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Liz
2009-10-09
I have heard fantastic reviews of the show and would have loved to have seen it. I called last week about buying tickets and was told that all presale tickets were sold out, but that if I was at the boxoffice by 7:15 I would have no problem getting tickets. The lady I spoke with said that the theater always keeps tickets to be sold at the boxoffice the day of the performances. We drove 90 minutes and were at the door by 6:45, second in line behind a couple who had bought tickets in advance. When we got to the desk we were told that all of the tickets had been presold. The theater management needs to decide whether to hold tickets back for sale at the door or not and then stay true to their word. It was very frustrating and aggrivating to be told one thing and then find that the policy had changed in the last few days.
Liz Willets

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gabrielle delange
2009-10-04
I was completely blown away by the committment and the passion of all of the cast - a miraculous performance that completely captures the energy of that special time that birthed great societal change, I know because I was there in the sixties as a teen and a hippie.

Thank you Seven Stages Actors and staff, one of the best performances and production I have seen.

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Cast member Jason
2009-09-22
One more thing--

During a talkback, an audience member asked how the ensemble keeps the show so fresh and authentic each show. I thought about it, and here's my answer:

It's you guys that keep this show real and new each time we do it. Toward the beginning, you guys are apprehensive and a little bit uncomfortable, but as soon as we start touching your shoulders and giving you flowers, you begin to open up. It's that transformation that keeps us going and smiling. There is an arc of change in the audience between the beginning and the end, and by the end of the show, the audience is yearning to get up and dance with us! There is nothing more satisfying than looking out during the show and seeing the overwhelming amount of smiles.

Thank you for that.

-Jason/"Woof"

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Warren (Berger)
2009-09-22
So the shows keep getting more intense. As we enter our third week, it is impossible not to be curious about the evolution of the depth of this two hour emotional affair, as each show has progressively climbed to new levels of commitment from the entire ensemble, leaving us at a new perch from which to grasp higher levels of primal intensity during the next night's show. To any person who experienced an early performance in the run, I would request that you sneak in again, with new friends or even alone, to witness this change firsthand.
Ciao,
Warren

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Christine - Cast Member
2009-09-22
In response to Jason's last comment -- the audience is a very important aspect of any live performance. In the theatre you- the audience- are the most important person in the room (not counting the playwright :-). So, we look forward to all of the fun audience members who share the Hair experience with us every performance!!

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Claude Crider
2009-09-14
My wife and I went to see Hair Sunday afternoon and it was awesome! I am contacting all my friends and telling them to go see it. Despite some technical sound difficulties - which I'm sure have been fixed - the actors/actresses and musicians were totally professional and kept the love flowing! I can't single out any one because they were truly truly all really exceptional. They were all extremely authentic and made the entire audience feel a real part of what was happening. They brought the message home in a very real and special sense. And make no mistake, there is a deep message in this play.

When you see this play and then it dawns on you, the impact is unbelievable.

I saw it when it first came to Atlanta (1969 at the old Civic Center I believe?) and it did not have the meaning to me then that it did last night. Hard to explain, but having lived that era and now having seen the play in the intimacy of 7 stages really struck me. I finally 'got' what the message is all about. We were happy, frivolous kids having to face the most awful of decisions about Viet Nam. And then...Greetings!

That's only the beginning of what unfolds. You have to see it to understand.

And to see these young people impart such a fantastic gift in a totally real and authentic way is beyond description! They are all professional beyond their years.

Go See This Play!!

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Celeste Miller
2009-09-12
We saw HAIR last night - Sept 11 - wow. Absolutely powerful, fun, irreverent - can't think of a better way to spend an evening. The band totally rocked - and the actors were riveting. I was dancing in my seat. It also reminded me about the power of what we did back in the 60's. Amazingly, I also felt "young" - somehow watching all those beautiful young people performing I didn't feel like an old fart. I felt the energy of their youth filling me with a sense of my own age-less-ness potential. I had a swagger in my walk when I went out for intermission.... The show moved me deeply. I felt the sorrow of the times (then & now), and the power of community to raise voices of protest. I left feeling empowered, full of joy, and also full of renewed commitment to fight for justice. Thank you 7 Stages! Thank you!

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John R. Naugle
2009-09-11
Greetings from Atlanta: City of Peace,

It's auspicious that your "HAIR" Preview is today: September 11, 2009. This date has a special significance. It marks 103 years to the day that Mahatma Gandhi launched the modern nonviolent resistance movement. Gandhi called it Satyagraha.

