JUNE 3 - 19, 2022

High Park Amphitheatre
Fatuma Adar. Photo by Dahlia Katz, Design by Sherpa Creative
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DIXON ROAD

A new Canadian musical with book, music and lyrics by Fatuma Adar. DIXON ROAD tells the story of a Somali family who immigrate to Canada in 1991 as the civil war begins to tear their homeland apart. They settle in Dixon Road, in a neighbourhood near Pearson airport that is still the heart of Toronto’s Somali community today.

Combining R&B, contemporary verse and traditional Somali melodies, DIXON ROAD is an exhilarating journey about dreams, displacement, and finding a new sense of home. Join The Musical Stage Company & Obsidian Theatre Company at the outdoor High Park Amphitheatre for one of this summer’s hottest musical events!


Congratulations to Fatuma Adar and DIXON ROAD for being the recipient of Outstanding New Musical at this year’s Dora Mavor Moore Awards!

A Musical Stage Company & Obsidian Theatre Co-Production, performed at Canadian Stage’s High Park Amphitheatre.

Sponsors

New Work Development Sponsor
BMO Financial Group
Leading Lights
Anonymous
Leading Lights
Len & Suzy Rodness

Credits

A Musical Stage Company & Obsidian Theatre Co-Production, performed at Canadian Stage's High Park Amphitheatre.

Originally developed as a part of Obsidian Theatre’s Playwright Unit. Additionally commissioned with funding by The Musical Stage Company with funding from The Aubrey & Marla Dan Fund For New Musicals.

Cast

Ensemble
Krystle Chance

Safiya
Starr Domingue (she/they)

Ensemble
Omar Forrest

Ensemble
Rose-Mary Harbans

Zaki
Gavin Hope

Batoul
Germaine Konji (she/they)

Abdi
Michael-Lamont Lytle (he/they)

Yousef
Danté Prince (he/him)

Halima
Shakura S'Aida (she/her)

Ensemble
Travae Williams (he/him)

Creative Team

Book, Music & Lyrics
Fatuma Adar (she/her)

Director & Choreographer
Ray Hogg (he/him)

Music Supervisor, Orchestrator & Arranger
Adam Sakiyama (he/him)

Music Director & Piano/Conductor
Chris Barillaro (he/him)

Dramaturg
Kimberly Colburn (she/her)

Metcalf Foundation Associate Director & Associate Dramaturg
Jordan Laffrenier (he/they)

Movement & Creative Consultant
Esie Mensah

Associate Music Supervisor & Copyist
Jonathan Corkal-Astorga

Design Team

Set Designer
Brian Dudkiewicz (he/him)

Lighting Designer
Logan Raju Cracknell (he/they)

Costume Supervisor
Alex Amini (she/her)

Costume Designer
Georges Michael Fanfan

Sound Designer
Matteo DeSimone (he/him)

Head of Props
El Patey (they/them)

Head of Softgoods
Alex Gilbert (she/her)

Production Team

Production Supervisor
Leslie Hernandez* (she/her)

Production Manager
Carlos Varela* (he/him)

Associate Production Manager
Matteo DeSimone* (he/him)

Production & Safety Coordinator
Marissa Trott (she/her)

Stage Manager
Kat Chin (she/her)

Assistant Stage Manager
Farnoosh Talebpour

Assistant Choreographer
Rose-Mary Harbans (she/her)

Associate Music Supervisor & Copyist
Jonathan Corkal-Astorga (he/him)

Cultural Consultant
Mayran Kalah

Dialect Coach
Ausar Stewart

Audio Description Services
Rebecca Singh (Superior Description)

*partner & associate members of WxW (WhatbyWhen)

Band

Piano-Conductor
Chris Barillaro (he/him)

Guitars & Oud
John Gzowski (he/him)

Bass
Evan Porter

Drums & Percussion
Aubrey Dayle

Apprentices

RBC Apprentice Sound Designer, as a part of the Kathleen C. Freeman Leadership Development Fund
Maddie Bautista (she/her)

RBC Apprentice Director, as a part of the Kathleen C. Freeman Leadership Development Fund
Kaylee Harwood (she/her)

RBC Apprentice Music Director
Alexandra Kane (she/her)

RBC Apprentice Music Director
Haneul Yi (he/him)

Crew

Head Technician
Everett Dalingwater

Audio 2
Elijah Ouimet

Lighting Operator
Ethan Robinson

Running Crew 1
Ivy Groundwater

Running Crew 2
Sofia Frick

Dresser 1
Hannah Dulong

Dresser 2
Erika Jaudzems

Venue

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Show Calendar

PROGRAMME

The Musical Stage Company is going paperless with our digital house programme!
To view the digital programme for DIXON ROAD as a PDF on your computer or mobile device, click here.

Timeline

  • Oct/Nov 2021: Musical Stage and Obsidian Theatre 12 day Workshop with actors focusing on text (Digital)
  • Feb 2022: Musical Stage and Obsidian Theatre 8 day Workshop with actors at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, focusing on music
  • March 2022: Musical Stage and Obsidian Theatre 6 day Workshop with actors at the Elgin Theatre Rehearsal Hall