South Pacific Costume Plot Photos
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Musical Play by: Rodgers & Hammerstein
Book by: Hammerstein & Logan
Time: World War II
Place: An Island in the South Pacific
ACT ONE, SCENE I - EMILE DE BECQUE'S PLANTATION:
Nellie:
Suntan uniform, cap and bag
Emile De Becque:
White tropical suit
Ngana:
Sarong and sandals
Jerome:
Sarong and sandals
Henry:
Houseman's jacket and pants
ACT ONE, SCENE 2: CAMP ON THE BEACH
Bloody Mary:
Dark trousers, white mandarin blouse, marine tunic
Chorus:
Assorted off-duty clothes, fatigues, T-shirts, etc.
Mayas Assistant:
Similar costume
ACT ONE, SCENE 3 - PALM GROVE NEAR BEACH
Bloody Mary:
Repeat trousers and blouse
Stewpot:
GI fatigues, T shirt, sailor hat
Nellie:
Shorts, straw hat, blue fatigue shirt (with FORBUSH stenciled on back), halter under shirt
Luther Bills:
Seabee fatigues, old and faded sailor hat
Professor:
GI fatigues and hat
Chorus:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2
Lt. Joseph Cable:
Marine Corps suntan uniform, overseas cap, mussett bag
Sailor:
White pants and blouse
Capt. George Brackett:
USN suntan uniform, overseas cap
Commander Harbison:
USN suntan uniform, overseas cap
ACT ONE, SCENE 4 - COMPANY STREET
Nurses:
White uniforms, white hose, white shoes and caps (usually 2 girls in this scene)|
Sailor:
White uniform complete and white hat
Seabee:
Blue fatigues and hat
Polynesian Natives:
Sarongs
Billis:
Blue fatigues and white cap
Stewpot:
Blue fatigues and white cap
Professor:
Blue fatigues and white cap
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khakis
ACT ONE, SCENE 5 - ISLAND COMMANDERS OFFICE:
Nellie:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 3 play clothes
Capt. Brackett:
Repeat Khakis
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khakis
Commander Harbison:
Repeat Khakis
Yoeman:
White pants and blouse, cap
ACT ONE, SCENE 6 - COMPANY STREET:
Nellie:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 3
Nurse (Bessie):
Bathing costume covered by fatigue jacket
Natives:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 sarongs
GIs:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 fatigues
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khakis
ACT ONE, SCENE 7 - BEACH:
Chorus:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 3 play clothes
Billis:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 3 fatigues
Nellie:
Shorts, halter, shirt, wrap around towel - should have bath cap with cotton for "Shampoo"
Seabees:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2
Emile:
Shirt, cotton khaki breeches, panama hat and jodhpur boots
ACT ONE, SCENE 8 - STREET TRANSITION - ALL REPEAT:
ACT ONE, SCENE 9 - BRACKETT’S OFFICE:
Capt. Brackett:
Repeat Khakis
Emile:
Slacks and Shirt
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khaki uniform
Yoeman:
Repeat white uniform
ACT ONE, SCENE 10 - BALI HAI
Bloody Mary:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2 pants and blouse
Nuns:
Nun's habit complete (usually 2 girls used for this scene)
Natives:
Sarongs
Chorus:
Short summer dresses
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khaki uniform
Natives:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 sarongs
Billis:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 fatigues
ACT ONE, SCENE 11 - MARY'S HUT:
Bloody Mary:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 9
Liat:
Dark pants, mandarin blouse
Lt. Cable :
Repeat Khakis
ACT ONE, SCENE 12 - BALI HAI - All repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 10
ACT ONE, SCENE 13 - EMILE'S TERRACE:
Nellie:
Summer evening gown, adds nurse cap
Ngana:
Nightgown
Henri:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1 pants and coat
Servant:
Similar to Henri, with white coat
Emile:
Summer dinner jacket and black dress pants
Jerome:
Night shirt
Note: Voices heard off stage may or may not appear. If they do, they are dressed in evening attire
ACT TWO, SCENE 1 - STAGE:
Nellie:
Denim "Comic Strip" costume hat and arm band
Chorus:
Similar "Comic Strip" costumes, hats and arm bands
Stewpot:
"Comic Strip" vest, blue jeans, collars, cuffs, high hat
Comic Weight Lifter:
Khaki army shorts, khaki army blanket, leggings, and wreath of leaves headpiece
ACT TWO, SCENE 2 - BACKSTAGE:
Liat :
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 10 pants and blouse
Mary:
Repeat pants and blouse
Seabee:
Repeat blue uniform
Billis:
Comic costume - take-off on uniform
Emil :
Summer suit
Lt. Cable :
Repeat uniform
Professor:
Repeat fatigues
Marine:
Khaki uniform
ACT TWO, SCENE 3 - STAGE:
Girls:
Can repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1 OR BE IN "finale" costumes
Nellie:
Over sized white sailor suit - extra long black tie, sailor hat
Chorus:
"Finale" costumes of green mosquito net dresses, green bras and trunks, flower trimmed and flower hats
Brackett :
Repeat Khakis
Sailor:
Repeat white uniform
Comm. Harbison:
Repeat Khakis
Billis:
Colored knee pants trimmed with lace. Two large coconuts tied over chest with rope. Green mosquito netting skirt trimmed with flowers
Chorus:
U.S.N. Officers Khakis with Overseas caps
ACT TWO, SCENE 4 - BACKSTAGE:
Nellie:
Repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 3 uniform
Chorus:
Repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 3
Billis:
Repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 3 costume
Cable:
Repeat Khakis
Emile:
Repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 2 suit
ACT TWO, SCENE 5 - TRANSITION:
Aircraft Mechanics:
Fatigues
ACT TWO, SCENE 6 - RADIO ROOM:
Capt. Brackett:
Repeat Khakis
Enlisted Man :
Uniform
Comm. Harbison:
Repeat Khakis
Billis:
Fatigue pants and dirty T shirt
Lt. Buzz Adams:
Air Force khakis, baseball cap with navy insignia
Operations Officer :
Uniform
Navy Pilot:
Fatigues
ACT TWO, SCENE 7 - TRANSITION:
Officer:
Uniform
ACT TWO, SCENE 8 - RADIO SHACK:
Nellie:
White nurse’s uniform, shoes, stockings, cap.
All men repeat ACT TWO, SCENE 7
ACT TWO, SCENE 9 - STREET:
Nellie:
Repeat white uniform
Chorus:
Khakis and overseas caps
Officers:
Khakis and overseas caps
ACT TWO, SCENE 10 - THE BEACH:
Liat:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 10
Nellie:
Repeat white uniform
Mary:
Repeat pants and blouse
ACT TWO, SCENE 11 - COMPANY STREET:
Nurses:
Mixture of white uniforms, shoes, white hose, white caps, and combat fatigues
Stewpot:
Repeat blue fatigues with field pack, canteen and machete (props)
Billis:
Similar to Stewpot
Professor:
Ditto
Officer:
Combat uniform
Marine:
Combat uniform
Capt. Brackett:
Repeat khakis
Comm. Harbison:
Repeat Khakis
ACT TWO, SCENE 12 - EMILE's TERRACE:
Ngana:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1 sarong
Nellie:
Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1 khakis
Jerome:
White sailor hat, sarong and T shirt with Navy insignia (officer) on left shoulder
Emile:
Camouflage pants, Ike jacket, steel helmet and liner with fishnet paratrooper boots, pistol belt and holder, musette bag
NOTE: FOOTWEAR, PROPS AND HOSIERY NOT INCLUDED UNLESS PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON
