Sugar Road

May 22 – June 14, 2026 [now closed]

Hannah Taylor has poured her heart into keeping her family’s amusement park, Sugar Road, alive. Years ago, she shared a single, unforgettable night there with Jesse Emberley before fame carried him away. Now Jesse returns, headlining the Spurs and Hearts Music Festival at the park, and the past comes rushing back. Sugar Road is a heartfelt story about the one that got away, and the sweet surprises life delivers when you least expect them.

Written by: Kristen Da Silva
Music by: Ian Blackwood
Lyrics by: Kristen Da Silva and Ian Blackwood
Directed by: Sheila McCarthy

Show Times

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Performance Schedule

Tuesdays: 2:00 pm
Wednesdays: 2:00 pm
Thursdays: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Fridays: 7:30 pm
Saturdays: 2:00 pm & 7:30 pm
Sundays: 2:00 pm

Special Performances

Preview: May 22
Opening Night: May 23

Dock Talks:
May 27, June 3, June 10

Run Time

Approx 1 hour and 30 minutes, with one intermission.

Digital Playbill

Coming soon!

Audience Advisory

Contains mature subject matter including some descriptions of violence and uses flashing lights, theatrical haze, and loud sounds. For more detailed information, please contact the box office.

Accessibility

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Presenting Sponsor

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Cast

Fiona Mongillo

Hannah Taylor

Will Carr

Jesse Emberley

Debbie Collins

Caroline Dawn

John Cleland

Ray Bishop

Creative Team

Sheila McCarthy

Director

Robin Fisher

Set & Costume Designer

Louise Guinand

Lighting Designer

Richard Feren

Sound Designer

Alysse Szatkowski

Stage Manager

Finnley O'Brien

Assistant Stage Manager

Show Reviews

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

Co-directors, Stephanie Graham and Brett Christopher have created a lively, exuberant musical with enough poignancy that squeezes the heart when you least expect it. [Alicia Barban] sings like a dream. Seeing her float above the set, umbrella aloft, is a thing of elegant beauty.

Lynn Slotkin

The Slotkin Letter.

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The Playhouse Podcast

S8 E2: Sugar Road

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