Once on This island
Director: Dexter Overall
Presented in the Wilson Auditorium
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AUDITION/CALLBACK INFORMATION:
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Civic- 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana — Enter through front doors off Main Street
AUDITIONS
South Bend Civic Theatre
403 N. Main Street
South Bend, IN 46601
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What To Prepare
Please prepare at least 16 bars of a song which best showcases your vocal qualities to sing at auditions.
Additional Information
Audition/Callback location: South Bend Civic- 403 N. Main Street, South Bend, Indiana — Enter through main doors off Main Street
Once on This Island explores themes of race, colorism, prejudice, sacrifice, and pure love on a Caribbean island, as written in Rosa Guy’s ‘My Love, My Love, or the Peasant Girl’. For this production, we will honor the vision of the original script, while amplifying the history, culture & traditions of communities in the Caribbean. We welcome all actors/singers of all backgrounds with an emphasis on black, indigenous & people of color.
CHARACTER BREAKDOWN
Ti Moune – A peasant girl.
Little Ti Moune – Ti Moune as a child.
Daniel Beauxhomme – A grand homme (French for “upper class”); Ti Moune’s love interest
Papa Ge – God of Death
Erzulie – Beautiful Goddess of Love; the foil to Papa Ge
Agwe – God of Water
Asaka – Mother of the Earth
Mama Euralie – Ti Moune’s adoptive mother
Tonton Julian – Ti Moune’s adoptive father
Andrea Deveraux – Daniel’s promised wife; also “Madame Armand”
Armand Beauxhomme – Daniel’s stern father
Gatekeeper – The Hotel Beauxhomme’s fierce guard (commonly played by Armand).
The Little Girl – A young girl who is told the story of Ti Moune.
Daniel’s Son – Daniel’s young son (commonly played by Daniel’s actor).
Story Tellers/Gossips – Ensemble
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