[Mb-hair] advanced hairology

[richard haase]

because in my opinion
a particular attribute in the zeitgeist of HAIR
is that it be fresh and cutting edge

also you have an added societal problem
of the far right actively trying to discret the 60s
have been making the 60s declasse to the now
conservative pleurality of the american public

its a complicated matter

richard in the project pit

also why would you want to repaint a picasso?
( which im not suggesting )
the same reason leonard bernstein felt compelled to adapt west side story
from shakespeare or candide from voltaire
thats why
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <skonig at cox.net>
To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Mb-hair] advanced hairology


> You don't need to rework anything...the wheel has been invented and works
perfectly well, thank you.
>
> Beach Blanket Babylon in SF changed their show to fit the times...it
worked for them...but not for HAIR.  It is a period piece that stands the
test of time.
>
> Would you want to repaint a Picasso?
> >
> > From: "richard haase" <hotprojects at nyc.rr.com>
> > Date: 2005/09/26 Mon PM 10:16:29 EDT
> > To: <mb-hair at islandlists.com>
> > Subject: [Mb-hair] advanced hairology
> >
> > For Example; here is somethign you have to rework
> > in my subjective opinion to make it work today
> >
> > okay you got walking in space
> > it has to be basically as it was
> > but it has to make sense viscerally for todays audience
> > remember the average is under 45
> >
> > here are your problems
> > given the number should still be about drugs etc
> > ( i think the idea of the nude scene there works but
> > i wouldnt want to lose the finale at the end of act one nude scene so i
wouldnt opt for that )
> >
> > but here are your problems;
> >
> > you have to explain all this drama about smoking a joint
> >
> > now maybe in the future things have gotten real conservative
> > ?
> > are they doing hard drugs?
> > thats dangerous
> > grass is still considered cool
> > but although there is an explosion in hard drug use
> > the romance of it is gone
> > people doing hard drugs are not seen as cool etc
> > may turn off a lot of your audience
> > if you have them basing etc
> >
> > so what do you do about that?
> > because you have to have the tension
> > of the moment
> > doors locked etc
> > but obviously today no one is locking doors to smoke a joint
> > and we dont want our heros shooting up or doing crack or whatever
> > although i understand there are hard drug illusions in the score etc
> >
> > so what do you do?
> > to keep the tension in the moment>?
> > and not make it laughable to todays audience
> > eg you want the same effect exactly the original scene
> > had
> > but how do you do that in a way that is viscerally resonant to todays
audience in the same way that walking in space was viscerally resonant in
the 60s, 70s and even very early 80s
> >
> > stuff like that i feel must be attended to
> >
> > i dont have an answer for that one yet
> > its a mental problem i play with
> > i know i would work it out in rehearsal
> > but i dont have an answer to that one
> >
> > stuff like that
> >
> > r in the project pit
> >
>


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