Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents “Once on This Island"

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is thrilled to open its 24th season with “Once on This Island.” Set on a verdant Caribbean island, this Tony Award-winning musical tells the coming-of-age story of a peasant girl searching for love and her place in the world, while dealing with complicated social issues of race, class and affairs of the heart. Based on the novel “My Love, My Love” by Rosa Guy, the musical tells the story of Ti Moune, a young peasant girl who saves the life of a rich, aristocratic boy from the other side of the island after a car crash. She falls in love with him; unbeknownst to her, though, the same gods who saved her when she was lost and alone in a terrible storm years ago make a wager over which is stronger, love or death, the stakes being Ti Moune’s life. The show is running now through Sunday, November 19. Show times are 7:30pm Tuesdays-Saturdays, 2pm matinees Saturdays-Sundays. All performances take place in WBTT’s Donelly Theatre (1012 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota). Tickets are $40-$50/adults, $20/students or active military (prices include ticket fees). Visit westcoastblacktheatre.org for tickets & more info.