[Mb-hair] Bridgeport get together

[Michael Butler]

Nina,
Thanks  for the message.
Ross? What is his last name? I have more than one my email addresses for
HAIR.
XO M

> 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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