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Mike Ricci's Production
of HAIR 

Cast

Berger	. .. .. .. .	Joe Galatz
Claude	. .. .. .. .	Marc Rouleau
Sheila	. .. .. .. .	Nicole Burkes
Woof	. .. .. .. .	Dave Seeba
Hud	. .. .. .. .	Arthur West
Crissy	. .. .. .. .	Shannon Seeba
Jeanie	. .. .. .. .	Crystal Karkinen
Dionne	. .. .. .. .	Michelle Rhodes
THE TRIBE
Colin	. .. .. .. .	Colin Eustice
Joymal	. .. .. .. .	Jaymal Sterling
Debbie	. .. .. .. .	Deborah Allen
Carla	. .. .. .. .	Carla Magnuson
Jessica	. .. .. .. .	Jessica Johnson
Tony	. .. .. .. .	Tony Shoberg

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Crew

Stage Manager	. .. .. .. .	Lorna Grant
Asst. Stage Manager	. .. .. .. .	Sarah Stone
Technical Director	. .. .. .. .	Dan Dolinar
Asst. Tech. Director	. .. .. .. .	Mike Ricci
Vocal Director	. .. .. .. .	Michelle LaCoste
Musical Director	. .. .. .. .	Joe Gibbon
Dance Choreography	. .. .. .. .	Katie Kimball
Set Design and Scenic Artist	. .. .. .. .	Ellie Ricci
Lighting Design	. .. .. .. .	Greg Peeler
Video Design	. .. .. .. .	Dan Dolinar, Mike Ricci, Sarah Douglas
Video Switcher Operator	. .. .. .. .	Kasaun Cianni
Sound Engineer and Board Operator	. .. .. .. .	Tom Tario
Costumes	. .. .. .. .	Mike Ricci, Ellie Ricci, Lorna Grant
Props	. .. .. .. .	Sarah Stone, Lorna Grant, Mike Ricci
Pit Band Musicians	. .. .. .. .	Joe Gibon, Paul Hanson, Tony Schumacher, Peter Vandelinder
Rehearsal Pianist	. .. .. .. .	Diana Giombetti
Set Construction	. .. .. .. .	Dan Dolinar, Mike Ricci, Kasuan Cianni,  Aaron Turner, Chris Jackson, James Hutley, Roscoe Taylor, Corey Hughes
Hair & Wigs	. .. .. .. .	Pamela Knezovich
Backstage Crew	. .. .. .. .	Sarah Stone, Jon Stone
Billboard Artwork	. .. .. .. .	Ellie Ricci
Box Office	. .. .. .. .	Christine Olson
Billboard Artwork	. .. .. .. .	Ellie Ricci

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Director Notes

 Last summer while I was pondering my selection of what plays to do for this season, I came upon the idea of doing HAIR, a play I had always wanted to do, but had never found the right time or place. I solicited feedback from several people about that choice, and was told that it would never work in Hibbing, and that the frankness of it woulf turn many people away. Undeterred, I decided to go ahead with my choice, feeling that the play had something important to offer our audiences, and that it might actually be a good idea to look back in order to move ahead. The first anniversary of 9/11 was upon us and everyone was caught up in the rememberance of that emotional time. Then as if out of nowhere, we were suddenly hearing about Iraq, and in a very short time, we were at war. I began hearing from quite a few people that it was not a good idea to be doing this play with out country at war. Our president needed our support, our troops needed our support, etc., and these people thought this play would undermine that effort. What were they afraid of, I began to wonder? I had always thought that our country was founded on the principles freedom of expression, as long as it didn't maliciously harm anyone. What this play had to say was framed in the context of the 1960's, and the Vietnam War experience. True, the play had a strong antiwar, message, but it was a direct reflection of the society of that time, a society that has changed dramatically since then. Or was it? Perhaps you, the audience, need to be the judge of that one.

Ultimately, though, HAIR expresses the exuberance of the times, the tumultous decade that helped change the way we looked at our world, the decade of peace and love, as seen through the eyes of the flower children. It was a time of experimenting with drugs and sex, and different lifestyles, becoming politically and socially active, rebelling against authority, protesting the war and making a difference. Young people were bound together by something they all had in common: their youthful energy and idealism that anything was possible, and if you truly committed yourself to making something happen, then you could indeed change the world. As we have moved further and further away from that special time, we seem to have turned away from that idealism, that boundless energy that drove people to embrace change. We have moved from opening our arms to US and WE to chest thumping ME,ME,ME. We have moved our eyes from looking to the stars to looking at our cars, from caring for strangers to looking out for number one.

Perhaps it is time we open our eyes and arms to the countless possibilities we all have within us to change, to become the best person we can to make a difference, to "let the sun shine in".

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