera, and I still am ticked off (unfairly of course) at my parents for not taking me out there to see it. Your wonderful little description only makes me wish to go back in time even more. But let me add that if you were not in attendance for the summer of '86, you missed some really amazing, amazing moments, earned through, as I recall, intense hard work and genuine suffering and crawling-up-from-the-depths effort. Even the unflappable Zig looked stunned and drained after those performances. We told him the group was terrific. "Really?" he asked, dazed. And I have to say that being a part of the first Winedale "Hamlet" in '83 with Rando, Larsen, Mize & Co. wasn't too darn bad. I even remember that the summer of 2000, Doc's last, so far from the days of the Polka Dots, had many moments of aching beauty and riveting ensemble electricity. Still the best "Pericles" I've ever seen. And the Camp Shakespeare Bad Quarto "Hamlet" a few years ago may have been, as Doc put it himself, the best complete performance I've ever witnessed in the Barn. Kids ages 10 to 14 or so who weren't even alive when Don Pedro and that parade marched into the Barn. Doc always has had, and shared, that rare gift for looking backwards (to the glories of '71, '75, other breakthroughs) and forward (what THIS group can do with its potential) at the same time. There was always something great to be done, with the lesson being, there still is today. That's one of the experiences we all share, no matter what summer we were lucky enough to alight in that old barn. Come out to Camp Shakespeare performances next weekend and you'll see it's still going on, this very moment. cheers, clayton s. On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:47 PM, Jerald Head wrote: Clayton Stromberger Outreach Coordinator UT Shakespeare at Winedale College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin www.shakespeare-winedale.org cell: 512-228-1055/ office: 512-471-4726 _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate

From what I'm reading, this applies to friendships born from 1970 forward!

On Sat, Jun 12, 2010 at 6:46 PM, Jerald Head &lt;jlhead1952(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: Mike, All jesting aside, I do remember the Lear performance 30 years later, and I was amazed, eyeballs and all. And I remember Joy, and Robert, and Jeff. Joy was such a delight and Robert was soooo evil. Some guy as you mentioned, Bruce Meyer was there too. It is such fun to stir up such memories. Although I will never concede "best class" I tip my hat to "80. The fact is, every summer is special, and each summer is special in its own way. I had been in the class of '79, and I had learned an immense amount that summer, especially from Maria Black, who gave the most informative and nuanced line readings for Rosalind that I had ever heard (I still believe her Rosalind is the best I've ever seen, for that matter, and I've seen a bunch since then). Maria, Bruce Wharton, and Richard South were returning from the previous summer, as I recall, and each of them taught me a lot. But those of us for whom 1979 was our first summer also had so much to offer -- Bruce Meyer, Jeanne McCarthy, Britt Block, Teresa Jaynes, Robin Mize, and David Sharpe come immediately to mind. In 1980, those of us returning from 1979 and from previous years were all very aware that it was the tenth summer. We especially knew what kind of impact your classes had, Jerald -- people in the community still talked about them -- and we knew we had to build on that in 1980. We knew we could do comedy, but were not entirely sure we could do a whole tragedy. (Well, maybe some of us were sure -- I was nervous, though.) I strongly believe that if 1980 stands out, it's largely