Musical

It's been over a month now since we performed the middle school musical. So, finally, I am getting around to posting some pictures. This year I had the opportunity to be the music director. It was extremely stressful, but incredibly rewarding. I miss not being around these wonderfully talented kids everyday. I am looking forward to helping out with next year's musical though.


This year, the kids performed Once On This Island. A little information about the play:


Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy

Once On This Island, an enchanting musical fable, tells the story of forbidden love between people from two different worlds. Originally inspired by Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid, the Broadway show transports the story to a Caribbean island where social prejudice divides the island. Presented as a 'play within a play', a cast of village storytellers, attempting to calm a frightened young child, tell the romantic tale of a peasant girl who saves a rich city boy from death.


Both Sean and Donovan had lead parts this year. Donovan played the part of Daniel, the rich city boy, and Sean played Armand, Daniel's father. We always joke about Sean being Donovan's father even though Sean is younger than Donovan.


Enjoy the pictures.

Donovan's individual picture.

Donovan with Alexandra, who played Andrea,
the girl that Daniel married.

This is Donovan with Alexandra and Brittnee, who

played Ti Moune, the peasant girl who fell in love

with Daniel.

Sean's individual picture.

Another picture of Sean.

This is a picture of the entire cast. I've circled

Donovan, Sean, and myself.

This is what the set looked like.

Here Donovan is, close to death after crashing

his car in the peasant village.

I love this picture. The hand on bottom is Brittnee's

and the hand on top is Donovan's. No, they're not

in love in real life.

Here's Donovan and Brittnee singing

Forever Yours.

Still singing Forever Yours.

Here's Donovan, deadish again after

being thrown down by Papa Ge, the

Demon of Death.

Here's a picture of Sean, as a peasant, singing

Mama Will Provide.

Here's Sean again, this time singing

Some Say.

Here's Donovan, again next to Alexandra, singing

his solo Some Girls.

Donovan, again, this time singing and

dancing during The Ball.

Still dancing.

The very last song of the show,

Why We Tell The Story.