ONCE Audience Guide
Dig In to the world of Once
Curated by Director of Artistic Development Bobby Kennedy, Community Engagement Manager Kristin Hammargren, and Artistic Producer & Casting Director Katie Galetti.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEFORE THE SHOW
READ
- A Brief History of "Once" by Kristin Hammargren READ
- An article detailing the development of first the movie and then the stage musical of Once.
- Ireland: Constantly Changing by Bobby Kennedy READ
- An article about the history of Ireland and what was happening in the country when the movie and musical came out.
WATCH our interview with Once Director and Choreographer, Katie Spelman!
LISTEN to the SAY IT TO ME NOW Living Playlist on Spotify
Attendees of Once are leaving us notes about their favorite songs which we’re collecting into a living playlist. Add your favorite when you come to see the show!
AFTER THE SHOW
- SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH #OnceWT
- START THE CONVERSATION WITH DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
- READ THE SYNOPSIS
MORE TO READ, WATCH, LISTEN, & DO!
- From the Big Screen to Broadway: A Look at Musical Adaptations of Movies on Sunday, February 26th at 12pm
- Storytelling @ WT: Chance Encounters on Tuesday, March 9 at 7pm
- Behind the Scenes: Actors & Musicians of Once on Sunday, March 19 at 12pm
READ
- “The Irish Economy’s Rise Was Steep, and the Fall Was Fast” by Landon Thomas Jr., The New York Times READ
- “Can Ireland’s Celtic Tiger roar again?” by Steven Pearlstein, Washington Post READ
- “Sinead O’Connor Remembers Things Differently” by Amanda Hess, The New York Times READ
- Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono
- A memoir published last year by the singer of U2, one of Ireland’s most famous musicians
- We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland by Fintan O’Toole
- An exploration of how Irish culture has evolved over the past century
- The Gathering and The Green Road by Anne Enright
- Two novels set in the Celtic Tiger era and the subsequent economic collapse of Ireland
- Normal People by Sally Rooney
- A popular 2018 novel about a romance between two young people as their lives take them from Ireland's west coast to Dublin.
WATCH
- Markéta Irglová and Glen Hansards’s charming acceptance speeches for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 2008 Oscars. WATCH
- “Falling Slowly” from the original Broadway production of Once featuring Cristin Milioti and Steve Kazee. WATCH
- Loved by many of the characters in Once, catch an episode of the long-running Irish soap opera, Fair City. WATCH
- You know you’ve made it when you’re featured on The Simpsons! Check out this parody of Once, voiced by Hansard and Irglová. WATCH
LISTEN
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