Boston New Works Festival - Once Upon a Carnival

Moonbox Productions is thrilled to announce its 3nd Annual Boston New Works Festival taking place June 20th – June 23rd in the Calderwood Pavilion and the BCA Plaza Theatres at Boston Center for the Arts. The Boston New Works Festival will be a weekend long festival celebrating new original plays by local playwrights and will showcase eight original plays on six different stages at the Calderwood Pavilion and the BCA Plaza Theatres.

Once Upon a Carnival

ONCE UPON A CARNIVAL is a magical realism tale about grief, identity, and found family set in 1990s Trinidad and Tobago to a vibrant fusion of chutney, soca, calypso and musical theatre.

Once Upon a Carnival is an original musical set in the Caribbean nation of Trinidad & Tobago. When 16-year-old Bhavan is

forced to move from New York City to his mother’s home country of Trinidad after his father’s death, he is faced with the

task of overcoming grief and accepting his identity through a magical quest in the mythological bush land. Set to a vibrant score infused with chutney, soca and calypso sounds, Bhavan’s adventure will test his and the audience’s notions of grief, identity and found family while exploring the magical world of Trinidad at Carnival time.

Sunday, June 23 - 2:00pm

Main Stage

Tickets - $25.00

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