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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Cast Requirements: PRINCIPALS
2 Women
2 Men
FEATURED
1 Woman
5 Men
1 Boy
1 Girl
ENSEMBLE
Large singing ensemble consisting of Islanders, Nuns, Officers, Sailors, Marines, and Soldiers
CHARACTERS
Ensign Nellie Forbush
Emile De Becque
Ngana - his daughter
Jerome - his son
Henry - his native servant
Bloody Mary
Liat - her daughter
Bloody Mary's Assistant
Luther Billis
Abner
Stewpot (Carpenter's Mate Second Class, George Watts)
Professor
Lt. Joseph Cable, United States Marine Corps
Capt. George Brackett, United States Navy
Cmdr. William Harbison, United States Navy
Lt. Buzz Adams
Yeoman Herbert Quale - sailor
Radio Operator Bob McCaffrey - sailor
2 Seabees (originally named Morton Wise and Richard West)
2 Sailors (originally named Tom O'Brien and James Hayes)
3 Marines (Originally named Sgt. Kenneth Johnson, Cpl. Hamilton Steeves and Staff Sgt. Thomas Hassinger)
A Shore Patrolman
Lead Nurse (originally named Lt. Genevieve Marshall)
Ens
Set Requirements: SOUTH PACIFIC takes place on two islands in the South Pacific during World War II.
SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
The Terrace of Emile de Becque's Plantation Home
Another Part of the Island
The Edge of a Palm Grove Near the Beach
The Company Street
Inside the Island Commander's Office
The Beach
Inside a Native Hut on Bali Ha'i
Near the Beach on Bali Ha'i
A Performance of "The Thanksgiving Follies"
Backstage at "The Thanksgiving Follies"
The Radio Shack
Genre / Style: Musical Romance, World War II era
Rehearsal / Orchestral Material: Rehearsal Set
20 Libretto-Vocal Books
2 PIANO VOCAL SCORE
Orchestra Package (21 Books)
1 PIANO CONDUCTOR SCORE
1 FLUTE (Doubling Piccolo)
1 OBOE (Doubling English Horn)
1 CLARINET I-II
1 BASSOON
1 HORN I-II
1 HORN III
1 TRUMPET I-II
1 TRUMPET III
1 TROMBONE I
1 TROMBONE II
1 TUBA
1 PERCUSSION
1 VIOLIN A (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN B (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN C (Divisi)
1 VIOLIN D (Divisi)
1 VIOLA (Divisi)
1 CELLO (Divisi)
1 BASS
1 HARP
Two Piano Arrangement (2 Act I, 2 Act II)
Additonal song "My Girl Back Home" Available.
Musical Numbers: A Cockeyed Optimist, Twin Soliloquies, Some Enchanted Evening, Bloody Mary, There Is Nothin' Like A Dame, Bali Ha'i, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair, A Wonderful Guy, Younger Than Springtime, Happy Talk, Honey Bun, You've Got To Be Carefully Taught, This Nearly Was Mine.