Hello, dahlings,
Both Mary Collins and family, and I and myself, happen to be coming to
Austin on the evening of Dec 27 and staying through New Year¹s. We propose a
reunion of those of us who will be in Austin on the evening of December 28
to spread the cheer and share da love.
What do you think? Where might we meet up that is cozy and has not terribly
expensive drinks?
Eager to hear from you and hopeful you will be around.
Love,
Alice
Dearest Ones,
All my love. I'll raise my glass of ginger ale and sing toasts to all of you that I love so much. I'm so proud to have been in such a "company". 'Til we meet again. Missing you all. What awesome memories.
Happy New Year!
Joy
It was a beautiful evening at the LaGrange Czech Heritage Center this past Saturday. The singers in Victorian costume, lots of good cheer and as always the warmth of Christmas brought to life by the Ancianos, a few Camp Shakepeare alumni and a precious tiny baby! A beautiful sharing of the Spirit and Spirits, thanks to Stan, Kathy, Leigh, Jeff, Clayton, Emma? and multiple others including Noah aka The Muscle and of course a final profound thanks, as always, to Doc, the intrepid fellow handsomely decked out in a lovely red sweater.
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah & Blessing of the Season to one and all!
Love,
Joy
Hey y'all --
Been meaning to send this for a while. I saw this performance at Hobart Elementary last May, a wonderful experience, and wanted to make sure all of you knew about Rafe Esquith's work. His students work all year on one play after school, and also form their own band (Rafe teaches them how to play all the instruments during recess and after school) and interweave song and Shakespeare in a two-hour performance. He basically has created a one-room schoolhouse that occasionally goes on the road for trips to historic sites around the U.S.. I've visited his class each year for the past three years and it always amazes me how many connections I find there with Sh at W.
One year I got to be in the room when Ian McKellan visited. Wow -- the squeals of delight, it was as if the Beatles had arrived... He's been a patron of the class since he first met Rafe and a group of his students back in the '80s when they attended a performance of "Acting Shakespeare."
Those of you in or near L.A., I hope to return next May to see Rafe's students perform "Midsummer" -- we can all meet there next year in late May or early June. We should plan this in February, the tickets go fast, they just perform in their little room, as you can see from the photos, though they have a light board on loan from the guy who does the Oscars (there are some advantages to being in L.A.!).
THEN, we all meet at Winedale and/or LaGrange to see Camp Shakespeare sessions #1 and #2. It'll be a great summer of Shakespeare, even if we're not playing in the Barn ourselves.
Look especially for the CE 2.2 and 3.1 pix... will bring back some memories....
http://www.hobartshakespeareans.org/performances_comedy_of_errors_2010.php
cheers,
cs
Hi everyone --
Please see attached and come out if you can to hear/see three singing shepherds and two sheep-stealin' rascals who will all look somewhat familiar to you. Plus a Camp Shakespearean from last summer (a leap from Wall to Sheep) and some caroling, toe-stomping urchins. And of course, Philostrate overseeing it all. Yes, the Second Shepherd's Play, that hit of the Wakefield Master, is back!
Thank you as always to our usual (and un-usual) manager of mirth for keeping this wonderful tradition very much alive.
Steve and Leigh, could you pass this on to the "weekender" email list?
See you at the Crooked Thorn!
baaa,
cs
Clayton Stromberger
Outreach Coordinator, UT Shakespeare at Winedale
College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin
www.shakespeare-winedale.org
cell: 512-363-6864
UT Sh. at W. office: 512-471-4726