Once On This Island
Directed by Dennis Mae, with student performers and creative staff of the Garrick Players
Performances: April, 25 @ 8 pm, April 26 and 28 @ 5 pm, and April 27 @ 3 pm.
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Once On This Island, a 90 minute one-act musical set in the French Antilles, is based upon Rosa Guy's novel My Love, My Love and written by Flaherty & Ahrens the composers of "Ragtime" and "Seussical the Musical."
The show also includes elements of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet; as well as the fairytale of "The Little Mermaid". The story concerns a peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring together people of different social classes.
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This charming, magical musical has a serious message about racism that is overpowered through love.
Come enjoy the contemporary music, dancing, singing, mythical stories, love, and tragedy.
Musical Directors: Cameron Burch and Ashley Gora
Producers: Rachel Lertzman and Joshua Shriver
Stage Management: Samantha Kaser
Cast:
Alex Steele
Ashley Andrews
Ashley Gora
Billy Vaughan
Carlos Esturain
Daniel Estuain
Eric Vlasak
Hannah Speck
Katie Eaker
Latoi Bennett
Megan Lambert
Meghan Hoshaw
Tangalina Sclaes
Crew:
Alexander Madison Gordon
Ashley Gora
Ayden Lopez
Brittany Gora
Cameron Burch
Elena Ramon
Joanna Becker
Josh Shrivers
Maya Beckles
Nsika Mintjens
Paul Daizovi
Rachel Lertzman
Sam Kaser
Tiffany Griffin
Tyler Lebens
Musicians:
Patrick Drake
Mark Wilcoxen
Casey Long
Ticket prices:
$5
(Free for LFC students)
Reserve seats by emailing gordoam@lakeforest.edu. Seating is limited. Please indicate in your email
the number of tickets and date. Cash payment at the door.
Location: Hixon Hall, South Campus
