
Once On This Island
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Once On This Island opened on March 16, 2013 at the Geoff Gibbs Theatre, Perth, Western Australia.
Producer - WAAPA
Director - Jason Langley
Musical Director - David King
Choreographer - Bernie Bernard
Production Designer - Cherish Marrington
Lighting Designer - Bethany Ewell
Sound Designer - Carley Gagliardi
Voice and Dialect Coach - Donald Woodburn
Production Manager - Ryan McGaw
Stage Manager - Sean Proude
Deputy Stage Manager - Samantha Gardiner
Cast
Ti Moune - Jessica Van Wyk
Daniel - Joel Paszkowski
Little Ti Moune - Libby Asciak
Asaka - Julia Dray
Erzulie - Emily Hart
Papa Ge - Sean Miley Moore
Agwe - David Ouch
Mama Euralie - Mikaela Briggs
Tonton Julian - Riley Sutton
Andrea - Laura Johnston
Armand/Daniel’s Father - Jack O’Riley
Players - Ross Chisari, Melanie Cornell, Bobbie-Jean Henning, Henry Moss, Ben Nicholson, Clay Roberts
Photography
Jon Green
As this was a WAAPA production, we used the writers’ amended script and instead of setting the story in the Antilles, I went back to the Hans Christian Anderson source material and had a troupe of French travelling players presenting in a European park.
Once On This Island is a high calibre show – nominated for a Tony Award and winning an Olivier Award back in 1991. Directed by Jason Langley, this production does not disappoint. As the show begins, the performance becomes part musical, part circus, as performers energetically perform aerial acts and fly across the stage from suspended ropes, walk on stilts and perform acrobatics across the stage. It is full of energy, emotion, skill and left the audience feeling thoroughly entertained.
Aussie Theatre.com