Dear fellow Winedale alumni,

One of the plans we have for celebrating the 40th anniversary season is to have former students perform short scenes on the barn stage before the Saturday and Sunday performances every weekend this summer. We would love to have every year of Shakespeare at Winedale represented, and to do a scene from every play in the canon.

Several people have already requested particular plays, but there are still plenty left available. Any former S@W student is eligible to participate. Scenes should be fairly short, say 5-7 minutes (you can make cuts as needed). The performances will be informal--no need for costumes and props unless you want them--but it would be best if they were done off book.

Here is a list of the plays we would like people to sign up for, and the schedule of performances. Performances will be at 1:30 before matinees, and at 7:00 before evening performances.

So please, find a couple of friends and sign up for a scene! It will be a great chance to do some Shakespeare in the barn, and either revisit a favorite scene or explore a new one! Please send requests to Angela Barratt, abarratt@mail.utexas.edu, who is helping Liz in the office this summer and coordinating this event.

Available plays:

Week 1 Sunday, July 18 afternoon: Henry VI, Part II

Week 2 Saturday, July 24 afternoon: Titus Andronicus, The Two Gentlemen of Verona evening: Love's Labour's Lost, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II Sunday, July 25 afternoon: A Midsummer Night's Dream evening: The Merchant of Venice, Henry IV, Part II

Week 3 Saturday, July 31 afternoon: Much Ado About Nothing, Henry V evening: As You Like It, Hamlet Sunday, August 1 afternoon: Merry Wives, Troilus and Cressida evening: All's Well That Ends Well, Othello

Week 4 Saturday, August 7 afternoon: King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra evening: Coriolanus, Timon of Athens, Pericles Sunday, August 8 afternoon: Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale evening: Henry VIII, The Two Noble Kinsmen

I hope you can participate--thanks!

James