Two Different Worlds! Never Meant To Meet! (Clap)

Over the past three months, we all have worked for one goal: the musical production. It was a great experience for me to participate in this awesome musical and get to interact with others. I learned a lot such as a little bit of dancing along with singing, and emotion expressing (I am still not really good though). I also got to put some old person makeup which I don't think I will ever do it again. Compared to the last year's 25th Annual Spelling Bee, my role got much bigger and honestly it was a big pressure at first. However, with the support of other casts and teachers, I could manage it well and I think the show was truly successful and fantastic. I felt so good after the show was done and I heard some compliments from the audience in the hallway. Now I really like my character Tonton Julian and I already miss the costume I wore even though it was really worn out and bad looking.
The musical Once on this Island is a combination of The Little Mermaid and Romeo and Juliet that draws the love between a peasant and a grand homme. The character I played Tonton Julian is the father of Ti Moune, a peasant girl who seeks for her love. He loves his daughter so much and is willing to sacrifice himself that he goes on the journey to find the father of Daniel, a rich boy whom Ti Moune fell in love with. Sam (Mama Euralie) and I were an old couple and had Ti Moune (Julia) from the tree sent by the gods. Sam and I had to be like a real old couple, but I was very shy and felt awkward. I think it was a shame that I could not get into really much. If I had another chance, then perhaps I would make a change.
My favorite song in the musical is #8 Ti Moune which is trio song sung by Ti Moune, Mama Euralie, and Tonton Julian. Not because I sang the song but it actually sounded so beautiful, and many other casts chose that song as their favorite (also pit and stage crews). It shows the conflict within Ti Moune's family and I felt like I was really into the music while I was singing the song. Sam and I had to look each other to decide whether or not we were going to let Ti Moune go. At last, we decided to let her go and sing "Go and find your love. Go and swim the sea. You know where will be, Ti Moune." In addition, #5 Pray has always the best. It is dynamic, spectacle, and imposing: Movements are really big, and loud singing, and the fast-paced plot development. When everything is in one, it sounds really powerful and overwhelming.

Because I was one of the casts, I had to stay in the backstage for the majority of running time, which kept me from watching what was going on the stage especially Act 2. So I do not really know much about the Act 2 which is mostly about Daniel and Ti Moune. I will watch as soon as when the recording is available and I am really excited to watch how amazing we were.