BY: LYNN AHRENS
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
This is about a peasant girl, Ti Moune who sets on a voyage for her place in the world and is ready to take a chance on love while led by powerful island gods. We have designated 2 opposing sides of the Antilles Island to represent heaven and hell. Agwe (god of water) and Pape Ge (demon of death) reside in hell and heaven is where Asaka (mother of earth), and Erzulie (goddess of love) reside. Scattered around are branches and a stump that Storytellers transform into a Ti Moune tree. This tree is also sittable and moveable. There is also a sand dune where the cast can climb and sit on.
TI MOUNE IN TREE REACHING OUT TO DANIEL WHILE STORYTELLERS SURROUND HER
ERZULIE (GODDESS OF LOVE) SINGING WHILE EVERYONE IS DANCING
END SCENE WITH TI MOUNE SINGING IN HER TREE
TI MOUNE DECIDING TO TAKE DANIEL'S LIFE OR HER OWN
GOD OF WATER, GOD OF DEATH, GODDESS OF LOVE AND MOTHER OF EARTH
TI MOUNE AND PARENTS
TI MOUNE SINGING
GOD OF DEATH MASK AND SKELETAL BONE THRONE WITH SKULLS ALL IN UV PAINT
PROCESS
GOD OF DEATH MASK AND SKELETAL BONE THRONE WITH SKULLS
GOD OF DEATH MASK CONCEPT RENDERING
GODDESS OF LOVE MASK AND FLOWER THRONE WITH FLOWER EYED SKULLS
GODDESS OF LOVE MASK CONCEPT RENDERING
BIRDS EYE OF GODDESS OF LOVE THRONE CONNECTING WITH PAINTED ISLAND FLOOR
PAINTED ISLAND FLOOR WITH SAND DUNES, PALM TREES AND TI MOUNE TREE IN FRONT OF CYC
TI MOUNE TREE WITH REMOVEABLE BRANCHES
SITTABLE TRUNK OF TI MOUNE TREE
CARVING GOD OF DEATH MASK
PAINTING GODDESS OF LOVE MASK
THE NAPLES PLAYERS - TOBYE THEATRE
DIRECTION: ERICA SAMPLE | SCENIC: FRANNY SEBASTIANO
LIGHTING: COURTNEY AMARO | SOUND: GRAYSON MORENO
COSTUMES: MARYANNE MCAVOY MCKERROW | ANNA KEMPF
CHOREOGRAPHY: MACKENZIE BLACK
PHOTOGRAPHY: ESTHER SNYDER | FRANNY SEBASTIANO