because of the strength of experience -- not just the strength of experienced individuals (although we had a lot of folks returning to perform that summer) but the strength of the shared experience and community of knowledge that was created by people like you, Jerald -- and Mary and Terry and Maggie and so many others -- and communicated in some profound cultural way so that we quickly grasped the magnitude of the tasks before us, and we were able to hit the ground running as a group. (I remember with great clarity a moment when David Polley and I were sitting in the chairs and coaching Robert Faires about different ways we thought he could play evil Edmund -- I think we both took as much pride in Robert's performance as he did.) For me, summer of 1981 was a lot harder -- fewer returning students, plus a role (Leontes) that I had immense difficulty figuring out. But one of the sweetest compliments I ever got at Winedale came from a kid who was watching me perform as a guard (no lines) in "Measure for Measure" -- "I was watching you the whole time! You were always in character! You were really acting!" Where did I learn how to do that? I had to wonder. And I realized I learned it pretty much from every one of you who had worked at Winedale, either with me or before me. Quite often I felt as if all of you were with me as I performed. (There have been times in the years since that I have performed some moment of comedy or madness and find myself thinking "that's how Bruce Meyer would have done it" or "that's how Terry Galloway would have done it.") For most of the 1980s I was in the audience. If you were performing, you probably heard me laughing at some point (I'd even laugh in tragedies, which one summer got me a threatening look from an audience member). And seeing Robin or Jeff or David Sharpe performing in later summers, I'd always feel this little pang -- I wanted to be performing with you folks again. And I could see in 1986 (and before, and after) that whole groups of people I'd never performed with (Willie Wilson! David Ziegler! Stephanie Modlin!) were feeling the same magic I had felt. I wanted to work with them too. (In 2005, finally got to perform with Zieg!) The fact is, every summer I performed in, and every summer I attended as an audience member, has given me something special that I will remember for the rest of my life. (Performing once more in summer of 1989 was, as I now know New Orleans folks like to say, "lagniappe," although it did give me the peculiar pleasure of having Bruce Meyer walk up to me at intermission and, with horror and disbelief at my performance in "Shoemakers Holiday," cry out in anguish that "You sang!" Bruce has always been a "fan" of my singing voice.) Speaking of New Orleans, it's probably worth mentioning that a new addition to our list, Angela Breckenridge (1988 and 1989), is performing the title role in "Hamlet" in New Orleans this summer. It's mentioned in this newsletter -- http://www.dcc.edu/networks/31/ -- and you can see a pic of the remarkably unaged Prince of Denmark here (the one on the left): http://www.dcc.edu/networks/31/Hamlet-Publicity-033.jpg . --Mike _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Half empty? Half full? I didn't have the good fortune to attend any of the summers I did not attend (if you get my meaning), but when in doubt, quote the big guy: 29 When, in disgrace with Fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least, Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings. From what I'm reading, this applies to friendships born from 1970 forward! Carl Smith 1970 - and, happily, several times after... On Jun 13, 2010, at 10:12 AM, Mike Godwin wrote: _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

