Music by Richard Rogers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan
November, 1979
Director: Diane Gilligan
Assistant director: Kay Burchette
Music directors: Lyle & Karon Stirling
Choreograpy: Cindy Long & Karon Stirling
Accompanist: Corrine Slaughter
Rehearsal accompanist: Nancy Squire
Synopsis: Set on a tropical island in the Pacific during World War II, a U.S. Navy nurse falls in love with a local plantation owner.
Cast (in order of appearance): Ngana Rochelle Ruyle; Jerome Stacy Tade; Henry Daryl Wells; Ensign Nellie Forbush Mickey Steinkruger; Emile de Becque Cal Campbell; Bloody Mary Coe Travis; Stewpot Doug Shanklin; Luther Billis Marty Owen; Professor Bill Baughman; Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC Steve Campbell; Capt. George Barckett, USN Henry Perry; Commdr. William Harbison, USN Ron Gordon; Herbert Quale Roger Wyse; Seaman Tom O’Brien Lloyd Mietzner; Radio operator Bob McCaffrey Ron Ross; Marine Cpl. Hamilton Steeves Chris Griffin; Sven Larsen Louie Davis; Lt. Buzz Adams Mark Pabst; Liat Liz Griffith; Nurses: Lisa Janice Speer, Pamela Karen Griffith, Genevieve Hazel Nardini, Connie Judy Thaxton, Janet Gail Wortmann, Bessie Darlene Rickart, Betty Julie Baughman, Cora Nancy Sheets, Dinah Carol Tade, Rita Kathy Schwartz, Sue Viginia Pabst; Understudy to Nellie Gail Wortmann
Orchestra: Conductor Lyle Stirling; Rehearsal conductor & arranger Karen Spurgeon; Violin Linda Haupt, Martha Boatman, Eugene Johnson; String bass Tim Walgamuth; Flute Jane Anne Piper; Oboe Jane Biskup; Clarinet Warren Rickart; Trumpet Dave Hawk; Trombone Bill Biskup; Piano Corrine Slaughter; Percussion Kris Schlarbaum, Joleen Reinhard
Crews: Props Marilyn Piper, Janet Woolard, Marian Ferring; Set construction Bill Augspurger, Gene Proctor, Danny Vass; Costumes Pat Wagler, Marilyn McCreedy, Jane Biskup, Bette Taylor, Pat Carlisle, Jeannine Hockersmith; Lights Gary Henry, Dean Graham, Ron Gilligan, Shelley Northup, Ernie Dicks; Sound Don Walton, Don Ashmead; Art directors Randy & Nancy Davis, Mary Kincart, Deb Baughman, Lori Chaplin; Babysitting Nancy Plowman, Deb Krenz, Doris Whitacre, Linda Hockersmith, Isabelle Boatman, Diane Ruyle; Makeup Sheila Early, Jill Owen, Lillian Haufe, Sheri Pettit, Pam Burton, Mary Vinzant, Grace Henkenius; Prompter Ina Thompson; Stage manager Jean Ausgpurger, Deb Spargur, Dan Roberts, Stu Rupe; Try-outs Elaine Perry, Lillian Haufe; Publicity Kathy Henry, Patty Proctor, Terry Rezai, Deena Boone; House committee Elaine Perry, Gloria Garner, Ron Henkenius, Pete Burchette