[Capdist-auditions] ONCE ON THIS ISLAND - Schenectady Light Opera Co. - Dec. 11 & 12, 2006 at 7PM

[lwandruski at aol.com]

 ONCE ON THIS ISLAND – Auditions! ! ! 
 
 Auditions for this vibrant, timeless myth about the power of love over class will be held at Schenectady Light Opera Company, 826 State Street, Schenectady, December 11th & 12th at 7pm. Any questions, contact the director at (518) 383-8277 or email her at LWAndruski at aol.com.
 
 AVAILABLE ROLES (Age 16 and up):
 Ti Moune – a native peasant girl (Soprano II)
 Daniel – a wealthy landowner’s son (Tenor)
 Erzulie - Goddess of Love (Alto/Soprano II)
 Asaka - Mother of the Earth (Alto/Soprano II)
 Agwe - God of Water (Baritone/Tenor)
 Papa Ge - Demon of Death (Baritone)
 Little Ti Moune* - Ti Moune as a young girl of 6-8 (Sorpano II)
 Mama Euralie – Ti Moune’s foster mother (Alto)
 Tonton Julian – Ti Moune’s foster father (Tenor)
 Armand – Daniel’s father (Baritone)
 Andrea – Daniel’s promised bride (Alto/Soprano II)
 Storytellers – ensemble of dancers, singers and actors who help tell the story of Ti Moune
 
 *No children will be auditioned December 11 or 12th. Once adult casting is complete, we will hold auditions for the role of Little Ti Moune in mid- to late-January
 
 There will be one read through on Monday, December 18th. Rehearsals begin in earnest on January 2, 2007. Production dates are March 9-11 and 15-18, 2007. 
 
 This joyous and bittersweet Broadway folk tale is by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, the writers of Seussical and Ragtime. It premiered on Broadway in 1990 and received eight Tony nominations, is a jubilant musical set in the Caribbean that will have you dancing in the aisles. Based on Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid and adapted from Rosa Guy's novel My Love, My Love, the show tells the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl on a mythical island in the French Antilles where the dark skinned peasants are oppressed by the wealthy class, the Beauxhommes.
 
 Eager for love, young Ti Moune is constantly daydreaming about what life has in store for her. When she audaciously demands to know her destiny, the Gods of water (Agwe), earth (Asaka), love (Erzulie) and death (Papa Ge) decide to "give her what she wants." They place Daniel, a mulatto son of the Beauxhomme, in her path. Of course, he has just been in a car crash, so she nurses him and falls in love. When he goes back to his family, she defies her parents and follows him, becoming his mistress in the land of the Beauxhommes. What happens next is not Disney sweet, but it’s not as bleak as Anderson's fairy tale either. Without giving too much away, we learn through music and dance that Ti Moune's spirit and love reaches farther than death.
 
 The production staff consists of Laura W. Andruski (Director), Pat Douglass (Musical Director), Melissa Lacijan (Choreographer), Jodi Gilman and Donna Z. Baxter (Co-Producers), Mary Kozlowski (Set Design), Ken Zarnoch (Lighting Design) and Pat Casey (Costumes).
  
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