All this is such wonderful news. Please repost the current links or regular mail addresses I can use to contribute. Thanks!
Mike On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 2:47 PM James Ayres <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings to all! I have some very good news for you! First of all….. > > > > you will be pleased to know that, after a two-summer pause, Camp > Shakespeare will return to the countryside in June 2022 to resume our > exploration of play through performance. After several weeks of > interviewing, we have selected two groups of very fine campers to take on *As > You Like It* (Session 1: June 12-26)) and *Macbeth* (Session 2: (July > 3-17). Times and venues for public performances are on the Camp Shakespeare > site. Please make plans now to visit and celebrate with us. > > > > But there is even more uplifting news: Robin Grace is NOW a University of > Texas staff member, officially carrying the responsibility of developing > and directing Camp Shakespeare. Her appointment as Director brings Camp > Shakespeare officially and firmly into the Shakespeare at Winedale fold. > Robin is finally being rewarded for the brilliant work she has been doing > for over a decade. She has her own office in Calhoun Hall, has settled in, > and hard at work! > > > > The documentary film, "Take Pains, Be Perfect,” produced by Dr. Celeste > Sheppard and directed by Kristi Frazier, enjoyed its premier at the Santa > Fe Film Festival on February 5. The film was well-attended and > well-received and I enjoyed the interview and Q & A afterward. JoAnn and > my daughter Emily attended and were overwhelmed by the big screen > presentation. > > > > A few days later, we learned that the Dallas Film Festival has selected > the film for showing in April! And last week, we were notified that PBS > stations around the US are currently showing the film and that it will be > on Austin PBS on April 8 at 9:00 pm. > > > > This summer we will be using several facilities for our daily work: the > Theater Barn at Winedale (of course), Windy Knoll (a beautiful new event > center near Round Top), and The Historic Casino Hall stage (in La Grange). > We are adding a new public performance venue this year: The La Grange ISD > Performing Arts Center. So you can visit us at the Crystal Theater in > Gonzales, the PAC in La Grange, and at Winedale! > > > > So many good things are happening! > > > > Now to make all possible, we will have to develop funding for it. Every > budget item we have has this year increased significantly. We have > increased the Camp fee and are cutting a small number of items out but will > need to raise $40,000 to make this summer possible. Robin and I would very > much appreciate your assistance with this project. > > > Cheers, > > Doc > > > Jim (Doc) Ayres > Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas > Founding Director, Shakespeare at Winedale and Camp Shakespeare > Director of Mission, Camp Shakespeare > > > > > > -- > Be vigitant, I beseech you! > --- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/C9F23A1A-C045-4BF3-84A8-A4B8C101B90A%40cvctx.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/shakespeare-at-winedale-email-list/C9F23A1A-C045-4BF3-84A8-A4B8C101B90A%40cvctx.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . >
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