I feel bad for the '75 and '86 classes sometimes, since 1980 was the best year. First time three plays had been done both weekends. (Three plays had been done before, but not every weekend -- that was 1978.) First time a complete tragedy ("King Lear") had been done in the summer. (When I mentioned this on the street to Jerald Head, he dismissively said our doing Lear "would be a tragedy, all right." He underestimated us.) Of course, we had ringers. Terry Galloway, for example. And Jeff Larsen. We also had, for the first time anywhere, both Cindy and Teresa Jaynes on the same stage. Robert Faires was there. Some guy named Bruce Meyer. Joy Howard (who'd been the Nurse in a spring R&J, but now was cast as a twin Dromio to Robert Perica's Dromio). Phyllis, Caryl, Rich -- everyone was special, and if you had been to Winedale before (as I had, just the previous summer -- I returned in 1980 lucky enough to play in the shadow of these greats!), it was obvious that all the great streams of magic had converged. Sure, 1983 was great -- not least because the "Hamlet" that Clayton remembers had Mize, Larsen, and Rando (all of whom had participated in 1980). Yes, 1986 was great, not least because the class of 1980 had shown just how it all could be done. Not that I can claim to be much more than a witness to the sheer greatness of 1980. (If I have seen less far than other men, it is because giants are standing on my shoulders.) But when I hear Jerald or Zieg reminisce, I sigh and smile sadly, shaking my head, thinking "Ah, if they only knew." Love, --Mike On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Clay Stromberger < cstromberger(a)mail.utexas.edu&gt; wrote: _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Ah, Jerald, such wisdom about the class of ‘75. Oh, I just happened to be a part of it as well. But I must address the first-time-we-did-a full-play misconception, however darling every other single thing you said was: The first full play was The Tempest, in 1973, put together in one week, and generator of one of the most exciting and fantastic improvisations ever done in the barn, which was developed for the performances: for the storm, the whole class was strewn from balcony downward along the stage left stairs, holding and billowing for dear life one of the big tarps from under the pecan trees. Someone behind the barn cracked a big piece of sheet metal for thunder. Someone emitted lightning from the lighting booth. Doc started it all. And the second was Midsummer, put together in a somewhat longer amount of time. Love to ALL, Alice From: Jerald Head &lt;jlhead1952(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500 To: James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; Cc: "Thomas, Eric" &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>, &quot;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&quot; &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote: _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

