Brava, Gail! Something to keep, something all-embracing. I'd be so happy to help.
xxxx Mary On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:06 AM Anne Engelking Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I love this idea! > > It speaks to the tree branches and tentacles that have extended from > Winedale and Doc and have grown and continue to grow in the world. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On May 30, 2019, at 9:58 AM, Gail McDonald <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Dear Doc and Everybody, > > I have the germ of an idea for the 50th reunion, not so much for > performance or for things that will happen on the day(s) of the celebration > but something about creating a record of the half-century of Winedale's > (and Doc's and Shakespeare's) influence on our lives. I'm thinking of > things like music Carl has written, an excerpt from books like Claire's, > essays like Alice's, the best photographs from the archives, short memory > pieces from anyone who wants to contribute, descriptions of theater > programs and performances that germinated first at Winedale (Esther's > Follies, Rude Mechs, etc., Robert Faires's one-man shows, Mickey Faust), > and so on. In short, some sort of book, maybe real or maybe virtual. Is > anything like that in the works? I can offer writing and editing skills. > It's not the same as playing, I know, but it would be lovely to have a sort > of souvenir program. > > Would love to hear reactions. > > Gail > > > > On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 9:26 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Terry’s idea of performing pieces from Winedale spin-offs is exciting! I >> love all of this input. Thank you, Kathy, Madge, Carl, Alice, Clayton, >> Bruce, Lynn, John, LaVonne, Robert—everyone, for urging enjoyment, >> inclusiveness, challenge, and general Winedale Wonder. Whenever I want you, >> all I have to do is dream. >> Love to all, >> Susan >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On May 24, 2019, at 3:12 AM, tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email >> List <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Clayton, Everyone >> >> I love the idea of your kids also being involved in the reunion, Clayton. >> >> And your suggestion that we ought to celebrate the far reaching >> influence of Shakespeare at Winedale. >> >> Do any of you guys remember a Family Tree of Winedale that Robert F did >> for the Chronicle years ago? >> >> It showed how Winedale was the root for all these other branches of art >> and performance and theater. >> >> The Rudes were one off shoot as was Esther's Follies and Susan >> GayleTodd's Weird Sisters as is the MIckee Faust Club. >> >> I don't remember them all but there were MANY others. >> >> And if we can take the ideas of Kathy, Madge, Robert, Bruce, Lynn, >> Clayton, Alice, John, LaVonne and the rest of us and combine them into a >> Festival of sorts that celebrates as Bruce suggested with a play for those >> who can be here for that week and then a Festival of sorts as Kathy first >> suggested . >> >> But ,to expand Kathy's idea, have it be a day Festival with short >> performances representing all of the many groups inspired by Winedale -- >> letting them do short excerpts for instance from one of the Weird Sister's >> All-Female Shakespeare's, the Rude's Fixing Shakespeare series, a song or >> skit from the Mickee Faust Club, a scene by Clayton's kids, something from >> John's Urinetown, a scene done by Camp Shakespeare and a scene done by >> kids from the Winedale UT classes with maybe a mix of kids taught by Doc >> and James directed by Stan, Steve, Robert Matney and and and and. >> >> And those are just the groups that come immediately to mind. There's >> just so much we could pull from. >> >> The groups that are in Austin will of course be better able to do >> something like that. >> >> I remember two scenes from Shakespeare that we did during the earlier >> years of Esther's Follies -- they were the Induction from Taming with Ernie >> Sharpe playing Christopher Sly; and the lover's madcap scene from >> Midsummer. And in those scene were those of us in Esther's from >> Winedale. And the audiences just ate them up. >> >> Because Clayton is right -- we should be letting the world know how >> influential Doc and Winedale have been -- how far reaching. How much >> celebration of Shakespeare and community and theater is going on out in the >> world because of Doc and Shakespeare at Winedale. >> >> >> Just a thought. Or two. >> >> Love, Terry >> >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Clayton Stromberger <[email protected]> >> To: Robert Faires <[email protected]> >> CC: Alice Gordon <[email protected]>; Terry Galloway < >> [email protected]>; carl smith <[email protected]>; Kathy Blackbird < >> [email protected]>; LaVonne Carlson <[email protected]>; >> Shakespeare Winedale <[email protected]>; >> Robin Grace Soto <[email protected]>; Shakespeare at Winedale >> 1970-2000 