A few months ago I wrote a blog about CHC’s musical auditions for the show Once on This Island. Well, I decided that it had been a while since I’d been in a musical, and I went out for the show. Little did I know when I was trying out, I would end up having the opportunity to play the lead role, Ti Moune. Playing that role and being part of such an awesome show was absolutely wonderful. Including myself, there were fifteen members in the cast. I truly had a fantastic time working with the directors and cast members. Since we all spent so much time practicing together (and basically living together), we sort of became a family. That was really neat because we’re all different people with different backgrounds, majors, and interests, coming together to take part in one specific hobby that we all love.
Our show was originally supposed to be performed the weekend of February 5th and 6th, but due to the weather it was postponed until Feb. 19th and 20th. We put on three wonderful shows; one on Friday and two on Saturday. Everyone put their hearts and souls into each performance, and just enjoyed performing the show after weeks of practicing.
I must say, being part of Once on This Island was one of the biggest highlights of my junior year, if not my entire college career. As cliché as it sounds, I learned so much about life while being part of this show. I had the chance to become a lot closer with the people I was working with, as well as learn much more about music, acting, dancing, and even myself.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Shaina, you were awesome in the show!
April 5th, 2010 at 11:47 am
Aww, thank you! Sorry that I didn’t see your comment before this. I appreciate it!