HAiR Character Descriptions
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Due to the nature and content of this production, all actors MUST be 18 at the time of auditions in order to be eligible for this production. There can be no exceptions and we appreciate your cooperation. Please do not register if you will not be able to meet this requirement.
With respect to playable age range, all characters in the show are intended to be in their late teenage years through mid-to-late 20s. However, we encourage anyone who FEELS they identify with the youthful age range of the tribe to audition regardless of their actual chronological age. In previous productions of this show (including Landmark’s own 2017 Great Star Theatre production) we have cast people who were chronologically into their 40s, who had the energy and attitude that the show demands.
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All roles in this show are ethnically non-specific. We are seeking a diversity of ethnicities, gender and gender identifications, sexual orientation and body types for this production and everyone who meets the minimum age requirement is encouraged to audition.
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Although most of the roles in HAiR appear to be either male- or female-identifying, many roles can be played by any gender or sexual orientation, including, gay, bisexual, queer, trans and non-binary identifying actors. One of the hallmarks of HAiR is diversity in all of its flavors! Please be sure to indicate in your registration whether you are willing to take a role in which the traditional gender identity or sexual orientation is not the same as yours.
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Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-B4)
Berger is an irreverent, anti-establishment, free spirit, a high school drop-out and the Tribe’s most expressive member.
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Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-F4)
Claude is the nominal leader and moral center of the Tribe.
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Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Alto (G3-C5)
An NYU student and antiwar protestor, Sheila is hung up on Berger.
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Vocal Range: Tenor/High Baritone (D3-G4)
An androgynous, gentle soul, Woof loves plants, his family and the audience. Woof is hung up on Mick Jagger.
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Vocal Range: Baritone (B2-F4)
Hud is a militant African American member of the tribe who loves Dionne.
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Vocal Range: Alto (G3-F4)
An idealistic, pregnant environmentalist and earth-mother, Jeannie is in love with Claude.
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Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (F4-F5)
Dionne is a vivacious, strong, free-thinking African American.
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Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano/Soprano (A3-C5)
Crissy is sweet and innocent, and in love with motorcycle gang member Frank Mills (who never appears in the show). Crissy is the youngest member of the Tribe.
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Vocal Range: Tenor (A2-B4)
Margaret Mead is a Tribe member who at one point in the show, portrays a female tourist in drag.
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The tribe members play multiple characters in the show.
