Playwright Sue Mach: “To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the historical festival (8/28-9/3 1970), the Vortex I musical team gathered (in a socially distanced fashion ) at Falcon Recording Studio to capture a few of our favorite songs. We had so much fun getting together and are excited to share part of that day with you. Very special thanks to: Owen Carey for his exquisite video and photography, Dennis Carter for his extraordinary sound engineering, Malia Tippets, Charles Grant, Colin Kane, Paul Harestad, Leif Norby, and Nathan Dunkin for their amazing energy and talent. We will make this show happen as soon as the world rights itself! Our first post will be Malia singing, This Moment. Rumor has it that meetings between the hippies and the government bureaucrats would sometimes end with an Ohm Circle (initiated by the hippies of course.) I love that image, and used it to shape the structure of the show. This Moment is the play’s first breath.”
Vortex 1 Team
Book/Lyrics: Sue Mach
Composer: Bill Wadhams
Arranger: Reece Marshburn
Director: Allen Nause
Featuring:
Leif Norby
Malia Tippets
Colin Kane
Nathan Duncan
Danielle Weathers
Charles Grant
Randi Douglas
Eric Viale
Olivia Stone
Duncan Cass
Bruce Lawson
Brian Myers
Band:
Bill Wadhams – Guitar
Tom Grant – Piano
Martin Zarzar – Percussion
Paul Trubachick – Bass
Charles Pike – Drums