HAIR's Sunshine Sets at Meymandi Theatre 10/27

Burning Coal Theatre Company's production of Ragni, Rado and McDermott's HAIR will let its final rays of sunshine in on Sunday, September 27, 2009.  The show, which debuted on Broadway in 1968, conjures the essence of peace and love demonstrated by the hippie counterculture movement over 40 years ago. 

Performances are Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets are $20 or $15 for students, Seniors and Active Military. Thursday tickets are $10.  For reservations, please call 919-834-4001 or visit us at www.burningcoal.org. Show contains mature subject matter and brief nudity.  Reservations are strongly recommended.

Mark Sutch, visiting professor of Theatre at Davidson College in Davidson, NC directs HAIR. Mark teaches acting, directing, voice, movement and play analysis at Davidson. There, he has directed Hamlet, Women Beware Women and Dark Ride. Previously, he was Artistic Associate of Trinity Repertory Company in Providence, RI, where he headed their annual Summer Shakespeare Festival, which toured throughout the Northeastern U.S.

Robin Harris is Choreographer for HAIR. She head's NCSU's Dance Program. Robin holds a BA in French and an MA in Dance from The Ohio State University, and has received certification from the Dance Notation Bureau as a Labanotation teacher. A choreographer of over twenty-five major works, Robin is a recipient of two NC Arts Council Choreographers Fellowships, a recipient of the Raleigh Medal of Arts and, and an Indy Award.

Brad Gardner, a recent graduate of Campbell University, is Music Director. Brad has regularly collaborated with the North Carolina Theatre and recently worked with Arena Stage in Washington, DC.

The design team includes Kelly Farrow (costumes), who has designed in some of the largest and most prestigious theatre in Australia, Chris Popowich (lighting), who has designed at Carnegie Mellon, the Irish & Classical Theatre of Pittsburgh, and the Central School of Speech and Drama in London.

Joe Gardner (scenery) has designed for Charlotte Rep, the North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Tarradiddle Players and CPCC Summer Theatre. Joe is a Professor of Theatre at Davidson College.

The production stage manager is Elizabeth Gerhard of Raleigh. Properties Design is by Elsbeth Turner or Raleigh and Rachel McCrain of Chapel Hill, NC. Sylvia Mallory of Raleigh is Assistant to the Director. Brittanye Batcheler will design wigs and makeup. Curtis Jones of Raleigh is Technical Director and Simmie Kastner is graphics designer. Hayley Teater of Raleigh is ASM.

The cast of Hair will include eighteen actors from Raleigh, New York City and all over the state of North Carolina. They include Joel Hughes (NYC), Aaron Pratt (Raleigh) , Mark St. Cyr (Elon), Sam Heldt (NYC), Katie Finan (Morrisville), Lormarev Jones (Raleigh), Chloe Oliver (Raleigh), Whitney Madren (ECU), Julie Oliver (Raleigh), Rob Jenkins (Raleigh), Jade Arnold (Durham), Thomas Weaver (Elon), Aurelia Belfield (Raleigh), Jennifer Mundia (Raleigh), Jonathan Fitts (Boone), Jackson Bloom (Raleigh), Betsy Newsome (Raleigh), and Kristen McCabe (Raleigh).

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