Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific” by James Michener
Set against the dramatic background of an idyllic South Pacific island during WWII, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific intertwines the themes of romance, duty, and prejudice to create a story that is all at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking. Based on the anecdotes of a real-life U.S. Navy commander stationed on an island, the musical follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with Emile, a French plantation owner on the island who has two children from his late Polynesian wife; at the same time, U.S. Lieutenant Cable falls for a beautiful island native named Liat. Both Americans find themselves struggling to reconcile their own cultural prejudices with their amorous feelings, all the while under the dark cloud of a war that is coming ever closer to their island paradise.
RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S SOUTH PACIFIC
is presented through special arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical.
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by R&H Theatrical.
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C A S T
Branch Fields
Emile de Becque
Kate Marshall
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Kadejah Oné
Bloody Mary
Joey Birchler
Lieutenant Joseph Cable, United States Marine Corps
Alan Hoffman
Luther Billis
Robert John Biedermann
Captain George Brackett, United States Navy
Sally Roehl
Liat
Ian Lane
Commander William Harbison, United States Navy
Raina Chan
Ngana
Silas Iem
Jerome
Adelyne Anderson
Ensign Cora McRea
Elizabeth C. Butler
Ensign Bessie Noonan
Andrea Kahane
Lieutenant Genevieve Marshall
Shana Lambert
Henri
Katie Little
Ensign Janet MacGregor
Erica Morchower
Ensign Sue Yaeger
Stephanie Wood
Ensign Dinah Murphy
Kevin Cleary
Yemon Herbert Quale/Radio Operator/Seabee
Cody Hall
Tom O’ Brien, Sailor
Colby LeRoy
Stewpot (Carpenter’s Mate Second Class, George Watts)
Wilson Pezzuto
Lieutenant Buzz Adams
Andrew Prowant
Johnny Noonan, Seabee
C. Alexander Smith
Richard West, Seabee
Theron Smith III
Professor
C R E A T I V E
Music by
Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Adapted from
The Pulitzer Prize winning novel “Tales of the South Pacific” by James Michener
Produced by
Patrick A’Hearn
Directed and Choreographed by
Penny Ayn Maas
Music Direction by
Angela Donadio
Scenic Design by
Frank Foster
Lighting Design by
Michael Jarett
Costume Design by
Kyna Chilcot
Sound Design by
Billy Timms
Production Stage Manager
Jessica Dotson
Properties Master & Set Dresser
Bridgid K. Burge