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Synopsis

An island of storytellers come together to tell a story of love, bravery, and strength...the story of the peasant girl, Ti Moune. An orphan, chosen by the Gods, is taken into a simple and loving family, Though content, she feels like she was destined for something more. After a terrible accident caused by a wicked storm, Ti Moune falls for a handsome, ailing, stranger whom she tries desperately to nurse back to health. She bargains with the Gods for his life, but to do so she must make the ultimate sacrifice. This sets our young peasant girl on the ultimate quest to answer the age old question, can love conquer death?

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Lyrics
Lynn Ahrens
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
1990
Genres
Drama
Settings
Simple/No Set
Time & Place
contemporary
Cast Size
medium
Orchestra Size
Small
Dancing
Heavy
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Diverse Cast, Ensemble Cast, High School, Large Cast, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult, Late Teen, Child, Early Teen Characters, Medium Cast

Context

Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Asaka

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Erzulie

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Papa Ge

Lead

Male

Tenor

Agwe

Lead

Male

Baritone

Ti Moune

Lead

Female

Soprano

Daniel

Lead

Male

Baritone

Mama Euralie

Supporting

Female

Alto

Tonton Julian

Supporting

Male

Tenor

Armand Beauxhomme

Featured

Male

Bass

Andrea Deveraux

Ensemble

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Little Ti Moune

Ensemble

Female

Ensemble

Ensemble

Either Gender

Contralto

Songs

  • “Prologue/"We Dance" - Storytellers
  • "One Small Girl" - Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Ti Moune, and Storytellers
  • "Waiting for Life" - Ti Moune and Storytellers
  • "And the Gods Heard Her Prayer" - Asaka, Agwe, Erzulie, and Papa Ge
  • "Rain" - Agwe and Storytellers
  • "Pray" - Ti Moune, Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Guard and Storytellers
  • "Forever Yours" - Ti Moune, Daniel and Papa Ge
  • "The Sad Tale of the Beauxhommes" - Armand and Storytellers
  • "Ti Moune"- Ti Moune, Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian
  • "Mama Will Provide" - Asaka and Storytellers
  • "Waiting for Life" (Reprise) - Ti Moune
  • "Some Say" - Storytellers (Cut from MTI's Junior Version)
  • "The Human Heart" - Erzulie and Storytellers
  • "Pray" (Reprise) - Storytellers
  • "Some Girls" - Daniel (Cut from MTI's Junior Version)
  • "The Ball" - Andrea, Daniel, Ti Moune, and Storytellers
  • "When We Are Wed" - Andrea, Daniel and Ti Moune
  • "Forever Yours" (Reprise) - Papa Ge, Ti Moune, Erzulie, and Storytellers
  • "A Part of Us" - Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Ti Moune, and Storytellers
  • "Why We Tell the Story" - Storytellers

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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Guide Written By:

Jacquelyn Villena Whitaker, Alyssa Yates