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John LeRoux (a Shakespearean Society member)
Venice, FL
Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 5:57:21 PM (Eastern USA time)
Very sorry could not make it to the gala in mid-May. Mr. & Mrs. Whiting deserve all the accolades. We're all better people because they were our teachers. |
Cindy Berk (a Shakespearean Society member)
Yarmouthport, MA
Friday, June 6, 2008 at 9:45:41 PM (Eastern USA time)
Looking at all these pictures brought back a lot of great memories. We were very fortunate to have Mr. Whiting and his love of the theatre. I wish I could have attended the 50th anniversary. It's nice to see high school kids still interested in this and still performing Shakespearean plays. |
Aaron Copp (a Shakespearean Society member)
New York, NY
Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 12:14:32 PM (Eastern USA time)
Nice pictures (we all look so young). I'm glad some traditions still carry on - we all had such a good time and learned a great deal. Dorky as it may be, I still carry my tattered Shakespearean Society membership card in my wallet, given in 1981. It's still good for some laugh and a few tall tales at bars. |
Stephen "Beanie" Knobel (a Shakespearean Society member)
Bernville, PA
Friday, May 23, 2008 at 1:38:24 PM (Eastern USA time)
To all members, past and present, I am please to raise my glass and hail the society for all its achievements in keeping Shakespeare alive in central NY for 50 years.
The 2008 presentation of The Taming of the Shrew and the alumni dinner was another great milestone for the many of us older members (1972)and a greater treat to meet the newest members of our Shakespearean troupe.
Carry on and remember -
This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Farewell, my blessing season this in thee! (Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 7882)
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James Graves
Ontario, NY
Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 5:48:09 PM (Eastern USA time)
Fondly remember both Mr. Whiting and the Society from class of 1961 activities |
Dave Lamont (a Shakespearean Society member)
Denver, CO
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 3:51:34 PM (Eastern USA time)
What a great job! I'll be dusting off some pictures from the early 80's to add. |
Kristin Little Marciari (a Shakespearean Society member)
Virginia
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 10:58:12 AM (Eastern USA time)
Wow - great webpage Louise! Wish I could have made the show, congrats on a wonderful 50 years. |
Nancy Thiel Hopkins (a Shakespearean Society member)
Homer, New York
Monday, May 19, 2008 at 8:36:13 PM (Eastern USA time)
I want to thank all those who came to the 50th gala... The students were in awe of those who had been on stage before them and were moved by the spontaneous long applause they received upon entering the cafeteria at dinner. So many of them truly felt what it was to be a member of the Shakespearean Society and felt that Saturday night's audience was the best they ever had. The students said....They laughed!! a lot!!!...they understood the jokes!! They really got it!!! And, at the same time, the young actors were put to ease because they felt the appreciation from those who had come so far to see them perform and to share experiences. It is a hope that those who can, will continue to come and those who weren't able, to find some time in the future to attend a performance. It was an amazing night. Hopefully, as time allows Louise will add more photos... Great job Louise. |
Karen (Groot) Fargo (a Shakespearean Society member)
Webster, NY
Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 1:51:29 PM (Eastern USA time)
Wonderful job with the gala! Thanks for bringing back those great memories. |
Mary Jane Potter (a Shakespearean Society member)
New York, New York
Saturday, May 17, 2008 at 12:10:41 PM (Eastern USA time)
Dear Thespians,
Congratulations to the Whitings, Allens and Felker-Halls - your dedication to us is a gift! You've given us treasures forever - too few teens will ever know the joy of performing (or stage managing, as in my case) and supporting Shakespearean productions. We worked hard and we loved it.
Enjoy the celebrations and reunion tonight. I'll be with you in spirit! |
Heidi Steger (a Shakespearean Society member)
Sacramento, CA
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:59:59 PM (Eastern USA time)
Hello and Greetings to you all who've gathered for this fabled event!
In sooth I am sad that I must miss the amassing of so many goodly and merry fellow thespians. Our days together were always merry and our nights - !
We capered, we danced, we had eyes of youth, we wrote verse, we spoke holiday, and always smelled of April and May.
