Once On This Island Cast List

Thanks again to all those who auditioned for this year's show!

Now presenting... the cast of Great Valley Middle School's 2011-2012 production of

Once On This Island!

Storytellers:
Graham Dore
Ciara Mullen
Matthew Sheaffer
Nick Stillwell
Dena Swope
Jen Sybrandt
(u/s Robyn Lane)

Little Girl/Little Ti Moune: Alli Brophy
Mama Euralie: Christy Leland (u/s Erin McCarrick)
TonTon Julian: Ben Nurthen (u/s Aaron Skarzenski)

Ti Moune: Alex Keane (u/s Cali Capetola)

Daniel: Matt Cowgill

Gatekeepers: Dyson Kennedy & Noah Tarnoff

Daniel’s Father: Aaron Skarzenski

Andrea: Lily Wang

Papa Ge: Ari Pikounis (u/s Dyson Kennedy)

Agwe: Tommy Lock (u/s Dyson Kennedy)

Asaka: Ally Carbonar (u/s Anagha Havildar)

Erzulie: Rayne Johnson (u/s Anagha Havildar)

Swings: Melissa Stern, Noah Tarnoff


Featured Dancers: 

Caroline Badyna

Valerie Calhoun

Cali Capetola

Robyn Lane

Erin McCarrick

Katie McGlone

Bridget Morgenweck

Alli O’Connor

Talia Pikounis

Cassie Tiburcio

Featured Villagers:

Laura Arbuckle

Jordan Beck

Michaela Colahan

Anagha Havildar

Dyson Kennedy

Emma Smith-Hogan

Melissa Stern

Noah Tarnoff

Ensemble:

Kaavya Anand

Hannah Atlas

Ellie Bleecker

Jessie Bleecker

Bridget Boerger

Ava Bones

Allison Brown

Maddy Brown

Bridget Cahill

Laura Campbell

Lauren Cianci

Catherine Colaizzo

Sarah Curley

Abby Daniels

Emilia DeMarco

Ryan DeStefano

Eliza Elliott

Katie Ford

Katie Foreman

Ashley Gal

Megan Gamble

Cassie Graff

Clara Haubould

Jennie Hirsch

Lyssa Hirsch

Brenda Huang

Divya Jain

Brittany John

Iain Johnston

Avery Keller

Kristen Le

Chip Leland

Jane Li

Molly Lynch

Carly Martinez

Isabel Martinez

Rebecca Matson

Karlie McCloy

Kelly McQueston

Katie Munyan

Bridget O’Hara

Andrew Schuck

Katie Sharp

Julia Sherbin
Margaret Silvestri

Becca Suchower

Jenna Suchower

Marisa Suchower

Samantha Taylor

Maya Tetali

Audrey Thompson

Mary Wenner

Kelsea Wong

Carly Zalis

* u/s indicates understudy

** swings are rehearsal stand-ins when a cast member and/or their understudy is unavailable


Scripts will be available at our first rehearsal, so mark your calendars: Tuesday, December 20th after school until 4:45! We'll see you all then! Stay tuned for some upcoming posts about conflicts and scheduling, and have a Happy Thanksgiving :)

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Callbacks

Hi everyone! Thanks for trying out for Once On This Island! We have some really tough decisions to make... you were all so wonderful! Those who are being asked to come to callbacks will be receiving both an email and a phone call tonight. If you have not been called back, do not worry! It does not mean you have not been cast in the show. It does not mean you didn't get a part, either. We have some roles that are particularly hard to cast and we need to see more from certain people, so stay tuned and wait for the cast list to be posted next week!

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For those who have been called back, below are the lyrics to the new songs. You can download the songs and the callback lyrics by clicking here. Please let us know if you have any trouble with the new material by emailing gvmusical@gmail.com. Remember to stay cool and confident and show us what you've got! We're excited to see how you all play off of each other :)

Songs to prepare for Thursday:

• Ti Moune: Waiting for Life
• Mama Euralie & TonTon Julian: Ti Moune (singing your character's respective parts... we want to hear you sing together!)
• Female gods: Mama Will Provide, Ti Moune
• Male gods: Rain, Pray
• Storytellers: Pray

Pray

Storyteller 1: 

He roared down the road like the devil himself

Storyteller 2: 

Going too fast around the curves

Storyteller 3: 

Sent us scrambling off the road like chickens

All: 

He has what he deserves!

Storyteller 1: 

Papa Ge wants him

Storyteller 2: 

And Papa Ge will have him

Storyteller 3: 

The boy is dying before our eyes

All: 

Help him, hide him!

Storyteller 4: 

No! Don't touch him, better leave him where he lies. Even a wealthy man sometimes dies.

