Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.
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1950 | Best Musical | Winner |
Videos
Jinkx Monsoon
Seattle Rep: BAGLEY WRIGHT THEATER (5/31 - 6/23) | ||
SWING STATE - STAGED READING | NEW WORKS
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (6/20 - 6/23) | ||
King Lear/The Lucky Chance
Island Shakespeare Festival (7/19 - 9/8) | ||
Leave Your Fears Here
Whidbey Island Center for the Arts (6/13 - 6/16) | ||
Can Can's Dolly!
Can Can Culinary Cabaret (5/30 - 9/1)
PHOTOS
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Once on This Island
Village Theatre (6/26 - 7/14) | ||
13th Annual Festival of Shorts
Wade James Theatre (6/27 - 6/30) | ||
Wicked
Paramount Theatre (11/6 - 12/1) | ||
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