New York City
The Portsmouth Academy of Performing Arts and Seacoast Rep presents Once On This Island, a Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid. It is the story of Ti Moune, the peasant girl who rescues, nurses and falls in love with Daniel, who is from a wealthy family. When Daniel is returned to his people, the gods who rule the island guide Ti Moune on a quest to test the strength of her love against the powerful forces of prejudice, hatred and death.