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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>TO ALL LIST RECEIVERS:</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>I APOLOGIZE THAT THIS IS GOING TO EVERYONE.
UNFORTUNATELY COPYING ANDREW'S NAME DID NOT GIVE ME A WORKABLE
ADDRESS.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>BOB</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><U><FONT
face=Arial>____________________________________________________________________________</FONT></U></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dear Andrew,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I have not done this play, so I have zero direct
experience with it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>My further comments are in <STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff>BLUE CAPS</FONT></STRONG> below.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Bob Wolff</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=atstuart@hotmail.com href="mailto:atstuart@hotmail.com">Andrew
Stuart</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=usittne@MIT.EDU
href="mailto:usittne@MIT.EDU">usittne@MIT.EDU</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 30, 2004 5:34
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Usittne] Curse of the Starving
Class props</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Hi-</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>We are doing a production of Shepard's C.S.C. at UMASS Amherst
next month....</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>We are looking for the following:</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>1. Any advice on how to deal with the logistics of having a
live lamb on stage. What were the issues you had to deal with and how did you
troubleshoot them?</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Any sources you have for borrowing a lamb that we could add to
our list of leads would be great too.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><STRONG>SOME SUGGESTIONS:
</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<UL>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><STRONG>CONTACT LOCAL AND
REGIONAL 4-H CLUBS (I SUSPECT YOU WILL FIND A YOUNG PERSON WHO WILL SUPPLY
THE ANIMAL AND ALSO TAKE CARE OF IT, BE ITS HANDLER WHILE THE SHOW IS
HAPPENING.)</STRONG></FONT></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>CONTACT LOCAL AND
REGIONAL WOOL SUPPLIERS</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>CONTACT LOCAL AND
REGIONAL WEAVERS (WHO WILL KNOW WHERE TO FIND THE WOOL
SUPPLIERS</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>GET AHOLD OF THE MOST
RECENT AGRICULTURAL FAIR PROGRAMS, CONTACT PEOPLE SHOWING
LAMBS</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>THERE IS PROBABLY A
NEW ENGLAND SHEEP HERDER'S ORGANIZATION</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI>
<LI>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>CHECK OUT THE MAKERS
OF CHEESE THAT UTILIZES SHEEP'S MILK</FONT></STRONG></DIV></LI></UL>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><STRONG>THERE ARE A LOT OF SHEEP
PEOPLE IN VERMONT IF THERE ARE NOT IN VERMONT. IF YOU DON'T FIND
WHAT YOU NEED IN MASS, DO TRY VERMONT.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>2. For the urination scene we've decided to go with a bladder
sewn into the costume- has anyone else gone this route? </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A GOOD
APPROACH.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>3. Lamb carcass. If you still have yours in props storage we'd
love to borrow it.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>I SUSPECT THAT ONE OF
THE SOURCES ABOVE COULD ALSO LEAD YOU TO A CARCASS.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Thanks in adavance!</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff><STRONG>YOU'RE
WELCOME!</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff>PLEASE, AFTER YOU SOLVE
THIS PROBLEM, PUBLISH THE METHODS YOU USED TO THIS LIST, SO OTHERS WILL HAVE
THE BENEFIT OF YOUR EXPERIENCE.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>CHEERS,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>BOB WOLFF 802 728
7071</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Best,</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Andrew Stuart</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>UMASS Amherst Theater Dept.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Office: 413-545-2687</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE> </DIV>
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