Bad Hair Day
“Bad Hair Day” was proudly emblazoned in rhinestones on my friend's baseball cap. I love that hat – it's so practical! A cute and clever way to cover up your hair on those days when nothing can coerce it into submission.
I've always admired that sporty look when girls loop their ponytail out through the space in the back of a baseball cap. But, alas, there is no alternate universe where I would look good in one.
Whenever I've tried that style, my ponytail sags like a naughty puppy's. At the end of the day, I was appalled at what was underneath: sweaty, frizzy, frazzled-looking hair complete with a band imprinted in red on my forehead.
My cute fix had aggravated a bad hair day into a hair disaster of unnatural proportions. That depresses me. Why can't I look cute in a cap?
The other day I read about the “Ponytail Bandit,” a recently-apprehended female bank robber, so dubbed for wearing her ponytail looped out through the back of a baseball cap. That cheered me up immensely. Who wants to look like a criminal?
Long ago, I was lamenting my quest for a new hairstyle when a lady told me that women should stick with one style, or they wouldn't be taken seriously in their career. I told her I didn't need to worry about that – I was a stay-at-home-mom, and my kids never took me seriously anyway.
But for those times of change, wouldn't it be nice if you could audition a new hairstyle? What girl hasn't tucked her long locks into her shirt collar for a try-on bob? Or borrowed some fake hair to see what she'd look like with long locks?
I guess there are wigs to try on and computer programs that let you superimpose a coif onto a photo of yourself. But that's a far cry from living with it for a few days. It would be very helpful to try out a style at least overnight. Then you could wake up and measure the bed-head factor. Or see if friends and family give it a callback or a “don't-call-us, we'll-call-you.”
It would be nice to see what you're getting into, but it might not do any good anyway. Women are notoriously fickle when it comes to their hair. It's ironic that for half of a woman's life she is impatiently waiting to grow her hair out, and then spends the other half searching for the perfect style to chop her hair into.
I've always been amazed by extremely long hair. Remember Crystal Gayle? Even at 57, her hair still barely clears the floor. A real life “Rapunzel.”
Visalia needs a Rapunzel. Not that we have an overage of towers and princes, but the Enchanted Playhouse is sending out a proclamation inviting all to audition for the title role of Rapunzel. They'll even provide the hair.
They also need more than 20 actors (age 12 and older) to fill in their version of the fairy tale's cast of hilarious characters. Oh, and jugglers . . . they need jugglers.
“This is not your 'normal' Rapunzel,” said Larissa Allen, who will be directing the show. “This is an over-the-top comedy with audience interaction.”
Sounds like it will be a really fun show. Larissa isn't even sure what color Rapunzel's hair will be. And I got the feeling the choices aren't blonde versus brunette, but more like chartreuse versus fuchsia.
Auditions will be Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 25 and 26, at 6 p.m. Prospective stars just have to show up and read for them. Rehearsals for “Rapunzel” will begin in March, and performances will run April 25 through May 4.
And while we're thinking about the Enchanted Playhouse, you might even catch the closing nights of their most recent production. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 22 and 23 are the last two nights of “Wild Things.”
“Wild Things”? That would actually be a great name for my signature hairstyle. I wonder if I can get that in rhinestones on a baseball cap?
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