Somewhere in the Pacific (New Theater Wing)
- Written by Neal Bell
- Directed by Mark Brokaw
NEAL BELL. Playwrights: Spatter Pattern; Raw Youth; Two Small Bodies; Breaking & Entering; On The Bum, Or The Next Train Through; Cold Sweat; and Somewhere in the Pacific. Some of his other plays include Monseter and Thérèse Raquin, and he co-wrote the screenplay adaptation for Two Small Bodies. He received his BA in English at Yale College and his MFA from the University of Iowa. He is a Professor of the Practice of Theater Studies at Duke University. (As of October 2013)
Broadway: Cry-Baby, revivals of The Constant Wife, Reckless. New York premieres include The Long Christmas Ride Home, Lobby Hero, How I Learned to Drive, This Is Our Youth, As Bees in Honey Drown, The Dying Gaul, 2.5 Minute Ride, The Good Times Are Killing Me. Encores!: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Cole Porter's Out of This World. Regional: Sondheim Celebration at Kennedy Center (A Little Night Music); the new musical Martystarring John C. Reilly; Guthrie, Mark Taper Forum, Steppenwolf, Seattle Rep, Long Wharf, Hartford Stage, Yale Rep, Huntington and Berkeley Rep. Also: London's Donmar Warehouse; Dublin's Gate Theatre; vice president, Executive Board of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers; associate artist, Roundabout Theatre. (As of December 2008)
SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC takes place on a troop ship at the end of World War II. The ship's captain is haunted by the death of his son in battle, and the young marines under his command are terrified and restless as they are stalked by an invisible enemy.
Featuring
Ross Bickell
Ari Fliakos
Michael Gaston
Leo Marks
Silas Weir Mitchell
Peter Rini
Ross Salinger
Charlie Schiff
Adam Trese
Playwrights: Somewhere in the Pacific. Broadway: Lucky Guy, A Day in the Life of Joe Egg. Off-Broadway: The Taming of the Shrew, Othello, Henry V, Cripple of Inishmann, Lost in Yonkers. Films: First Reformed, Land of Steady Habits, Bridge of Spies, W, Inception, Body of Lies, Sugar, Hackers, Far From Heaven, Copland, The Crucible, The Wedding Banquet. TV: “Strange Angel,” “The Man in the High Castle,” “The Leftovers,” “Madam Secretary,” “The Good Wife,” “Damages.”
(Updated 8/20/18)
Creative Team
Riccardo Hernandez
Scenic DesignerTherese Bruck
Costume DesignerAnne M. Padien
Lighting DesignerMichael Clark
Sound DesignerMichael Ritchie
Production Stage ManagerPhoto by Joan Marcus.