Once On This Island

Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy
MUSICAL: Once On This Island is an exciting American musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty (authors of Seussical and Ragtime). The music of the show brilliantly weaves themes heavily influenced by the instrumentation and rhythms of the Caribbean Islands. Once On This Island uses the tradition of storytelling to pass down history, values and insight from one generation to the next. The result is a lesson well told, to be passed along for generations to come. The show is set on an unnamed island in the French Antilles, on the night of a violent tropical storm. As the storm rages outside, a group of island peasants huddle together around a fire in a small hut. A young child cries out in fear at the lightning and thunder. The peasants seek to calm the child by acting out a story about the power of love. The story spans the course of the night, as the peasants spin their tale in nearly continuous song and dance. By the end of the night, the storm has subsided, the peasants have survived. The little girl has learned the true meaning of love, and is capable of passing the story along to others. Don't miss this musical for all ages.
Produced by Cheryl Reckeweg Directed by Joe Stine