Dear Alice, Thank you for correcting the misconception about the first -time-we did-a full-play misconception. It is in times like these that we need a wise historian. I fear my emotions led me to obscure the facts, like many a Texan politician. My neurons are not firing this morning so perhaps you, as our historian, could remind Mr Godwin that the first time 3 plays were done was not in '78 but I believe in either '76 or '77. I would direct this to Mr Godwin himself, but he seems to recall me being dismissive of attempting a tragedy in some distant conversation so long ago and I fear adding to the heat of this discussion. I do not recall being dismissive and that would certainly be out of character. Surely I was being sincere, but time may have clouded our memories of that encounter as well. But really, time may obscure some memories but nothing seems as delicious as Alice and Donald becoming Beatrice and Benedict. Love, Jerald On Jun 11, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Alice Gordon wrote:

I happily admit my error! I do recall finding a lead casket with an (apparently) colorized photo of Portia when digging through boxes of costumes and props in 1979. Now to the important issue: when was the first CE in which stuffed fruit, animals, etc. (possibly a rubber chicken) were thrown? --m On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:32 PM, James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; wrote: '77 was the first three-play effort: CE, MV, TS. Doc On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:00 AM, Jerald Head wrote:

I think Dr. Meyers and Counselor/Art Appraiser Blackbird hold the rubber chicken lore of which I am aware. Blackbird pulled a rubber chicken out of her bloomers in CE reunion during the gate scene. “Get me a crow.” What year was that? Stan Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI Texas Healing Arts Institute School of Massage, Day Spa and Clinic 7001 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78757 stan(a)texashealingarts.com 512 323 6042 ------------------------------ *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Godwin *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:35 PM *To:* James Ayres *Cc:* Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 I happily admit my error! I do recall finding a lead casket with an (apparently) colorized photo of Portia when digging through boxes of costumes and props in 1979. Now to the important issue: when was the first CE in which stuffed fruit, animals, etc. (possibly a rubber chicken) were thrown? --m On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:32 PM, James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; wrote: '77 was the first three-play effort: CE, MV, TS. Doc On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:00 AM, Jerald Head wrote: Dear Alice, Thank you for correcting the misconception about the first -time-we did-a full-play misconception. It is in times like these that we need a wise historian. I fear my emotions led me to obscure the facts, like many a Texan politician. My neurons are not firing this morning so perhaps you, as our historian, could remind Mr Godwin that the first time 3 plays were done was not in '78 but I believe in either '76 or '77. I would direct this to Mr Godwin himself, but he seems to recall me being dismissive of attempting a tragedy in some distant conversation so long ago and I fear adding to the heat of this discussion. I do not recall being dismissive and that would certainly be out of character. Surely I was being sincere, but time may have clouded our memories of that encounter as well. But really, time may obscure some memories but nothing seems as delicious as Alice and Donald becoming Beatrice and Benedict. Love, Jerald On Jun 11, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Alice Gordon wrote: Ah, Jerald, such wisdom about the class of ‘75. Oh, I just happened to be a part of it as well. But I must address the first-time-we-did-a full-play misconception, however darling every other single thing you said was: The first full play was The Tempest, in 1973, put together in one week, and generator of one of the most exciting and fantastic improvisations ever done in the barn, which was developed for the performances: for the storm, the whole class was strewn from balcony downward along the stage left stairs, holding and billowing for dear life one of the big tarps from under the pecan trees. Someone behind the barn cracked a big piece of sheet metal for thunder. Someone emitted lightning from the lighting booth. Doc started it all. And the second was Midsummer, put together in a somewhat longer amount of time. Love to ALL, Alice ------------------------------ *From: *Jerald Head &lt;jlhead1952(a)gmail.com&gt; *Date: *Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500 *To: *James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; *Cc: *"Thomas, Eric" &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>, " winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&quot; &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; *Subject: *Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote: Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat! Doc On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote: Doc, David has thousands of fans so be prepared. Start cooking, pull out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)? Just thought I’d try to heat up this list-serv a bit. Eric *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [ mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org]<winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org%5d> *On Behalf Of *James Ayres *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:43 PM *To:* David Ziegler *Cc:* winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 While we have not made final arrangements for everything I can report this with some degree of confidence: 1) Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas? Yes. 2) Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards? Yes. 3) Until what time is above event to unfold? Probably about 7. 4) Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp) No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14. 5) Or are we staying through the evening and vacating on August 15? Yes. After breakfast. Sorry to have to ask someone to repeat him or herself, but fans are lining up and would like me to clarify these details. Just how many "fans" are you talking about? 