Wednesday, April 17, 2002
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Wednesday, April 17, 2002 |
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Starr's Mill takes audiences to 'South Pacific' The Fine Arts Department at Starr's Mill High School will proudly present the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, "South Pacific," on Thursday through Saturday evenings, Apr. 18-20, at 7 p.m. in the Duke Auditorium at Starr's Mill High School. Tickets for the musical are $7 each and may be purchased at the door, from any cast member, or in the main office of Starr's Mill High School. A special priced student ticket of $5 is available for the Thursday evening show only. "South Pacific" chronicles parallel love stories during the torment of the Second World War on two islands in the South Pacific. The cultured French planter, Emile DeBecque, played by Zachary Stutts, sets his sights on a youthful southern nurse, Nellie Forbush, played by Jennifer Wilcox, while the strapping Marine Joe Cable, played by Josh Davis, falls in love with a native Polynesian girl, Liat, played by Heather Lannan. Their loves are challenged by the prejudices of the day and the inner struggle that occurs dealing with one's own inner prejudices. The colorful Bloody Mary, played by April Greenway, and the scheming sailor, Luther Billis, played by Craig DeLorenzo, provide comic relief. Set on two tropical islands, the stage will be elaborately decorated with tropical flowers, palm trees and breath taking scenery. Such memorable songs as "Some Enchanted Evening," "Younger Than Springtime," "There is Nothing Like a Dame," "Bloody Mary," "Bali Hi," "Honey Bun," and "You've Got To Be Carefully Taught" help bring intense emotion of the powerful love story to a climax. This year's show features a cast of almost 50 people, complete with a full pit orchestra. The annual musical at Starr's Mill High School has become a treasured community tradition with very successful productions of "Oklahoma," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Crazy for You," and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." The musical is a combined effort of the entire fine arts department with over 400 students having some role in the production. David Spearman, drama teacher at Starr's Mill, directs the show accompanied by Dan Lane, the school's choral director. Diana Gardner, the assistant choral director, has choreographed the show and assisted with musical direction. The school's art department under Todd Little have painted the backdrops and the school band under Tony Daniel, Steve Tyndall and Stephen Fields have provided with pit orchestra preparation. This is one of two combined presentations offered each year at Starr's Mill, which incorporates the entire fine arts department. The show is billed as family entertainment but there is a small bit of profanity. The box office opens at 6:15 p.m. and the doors open at 6:40 p.m. Curtain is at 7 p.m. nightly. |
