HAIR
Get a behind-the-scenes peek at the show with David Ira Goldstein, ATC’s Artistic Director and the director of HAIR, as he talks about the historical significance of this musical, the stellar creative team and the joy of mounting a new production.
“I think that the word ‘trust’ is very important. When you know each other well enough to just allow each person to do their own thing and know that it’s going to be for the best of the show and the production or whatever you are collaborating on.”
1968 was a powerful and potent year for social change in the United States. See a chronology of the events that coincided with the dawning of HAIR.
Meet Amir Beso, a musician who was enjoying success in the urban capitol of Sarajevo, a cultural crossroads for Eastern Europe, before the city was besieged by hostile forces. His response to life in a war-torn country was to mount a production of HAIR so that the citizens of Sarajevo could also express their anger, hopes and dreams of freedom.
Twenty questions for Abe Jacob, HAIR’s Sound Designer, as featured in American Theatre magazine. |
