'South Pacific’ Concert

Center Stage of the Southampton Cultural Center will present a concert adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” from next Thursday through March 20.

Set on an island paradise during World War II, the plot of the musical concerns two romances, one between an American nurse and an expatriate French plantation owner and the other between a U.S. Army lieutenant and a young woman from the island.

A long-running Tony Award-winning hit on Broadway, the play was notable for engaging, in 1949, the issue of racial prejudice. Among its most familiar songs are “”I’m in Love With a Wonderful Guy,” “Younger Than Springtime,” and “Some Enchanted Evening.”

Michael Disher will direct the production, and Amanda Borsack Jones will be musical director. Performances will take place Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 8, and Sundays at 2:30. Tickets are $25, $12 for students under 21 with ID.

Mr. Disher, the director of Center Stage, will also conduct “Read, Reach, and React,” a workshop for actors, on five consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9, starting March 8 at the cultural center. He will lead actors through American classics, new works, playwrights known and obscure, and material “with meat and meaning.” Reading, scene study, and resonance will be coupled with technique and theory.

Early registration is required by email to [email protected]. The workshop is for ages 17 and above and costs $195.