[Mb-hair] Greetings from Brooklyn

[Little Birdie]

Welcome Matt! It is wonderful to have you join us.

As I said after seeing it, Matt's production of Hair was one of the best I 
have seen in ages. I look forward to his presence here on the list, and hope 
many of his tribe members will also join us. I am so glad to hear that you 
have been getting together. Perhaps you need a tribal road trip north!

Love and Peace,
Nina



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>From: Matt Schicker <mattschicker at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>Subject: [Mb-hair] Greetings from Brooklyn
>Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 17:58:37 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hello HAIR - folk,
>
>When I met them in November, I told Michael and Nina
>that I would post to the HAIR list; it's been over a
>month now, and I've *finally* gotten to it. Better
>late than never!
>
>In October and early November of this year I produced
>a production of HAIR at The Gallery Players theater in
>Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Gallery Players is an Equity
>Showcase house that's been around since the late 60s -
>they had never done HAIR previously. I know that
>Michael, Nina, and others wrote about the production
>on this list, and I'm very appreciative of their kind
>words.
>
>I am very very proud of the production: besides
>feeling that the production was the best I'd ever seen
>of HAIR, and one of the most fully-realized we've ever
>had at The Gallery Players, I witnessed the power of
>the show and the way that it reaches out to the
>audience every night to challenge and change the way
>they think and feel.
>
>The cast of the show was very young - many of them
>were not familiar with HAIR beyond the film. We were
>so fortunate to have guiding our HAIR an incredibly
>talented director/choreographer, Steven Smeltzer, who
>has performed and directed HAIR several times and who
>was able to navigate everyone through the show,
>explaining the meaning and significance of each
>subtlety in this very complex (yet so simple) show.
>He inspired the cast and crew with his passion for the
>show and the truths that it speaks; this passion
>manifested itself on our stage each night and left no
>one unmoved. The cast, band, crew, and production team
>became very close, as should be, and we have all
>gathered a few times since November.
>
>Among the wonderful HAIR-folk who attended our
>production were Jim Rado, Natalie Mosco, Marjorie
>LiPari, Annie Golden, Michael Butler, Nina Machlin
>Dayton, Bill Swiggard, and Robert Camuto. It meant so
>much to us to have them attend and no one involved
>will ever forget the thrill it was to meet them all
>and their generosity in sharing their thoughts and
>enthusiasm with us.
>
>As someone said after we closed the show after the
>allowed 4 weeks for a Showcase production, the only
>bad thing about our HAIR experience is that we
>couldn't extend it to continue turning others on to
>its message. We sold out virtually every performance
>and turned away many people we simply couldn't
>accommodate. HAIR is a timeless work, but I have to
>admit that with the election this past fall and our
>country at war HAIR's message seemed more urgent and
>pertinent than ever.
>
>I have encouraged the cast and artistic team to get
>involved on the HAIR list. I hope I'm simply "breaking
>the ice" and that they all will 'testify'.
>
>Thanks to Nina, Michael, and everyone for their
>support of 'our' HAIR and here's to future HAIRs - as
>Nina told me as she left our theater, "you never do
>HAIR just once."
>
>I can't wait for the next time!
>
>Love, Peace, and Happy Holidays
>Matt Schicker
>mattschicker at yahoo.com
>
>
>
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