We were "the happy few" and also the lucky few that were able to lend our poor talents to the production of truly superior theater, and in returned were awarded with a glimpse into the the workings of the mind of a genius. We were exposed to the best of plays, on our own stage and in our trips to Stratford. We were given duties that stretched our time, energy, and abilities, were reprimanded when not getting the job done to the perfection expected, and then rewarded with quiet praise and the enormous feeling of accomplishment at pulling off seemingly hopeless task.
Thank you so much, Mr Whiting, for enriching our lives a million times over for having known and worked with you.
Heidi Steger (aka Madwoman of St. Sulpice, lady-in-waiting, Bianca, Mrs, Day, flower girl, Puck) |
Barbara Tyler Toomey (a Shakespearean Society member)
63 Clinton Ave., Cortland, NY
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:47:39 PM (Eastern USA time)
I hope to attend your 50th Celebration and get a tour of the halls of HCS...it's been 35 years!! |
Laurie Leach (a Shakespearean Society member)
homer schools
Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at 2:14:42 PM (Eastern USA time)
We are looking forward to seeing this 50th anniversary show! |
Joyce R. Camp
4487 Cosmos Hill Rd. Cortland, NY
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 11:09:08 AM (Eastern USA time)
I enjoyed making many costumes for the actors and finding enough black leotards for all the guys! I also did makeup and specialized in "beards". The students made me an Honorary Member of the Shakespearean Society(in 1981 I think) and gave me "The Complete Works of Shakespeare". |
Martin A. Sweeney (a Shakespearean Society member)
Homer, NY
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 12:50:13 PM (Eastern USA time)
As a member of the Class of '64, I never had a big role on stage. I recall auditioning and landing the part of the Friar in Romeo & Juliet. Imagine my disappointment when I had to relinquish the role to take on a part-time job after school to earn money for college. Yet, the intellectual and social opportunities the Society offered supplemented what Bill Whiting was teaching in his English classes. Thank you Mr. Whiting! And thanks for the invitation to attend the gala celebration of 50 years (really??), but I will not be able to attend because of a prior commitment. Break a leg! |
Karen Grpot Fargo (a Shakespearean Society member)
Webster, NY
Friday, May 9, 2008 at 10:36:15 AM (Eastern USA time)
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David Ludewig (a Shakespearean Society member)
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:39:09 PM (Eastern USA time)
We sure had some great times. Hard to believe so many years have passed! |
David Ludewig (a Shakespearean Society member)
Los Angeles, CA
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 12:38:50 PM (Eastern USA time)
We sure had some great times. Hard to believe so many years have passed! |
Barbara (Stell) Hatheway (a Shakespearean Society member)
Fairfax, VA
Friday, May 2, 2008 at 12:51:47 PM (Eastern USA time)
Have a wonderful time; I am so sorry I can't make it. Hug Bill Whiting for me. I remember that he signed my yearbook: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." That's just one of many fond memories I have of him and what he taught us. |
Bob Potter (a Shakespearean Society member)
Boalsburg, PA
Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 4:43:44 PM (Eastern USA time)
Here we were...a bunch of high school kids doing Shakespeare...and loving it. What a wonderful experience it was and what wonderful memories the Sshakespearean Society still brings. Thank you to Bill and Ruth Whiting for this and everything else they did to help us off to a great start. And thanks to all who followed for keeping the Shakespearean Society going strong over the years. The play's still the thing! |
John F. LeRoux (a Shakespearean Society member)
Venice, FL & Cooperstown, NY
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 3:34:27 PM (Eastern USA time)
Mr. Whiting formed the Society when we were Freshmen, in the Spring of 1958, and it was great fun from the start. We didn't have many props, but we put on some good performances, mostly single scenes from selected plays the first year or so. In 1960 we performed the full Hamlet, with Rich Folmer as Hamlet, and it was very good. We all learned a lot of Shakespeare, and I still remember most of the lines 50 years later.
