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Imported from the old Mercator Blog (Original Author: Jenny)

Don’t ask me how was the musical. I was too much involved therefore I loved it. For me it was just great. Everybody did his or her best – that’s the way to do it and it’s amazing! Of course it was far from perfect, but so what? It was a musical staged by students and it rocked!
Another reason why I can’t say how it was is that I never saw it from the audience perspective. I was always standing at the curtain. That gives you an interesting angle and a weird sound.
At the first performance everybody was very nervous (me included). The goddamn curtain mechanism was broken and repaired already twice during previous rehearsals and we could only pray that it holds this time. The fact that in last part of the show I knew only theoretically when I’m supposed to close and open the curtain (coz it never survived the whole rehearsal) was far from encouraging. Besides, there were so many other things to worry about. But there was Ravi, standing right next to me, and Anna, and Karol, and Raluca, and everybody else was there to help. As soon as the curtain was closed the “backstage team” would break into a run. Being fast and quiet simultaneously is kind of difficult, especially if you have to turn the Central Park into a party in a house. Yes, we were far from perfect, but it worked. And then there was a standing ovation, and the second show and “Let the Sunshine In” with everybody on the stage, and the party (if you ever get a chance to dance rock-n-roll barefoot – do it!) and endless conversations at meals in the canteen going over small details and laughing about bumps and mistakes. And something else, that is difficult to put into words. Something that still lingers in the air. Something that makes me smile every time someone “from the Hair” passes by. Now we all have something to share, something that unites us. We had a good team and we had a good time. I am happy and proud that I was part of the “Hair” project, even though only a small part. Thank you, guys and girls, you’re the best!