Cast
MaMa: Jill
Hong
Tonton: Harry Liu
Timoune: Rochelle Liu
Daniel: Richard Lin
Armand Elvis Shen
Andrea: Amanda Chao
Papa Ge: Tim Chang
Asaka: Ivy Lin
Agwe: Fred Li
Erzulie: Deborah Lu
Little Timoune: Anita Huang
Storytellers: Cathy Chao, Elva Yeh, Sally Chuang |
Staff
Director: Lyn Scott
Musical Director: Gabriel Hong Dancing Ghoreorgapher: Anita Liu, Yu-Hei
Lien, Joe Yang
Student Director: Jennifer Chen
Stage Manager: Annie Chen
Technical Director: Allen Chuang, Rachel Liu
Costmes/Make-up: Jill Lai, Nico Kuo, Tina Chang
Sound Effects: Juno Hong
Lighting: Sylvia Chen
Stage Crew: Joseph Chang, Sarah Chang
Publicity: Enya Dai, Katherine Lai, Zoe Chang |
Summary
The play is a story within
a story: when a sudden thunderstorm frightens one of the children, a village
of Caribbean peasants act out the romance of Timoune, Daniel and the gods
to quieten her cries. Portraying the roles of the grown-up Timoune, the
old couple who adopt her, Mama Euralie and Tonton Julian, as well as the
parts of the French Beauxhomme who rule their island-Armand, his handsome
son Daniel and Andrea who is betrothed to Daniel, the islanders recall
their history with the gods Agwe, Asaka, Erzulie and Papa Ge. The ending
of the story coincides with the storm's passing.
Why do we sing and play
this musical? Well, here is an island "life is why-pain is whey-love is
why-grief is why-hope is why-faith is why-YOU are why we tell the stories!"
Remember, "our lives become the stories that we weave.
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