Pacific OverturesFirst performed on Broadway in 1976, this musical drama is set in 1853 Japan and presents the Westernization of the country after the arrival of Admiral Perry. It is told from the point of view of the Japanese, in the style of a Japanese drama, and the story focuses on the lives of two friends caught in the change.-- adapted from Wikipedia entry, accessed 2-9-15. |
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... Look how they glare ! ( Suddenly ALL THE SAILORS raise their guns and aim them at the audience ) Look how they aim their sorcerer's weapons directly at us ! ( A sudden spot reveals COMMODORE MATTHEW CAL- BRAITH PERRY , isolated in some ...
... Look how they glare ! ( Suddenly ALL THE SAILORS raise their guns and aim them at the audience ) Look how they aim their sorcerer's weapons directly at us ! ( A sudden spot reveals COMMODORE MATTHEW CAL- BRAITH PERRY , isolated in some ...
Page 103
... look ... how superbly he stands his ground ! Look how his sword leaps from its scabbard ! One Frenchman - gored in the stomach ! Another ! See how the head flies from the body ! And another ! Another ! Now hear the shouts , hear the ...
... look ... how superbly he stands his ground ! Look how his sword leaps from its scabbard ! One Frenchman - gored in the stomach ! Another ! See how the head flies from the body ! And another ! Another ! Now hear the shouts , hear the ...
Page 115
... look at this . SECOND SAILOR That's a lovely piece of work . FIRST SAILOR D'ya suppose she's one of those geisha girls ? THIRD SAILOR ' Ere , we'll soon find out . Give us a leg up . ( He vaults the fence and then helps the OTHERS over ...
... look at this . SECOND SAILOR That's a lovely piece of work . FIRST SAILOR D'ya suppose she's one of those geisha girls ? THIRD SAILOR ' Ere , we'll soon find out . Give us a leg up . ( He vaults the fence and then helps the OTHERS over ...
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ACT I Scene Ahhhhhhh AMERICAN ADMIRAL barbarians boat BRITISH ADMIRAL chrysanthemum tea city of Uraga Commodore Perry Conrad Yama detente Downstage DUTCH ADMIRAL Emperor Ernest Abuba Ernest Harada exits float Four black dragons Gedde Watanabe GIRL Yo-ho Goodbye hanamichi hear hello Isao Sato James Dybas Japan Japanese Kanagawa KAYAMA and MANJIRO KAYAMA Yes Kayama Yesaemon Larry Hama letter look Lord Abe Mako Mark Hsu Syers Martha Swope Matthew Calbraith Perry MERCHANT MOTHER PACIFIC OVERTURES Patrick Kinser-Lau Pause Payry port pretty garden PRIEST puppet/EMPEROR RECITER/EMPEROR RECITER/GOBLE robes RUSSIAN ADMIRAL Sab Shimono sacred decree SAILOR Pretty lady SAMURAI screens SECOND COUNCILOR SECOND OFFICER SECOND SAILOR ships glow SHOGUN gestures Someone SOOTHSAYER Spitting fire stage STAGEHANDS enter SUMO WRESTLERS sword SWORDSMEN TAMATE Tell THIEF THIRD COUNCILOR THIRD SAILOR Timm Fujii touch the coat Treaty House tree turn Upstage Van Williams WARRIOR Westerners WIFE wind Wontcher Yuki Shimoda