Dance Opportunities in "Once on This Island" Show
Seeking actors, singers, and dancers for the "Once on This Island" show. Review the details below. ONLY LOCAL TALENT WILL BE CONSIDERED. About the project: This year’s production is Once on This Island, is a powerful, Caribbean-inspired musical about the unbreakable human spirit and the transformative power of love. Told through dynamic storytelling, vibrant music, and electrifying dance. his is a tale of love and legacy. Of risk and resilience. Of the ways we remember — and are remembered. Music by Stephen Flaherty, book & lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Additional info: Please prepare a 32-bar (approx. 1 minute) cut of a song of your choice. We prefer you to bring sheet music with you for our accompanist, but you may also play a karaoke track from your phone, if necessary. Please be prepared to dance/move as well. Callbacks will be held on November 3rd at 7pm. Once on This Island will be performed at Katherine Johnson Middle School (KJMS) in Fairfax, VA from February 13-22, 2026. Rehearsals begin Sunday November 9 and will take place at the CFTC blackbox until February and at KJMS for the remainder of the production. Strike will be held on February 22, followed by the cast and crew party. Apply, if interested.
11 roles
A peasant girl with a powerful spirit and voice. Soprano. A spirited peasant girl who falls in love with Daniel.
Tenor/Baritone. Wealthy young man torn between love and duty. Charming, conflicted.
Mezzo-Soprano. Loving, protective adoptive mother of Ti Moune. Grounded and wise.
Baritone. Caring, hardworking adoptive father of Ti Moune. Gentle humor.
Mother of the Earth. Mezzo-Soprano/Belt. Warm, maternal, larger-than-life presence. Goddess of abundance
God of Water. Baritone. Regal, commanding, dramatic. Brings both destruction and renewal.
Goddess of Love. Soprano. Graceful, compassionate, elegant. Embodiment of love and beauty.
Demon of Death. Any gender, Tenor/Baritone. Sinister, sly, and charismatic. Trickster-like presence.
Soprano/Mezzo-Soprano. Daniel’s well-bred fiancée, elegant, poised, embodying expectations of upper-class society.
Baritone. Mixed Heritage. Daniel’s stern, imposing father, representing the ruling class and its prejudice.
Strong singers and movers. Narrators who shift between roles and bring the island community to life.Vibrant community members who sing, dance, and bring the island to life.