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The Weston Middle School Drama Club Presents 
Winter 2006
Check out pictures from the production.
February 9, at 7:00 pm,
February 10, at 3:00 pm,
February 11, 2:00 and 7:00 pm
in the APC
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and seniors. Tickets will be on sale during school lunch a week and a half prior to opening night. To reserve tickets by phone,(including cast and crew ticket sales), call 781-529-8060, ext. 6135. You can reserve by email, by contacting weston@wmsdrama.com.
You can also download this Ticket Form, and return it to the front office, attention the drama department.
Once On This Island
(In no particular order)
STORYTELLERS – Peter Birren, Jessie Campo, Josh Chopak, Margaret Crane, Katherine Donahue, Colleen Hochberger, Dara Levitan, Paul Nelson, Oliver Pucker, Claire Riedel
LITTLE GIRL – Rachel Regent
ASAKA – Katie Graves
AGWE – Lee Condakes
ERZULIE – Devin McCarron
PAPA GE – Todd Elfman
LITTLE TI MOUNE – Tara Kulas
MAMA EURALIE– Nike Power
TONTON – Ben Heath
TI MOUNE – Maddie Roth
DANIEL – Derek Keif
PEASANTS (PRAY) – Rob Barkin, Molly Dillaway, Liza Greenberg, Kate Linde, Maggie Merrill, Annie Quinn, Kai Walmsley, Jake Waxman
GATEKEEPER – Rob Barkin
ANDREA – Lauren Warner
GOSSIPERS (PRAY (REPRISE)) – Mike Bullister, Diana Flanagan, Sarah Frank, Laurel Kulow, May Lui, Gabe Nelson, Luke Schultz, Crystal Tzau
DANIEL’S FATHER – Mike Bullister
VILLAGERS –
Lauren Avery - R
Lizzie Buchanan - R
Marquis Cesar - M
Clare Devlin - M
Irene Droney - M
Katelyn Engler - M
Caroline Ferguson - R
Emma Honeyman - R
Athina Kalemos - M
Haley Knapp - R
Sara Kohlberg - M
Erica Korff - M
Erica Kwiatkowski - R
Peter Lichtenthal - M
Grace McCurdy - R
Julia Mello - R
Micaela Mone - M
Stephanie Moreno - R
Halle O’Conor - R
Tyler Pesek - M
Molly Reid - R
Kimmie Remis - M
Elizabeth Robson - R
Audrey Strong - M
Sarah Waxman - R
R - "Rain" Dancer
M - "Mama Will Provide" Dancer
PRODUCTION TEAM -
DIRECTOR - Aidan O'Hara
MUSICAL DIRECTOR - Deanna Leedy Reynolds
SET DESIGNER - Abraham Mills
COSTUME DESIGNER - Meg Cowe
CHOREOGRAPHER - Lynn E. Frederikson
“Once on This Island” is an enchanting musical fable written by the Tony Award-winning team of Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (“Ragtime,” “Seussical,” “Anastasia”). Derived from Hans Christian Andersen’s legend “The Little Mermaid,” the story explores the life-changing consequences of romance between people from two different worlds. Set on an island in the French Antilles, the play follows the journey of Ti Moune, a poor orphaned peasant girl who falls deeply in love with a rich city boy she rescues from death. Central to the story are four gods whom the peasants believe rule their destinies. The gods of Love (Erzulie), Earth (Asaka), Water (Agwe), and Death (Papa Ge) cause the lives of the young lovers to intersect, and send Ti Moune on the fateful quest that tests the strength of her love against the powerful forces of social prejudice, hatred and death.
Nominated for eight Tony Awards in 1991 and winner of the 1995 Olivier Award for Best Musical, the show boasts a rousing calypso-flavored pop score that includes upbeat numbers such as “Some Say,” “Mama Will Provide,” and “Why We Tell the Story,” and poignant ballads such as “The Human Heart” and “Forever Yours.” Through a uniquely moving combination of dance, drama and song, “Once on This Island” celebrates the art of storytelling and its integral part in the fabric of cultural heritage. As one lyric describes it, "For out of what we live and we believe, our lives become the stories that we weave."
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