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Once on this Island

Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty

Once On This Island by the creators of Ragtime is a captivating musical set in the Caribbean. It follows the story of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who rescues and falls in love with Daniel, a wealthy boy from the other side of her 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.


Charles Azulay

Jewelle Blackman

Arlene Duncan

Nichola Lawrence

Daren A. Herbert

Alana Hibbert

Kaya Joubert-Johnson

Tom Pickett

Sabryn Rock

Chris Sams

Jivaro Smith