[Mb-hair] Bridgeport get together

[Michael Butler]

High School! That is what HAIR is!

> Wow Nina
> 
> Sounds like everyone had a great time I spoke to Michael, Natalie & Debbie
> yesterday while they were on route to the show, it was great to hear there
> voices. Michael mentioned Sept. 10th to me during our conversation, is this
> date etched in stone? The reason I ask is because my high school reunion is
> the same day in Boston but I would much more prefer to go to the Hair
> reunion if it is finally going to happen :), please let me know thanks so
> much.
> 
> Love forever
> Robin
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Little Birdie" <lbirdie at hotmail.com>
> To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 1:06 PM
> Subject: [Mb-hair] Bridgeport get together
> 
> 
>> What an amazing night last night was! How incredible to see good friends,
>> and to "meet" others who have been friends for years but never seen in
>> person before! To get to hug Sib, Sally, Leo, Sherwin, Barbara, and Ross
>> in person, and to put faces to the writing and in some cases voices on the
>> phone, were all truly wonderful moments. To see, in addition, so many good
>> friends at the same time - Michael B, Robert, Debbie, Mike, Bill, Natalie,
>> Dale, Michael A, Jeff, Meredith - What a joy! There were many photographs
>> taken (a copy of every one to the Archives please folks! I can't wait to
>> see them!) so there will be some to share soon.  I also got several
>> generous donations to the Archives, including photographs from the April
>> 23 LaMama event. I will post a few to the list as soon as I can scan them.
>> 
>> The show was good, but it paled in comparison to the reunion. There was so
>> much love in the room! After the show we walked a block to a local pub
>> who's owners and lone waitress looked overwhelmed as all 27 of us walked
>> in, however they rose to the occasion, put many tables end to end and made
>> us one large table to gather around, catch up, and enjoy each others
>> company.
>> 
>> There was a drama teacher at the show last night who teaches at Laguardia
>> High School for the Performing Arts in NYC. He is directing Hair there
>> next December and had seen the listing for Bridgeport Hair and gotten
>> tickets for himself and his wife. He recognized Michael B and introduced
>> himself before the show, and found himself stumbling into the midst of
>> what he described as the most amazing resource for research and support
>> for his production that he could possibly imagine. He and his wife were
>> lovely people, and they joined us for the party after the show. He shared
>> with me that he was amazed at how welcoming we all were, how willing to
>> help support his production, to share thoughts and ideas, to include them
>> in our evening. I explained to him that that was what Hair was all about.
>> That he was just starting a journey that we all had been through; that now
>> he was part of the Tribe. He is planning on joining the list in the near
>> future, and looks forward to hearing everyone's thoughts and ideas
>> regarding Hair in a high school setting (albeit one with closer to
>> professional level talent pool than most other high schools). I am looking
>> forward to seeing Hair done with actors closer to the true ages of the
>> characters, and with such a committed director. It was the most perfect
>> start to a production of Hair that I can imagine!
>> 
>> I find myself at an unusual loss for words at trying to describe what a
>> special evening it was. Speak up others who were there - perhaps someone
>> can write a more eloquent report on the evening than I am managing.
>> 
>> I'll close with one of my favorite lines of the evening. Looking very
>> pleased with her life a certain 13 year old said "My mother takes me to
>> productions of Hair the way other mother's take their kids to Disney
>> movies." I feel very lucky, as does she, that life affords me this
>> wonderful Tribe for her to grow up around. I can imagine no better
>> influences than those around her last night.
>> 
>> Save September 10th, 2005! We'll do it all again, on a larger scale at
>> LaMama. Details coming as we know them.
>> 
>> Love, love, love,
>> Nina
>> 
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