Hosmer Auditorium, Everson Museum
401 Harrison St., Syracuse

Step back into the "Age of Aquarius" with a tribe of bohemians living in New York City, navigating the complexities of young love, sexual revolution and rebellion against the Vietnam War.

Hair is a rock musical featuring a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, with music composed by Galt MacDermot. This work captures the creators' reflections on the hippie counterculture and the sexual revolution prevalent in the late 1960s, with many songs becoming anthems for the anti-Vietnam War movement.

Hair revolves around the "tribe," a group of politically active, long-haired hippies from the "Age of Aquarius" who lead a bohemian lifestyle in New York City while protesting conscription into the Vietnam War. The central characters — Claude, his friend Berger, their roommate Sheila, and their companions — navigate the complexities of young love and the sexual revolution while rebelling against the war and their conservative parents and society. Ultimately, Claude faces a crucial decision: whether to resist the draft, like his friends, or serve in Vietnam, risking his life and compromising his pacifist beliefs.