synopsis of Once On This Island

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 7:52pm

Does anyone know what it's about? I know my school's doing it, and I was curious. It's not even in my grade, it's the fifth grade, but I was just curious. Updated On: 12/20/04 at 07:52 PM

[zepka102]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 7:55pm

similar to the original version of the little mermaid... check out the link:

http://www.cmtsj.org/prod_isl_plot.html

[Gothampc]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 8:05pm

It's based on the book "My Love My Love" by Rosa Guy.

[BWayBoy88]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 8:14pm

Once ON This Island

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 8:20pm

lol, sorry!

[centerstage]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 10:43pm

it looks as if i might, most probably, will be choreographing the production of once on this island for the middle school...i have a 15-sec thing done for auditions tomorrow, but i have 10+ years of dance experience whereas the kids have, like, none...anyone have any ideas on how i might tone down the choreography?? the director wants tribal stuff, but idk how to make that really simple and still look good...please help me

[tcb122]

Posted: 12/20/04 at 11:08pm

I was just in OOTI and I remember being told- African dance is very low to the ground, lots of hunching over- they loved being close to the earth- So i was told- hense worshiping the Goddess of the Earth. Uumm- stay low, stay low they always yelled. No one should look like they're doing ballet- it doesnt make sence with the music or story. Take the story line, maybe be a little literal with the lyrics?
These people live on an island, and dance for everything- when it rains, for the crops to grow, love, to pray to live, when they have nothing else to do, they dance....well- thats just my two cents.

[dramafreak13]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 12:39am

two things:

1) zepka...you live in san jose? i'm from here as well, go to school in new york though

2) tcb...where did you do OOTI?

[zepka102]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 12:55am

no, i just found that online instead of typing out the whole synopsis... i live in buffalo... other side of the country :P

[eslgr8]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 2:44am

Thanks Zepka. They're doing Once on this Island next year in Orange County (the OC!) and I've been enjoying both CDs of it. I'd kind of figured out the plot but this will help me to enjoy the music even more as I await the production!
Once On This Island coming to Fullerton in July 2005

[tcb122]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 10:39pm

dramafreak13 I did OOTI at my High school in CT.

[LittleFish8386]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 10:41pm

I did it at my HS last fall on Long Island. Great great show!

[zepka102]

Posted: 12/21/04 at 10:42pm

no prob... it's a great show... i was in it back in 8th grade, which was about 8 years ago, but i still love it even though it's pretty much disappeared around here!