Pacific Overtures

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Event Pacific Overtures
Venue Fortune Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 29 July 1982
Last Date 28 August 1982
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Mixes the conventions of Kabuki theatre with the American musical. The arrival of the imperialistic Commodore Perry and the United States Navy in Japanese waters and the attempts of the traditional and isolationist Japanese rulers to keep them out is the basis of Pacific Overtures.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Kabuki
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Beaumont Actor Chorus/Second Observer/Thief/Manjiro/Envoy/British Admiral
David Cameron Actor Chorus/Kayama/Soothsayer/Russian Admiral/Third Sailor
Stephen Clements Actor Chorus/Second Officer/Second priest/Samurai/First Officer/American Admiral/First Lord/Second Sailor/Second Lord
Sharron Da Silva Actor Chorus/Tamate/Physician/French Admiral/Second Lord/First Lord/First Sailor
Gregory Naughton Actor Reciter/Commodore Perry/Shogun/Emperor
Eva Radich Actor Chorus/Samurai/Councillor/Mother/Second Officer/Priest/Dutch Admiral/Girl/Bodyguard
John Reid Actor Chorus/First Observer/Fisherman/First Officer/First Priest/Abe/Older Samurai
Anne Coombes Designer
Richard Mudford Director
Neil Godfrey Lighting Designer
John Gibson Musical Director
John Gibson Musician
Philippa Gibson Musician
Manson Wright Musician
Stephen Sondheim Playwright
John Perry Set and/or Property Maker
Matthew Claver Stage Manager
Fiona Johnstone Stage Manager
Neil Godfrey Technician Lighting and Sound Operation
Gillian Graham Wardrobe Assistant
Caroline Devereux Wardrobe Supervisor/Coordinator/Head
Text Nationality United States of America
Further Information A modified version of the piece, with permission from Stephen Sondheim. NZ Premiere.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 186968