Loved reading this, dear Bekah! Thanks!
On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Bruce Meyer <Bruce.Meyer(a)utsouthwestern.edu
Not sure people got this, so am resending:
Dearest Ancianos,
I hope that this email finds you all well. I know that there have been a
few inquiries into my college career and I would like to let you all know
that I am doing extremely well. I absolutely love GW! (I am even a tour
guide, so that I might pass on my love of my school to others). My
Shakespeare program is nothing of the caliber of Winedale (alas what is!?!)
but none-the-less it has been a wonderful experience and given me amazing
exposure to the DC Shakespeare scene. In January I made my college theater
debut as Dromio of Syracuse in the Comedy of Errors, which is wildly fitting
as it was also my first character at Winedale. I finished the year on a very
high note, winning a few awards for my work in student theater, as well as
receiving a school-wide academic prize for best writing on drama for an
essay that I wrote about the generic constraints of Shakespeare’s Dramatic
Romances (which sounds much heavier than it is). Could not have
accomplished without knowing what I learned from Doc and at Camp
Shakespeare.
I returned to Winedale once again this summer, as one of Doc’s Camp
assistants. We recently finished our first session and final performances of
The Taming of the Shrew. I must admit that I felt a great deal of déjà vu
during our two weeks of working on the play. Partially because I was Kate
many moons ago, but I suspect the eerie feeling was mostly due to the
reunion work we did on the Induction and homecoming scenes just a short year
ago. Having now memorized the second induction scene, as I am certain many
of you have before me, I was very interested to see what the campers would
do with it. It was a legacy heavy session, including Will Larsen as Sly,
Gillian Meyer as Grumio, Kaitlyn Ayres as Kate, and Augie Stromberger as
Lucentio. I was expecting the classic interpretation including boisterous
and enthusiastic servants, however I was pleasantly surprised to watch as
the campers discovered something different. They chose to perform the
servants as “creepy dead baby fungi,” a description every bit as startling
as the performance. The servants slowly drove Sly mad with their frozen
bodies, glazed over eyes, monotone delivery and utter disinterest. It was a
joy to watch!
The best part was watching Doc giggle and get true delight at discovering
something new in a piece of text he has seen hundreds of times. The magic of
Winedale. Working with the kids, only reinforces my amazement at what you
were able to accomplish in one short week out in the barn…
I hope you’re all doing well. If you can come out to see it, our final
performance of The Winter’s Tale is Saturday July 9th at 1pm.
Love
Bekah Meyer
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