Fepulea'i and Nokise have met many locals from the Samoan community, which makes up just over 5 per cent of Palmerston North's population, to find the stories that show what it is to be Samoan in Manawatū.
But with only a few days to prepare a set based off of local content, the show will be “raw”, Nokise said.
“This is a big ask in a small timescale, so there's going to be a raw energy to it. We won't be practising. We're listening, we're learning, we'll do a big rehearsal then, bang, we're on stage.
“Hopefully we will get quite a general audience, and we'll be able to share those stories with them as well.