Pacific Caper
a comedy
"misdeeds, not words"
"misdeeds, not words"
Characters
Female
LANI SCHMIDT, young Nauruan activist, happy to be called devious
PAM, young New Zealand student, an enthusiastic conference assistant
MAIA, mature Māori politician, a stickler for integrity and protocol
Male
SEPE TAULEALEA, young Tuvaluan academic, earnest and sensitive
TREV, Australian actor, easy-going in real life, but intense when playing a role
HODGES, mature American diplomat, suave and discreetly inquisitive
(Expandable cast. Additional actors may play conference delegates, tourists, dancers.)
Main setting
Wellington, New Zealand
Synopsis
Lani from Nauru meets Sepe from Tuvalu at an environmental conference in Wellington. They both want action on climate change. But Lani describes herself as “a subversive action chick”. It’s best if Sepe doesn’t know about the elaborate scheme she’s hatching.
Female
LANI SCHMIDT, young Nauruan activist, happy to be called devious
PAM, young New Zealand student, an enthusiastic conference assistant
MAIA, mature Māori politician, a stickler for integrity and protocol
Male
SEPE TAULEALEA, young Tuvaluan academic, earnest and sensitive
TREV, Australian actor, easy-going in real life, but intense when playing a role
HODGES, mature American diplomat, suave and discreetly inquisitive
(Expandable cast. Additional actors may play conference delegates, tourists, dancers.)
Main setting
Wellington, New Zealand
Synopsis
Lani from Nauru meets Sepe from Tuvalu at an environmental conference in Wellington. They both want action on climate change. But Lani describes herself as “a subversive action chick”. It’s best if Sepe doesn’t know about the elaborate scheme she’s hatching.