OnceonthisIslandJamestown (CSi) The Jamestown High School, Advanced Theater Arts production is, “Once on this Island,” with production dates, June 30, and July 1, 2016, at the Jamestown High School Theater, a 7-p.m., each evening.

Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and may be purchased at the door.

On Tuesday’s Wayne Byers Show, on CSi Cable 2, Musical/Choreography Director, Cheryl McIntyre, said, the cast has 40 students in grades 4-12 with several more behind the scenes in set design with Anthony McIntyre, and preparation along with those in the orchestra pit orchestra.

She explained that the plot of the musical involves a young girl is frightened by a storm-a hurricane that is about to hit the island she lives on. To calm her down, her family and friends gather around a fire and tell the story of a young peasant girl who is spared from a flood by the island’s gods. She sees a car crash and nurses the car’s driver-a young man from the rich side of the island-back to health. She falls in love with him, but a marriage has already been arranged for him by his family to a daughter from another of the island’s wealthy families.

She added that the production involves many musical numbers and lots of choreography.

The musical written by Lynn Ahrens with music by composer Stephen Flaherty, who also produced the stage show, “Seussical.”

Mike McIntyre, director from the University of Jamestown Theater Department, is the artistic director of the production.

Also on our show, Bailee Graves who graduated from Jamestown High School in May, this year is playing TiMoune, the young girl whose tale is told in the play. Graves said TiMoune is a peasant girl whose life is spared by the island’s gods from a flood.

She was joined on our show, by cast member Emma Iverson, both saying the rehearsals and learning lines, and the music and choreography for the play is very intense.

Nick Mortenson plays Daniel the young man TiMoune falls in love with.