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Felt fruit at least as early as CE in 1985; however, we used fruit we had found in Hazel’s (attic), so it must have pre-dated that. Ahhh… the fun had in Hazel’s. stan Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI Texas Healing Arts Institute School of Massage, Day Spa and Clinic 7001 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78757 stan(a)texashealingarts.com 512 323 6042 ------------------------------ *From:* mmdarlington(a)gmail.com [mailto:mmdarlington@gmail.com] *On Behalf Of *Madge Darlington *Sent:* Monday, June 14, 2010 11:52 AM *To:* Stan Kern *Cc:* Mike Godwin; James Ayres; Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 I realize I'm a relative whippersnapper in this group, so I'll have to help you all along with memories from the '90's. Blackbird pulled a chicken out of her pants in the 1990 reunion performance. Mike, the felted fruit you are referring to was thanks to the 1995 class, unquestionably the best Winedale class ever. Matt, Anne, Sangeeta, Mushtaq, Carrie, Mary K., Andy, Mark, Sage, Patrick, Shanna, Shawn K., Michael Mergen--oh dear, I'm fear I'm leaving out a few of my comrades in this amazing ensemble who were forever felted together through countless hours of sewing and throwing fake fruit. Love, Madge On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Stan Kern &lt;stan(a)texashealingarts.com&gt; wrote: I think Dr. Meyers and Counselor/Art Appraiser Blackbird hold the rubber chicken lore of which I am aware. Blackbird pulled a rubber chicken out of her bloomers in CE reunion during the gate scene. “Get me a crow.” What year was that? Stan Kirsten Kern,PhD, LMTI Texas Healing Arts Institute School of Massage, Day Spa and Clinic 7001 Burnet Road Austin, TX 78757 stan(a)texashealingarts.com 512 323 6042 ------------------------------ *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Mike Godwin *Sent:* Sunday, June 13, 2010 5:35 PM *To:* James Ayres *Cc:* Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 I happily admit my error! I do recall finding a lead casket with an (apparently) colorized photo of Portia when digging through boxes of costumes and props in 1979. Now to the important issue: when was the first CE in which stuffed fruit, animals, etc. (possibly a rubber chicken) were thrown? --m On Sun, Jun 13, 2010 at 4:32 PM, James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; wrote: '77 was the first three-play effort: CE, MV, TS. Doc On Jun 12, 2010, at 7:00 AM, Jerald Head wrote: Dear Alice, Thank you for correcting the misconception about the first -time-we did-a full-play misconception. It is in times like these that we need a wise historian. I fear my emotions led me to obscure the facts, like many a Texan politician. My neurons are not firing this morning so perhaps you, as our historian, could remind Mr Godwin that the first time 3 plays were done was not in '78 but I believe in either '76 or '77. I would direct this to Mr Godwin himself, but he seems to recall me being dismissive of attempting a tragedy in some distant conversation so long ago and I fear adding to the heat of this discussion. I do not recall being dismissive and that would certainly be out of character. Surely I was being sincere, but time may have clouded our memories of that encounter as well. But really, time may obscure some memories but nothing seems as delicious as Alice and Donald becoming Beatrice and Benedict. Love, Jerald On Jun 11, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Alice Gordon wrote: Ah, Jerald, such wisdom about the class of ‘75. Oh, I just happened to be a part of it as well. But I must address the first-time-we-did-a full-play misconception, however darling every other single thing you said was: The first full play was The Tempest, in 1973, put together in one week, and generator of one of the most exciting and fantastic improvisations ever done in the barn, which was developed for the performances: for the storm, the whole class was strewn from balcony downward along the stage left stairs, holding and billowing for dear life one of the big tarps from under the pecan trees. Someone behind the barn cracked a big piece of sheet metal for thunder. Someone emitted lightning from the lighting booth. Doc started it all. And the second was Midsummer, put together in a somewhat longer amount of time. Love to ALL, Alice ------------------------------ *From: *Jerald Head &lt;jlhead1952(a)gmail.com&gt; *Date: *Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500 *To: *James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; *Cc: *"Thomas, Eric" &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>, " winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&quot; &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; *Subject: *Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote: Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat! Doc On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote: Doc, David has thousands of fans so be prepared. Start cooking, pull out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)? Just thought I’d try to heat up this list-serv a bit. Eric *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [ mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org]<winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org%5d> *On Behalf Of *James Ayres *Sent:* Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:43 PM *To:* David Ziegler *Cc:* winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 While we have not made final arrangements for everything I can report this with some degree of confidence: 1) Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas? Yes. 2) Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards? Yes. 3) Until what time is above event to unfold? Probably about 7. 4) Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp) No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14. 5) Or are we staying through the evening and vacating on August 15? Yes. After breakfast. Sorry to have to ask someone to repeat him or herself, but fans are lining up and would like me to clarify these details. Just how many "fans" are you talking about? Looking forward (you can't IMAGINE how much) to being with you all! David ------------------------------ The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with Hotmail. 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the chicken appeared with us in 1979 in AYLI It also appeared in 1980 in CE (as did felt fruit - I remember Robin and the Jaynes sisters sewing madly) It has appeared in the reunion performances in 1990, 1995, 2000, and 2005 ("this dog, my dog..."). Rebekah has ensured that the camp program has had a rubber chicken every summer since inception (including this summer) - the chicken has an honored place in our home.