alums <[email protected]> >> Sent: Fri, 24 May 2019 0:52 >> Subject: Re: [Winedale-l] 2020 Reunion >> >> Attachment available until Jun 22, 2019 >> Hey everyone — >> >> Thank you Doc for kicking this off and I too am enjoying the conversation. >> >> I love the mix idea as a celebration of Miss Ima’s vision, Doc’s vision, >> the hard work and play and sweat and tears of so many people from so many >> different backgrounds and life experiences over five decades, the never >> ceasing from exploration. I also love the idea of opening this day up to >> the broader public and UT community so that they can share in the wonder as >> well. As Doc said, this is something that UT should be celebrating, and >> the world should take note: Nothing like this program or this place exists >> anywhere else and it is going and growing at age 50. If the idea is to >> celebrate what Shakespeare at Winedale hath wrought in a half-century, then >> the amazing swirl of performers of all ages and experiences and connections >> is a resounding answer. Like Alice, I want to see it all. >> >> I also think what Bruce and Lynn and others are saying is: The tradition >> of a week in residence, being stuck together in sometimes challenging and >> uncomfortable ways, and working together to delve into the mysteries of a >> whole play, is a treasured Anciano experience, and has led every five years >> since 1995 to epiphanies and discoveries that might not come in a weekend. >> Perhaps there’s a way to keep that tradition going too, for those who have >> found it deeply rewarding and want to give it one more go, and for others >> who have always wanted to live it (survive it, some of the old-timers might >> say!) and haven’t yet. >> >> Speaking of the mix, the young guys and gals in the clip below, from >> yesterday morning in East Austin, want in. Some of them were BORN ready to >> rumble. And without Shakespeare at Winedale, and Doc accepting me to the >> class of ’83, and David Sharpe inviting me to join his Shakespeare >> Encounter squad of high-school-visiting Winedalers in 1985, and a chain of >> other moments in time, none of these third graders would have been at >> Franklin’s yesterday to startle the folks in the famous long line with a >> joyful Prologue to *Henry V.* These kids, and the 17-years-long roster >> of Outreach students, too many for me to count — many of whom, if the word >> of younger siblings is anything to go by, still treasure and occasionally >> squeeze into their Winedale shirt from a decade or so ago — are part of the >> story of these 50 years too. >> >> love, >> >> cs >> >> >> >> Click to Download >> <https://www.icloud.com/attachment/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcvws.icloud-content.com%2FB%2FAeOAUZv3TlLOi_WLZjDQoco6_fuAAThcM3z8uzxL_dx7_k9MQT0IIycz%2F%24%7Bf%7D%3Fo%3DAot44cL30o1yVwHypH5RJYnzBbhsSsamNmA2acnDRgQi%26v%3D1%26x%3D3%26a%3DCAogYzD6r0cSsDvzLitORbhWYeVxl2PpNF1nbpmUjMILC7MSGxD33e-4ri0Y9-3qjLgtIgEAKggByAD_BVKpqA%26e%3D1561247528%26k%3D%24%7Buk%7D%26fl%3D%26r%3DAEA89F79-94A3-4F43-BE37-8DF3EA807C9E-1%26ckc%3Dcom.apple.largeattachment%26ckz%3D6136B955-5713-4676-A492-8B0F8C11A64A%26p%3D26%26s%3DGaN3m6sCNIcvl57TTKtoEN4sKLE&uk=9IIZ8Zr1McXts3sGZFp47A&f=Shakespeare%20flashmob%21%20-%20HD%20720p.mov&sz=135715457> >> Shakespeare flashmob! - HD 720p.mov >> 135.7 MB >> >> On May 23, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Robert Faires <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Grateful to hear so many thoughts so far, and I want to say I'm happy to >> join any meetings that take place in Austin. >> >> One thing I'm hoping is that we can find ways to include those folks who >> won't be able to spend a week or even a couple of days at Winedale before >> the reunion or who don't live in a city where there are other alums they >> could spend some time working up a scene or scenes with as the Austin crew >> did in 2010. An idea that's been rattling around in my head is a Sonnet >> Marathon, where people could sign up in advance to perform a particular >> sonnet and at some point during the weekend, all 154 could be performed >> back to back, maybe under the pecans, maybe somewhere else. Or maybe just >> chunks would be scheduled at different places at different times over >> however many days we're there. >> >> In my mind, it's a wide-open format, with ancianos, James' students, and >> past and present Camp Shakespeareans all in the mix, perhaps even >> performing together. I expect a lot of people would perform solo, but why >> not have two people, three, a dozen collaborating on one sonnet the way >> they would a scene? I remember how Doc assigned us the Patchen poems with >> the idea of making a full performance out of each one. It was terrifying, >> but it worked at getting us to prepare alone. (Hey, anyone want to do some >> Patchen poems?) >> >> Anyway, it would allow people who might be able to show up for only a day >> to have a chance to perform, even as a solo. 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