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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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