Thursday, Sept. 4th at 7 PM
Sunday, Sept. 7th at 4 PM
At the Broad Brook Opera House
107 Main St Broad Brook CT
Director – Lesley Gallagher
Musical Director – Deb Curylo
Auditioners should prepare a Broadway song that shows off their best ability. An accompanist will be provided.
In addition to singing, auditions will include readings from the script .
There are two roles for children (one boy and one girl, ages 7-10). Ethnic diversity sought. All other auditioners should be a least 16 years old.
Performance dates are the last 3 weekends in November (Friday, Saturday, evenings and Sunday matinee; nine performances)
For more information please contact Lesley Gallagher at: lesleyg@portone.com or 860 402-7450.
For directions:
Actors interested in performing but unavailable for the listed auditions, musicians interested in playing the show, or individuals interested in tech positions please contact Moonyean Field at ohpfield@verizon.net
South Pacific is a classic award winning Rodgers and Hammerstein musical and despite nearly fifty years of productions, a currently running,Tony winning, Broadway revival and a film version, there may be some people who don't know the show. If that is you please read on....
South Pacific
Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel "Tales of the South Pacific" by James A. Michener
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II, Joshua Logan
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Music by Richard Rodgers
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.
Characters:
* ENSIGN NELLIE FORBUSH - By her own admission, a cock-eyed optimist and a hick. She never believed that she would have to make the difficult choice about Emile, but the risk of losing him in action brings everything into sharp focus.
* LUTHER BILLIS - A Seabee who rates himself as a great entrepreneur in the tourist souvenir business, but is constantly outsmarted by Bloody Mary. He is everybody's chum and general help-mate.
* LT. JOSEPH CABLE - Very formal and organized at first, he is thrown into confusion by meeting Liat and the high-risk expedition to find the Japanese outpost is the only way of resolving the inner conflict of racial difference into which he has been plunged.
* CAPT. BRACKET - Rather pompous officer, but seemingly in tune with the local circumstances.
* COMDR. HARBISON - His organized back-up.
* EMILE DE BECQUE - A man of stature and dignity, who realizes where his great chance of happiness lies and has to be honest about his past, even if he risks losing all. His taking part in the dangerous mission is proof of another sterling side of his nature.
* BLOODY MARY - Tokinese, shrewd and too much in command of the souvenir trade to be threatened by Billis. She is also a manipulative mother when the occasion (called Lt. Cable) - arises.
* LIAT - A touchingly portrayed young Tokinese woman who falls in love. Daughter of Bloody Mary.
* NGANA - Emile's daughter and JEROME - his son (Their Polynesian mother has died)
* Large singing ensemble of seabees, sailors, and nurses
Musical Numbers:
La vie est belle - (Ngana and Jerome) - "Dites-moi, pourquoi la vie est belle"
A Cockeyed Optimist - (Nellie) - "When the sky is a bright canary yellow"
Twin Soliloquies - (Emile and Nellie) - "Wonder how I'd feel"
Some Enchanted Evening - (Emile) - "Some enchanted evening you may see a stranger"
Finaletto Scene 1 - (Ngana, Jerome and Emile)
MALE CHORUS - Bloody Mary - "Bloody Mary is the girl I love"
MALE CHORUS - There Is Nothing Like a Dame" - (Male Chorus & soloists) - "We got sunlight on the sand"
Bali Ha'i - (Bloody Mary) - "Mos' people live on a lonely island"
Reprise - Bali Ha'i - (Cable) - "Bali Ha'i may call you"
I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - (Nellie and Seabees) - "I'm gonna wash … "
Reprise - "Some Enchanted Evening" - (Emile and Nellie)
I'm In Love With a Wonderful Guy - (Nellie) - "I expect everyone of my crowd to make fun
Bali Ha'i - (Girls)
Younger Than Springtime - (Cable) - "I touch your hand and my arms grow strong"
This Is How It Feels - (Nellie and Emile) - "This is how it feels living on a hillside"
Emile's Encore - "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" - (Nellie and Emile)
Happy Talk - (Liat) - "Happy talk, keep talking happy talk"
Honey Bun - (Nellie) - "My doll is as dainty as a sparrow"
Carefully Taught - (Cable) - "You've got to be taught to hate and fear"
This Nearly Was Mine - (Emile) - "One dream in my heart"