the chicken proudly lives with Juan E. Bango - a mythical and semi-legendary Winedale figure.... juan.e.bango(a)gmail.com On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Bruce Meyer < Bruce.Meyer(a)utsouthwestern.edu&gt; wrote: Bruce, if you have an email address for the rubber chicken, I'll add it to the alumni mailing list. --Mike _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

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I mostly recall Bouler's immortal line after the play was over, in the dressing room (I can still see him sidling up with that deadpan expression)... "That was a real pullet surprise..."... (grooannnn) On Jun 15, 2010, at 9:09 AM, Bouler, John wrote: Really!? Gee, the way **I** remember it, it wasn’t a chicken, but a turkey vulture. And wasn’t it during the final casket-choosing scene in Merchant? I seem to recall James (as Bassanio) trying to stay in character as it hopped from casket to casket….huh. Amazingly, given the tricks memory seems to play, we all seem to be on the same page on this one. Like Bob, I remember John remarking afterward that the situation had him contemplating murder most fowl. --Mark ------------------------------ *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *robin mize *Sent:* Tuesday, June 15, 2010 8:49 AM *To:* Pees, Robert *Cc:* Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums; Eric Thomas; Bruce Meyer *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 Jeff Larsen and I were on stage with said chicken before john came on, and I remember Jeff walking over to it in character, and scratching his beard wondering what to do. I thought of throwing my skirts over it, but then what??? Poor John. We really should have done something. Of course, he handled it best. When the audience laughed after he booted the chicken, he put the bare bodkin menacingly under the chin of a poor audience member in the front row; he really did seem mad, and everyone got deadly quiet. Robin On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Pees, Robert &lt;rpees(a)akingump.com&gt; wrote: "There is special providence in the fall of a chicken." Steve's recollection is accurate. Those of us backstage were in panic mode, but John handled the episode with aplomb. I have a dim recollection that after the performance John said that he contemplated using the antique dagger that he was carrying, but ultimately decided against it. Perhaps for the reunion programs we should have a disclaimer that "No live chickens were harmed during the staging of this production." Bob ------------------------------ *From:* winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org [mailto: winedale-l-bounces(a)lists.wikimedia.org] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Price *Sent:* Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:57 AM *To:* John Rando; Bruce Meyer *Cc:* Eric Thomas; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 I remember our chicken well. It wandered in through stage right, futzed around on the lip of the stage, and eventually settled into the one empty chair in the front row stage left. Near panic blew through the backstage area like wildfire: "There's a live chicken out there! How can we get rid of it?" The feeling of helplessness was agonizing, and he was out there for at least a scene & a half, maybe two. In the end, our resourcefulness failed us. In a comedy, no prob. Somebody could have walked on with a broom or broadsword or something and chased him off. But in Hamlet? What would *you* do? In fact, a pretty good suggestion was put forth by an audience member after the performance. The wag proposed that John could have taken the bird up at the beginning of the speech and then: "To be" (H. twists off chicken's head) "or not to be..." Okay, '83ers, what have I inflated, conflated, or competely made up here? Steve ------------------------------ *From:* John Rando &lt;john.rando(a)verizon.net&gt; *To:* Bruce Meyer &lt;Bruce.Meyer(a)UTSouthwestern.edu&gt; *Cc:* Eric Thomas &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; *Sent:* Tue, June 15, 2010 8:56:29 AM *Subject:* Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 1983 - A live chicken made an appearance in Hamlet, Act III, scene i. She made her exit roughly around the line: "there's the respect that make calamity of so long life," after Hamlet gave her the boot. On Jun 14, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Bruce Meyer wrote: semi-legendary Winedale figure.... to _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l ____________________________________ IRS Circular 230 Notice Requirement: This communication is not given in the form of a covered opinion, within the meaning of Circular 230 issued by the United States Secretary of the Treasury. Thus, we are required to inform you that you cannot rely upon any tax advice contained in this communication for the purpose of avoiding United States federal tax penalties. In addition, any tax advice contained in this communication may not be used to promote, market or recommend a transaction to another party. The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. 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I remember our chicken well. It wandered in through stage right, futzed around on the lip of the stage, and eventually settled into the one empty chair in the front row stage left. Near panic blew through the backstage area like wildfire: "There's a live chicken out there! How can we get rid of it?" The feeling of helplessness was agonizing, and he was out there for at least a scene & a half, maybe two. In the end, our resourcefulness failed us. In a comedy, no prob. Somebody could have walked on with a broom or broadsword or something and chased him off. But in Hamlet? What would you do? In fact, a pretty good suggestion was put forth by an audience member after the performance. The wag proposed that John could have taken the bird up at the beginning of the speech and then: "To be" (H. twists off chicken's head) "or not to be..." Okay, '83ers, what have I inflated, conflated, or competely made up here? Steve From: John Rando &lt;john.rando(a)verizon.net&gt; To: Bruce Meyer &lt;Bruce.Meyer(a)UTSouthwestern.edu&gt; Cc: Eric Thomas &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>; Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; Sent: Tue, June 15, 2010 8:56:29 AM Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 1983 - A live chicken made an appearance in Hamlet, Act III, scene i. She made her exit roughly around the line: "there's the respect that make calamity of so long life," after Hamlet gave her the boot. On Jun 14, 2010, at 9:48 PM, Bruce Meyer wrote: legendary Winedale figure.... Robin and chicken has add it to _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

the chicken proudly lives with Juan E. Bango - a mythical and

juan.e.bango(a)gmail.com On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Bruce Meyer < Bruce.Meyer(a)utsouthwestern.edu&gt; wrote: Bruce, if you have an email address for the rubber chicken, I'll add it to the alumni mailing list. --Mike _______________________________________________ Winedale-l mailing list Winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/winedale-l

It still amazes me that Madge spent all those hours chipping away at my Touchstone, syllable by syllable, under the merciless sun.

