Sounds fabulous, sorry I missed it.
Madge is king!
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From: Mary Collins <collinsmary...@gmail.com>
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Oh, Madge,
Deepest congratulations and admiration to you and your students. (Forgive
the delay in writing--I've been traveling since being at Winedale during your
final weekend -- just returned night before last.)
I am thinking especially of Othello (a play I usually flee from) in the
intimacy of the Barn, of being so close to the players and the language. The
pleasure Iago takes in manipulating words like he manipulates people was never
as clear to me; the laughter that the recurring mention of 'honest Iago"
provoked in the audience, binding us together and relieving the tension for a
moment--I hadn't experienced that before. The power of a lie and sticking to
it, the power of evil ... and all the while, we couldn't help admiring the evil
architect, the smartest person on stage (and the young man who played him).
It's infernal! For the first time, I accepted that Desdemona prefers dying to
life without Othello, without his love--she makes a choice. What a society...
The misogyny and the racism in the play were so clear, so appalling. I
appreciated, too, how important Amelia's standing up to Iago is at the end--she
expresses our outrage and grief.
I loved how seductive Titania was with jolly Bottom. Silly Thisbe moved me. The
pedants at the beginning of Merry Wives have nearly always bored me, but this
time, they were fun and funny. It was a pleasure seeing different students pop
up in more than one role in a play and then again in a different play. of
course. It was wonderful how DIVERSE the class was! Talking with them after,
their joy, sense of accomplishment, and wonder reminded me of the lovers in
Midsummer, after their experience in the wood.
How did y'all do it? Well, I know the answer to that--hard work! And Madge, the
Barn was cooler than in the past. Thank you for that!! Thank you for all of it.
I bow before you and the students.
Love,
Mary
Mary Collins
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On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 8:40 PM Madge Darlington
<mmdarling...@gmail.com<mailto:mmdarling...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Dear Shakespeare at Winedale Community,
Whoa, I cannot thank you all enough for the kind and generous gift you have
given me.
Thank you to all who contributed, thank you to all who came to see the plays at
Winedale this summer, and thank you for your kind and loving support.
This summer was filled with both grief and joy. I cannot think of another
community of people who navigate those emotions more gracefully. We happy few,
indeed.
Thank you. Let's keep in touch as we head toward the 55th season.
With love,
Madge
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(512) 627-6038
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