INTERLAKES SUMMER THEATRE’S SOUTH PACIFIC

MEREDITH — The Interlakes Summer Theatre continues its 10th Anniversary  season with its second production of the season, the musical, “South Pacific.” The show, with a score by Rodgers & Hammerstein, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1950 and is considered to be one of the greatest musicals ever written. It is based on James Michener’s book “Tales of the South Pacific”, a Pulitzer Prize winning collection of sequentially related short stories about the Pacific Campaign in World War II.

The production, which will run July 19 through 23 and July 26 through 30, features theater pros and student interns, including Christopher Essex, Carnegie Mellon; Emma Flynn, Hart School of Music; Corey Kline, Ithaca College; Victoria Benkoski of New York; Juna Shai, Illinois Weslyan University; Nicholas Berninger, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

Brian Feehan, director/choreographer, has directed for IST since its inception, directing "Carousel," "Buddy Holly Story," "The Sound of Music," "All Shook Up," Hairspray," "42nd Street," "Singing in the Rain," "The Producers," "A Chorus Line," "Cabaret," "Grease," "Chicago" and "West Side Story."

The musical director is Adam Rineer, set designer is Hannah Joy of Concord, who also designed the production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which is currently running, and Thom Beaulieu on lights. Nancy Barry is the costume designer. with specialty costumes by Ginny Fisher.

The Interlakes Summer Theatre is working in a number of ways with “Veteran’s Count,” a support organization for veteran of U.S. Armed Forces, and will be offering tickets to veterans for this show for $20.

For more info and tickets, call 603 707-6035 or visit interlakestheatre.com

Emma Flynn "washes that man right out of her hair" in "South Pacific," opening July 19 at Interlakes Summer Theatre in Meredith. (Courtesy photo)