Thank you, Terry, for your kind and generous compliment. As a
participant in this year’s reunion, I am honored to have been a part
of such a remarkable experience, and like you, I find myself
reflecting on what transpired just six weeks ago.
I have been meaning to write to my comrades who helped make those few
wondrous hours come into being, but I’ve been overawed by the moving
and insightful messages that have been posted, so much so that I’ve
been struck dumb. What can I write that hasn’t already been written,
and expressed better than I could ever hope? The experience of working
with such great souls to create those performances in less than a week
was nothing short of amazing, all the more so for me in that I had to
change from one character to another (albeit a very, very familiar
one) just a few days beforehand. I could not have done it without the
help of such hard-working, patient, wonderful friends.
As for recalling the “miracle” of the performances themselves, I don’t
know what happened. It just happened. Everyone worked together so that
each scene built perfectly on what had come before. We were in sync.
Just as it should be. I still am haunted by many of the moments from
“Midsummer Night’s Dream”; costumes, music, words, expressions, the
phrasing of certain lines, the timbre of a player’s voice. I am still
amazed at the interactions that came together in “Much Ado” on the
night of the performance, as if it were life itself. I felt a part of
that world; not just some player worrying about remembering words or
knowing where to stand (and you all know how much trouble I have with
both). We talk about energy being shared and how it accumulates in the
course the successful performance. I don’t know the particulars of
such things, but something very much like that happened that night
and, I have no doubt, the next afternoon. I felt that astounding
effect when several people contribute to a task, and the result is
greater than the sum of the parts.
If there be magic in the world, these were fine examples. I am
gratified that you and others were there to share them with us.
Thank you again for your warm and wise reflections. Thanks to all who
were part of the forty-fifth anniversary reunion. It was a time, was
it not?
All my love,
John
Quoting tlgalloway via Shakespeare at Winedale Email List
<shakespeare-at-winedale-email-l...@googlegroups.com>:
These last few days, I have been falling into reveries about the
reunion plays.
I can't get over how tightly they were performed. Crisp and
energetic and funny and moving. Both of them.
When I was there watching it seemed well, of course-- that's the way
Winedale works.
But now that a few weeks have gone by, I am struck once again by
what a miracle it is that two plays can be so perfectly realized in
just a week.
And I wanted to say again to all of you who performed at the
reunion, what a profound pleasure it was to witness the results of
your thought, your sweat, yours whims, your camaraderie and your
playing.
It was enchanting. Just like it should be, has always been, and
always will be.
Love to you.
Terry
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From: Mike Godwin <mnemo...@gmail.com>
To: Shakespeare at Winedale 1970-2000 alums
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Sent: Tue, Sep 29, 2015 8:29 am
Subject: Welcoming Linda Addison, Winedale Spring 1971 class
Linda, whom many of you may remember for her involvement in the early
years of
Eeyore's Birthday Party, is reachable at
linda.addi...@nortonrosefulbright.com.
She's now on both the Google
Groups and Wikimedia Winedale-alum mailing
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Welcome!
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