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HDA presents "Once On This Island" - rescheduled dates 3/2, 3/3 and 3/4
The Hopkins Drama Association's production of the musical "Once On This Island" opened Thursday February 23 at 7pm.
The Hopkins Drama Association's production of "Once On This Island" opened Thursday February 23 at 7pm. The entire cast and crew did an outstanding job on stage and behind the scenes. The next performance of the lively musical will now be next Friday, March 2 at 7pm, with additional performances Saturday March 3 at 7pm and a matinee on Sunday, March 4 at 2pm. The performances originally scheduled for the weekend of Feb. 24-26 have been postponed due to illnesses.
If you bought tickets in advace, they will be honored for the same day performance next week. For example, a ticket issued for Friday, February 24 will be honored on Friday evening, March 2. If you need to exchange a ticket or have any ticket questions, please contact the Director, Mr. Michael Calderone at mcalderone@hopkins.edu.
The Hopkins Drama Association 2012 presents Once On This Island
Directed by Michael Calderone
Musical Direction by Troy Gordon
Choreography by Cheree Knight-Camera
Costumes by Judy Lenzi-Magoveny
Pit Orchestra Direction by Robert Smith
The Cast
Papa Ge, Demon of Death...Ross Pforzheimer ‘14
Erzulie, Goddess of Love...Daisy Braddy ‘12
Agwe, God of Water...Spencer Lowlicht ‘13
Asaka, Mother Earth...Andrea Wooten ‘13
Mama Euralie...Taashay McDuffie ‘12
Tonton Julian...Josh Felizardo ‘14
Little Ti Moune...Victoria McCraven ‘15
Ti Moune...Nyah Macklin ‘12
Daniel Beauxhomme...Brendan Donovan ‘13
Armand, the ancestor...Ben Kelly ‘13
Beauxhomme...Shawn Charles ‘12
Andrea Deveraux...Hannah Johnson ‘12
Daniel’s Father...Robbie Emmet ‘12
Guard at the Hotel...Alex Tiktinsky ‘12
Ensemble of Storytellers:
Anna Ayres-Brown ‘15, Lucy Berman ‘15, Uma Dieffenbach ‘13,
Raffi Donatich ‘15, Rachel Kaufman ‘15, Ariel Martinez ‘15,
Alex Mayer ‘12, Cara Meyer ‘13, Neha Patel ‘15, Maeve Serino ‘13, Rosie Ziou ‘15
The Pit Orchestra
Piano/Synth...Troy Gordon
Percussion...Alex Mukherjee ‘13
Guitar...Andrew Hogan ‘12
Bass...Jim Lawson
Once On This Island is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 W 54th St, NY, NY 10019
A strobe light will be used in this production.
Musical Numbers
The action takes place in a poor village in Haiti during a terrible storm not too long ago.
Act I
Music of the Gods/We Dance - Storytellers
One Small Girl - Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Girl, 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 - Storytellers
Ti Moune - Ti Moune, Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian
Mama Will Provide - Asaka and Storytellers
15 Minute Intermission
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Act II
Waiting for Life (Reprise) - Ti Moune
Some Say - Storytellers
The Human Heart - Erzulie and Storytellers
Pray (Reprise) - Daniel, Father, and Storytellers
Some Girls - Daniel
The Ball - Andrea, Daniel, Ti Moune, and Storytellers
When We Are Wed - Andrea, Daniel and Ti Moune
Promises (Reprise) - Papa Ge, Ti Moune, Erzulie
A Part of Us - Mama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Girl, and Storytellers
Why We Tell the Story - Storytellers
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