Once On This Island

Performances: 8/1-8/4

Book/Lyrics: Lynn Ahrens ; Music: Stephen Flaherty ; Directed by Najee Brown

Keiter Center for the Performing Arts at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts

146 Bacon St, Natick, MA 01760

Approximate Run Time: 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Show Synopsis: Ti Moune, a peasant girl, rescues a wealthy boy from the other side of the island, Daniel, with whom she falls in love. Unbeknownst to Ti Moune, the pompous gods who preside over the island make a bet with one another over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune's life. When she pursues Daniel, who has returned to his people, Ti Moune is shunned because of her lowly status. Her determination and capacity to love, though, is not enough to win Daniel's heart, and Ti Moune pays the ultimate price; but the gods turn Ti Moune into a tree that grows so strong and so tall, it breaks the wall that separates the societies and ultimately unites them.

ONCE ON THIS ISLAND is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All Authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com