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Synopsis

Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical follows a young group of hippies fighting the establishment, dodging the drafts, getting high, living and loving in New York City. It’s 1967: the Vietnam War raging and the Age of Aquarius is dawning. Claude, his best friend Berger, their roommate Sheila, and their Tribe of friends struggle to balance the demands of the harsh and violent world with their dream for a more beautiful and peaceful world. When Claude receives his draft notice, he must decide whether to join his friends in resisting the draft, or bow to the pressures of society and his conservative parents, thereby sacrificing his ideals and, possibly, his life. Hair was a sensation when it premiered in 1967, as it brought the counterculture movement into the theatre and the national spotlight. The issues the show brings up -- alienation, civil disobedience, youthful defiance -- continue to timelessly resonate today.

Show Information

Conceived By
James Rado , Gerome Ragni
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1967
Genres
Drama
Settings
Contemporary, Simple/No Set, Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
East Village, New York City, 1967
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Rock Combo
Dancing
Musical Staging
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Diverse Cast, Large Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Late Teen Characters, Medium Cast

Lead Characters

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Berger

Lead

Male

Tenor

Sheila

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Claude

Lead

Male

Tenor

Woof

Supporting

Male

Tenor, Baritone

Hud

Supporting

Male

Baritone

Jeanie

Supporting

Female

Alto

Dionne

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano

Crissy

Supporting

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

The Tribe

Ensemble

Either Gender

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone, Bass

Songs

ACT ONE

  • “Aquarius” - Ronny & Tribe
  • “Donna” - Berger & Tribe
  • “Hashish” - Tribe”
  • “Sodomy” - Woof
  • “Colored Spade” - Hud & Tribe
  • “Manchester, England” - Claude & Tribe
  • “I’m Black” - Hud, Woof, Berger, Claude & Tribe
  • “Ain’t Got No” - Woof, Hud, Dionne & Tribe
  • “Dead End” - Quartet
  • “I Believe in Love” - Sheila & Trio
  • “Ain’t Got No Grass” - Tribe
  • “Air” - Jeanie with Dionne & Crissy
  • “Initials” - Tribe
  • “1930’s” - Berger
  • “Manchester II” - Claude & Tribe
  • “I Got Life” - Claude & Tribe
  • Going Down” Berger & Tribe
  • “Hair” - Claude, Berger & Tribe
  • “My Conviction” - Margaret Mead
  • “Sheila Franklin” - Tribe
  • Easy to Be Hard” - Sheila
  • “Hung Up” - Tribe
  • “Don’t Put It Down” - Woof, Berger & Steve
  • Frank Mills” - Crissy
  • “Be-In (Hare Krishna)” - Tribe
  • Where Do I Go” - Claude & Tribe

ACT TWO

  • “Electric Blues” - “Oldsters” Quartet
  • “Oh Great God of Power” - Tribe
  • “Manchester III” - Tribe
  • “Black Boys” - White Girls Trio & Black Boys Trio
  • “White Boys” - “The Supremes” Trio, White Girls Trio & Tribe
  • “Walking in Space” - Dionne, Steve, Leata, Jeanie, Sheila & Tribe
  • “Abie, Baby” - Hud & Two Boys with J.W. Booth
  • “The War” - 1000-Year-Old Monk, 3 Monks, 3 Nuns & Tribe
  • “Three-Five-Zero-Zero” - Tribe
  • “What a Piece of Work Is Man” - Ronny & Walter
  • “How Dare They Try” - Tribe
  • “Good Morning Starshine” - Sheila & Tribe
  • “The Bed” - The Tribe
  • “Reprise: Ain’t Got No” - Claude & Tribe
  • “The Flesh Failures (Let the Sun Shine In) - Tribe
  • “Eyes, Look Your Last” - Claude, Sheila, Dionne & Tribe
  • “Hippie Life” - Claude, Berger, Two Indian Women & Tribe

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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