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 who was 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.
The Hilton High School production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” will take place on Friday, November 17 at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 18 at 2 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 19 at 2 p.m. at Hilton High School Auditorium, 400 East Avenue, Hilton. Tickets cost $10 each and are available at the door and online. To purchase tickets and view a cast list, visit hiltontheatre.org.
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