[Mb-hair] segregated is a state of mind

[Little Birdie]

I tend to agree with Michael here, that cutting lines weakens the show - 
perhaps not cutting one or two, but to remove Hair's "offensive" lines (and 
please do note the quotes on that word, as i don't find it anywhere near 
offensive, myself) is to remove the core of Hair. It's why one can get into 
a good discussion (which if we're lucky we'll have here soon - hey Ross?) 
about doing Hair in a highschool setting.

Perhaps a discussion with people about the fact that being in a show is 
about acting and notabout  getting up on stage and being yourself. There are 
many rolesb in many shows where it is likely that the actor playing that 
role doesn't agree with the position of the character they are playing, or 
with the lines they have to say to portray that character. Good acting comes 
from finding some common ground with that character in order to play it in a 
way that is convincing. But I am sure that anyone playing, for the sake of 
discussion let's say Hitler, doesn't agree with many of the things that his 
character has to say. If these performers take a look at the overall message 
of Hair - peace, freedom, racial & sexual equality - I am sure that they 
will agree with those messages, and so if an "offensive" line or two is what 
it takes to get that message across, perhaps they will be more comfortable 
with saying them.

Just my two cents...
Love,
Nina

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>From: Michael Butler <michael at michaelbutler.com>
>Reply-To: mb-hair at islandlists.com
>To: HAIR List <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
>Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] segregated is a state of mind
>Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 19:12:56 -0700
>
>Keep the lines true to the authors original works.
>Michael