Once On this Island (Musical)

Once On this Island

Synopsis:	Taking place on a Caribbean island divided by social prejudice, ‘Once On This Island’ is a calypso-flavored re-telling of the traditional “Little Mermaid” tale. The show revolves around Ti Moune, a poor peasant girl, who falls in love with Daniel, an upper class boy whose life she saves after a car crash. Various gods control the peasants’ lives including the god of Love, (Erzulie) Earth (Asaka), Water (Agwe), and Death (Papa Ge). The show focuses on the effects social class divisions have on love.
License:	Music Theatre International (MTI)
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Once On this Island Characters
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Name	Gender	Vocal Part	Age Range	Role Type
Little Ti Moune/Little Girl	female		4 – 9	cameo
Female Storyteller (s)	female		25 – 65	lead
Female Gossipers	female		15 – 60	cameo
Erzulie	female	soprano	25 – 45	supporting
Mama Euralie	female	alto	30 – 50	supporting
Ti Moune / Pesant Girl	female	belt	15 – 24	lead
Andrea	female	mezzo	18 – 28	supporting
Asaka	female	soprano	30 – 60	supporting
Male Storyteller (s)	male		25 – 65	lead
Male Gossipers	male		15 – 50	cameo
Tonton Julian	male	baritone	30 – 50	supporting
Daniel Beauxhomme	male	tenor	17 – 28	lead
Daniel's Son	male	mute	4 – 9	cameo
Gatekeeper	male	bass-baritone	23 – 45	cameo
Daniel's Father	male	baritone	40 – 60	cameo
Papa Ge	male	tenor	30 – 50	supporting
Agwe	male		25 – 60	supporting
Peasants, Villagers, Guests, Grands Hommes	N/A		8 – 75	chorus