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.

We, the cast and crew of the W-SR High School musical, believe that there is a place for everyone in the theatre.  Everyone who auditions finds a place they fit best.  If that is on the stage - great!  If not, there are many other very important parts of our musical family.  

WSR HS Musical Theatre  - RULES OF THE HOUSE

RESPECT

In our thoughts, words, and actions we cultivate a sense of respect. ​We respect one another in this cast and crew, we respect the theatre, and we respect every individual we encounter on and off stage.

BELONGING

We seek to serve and unify a diverse group of people. Let us build a cast and crew that kindly embraces and reflects the increasingly diverse places we come from.  Everyone who wants to be a part of family is welcome. 

TRUTH

Honesty is in our nature, and it is one of our greatest means of restoring faith in people. Fidelity to the truth and the production show connection to the human condition represented in the work.  

TEAMWORK

We are all working in service of each other and a community, to put on the best show possible. Let our common purpose be a touchstone as we foster a climate of trust and mutual respect.

BOLDNESS

We will not hesitate to take bold stances and to accept risk in trying something new.  The spirit of originality will create the pressure and permission for us to do things not done before, to stand out from the crowd and train ugly. 

RESPONSIBILITY

The conduct of a WSR Actor or Crew can be as influential as its outcome. Everyone on this team has a responsibility to live up to our values, and every participant, from freshmen to seniors must model this.  We own our choices and our work.

SUBSTANCE

We have the opportunity to bring meaningful ideas forward for debate. We take this material seriously and represent it’s shared human experience. We embrace complicated challenges and will work to improve how we talk and work with each other.

DISCIPLINE

A project like ours will require discipline. Through energy and determination, we will handle our resources, mindful that this production is fueled by the gift of other people’s time.

EXCELLENCE

A musical production is such an undertaking that we may at times be amazed simply by what we are doing. But the standard we should hold ourselves to is not whether it is at the level of a high school production, but whether we grow towards a professional product every time we take the stage. 

JOY

Let us be joyful.  We have assembled a cast and crew of wonderful human beings. Along the way, we will all get many opportunities to lift one another up.  It will shape us but we can shape it too. Let us shape it, partly, by spreading the joy of working together.

(Modified from "Rules of the Road" P.Buttigieg, et.al.)