Community Corner
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
CONCORD, MA — The
Alexander Children’s Theatre School (ACTS) of Concord, MA is pleased to
announce their Spring, 2014 production of Once On This Island. The production will play four
performances, May 30 through June 1 at the Umbrella Community Arts Center (40
Stow Street, Concord, MA).
Featuring music by Stephen Flaherty and book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (Seussical,
Rocky: The Musical, Tony Award winners for Ragtime), Once On This Island
is directed by Paul Farwell
with music direction by Matthew Stern
and choreography by Tricia Whitlock.
The production team also includes Joanne
Farwell (scenic design), Saul Slezas
(lighting designer), and Jan Kmiec (sound designer). The show is produced by Stephanie C. Mavrides in association
with James Forbes Sheehan.
Concord residents who are involved with the production include cast-members Nicole Albanese, Erika Hedden, Monica Whitlock, and Stephen Kaulfus, and choreographer Tricia Whitlock.
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In Once On This Island,
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. The show originally
premiered Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in 1990, under the direction of
Graciela Daniele.
PERFORMANCES are Friday, May 30 at 7:30 pm, Saturday, May 31 at
2:00 and 7:30 pm, and Sunday, June 1 at 6:00 pm at the Umbrella Community Arts
Center (40 Stow Street, Concord, MA). Tickets range from $15 to $20 and may be
purchased online (www.ACTS1.org)
or by calling 781-899-4467.