The date was September 11th, 1906. Speaking before 3,000 Indians gathered at a theater in Johannesburg, Gandhi organized a strategy of nonviolent resistance to oppose racist policies in South Africa. Satyagraha was born and since then, it has been adopted by many around the world to resist social injustice and oppression.

Gandhi used it in India to win independence from the British. Dr. King used it in the United States to oppose segregation and Nelson Mandela used it in South Africa to end apartheid.

HAIR is about the Peace and Love Generation. Gandhi and Dr. King have advanced the movement in special ways.

Peace and love,
John
www.ATLpeace.org

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Cast member Jason
2009-09-09
This show has been a life-altering experience, and I think coming to see it is a MUST. To see the diverse cast work together to create beautiful movements and harmonies, and to see all of the beautiful lights and hear the magnificent band, you will be enchanted. Not to mention the chilling, thought-provoking, and touching moments in the show. We hope to see you here!

Jason/"Woof"

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Jenna- Cast Member!
2009-09-09
As the final week of rehearsal rolls around, I am getting more excited each day to open HAIR! Day by day new elements are being added to the show- sound, lights, music, costumes-and all of these have come together to make a truly magical piece of musical theatre! Come see HAIR and share the love that the cast and crew has to give!

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Cast Member Christine
2009-09-09
Hair is a very important piece of theatre because of all of the layers present within it. There are very serious political and social themes that were very real to individuals in the late 1960's. As an interpreter of the text and music I find the most important theme to be the celebration of life. I'm sure that within the organized chaos that is Hair you will be touched and emotionally driven to react to the main point of living and celebrating the life that you were given.

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April Joy
2009-09-02
We are coming with our hippy diggs on Sept 12th. Can't wait!!

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del
2009-08-25
In response to the query re: what is an appropriate age for seeing this show: it's not for kids, although there's nothing especially offensive, especially considering what is seen today on tv and in films. But some of the ideas may offend some people. Many people will not find anything at all objectioable. We do not advise children under 17 to attend without an adult. Parents should help young people to decide if it is appropriate. I believe it is important for all people, including young people, to see what the generation of young people from the 60s were feeling and thinking about. That's the core of our show.

del hamilton

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Candace
2009-08-24
I am so excited to see this show at 7 Stages. In the 30 years of success, award winning productions and countless accolades, it seems fitting that 7 Stages produce a show like Hair, with world wide recognition, live music and themes that a new generation can relate to. I hope everyone walks away from this show with a better understanding of how history influences us and how the current generation of people - young and old - can change the world.

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Laura
2009-08-20
I absolutely love the music from Hair and am very excited that you are doing the show. I've seen the play and movie (though it has been awhile) and I'm familiar with the topics addressed. I'd really like to share this with my 13 year old daughter; however, I'm wondering if it is too soon. If you put a movie rating on your play, what do you think it would be?

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del hamilton
2009-08-14
If you haven't seen the wonderful Broadway version of HAIR that is currently playing in New York, you ought to go and see it. Easily it's one of the best things in NYC at the moment. The sound is great! And we don't feel in competition with New York about our show. Great theatre is always great.

In Atlanta, our HAIR is starting rehearsals this week (week of August 12). As the director, I see it as a rock and roll show. So we have cast singers from local bands, and really good actor-singers, to try to capture the "feel" of the times when HAIR was put together, around the mid-60s. I hope our production reveals something of what it was like, especially as a young person, to live during the amazing 60s. I don't mean to romanticize the period, but hope our show raises serious questions for young people living today, questions about our personal involvement in the wars we currently support in other places of the world; and questions about racism, classism, love and love making.

But it's not only about the music, although music is the dominant force in the play. It's also about ideas, and this is expressed in the text which introduces characters and ideas, and which ties together the musical numbers.

So, we're not going to complain about the difficult economic times. We're offering up one of our country's major works of art to start our 30th season. Maybe we can't escape the sometimes harsh reality of our times, but, like the Tribe in HAIR, we can re-conceive it for ourselves.

Won't you please add to this blog, so we can have a good exchange of ideas and information?

And please, please, buy your tickets now. Online you can get a reduced price. You can also buy a pass for all our shows this year.

See you in Little 5!

del hamilton
Artistic Director