Out production of South Pacific had some interesting set pieces and props. We built 2 stage extensions on the left and right sides. On the stage right was the army office. On stage left was the patio that belonged to Emile. I personally built the fence around the patio and was very proud of it.

Then in the back we built a Quonset hut using sheet metal - it is never entered and was just there for show. Then on the back baton we hung a back drop that had sections cut out of it. We painted that with a foliage scenery, and then used cyc-lights to paint the sky behind it so we could make it bright day, or blue night, or even reds and yellows at sunset.

The cart was some ripped 2x4’s screwed together in a frame and then skinned with some tatami mat material. The wheels were some we had in the old prop storage room and affixed with simple bearing.

Billis’s Bath club shower was definitely the coolest prop/set piece I built for this production. The bottom was a 6’x6’ platform. Then on top of that we attached a 4’x4’ platform that was about 7ft tall using 4x4 posts. I built the ladder out of 2x4, it was definitely way over built, but better safe than sorry. The large barrel on the top was a plastic 55 gallon barrel we bought, and then we mounted a flapper from a toilet inside it. The flapper was connected to a rope, though a pully, and attached to a handle in the shower. Then inside the shower we used a colander as a shower head. When the handle was pulled water would flow through the valve and get spread out by the colander. The bottom of the shower was raised up enough for a small kiddie pool to fit under it, and had a door on the back. To make it water tight we used 10mil drop plastic attached to the floor with spray adhesive.

Each night I was in charge of the shower. Before the show I would run a hose from the dressing room to the tank and fill it with hot water. We even got a water tank heater from a livestock supply store to put in to keep the water warm enough it would not be uncomfortable or shocking for the actress during the Wash that man out of my hair scene.

I also did the bulk of the lighting hang and focus and programming light cues for this production.

I also acted in this production. I played the part of the first officer and got to learn how to salute, stand to attention, and properly wear the uniform by a veteran / retired police officer who played the commander.