Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, Music by Galt MacDermot. Directed by Zoe Bradford, Musical Direction by Robert McDonough, Choreography by Sally Ashton Forrest, Costume Design by Hannah Schuurman, Lighting Design by Dean Palmer Jr., Set Design by Ryan Barrow. Presented by The Company Theatre, Norwell through August 21

by Linda Chin

After the house lights dim, signaling the audience to put conversations and concerns aside and settle in their seats, the stage lights come down and the words “when the moon…is in the seventh house” of the stirring anthem “Aquarius” emerge from the darkness (soloist Sarah Burke, as Ronny, makes their debut).  When the stage is re-illuminated, revealing a full-size car covered with flower power decals (set design by Ryan Barrow, lighting design by Dean Palmer, Jr.) and a vibrantly-colored, bell-bottomed, bare-bellied Tribe (costume design by Hannah Schuurman), the audience – transported to New York City, circa 1968 – becomes electrified. The Company Theatre’s production of HAIR opens on a high note and sustains the momentum and kinetic energy for two hours.

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