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OPEN CALL AUDITIONS FOR ONCE ON THIS ISLANDThe Little Theatre of Manchester announces open auditions for its April production of Once on This Island by Lynn Ahrens and Steve Flaherty.
Auditions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, January 14 and 15 from 6:00-9 pm at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT.
Callbacks will be held Sunday 1/18 as needed. All roles are open.
Production Dates:
April 10th - 26th
Weekends: Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00 pm
LTM is committed to building diversity and inclusion throughout our organization. Actors of all ethnicities, gender identities, ages, body types and abilities are highly encouraged to audition with emphasis given to performers of color.
Rehearsals begin the second week of February. The production is being directed by Christopher Faison. Any questions should be directed to him at [email protected]
Once on This Island is adapted from the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy which she based off of Hans Christian Andersen's story The Little Mermaid. Set in the French Antilles in the Caribbean sea, the story explores the life of Ti Moune, a peasant girl, who lives on a tropical island whose population is separated between different social classes. Ti Moune rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a member of the upper grand-hommes class from the other side of the island. When Daniel is returned to his people, the fantastical gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death.
Told through music, song, and dance, the musical explores universal issues which affect us all - love, anger, forgiveness, faith, maturity, and mortality.
Please prepare 16-32 bars of a song of your choice. We prefer you bring sheet music with you for our accompanist, but you may also play a karaoke track from your phone, if necessary. Music from the show is both encouraged and welcomed. Please be prepared to dance/move as well.
The character breakdown follows. Please note the Director will be considering gender-reversed casting.
• Ti Moune – A peasant girl with a powerful spirit and voice. Soprano. A spirited peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel. Strong singer and dancer. (Age 17-20)
• Daniel Beauxhomme –Tenor/Baritone. Wealthy young man torn between love and duty. Charming, conflicted. (Age 20-24)
• Mama Euralie –Mezzo-Soprano. Loving, protective adoptive mother of Ti Moune. Grounded and wise. (Age 45-55)
• Ton Ton Julian –Baritone. Caring, hardworking adoptive father of Ti Moune. Gentle humor. (Age 45-55)
• Asaka – Mother of the Earth. Mezzo-Soprano/Belt. Warm, maternal, larger-than-life presence. Goddess of abundance. (Age 25+)
• Agwe – God of Water. Baritone. Regal, commanding, dramatic. Brings both destruction and renewal. (Age 25+)
• Erzulie – Goddess of Love. Any gender. Soprano. Graceful, compassionate, elegant. Embodiment of love and beauty. (Age 25+)
• Papa Ge – Demon of Death. Any gender, Tenor/Baritone. Sinister, sly, and charismatic. Trickster-like presence. (Age 25+)
• Andrea Deveraux – Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano. Daniel’s well-bred fiancée, elegant, poised, embodying expectations of upper-class society. (Age 25+)
• Armand Beauxhomme – Baritone. Mixed Heritage. Daniel’s stern, imposing father, representing the ruling class and its prejudice. (Age 25+)
• Little Ti Moune – The younger version of Ti Moune. Spirited, wondrous, inquisitive. Strong singer and dancer. (Age 8-12)
• Storytellers/Ensemble – All ages. Strong singers and movers. Narrators who shift between roles and bring the island community to life.
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