John LeRoux |
marc morgan (a Shakespearean Society member)
syracuse, ny
Tuesday, April 29, 2008 at 1:54:01 PM (Eastern USA time)
Congrats on 50 years, Louise you never give up. Keep up the good work. |
Jeff Backman (a Shakespearean Society member)
Atlanta, GA
Monday, April 28, 2008 at 9:31:45 PM (Eastern USA time)
Glad to hear 'the play's (still)the thing'... Wish I could be there to enjoy this celebration. WSW you taught us well! Lights! Act 1... break a leg all!! |
Pat (Wells) Norton (a Shakespearean Society member)
Richmond, VA
Monday, April 28, 2008 at 7:37:54 PM (Eastern USA time)
Twas a wondrous experience, I learned much and enjoyed Shakespearean Society immensely! |
Josehine Brown Richart (a Shakespearean Society member)
Canton, PA
Sunday, April 27, 2008 at 8:02:20 PM (Eastern USA time)
So many fond memories. I count myself fortunate to be an original member. The experience was invaluable. I taught English for many years and incorporated much of what I learned into my classroom. I have also pursued acting as a lifelong hobby as a result of my start on the stage at Homer High. Best wishes to all. Sorry, we will be out of town for the celebration. |
Glenn Tinker (a Shakespearean Society member)
SOLDOTNA, ALASKA
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 10:06:55 PM (Eastern USA time)
I still remember my first audition (approx 1963). Mr. Whiting had me project till I felt my voice bounce off the back wall of the auditorium. I decided right then to become a famous actor. I haven't reached that goal yet. But there is still hope (surely, I am not too old). |
Marty (Durkee) Weinthaler (a Shakespearean Society member)
Naples, Florida
Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 9:43:21 AM (Eastern USA time)
What a worthy and wonderful cause for celebration!!! Bill Whiting and all those who followed in his footsteps are to be congratulated and deeply appreciated for their contributions of time and talent to the students of HCHS and community. Those were wonderful times for many of us lucky enough to be involved in the Shakespearian Society. Bill Whiting and Ruth added a rare and marvelous dimension to our young lives then by introducing us to the wonders of Shakespeare and the joy of working together on both sides of the curtain. Some of the earlier Society members (a motley variety of actors, grips, musicians, costume designers, etc.) were members of the Class of l961. I doubt there were many other youngsters of our generation who had such high-minded, intellectual experiences .... fun too!!! Bill Whiting was our teacher and well- loved director. Our l961 Odyssey was purposefully and lovingly dedicated to him and to the Shakespearian Society. I am personally pleased and proud that you chose to use a picture from our era for your cover page. In my mind's eye, I can still picture us outside HCHS on that sunny day some 47 years ago posing for photo after photo in those beautiful costumes for our yearbook. I will forever be grateful for my membership in such a splendid, worthwhile organization! Have a lovely party ... wish I could be there!
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Karen (Brady) and Miles Dudgeon (a Shakespearean Society member)
Colorado Springs, CO
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 10:09:54 PM (Eastern USA time)
Congratulations on 50 years! We will be at the celebration in spirit! It is so wonderful this tradition has survived for 50 years, may it continue for 50 more! |
Nancy Hopkins (a Shakespearean Society member)
Homer, New York
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 6:04:17 PM (Eastern USA time)
This is great! You've done a wonderful job and are very dedicated. The club is lucky to have you. I look forward to seeing more pictures! |
Tom Palmer (a Shakespearean Society member)
Corning, NY
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 at 4:10:30 PM (Eastern USA time)
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Ginger Camp (Kandle) (a Shakespearean Society member)
Hooksett NH
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 8:49:02 PM (Eastern USA time)
It's great to see that this program lives on! What a fabulous influence on so many young lives. I'm relieved to see there are no pictures of the Stratford, Ont. trips! |
Marie Kitts Hone (a Shakespearean Society member)
Chesapeake, Virginia
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 6:08:26 PM (Eastern USA time)
I look forward to hearing about the Gala and seeing more pictures. |
Alison Miller (a Shakespearean Society member)
Otisville, NY
Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 8:23:21 AM (Eastern USA time)
Love the site and all the pics! I plan on being there for the big bash :) |
Stuart Rogers (a Shakespearean Society member)
raleigh, nc
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 8:15:36 PM (Eastern USA time)
wow. did this bring back memories. wonderful work and a great tribute to a very special heritage. |
Kathy Williams (Smith) (a Shakespearean Society member)
San Jose, Costa Rica
Friday, April 18, 2008 at 7:48:37 PM (Eastern USA time)
Boy do these take me back! I am teaching high school and currently directing a play called Story Theatre, so it will be fun to share these with my group of Thespians. Sorry I won't make the 50th reunion, but you can count on my being there in spirit! |
RONALD E. FIELD (a Shakespearean Society member)
SHELL BEACH, CA
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 11:17:49 AM (Eastern USA time)
Class of 1964 |
Thomas E Gillette MD (a Shakespearean Society member)
Seattle, WA
Thursday, April 17, 2008 at 1:34:38 AM (Eastern USA time)
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Mark Moses (a Shakespearean Society member)
Ooltewah, TN
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 10:54:43 AM (Eastern USA time)
Nice job! Great to see these pictures. Thank you, Christopher, for the hosting. I'm looking forward to the gala and to Yorik's return home. |
Deborah Randall Weaver (a Shakespearean Society member)
Grand Rapids MI
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 7:12:00 PM (Eastern USA time)
What fun to see these pictures! Thanks for putting this together. |
John Ivory (a Shakespearean Society member)
New Hartford, NY
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 3:59:39 PM (Eastern USA time)
This site is a blast. Thanks. I look forward to seeing everyone at the 50th event. For anybody interested in seeing more picures in general, Brian Spollen and I did a web page for our 30th reunion that happened last summer. Visit http://www.blue-vistas.com/homer77 and the login/password are homer/trojans. |
Janet Potter Newman (a Shakespearean Society member)
Auburn, NY
Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 8:45:01 AM (Eastern USA time)
Thanks for building my lifelong love of Shakespeare...wish my daughters had the same experience. Building the globe was a huge undertaking and performing on that set was remarkable! |
Michelle Lee (Moses) (a Shakespearean Society member)
Lewis Center, OH
Monday, April 14, 2008 at 8:37:42 PM (Eastern USA time)
Brings back great memories. I enjoyed every second of the Theater at Homer. Thanks! |
Matthew J. Kaler (a Shakespearean Society member)
14 Montrose Ave Owings Mills MD
Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 4:25:49 PM (Eastern USA time)
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Lizabeth (Beth) Cain (a Shakespearean Society member)
Binghamton, NY
Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 11:44:39 AM (Eastern USA time)
It was a lot of fun to see these old photos. I want more, though. |
Dustin Lindley (a Shakespearean Society member)
Cleveland Oh
Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 5:45:45 PM (Eastern USA time)
Wow!!! Awesome job with website! Hoping to make the Anniversary party! |
Tracy Kaler McVicker (a Shakespearean Society member)
P.O.Box1155 Pt. Ewen, NY
Friday, April 11, 2008 at 11:21:40 AM (Eastern USA time)
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rebecca jones
Cortland
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 11:26:37 PM (Eastern USA time)
Several photos may show Ed Wright, Peter Wright's older brother and you may want to check with Peter. The photos include (but aren't limited to) #97569- right, , alos may have Pierre Beaudry in a photo above, #28041 on left, #22832 in middle, #95053 at bottom of the photo, #51982. There may be others and his older brother William (or Bill) Wright amy also have done some work on the stage and Peter Wright may be able to tell you. |
Emily Redenback (a Shakespearean Society member)
Homer, NY
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 4:05:49 PM (Eastern USA time)
Awesome job so far Weas!!!!! |
Bill Whiting (a Shakespearean Society member)
Cortland NY
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 8:33:31 AM (Eastern USA time)
Great job, Louise! We're looking forward to the 50th Anniversary bash! |
Christopher Becker
Waimea, Island of Kauai, Hawaii
Friday, April 4, 2008 at 6:06:03 AM (Eastern USA time)
Louise, nice website. It's amazing to see all the old photos. |
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