Photo Flash: First Look at SOUTH PACIFIC at Village Players

The classic musical is set against the dramatic background of an idyllic South Pacific island during WWII. Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific intertwines the themes of love, romance, passion, duty and prejudice to create a story that is all at once hilarious, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking.

This romantic musical follows two intercultural love stories: Nellie Forbush, a spunky nurse from Arkansas who falls in love with Emile de Becque, a wealthy, exiled Frenchman; at the same time, U.S. Lieutenant Cable falls for an innocent Tonkinese girl 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.

Featuring such musical classics including "Some Enchanted Evening", "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair", "Younger Than Springtime," "Bali Ha'i", "Honey Bun" and "There is Nothin' Like a Dame."

The show is directed by theatre veteran Ralph Rosati who says "you will tap your feet, sing along with the performers, and laugh at the antics of human beings who are desperately trying to maintain a level of normalcy. You might also shed a tear at the unpredictability of life's harshest blows, love longed for, and love lost. They're all here in this marvelous show. I'm proud and honored to have been given the opportunity to present South Pacific to you."

The talented cast of South Pacific includes local veteran actors and some exciting new faces to the Village Players stage featuring Noelle Perrin as Nellie Forbush from Clinton Twp. and Jason Bowen from Madison Heights as Emile de Becque with Tania L. Velinsky from Royal Oak as Bloody Mary, Zak Shugart from Troy as Lt. Joseph Cable, Paul Kelllerman from Bloomfield Hills as Luther Billis and Erica Poster from St. Clair Shores as Liat.