Asolo Repertory Theatre Cancels Performances Of ‘Hair’ After COVID-19 Outbreak

SARASOTA, FL — After several company members tested positive for COVID-19, Asolo Repertory Theatre has canceled all performances of the musical “Hair” through Sunday.

Performances will begin Tuesday and continue through Jan. 1, the theater announced on its Facebook page.

“We are taking this action to help safeguard everyone involved with the production,” Asolo Rep wrote. “Cancelling these performances will allow space and time for the company to quarantine and recover.”

Those who have tickets for one of the affected performances can reschedule here.

The production of “Hair” marks the theater’s return to its indoor stage since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“'Hair’ is the perfect piece to bring us back to the theatre after the pandemic kept us out for so long,” Joshua Rhodes, the show’s director and choreographer, said in a news release from the theater. “The piece shows us the monumental change that a generation brought to this country and reminds us that a new generation is currently ushering in another tidal wave of their own. This material expresses how vital that change is to our United States. I’m really curious for multiple generations to see this show together and then speak to one another about it.”