South Pacific
November 1995
Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile’s proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he’s fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe’s life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.
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Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
Adapted from “Tales of the South Pacific” by James A. Michener
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Presented through special arrangements Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatre Library.
Cast
| Jerome | Alexander Caudarella |
| Ngana | Sarah Sharpe |
| Henri | Mauro Caudarella |
| Emile | David Lamble |
| Nellie | Lisa Myers |
| Bloody Mary | Sue Scott |
| Billis | Tim Olberholzer |
| Stewpot | Delaney Hinds |
| Professor | Steve Kirk |
| Quale | Patrick Stiles |
| Lieut. Cable | Brad Quinn |
| Capt. Brackett | Gary Chapman |
| Cdr. Harbison | John Kolovrat |
| Dinah | Debbie Jakab |
| Janet | Denise Gismondi |
| Liat | Jessica Cano |
| Buzz Adams | Thomas Stinson |
| Seebees | Jerry Bolzon, Mauro Caudarella, Werner Eitzen, David Gray, Steve Johnson, John Kolovrat, Steve MacQuarrie |
| Nurses | Rita DeMelo, Denyse Gray, Erin Hamilton, Anne Norris, Laurel Shishkov, Diana Thompson |
| Honeybun Dancers | Pamela Caple, Delaney Hinds, Gwen Fisher, Leslie Fisher, Kylie Howard, Janine Kent, Alex MacKinnon, Sally Nelson, JoAnn Oke, Mandy Rogers, Tiffany Smith-Diggins, Brackstone Taylor, Dan Wheeler |
Orchestra
| Bass | Marilyn Fong |
| Cello | Shelley Worden |
| Clarinet | Barbara Hankins |
| Flute / Piccolo | Wendy Przeklasa |
| Horn | Trevor Wagler |
| Trombone | Don Sweete |
| Trumpets | Paul Otway & Tracy Welsh |
| Viola | Sarah Hachman |
| Violins | John Sanderson & Karl Rainer |
| Percussion | John Goddard |
Production Team
| Artistic / Musical Director | Lisa Hagen |
| Choreographer | Bonnie Dyer |
| Producers | Simon Leibovitz, Al Norris, Stephen O’Connell |
| Stage Manager | Conn Gartley |
| Ass’t to Producer | Al Norris |
| Set Design | Bill Unser |
| Technical Design | Phil Guhl |
| Sound Design | Tom Andrews |
| Conductor | Charlene Gingerich |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Joel Maurice, Tina Wallace |
| Lighting Board Operator | Jason Vaughan |
| Costume Co-ordinator | Stephen O’Connell |
| Set Construction Co-ordinator | Al Norris |
| Box Office: Lois Lamble, Jan Osborne |
| Costumes: Sheila Douglas, Laurie Fair, Betty Giles, Denyse Gray, Andreen Harwood, Evelyn Herron, Dorothy Herron, Lois Lamble, Joyce McDonald, Gladys Phillips, Annelise Plummer, Kaitlyn Rathwell, Karen Rathwell, Kelly Rathwell, Frieda Steiger, Eden Thurston |
| Hair Design: Adrian Hammond (Carmen’s) |
| House Managers: Debbie McCarthy & Bob Purdy |
| Make-up: Loriann McMullen |
| Publicity / Program: Lorie Jocius, Al Norris, Tina Wallace |
| Props: Lin Chapman, Stephanie Fowler, Sophia Jakel, Arlene McEllistrum, Andrew Newstead, Linda Newstead, Ruth Ralston, Brenda Reynolds, Mary Scapinello, Linda Sharpe |
| Gaffer: Kyle Duffield |
| Set Construction & Painting: Stephan Boucher, Gary E. Chapman, Guy Haskell, Ken Kay, Bernard McCarthy, Al Norris, Richard Bastien, Gladys Phillips, Ruth Ralston, Bill Unser |
| Crew: Simon LeBlanc, Andrew Newstead |
| E.L. Fox Crew: Tony Robins, Tim Brien, Ryan Brenton, Collin Forsberg, Chris Fairweather, Lauren Bocking, Andrea Secord, James Johnstone |
E.L. Fox Auditorium
Artistic / Musical Director: Lisa Hagen
Choreographer: Bonnie Dyer
Nov , 1995