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Newton Country Players Announce Auditions for:

Once on This Island
Book and Lyrics by: Lynn Ahrens
Music by: Stephen Flaherty
Based on My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy

Directed and Choreographed by Laura Espy
Musical Direction by Joshua Finstein

Auditions for NCP's production of Once on This Island will take place at the Newton Cultural Center, 225 Nevada Street in Newton: May 27 and May 28 from 7-10 with callbacks on Saturday, May 31 from 9am-1pm.

Most rehearsals and shows will take place at MassBay Community College.
The show will be performed on July 25-27 and August 1-3.

Please prepare 2 song selections of contrasting styles, 32 measures each, from a modern musical theater show. Do not prepare any songs from Once on this Island. Please dress for movement.

Call 617-244-9538 or email ncpsm@aol.com to schedule an audition appointment.

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"Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, the show is a twist on the traditional "Little Mermaid" tale, and tells the story of Ti Moune, a poor peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel, an upper class boy whose life she saves after a car crash. Central to the story are four gods that the peasants believe rule their lives. The gods of Love(Erzulie), Earth (Asaka), Water (Agwe), and Death (Papa Ge) cause the lives of the young lovers to intersect, and send Ti Moune on the fateful journey that tests the strength of her love.

Once On This Island originated at Playwrights Horizons on April 6, 1990. It opened at the Booth Theater on Broadway on October 18, 1990 and played for 469 performances. The show also received eight Tony Award Nominations, including Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book.
On May 12, 2002, the original Broadway cast reunited for a special two concert benefit performance benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund."
-- Lynn Aherns and Stephen Flaherty

A show synopsis may be found at http://www.mtishows.com/show_plot.asp?ID=000135

Character Descriptions (gender/age range):
Ti Moune (F): A beautiful peasant girl with childlike innocence.
She falls in love with Daniel despite their class differences.

Daniel Beauxhomme (M): A handsome, aristocratic young man who falls in love with Ti Moune, but is conflicted by his position in life.

Papa Ge (M): The sly Demon of Death. He is a rival to Erzulie and they are constantly at odds.

Erzulie (F): Goddess of Love. She is sweet and charming, yet very much a rival to Papa Ge.

Asaka (F): Mother of the Earth. She is warm, engaging, and bold.

Agwe (M): God of Water. He is a strong and grounded figure.

Mama Euralie (F): The adoptive mother of Ti Moune. She is loving, practical, and earthy.

Tonton Julian (M): The strong and supportive adoptive father of Ti Moune.

Andrea Deveraux (F): Daniel's fiancé. She is elegant and refined, yet very entitled.

Armand (M): The stern patriarch of the Beauxhomme bloodline. The same actor will portray Daniel's stern father.

Gatekeeper: (M): The stern guard who prevents Tonton and Ti Moune from entering the city. This actor will also be in the ensemble.

Little Ti Moune (F Age 7-12): a young, precocious child to whom the story is told. She portrays Ti Moune as child and acts as the ring leader for the rest of the children.

Ensemble: A strong group of dancers and singers who will play peasant villagers, wealthy aristocrats, gossipers etc. Lots of acting and singing solo opportunities.

Children's Ensemble (Ages 7-12): young actors/actresses who will take part in the story as it is told to them. They will portray animals, village children, and a variety of other roles.

 
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