I saw Once On This

I saw Once On This Island at the Circle Arts Theatre in New Braunfels on Sunday. I went because the main character, Ti Moune, was played by a cousin of my friend Meredith. I hadn't seen Yesenia since her quinceanera four years ago and now she's a sophomore at Southwestern U. in Georgetown. She has an awesome voice and great stage presence.

While watching the musical, I totally did not realize that I actually knew three other people in the play. One, Yesenia's music teacher (Asaka), can be excused, since I've only seen her a couple of times four years ago. The other two were from last year's Madrigal Dinner cast: Justin LaVergne (Papa Ge) and Rafael Aguilar (Tonton). OK, I often blank when I see people out of context (like who the heck should I know in New Braunfels?), but I spend most of last fall singing right next to Rafael, for crying our loud! I think I am getting senile. Or maybe it's because he put on some facial hair and was wearing a hat? Yeah, that's it!