“Once On This Island”

One stormy night, thunder booms, making a small girl cry in fear. To comfort her, the villagers tell her the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel, a rich boy from the other side of the island. In this story four gods (Asaka, Mother of the Earth; Agwe, god of Water; Erzulie, goddess of Love; and Papa Ge, Demon of Death) rule an island. One day Agwe unleashes a terrible storm wiping out many villages. However the gods save the life of little Ti Moune, an orphan. She is found and adopted by the peasants. Years later, Ti Moune prays to the gods to know her purpose and hearing her plea, the gods laugh at her. However, Erzulie says to give her love, because it is stronger than any of the other elements. Papa Ge, offended, proposes a bet to prove which is stronger: love or death. The gods arrange for Daniel to have an accident so that Ti Moune can rescue him, nurse him to health, and fall in love. When Daniel is returned to his people the fantastical gods guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death. The story is the peasants' version of what became of the girl, filtered through their faith and their imaginations. Once On This Island was written by the same creative team that brought us Seussical the Musical and Ragtime. With a calypso-flavored score this show is a Caribbean celebration of music and dance.

Once On This Island stars Maura Daly (Ti Moune), Roger Reed (Daniel), Emily Moore (Asaka), Kristen Robinson (Erzulie), Jeremiah Haley (Agwe), Joel Biron (Papa Ge), Nick Azzaretti (Papa Julian), Donna Griffin (Mama Euralie), Jean Hunt (Madame Beauxhomme), Hannah Bishop (Andrea), Tom Dewey (Gatekeeper), Della Hahn and Sadie Yentch (Little Ti Moune), and Suzanne Jones, Victoria Hamilton, Erin Blomquist, Michael Burrell, Nicholas Carroll, Nate Friant, Nellie Kelly, Jane Bertelsen, Courtney Chaney, Sophia Thayer, Devin Domeyer, Noelle Timberlake, Taylor Fish, Genevieve Taylor, Dean Domeyer, Gretchen Elder, Riley McCurdy, Mackenzie Colby, Kate Friant, Gwen Pasch, Caroline Hunt and Johanna Neeson (Storytellers and Aristocrats).

Show dates are August 1, 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8:00pm. Tickets are $23 for adults, $19 for children 17 years old or younger and can be purchased at the Boothbay Playhouse box office

or by calling 633-3379.

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