RGWW: Sugar Houses

Dance @ the Playhouse

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025 7:30PM

Sierra Madre Playhouse
87 W Sierra Madre Blvd
Sierra Madre, CA 91024

This work by Rosanna Gamson/World Wide brings a haunting and immersive reimagining of the Hansel and Gretel fairytale to the stage.

Tickets $12-35

Artists

Kayla Gabrielle Aguila

Gretel

Terry Wayne Jr.

Narrator/Father

Brance Souza

Hansel

Clementine Gamson Levy

Mother

Mallory Fabian

Witch

DaveX

Little Bird

*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre, Sierra Madre Playhouse, and Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

About

Blending contemporary dance, music, and minimalistic set design, this production uses only portable lights and hand-drawn chalk sets, placing the performers at the heart of the story’s creation. Inspired by historical and political themes, including the rise of antisemitism and white supremacy, the piece reflects on abandonment, survival, and the dark side of human nature. With a talented cast of multidisciplinary performers, "Sugar Houses" combines powerful choreography, soundscapes, and storytelling, delivering a thought-provoking and emotionally charged experience.

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Text by Rosanna Gamson and Brian Evenson, with additional text and lyrics from the performers and adapted from historical sources, Anne Sexton, and the Brothers Grimm.

Original Music: Tomasz Krzyżanowski

Vocal Coaching and Arrangements: Fahad Siadat

Sound Design: Dylan Marx

Production Design: Tony Shayne

Costume Design: Lilia Lopez

Starry Night Creation: Megan Fowler-Hurst

Dramaturg: Mona Heinze

Script consultant: Brian Evenson

Stage Manager: Réchard FrançoisText by Rosanna Gamson and Brian Evenson, with additional text and lyrics from the performers and adapted from historical sources, Anne Sexton, and the Brothers Grimm

CAST:

Father: Chris Louis

Mother: Clementine Gamson Levy

Gretel: Kayla Johnson

Hansel: Brance William Souza

Bird: Dave X

Witch: Mallory Fabian

The creation of Sugar Houses was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Performances of Sugar Houses are supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.