What: Buena Park Youth Theatre production of “Once on This Island”
When: June 22-24; Friday/Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday matinees at 2:30 p.m.
Where: Sunny Hills High School Performing Arts Building 1801, Warburton Way, Fullerton
Based on a novel by Trinidadian-American writer Rosa Guy, this Oliver Award-winning musical weaves together elements from “Romeo and Juliet” and “The Little Mermaid” to explore the story of a young woman named Ti Moune who falls in love with a stranger from the other side of her island, Daniel, their communities divided by history, money and prejudice. What follows is a tale of tragic love, healing and hope with some divine intervention from the local gods.
Tickets are $11, with seniors and children under 12 $9. To purchase tickets or for additional information, please visit BuenaPark.com, the Buena Park Community Center at 6688 Beach Blvd. (between Stanton Ave. and Beach Blvd. at Pinchot Ct., behind City Hall), or call 714-562-3860. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the box office starting one hour before the event.
About Buena Park Youth Theatre
Founded in 1981 by former elementary school teacher Ruth Walp, Buena Park Youth Theatre was created due to public school budgetary cutbacks in the arts. Since then, the program has produced fully staged Broadway musicals with thousands of youth actors. The musicals continue to receive outstanding critical acclaim and attract audiences of all ages.
