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On Behalf Of Clay Stromberger
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 4:15 PM
To: weeklong-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Subject: [Weeklong-l] The Hobart Shakespeareans - Performances - The
Comedyof Errors 2010
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