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Eastern Nazarene College to present Once on This Island

The Communication and Theatre Arts Department in collaboration with Our Place Theatre Project present Once on This Island

Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens • Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based upon the novel My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy
Thursday, October 15 at 7:30pm • Saturday, October 17 at 4:00pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, October 18 at 4:00pm (Benefits Our Place Theatre Project - $25)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 22, 23, 24 at 7:30pm
Cove Fine Arts Center • General Admission $12 • Students with ID $10

Once on This Island is a highly imaginative and theatrical reworking of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid, with a Calypso-infused score that appeals to all ages. Set on a Caribbean island, the award-winning show tells 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, Ti Moune embarks on a quest that will test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudices, hatred and death.

Teachers & Parents: School matinees available with postshow discussion. Tickets are $5. One teacher free with every 25 students. To reserve seats a 50% deposit is due by October 12.

For more info, call the Box Office at 617-745-3715 • www.enc.edu • Free Parking • Red Line Wollaston T

Press Release

In its first-ever collaboration with a professional theater company, Eastern Nazarene College will present the Tony Award-nominated Once on This Island as its fall musical, the Christian liberal arts college announced today.

Created by the award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Ragtime, Seussical: The Musical), the Calypso-infused musical will be presented in collaboration with Our Place Theatre Project and co-directed by ENC Theatre Professor Eunice Ferreira and acclaimed Boston director Jacqui Parker.

"As the founding artistic director of Our Place Theatre Project and Boston's annual African American Theatre Festival, Jacqui Parker is a true star in the Boston theatre community," Ferreira said. "Eastern Nazarene's collaboration with her offers our students a tremendous opportunity to combine music, dance and theater in a professional-quality theater production."

Based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid and the Rosa Guy novel, My Love, My Love, Once on This Island tells 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 French Caribbean island. When Daniel returns to his people, Ti Moune embarks on a quest that will test the strength of her love against powerful forces of hatred and prejudice.

Eboni Baptiste will serve as choreographer for Eastern Nazarene's production of Once on This Island, with costumes designed by Susie Smith and set and lighting design directed by Michael W. Ballard.

To be presented at Eastern Nazarene's Cove Performing Arts Center, Once on This Island will premiere Thursday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m., with additional performances Saturday Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday Oct. 22-24 at 7:30 p.m. A special benefit performance for Our Place Theatre Project will be held Sunday Oct. 18 at 4 p.m.; school matinee performances are also available. Tickets are $12 general admission, $10 students and are available by calling the box office at 617-745-3715.