Thank you for correcting the misconception about the first -time-we did-a full-play misconception. It is in times like these that we need a wise historian. I fear my emotions led me to obscure the facts, like many a Texan politician. My neurons are not firing this morning so perhaps you, as our historian, could remind Mr Godwin that the first time 3 plays were done was not in '78 but I believe in either '76 or '77. I would direct this to Mr Godwin himself, but he seems to recall me being dismissive of attempting a tragedy in some distant conversation so long ago and I fear adding to the heat of this discussion. I do not recall being dismissive and that would certainly be out of character. Surely I was being sincere, but time may have clouded our memories of that encounter as well. But really, time may obscure some memories but nothing seems as delicious as Alice and Donald becoming Beatrice and Benedict. Love, Jerald On Jun 11, 2010, at 11:19 PM, Alice Gordon wrote: Ah, Jerald, such wisdom about the class of ‘75. Oh, I just happened to be a part of it as well. But I must address the first-time-we-did-a full-play misconception, however darling every other single thing you said was: The first full play was The Tempest, in 1973, put together in one week, and generator of one of the most exciting and fantastic improvisations ever done in the barn, which was developed for the performances: for the storm, the whole class was strewn from balcony downward along the stage left stairs, holding and billowing for dear life one of the big tarps from under the pecan trees. Someone behind the barn cracked a big piece of sheet metal for thunder. Someone emitted lightning from the lighting booth. Doc started it all. And the second was Midsummer, put together in a somewhat longer amount of time. Love to ALL, Alice

From: Jerald Head &lt;jlhead1952(a)gmail.com&gt; Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:47:04 -0500 To: James Ayres &lt;jayres(a)cvctx.com&gt; Cc: "Thomas, Eric" &lt;Eric.Thomas(a)uth.tmc.edu&gt;du>, &quot;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&quot; &lt;winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org&gt; Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 Heat indeed. And now we start. The best class of Shakespeare at Winedale? Such competition, how tiresome and unnecessary. Really there is only one best class, and we all know it was the legendary Class of '75. The "Much Ado" will forever be remembered as a turning point in the history of Winedale. Not only for the fact that it was the first year a complete play was performed, but also for the use of the entire community and surroundings for the beginning, including the parade with soldiers on horseback and the amazing Polka Dots marching ensemble. I really did not want to participate in such a discussion of "The Best..." but for sake of historical accuracy, I felt compelled to respond. I feel this should be the end of this discussion. Besides who the hell is Autolycus? Some ancestor of Odysseus? Oh now I remember. Wasn't he a character, a peddler or something, in one of those "problem" plays, "The Winters Tale." I recall seeing it in the barn perhaps in the 80's but the Reagan years all seem to blur together for some reason. I vaguely recall a frozen statue and some pastoral nonsense involving sheep. I recall that the statue did a fine job of being a statue, outstanding in fact. So lets put an end to this petty "best of" nonsense. We are all proud Winedaleans. It is just that some of us have much more to be proud of as we approach this historic reunion than others. Sincerely, Jerald, proudly a member of the historic class of '75. On Jun 11, 2010, at 6:00 PM, James Ayres wrote: Good for you, Eric. All we need is a bit more heat! Doc On Jun 11, 2010, at 8:07 AM, Thomas, Eric wrote: Doc, David has thousands of fans so be prepared. Start cooking, pull out the extra chairs, and just go ahead and expand the barn. Has there ever been a better Autolycus at Winedale? And now that I think about it, was there ever a better class (Summer ’86)? Just thought I’d try to heat up this list-serv a bit. Eric From:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:winedale-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of James Ayres Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 7:43 PM To: David Ziegler Cc: winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 While we have not made final arrangements for everything I can report this with some degree of confidence: 1) Performance is at 2:00, n'est-ce pas? Yes. 2) Is there a banquet or bbq or meal and further celebrations afterwards? Yes. 3) Until what time is above event to unfold? Probably about 7. 4) Are we out of Winedale that evening, out of our accomodations? (Sp) No. You have reservations for the evening of the 14. 5) Or are we staying through the evening and vacating on August 15? Yes. After breakfast. Sorry to have to ask someone to repeat him or herself, but fans are lining up and would like me to clarify these details. Just how many "fans" are you talking about? Looking forward (you can't IMAGINE how much) to being with you all! David

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From: jayres(a)cvctx.com To: winedale-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:39:58 -0700 Subject: [Winedale-l] Fwd: CampShakespeare '10 >