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Mama Will Provide

Asaka (spoken): 

You never been away from the sea, child!

You gonna need a helping hand! 

A fish has got to learn to swim on land!

Hahaha, woooo!

(sung):

Walk with me, little girl, don't you be afraid

Follow me, little girl, let me be your guide

A pretty thing like you

Will need a thing or two

And whatever you need, Mama will provide!

Whoa-ooh-oh-oh-ohhhh!

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Ti Moune

Mama Euralie

What can I say to stop you now?

Now that you’ve heard your drum and seen your dancers

Now that you think your heart has all the answers

Who knows how high those mountains climb?

Who knows how deep those rivers flow?

Who knows how wrong a dream can go, Ti Moune

TonTon Julian:

I won’t be there to guide your way

Mama Euralie:

To braid your hair or dry your tears

Both:

As we have done these many years, Ti Moune, Ti Moune

TonTon Julian:

What you are, we made you

What we gave, you took

Now you run without one backward look

Mama Euralie:

You’ll find some other boy to save

Some other life that you can share

Both:

Your heart is young, new dreams are everywhere

Choose your dreams with care, Ti Moune

Good luck everyone!

Ms. Neville & Mrs. Taylor

Grades & auditions

The GVMS musical is treated the same as other extracurricular activities in that students must be able to maintain acceptable grades in order to participate.
Once rehearsals begin, students who have Cs or lower in more than one subject and/or who have poor Quality of a Learner grades in more than one subject will need to take time off from rehearsals to boost their grades. If a student misses too many rehearsals, however, they will have to resign from the show.

So, now is the time to start focusing on those grades! Make sure both your letter grades and Quality of a Learner grades are acceptable in order to participate in the show! Poor grades at this point will not keep you from auditioning, but if your grades do not improve by the time rehearsals begin, you will not be allowed to participate in the show.

See you soon!

Quick note

For the song, Ti Moune, Whether the student is a boy or a girl, they should be prepared to sing the whole selection in their respective vocal part.

Though the song is split between Mama and TonTon, for the purposes of our audition, it will be treated as a solo.

Hope this helps!

One more update...

Here is an update to the lyrics that match the new versions of the songs, which are available here. Minor changes are highlighted in yellow. You will only be responsible for the first portion of the songs.

WAITING FOR LIFE

A stranger in white, in a car

Going somewhere, going far

How it must feel to go racing wherever you please

Flying as free as a bird with his tail in the breeze

Even the fish in the sea must be longing to fly

Catching a glimpse of a stranger in white racing by

bridge & verse removed

A stranger... racing down the beach

Racing to places... I was meant to reach

My stranger, one day you’ll arrive 

The car will stop and in I’ll hop

And off we’ll drive... we’ll drive!

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TI MOUNE

What can I say to stop you now?

Now that you’ve heard your drum and seen your dancers

Now that you think your heart has all the answers

Who knows how high those mountains climb

Who knows how deep those rivers flow

Who knows how wrong a dream can go, Ti Moune

I won’t be there to guide your way

To braid your hair or dry your tears

As we have done these many years, Ti Moune, Ti Moune

What you are, we made you

What we gave, you took

Now you run without one backward look

You’ll find some other boy to save

Some other life that you can share

Your heart is young, new dreams are everywhere

Choose your dreams with care, Ti Moune

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RAIN

Let there be no moon, let the clouds race by

Where the road meets the sea, let the tide be high

Let there be a girl walking by the sea

And let there be... rain!

two lines removed

Rain on the road, rain on her face

Rain makes the road such a dangerous place

Let there be a car, racing through the night

Where the road meets the sea, let her wait

Where the road meets the sea, let him spin

Where the road meets the sea, let their fate begin...

In the rain!

These lyrics have been updated in the audition packet, available here.

I will be at GV on Monday morning to make an announcement about these changes. Please address any questions in comments below (and be sure to leave your name) or to gvmusical@gmail.com. Thank you so much for your diligence and help!

Apologies for the confusion,
Ms. Neville

Audition Update

Hey GV, hope you're practicing for upcoming auditions!

Image courtesy of Xaverian Hawks @ flickr's Creative Commons

This is an IMPORTANT update for those auditioning for the musical:

For those of you who took a look at the videos posted here and the music available for download, please take this opportunity now to re-download the audition songs. The songs previously posted are from the original Broadway cast, which are slightly different than the songs we will be using for our show.

Please download the ACTUAL audition songs HERE.
These are the exact tracks you will be singing along with at your audition.

This is what the download screen will look like. You can either click "download" to save the file to your computer, or, if you click "view," you can play the song right from the website. Please comment here if you have any questions/problems at all.

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Thanks!
Ms. Neville & Mrs. Taylor