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Plays By
Brian Egland
Where the Suga Still Sweet
2nd Production
October 23, 24, 25 2026
Produced by Black Theater Experience & The Acadiana Center of the Arts


AUDITIONS
Register to attend the open call or submit a self-tape HERE
The Blurb
In Reverend Vern-Mayor’s field of cane that won’t grow right, there’s one patch that does. It’s where Sondelo is buried, it’s where his best friend Runna goes to talk to him, and it’s where the sugar’s still sweet. Declared “A Brilliant Manuscript.” by WYES-TV’s Alan Smason, Brian Egland’s Where the Suga Still Sweet is an immersive, interactive hallelujah of a muted man who uses the super powers of his mind and spirit to survive in his decaying world.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
WORLD PREMIERE
April 8, 2023
As part of No Dream Deferred's Inaugural We Will Dream Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Cast










Donyaè Asante (Runna)
Gwendolyne Foxworth (Nanny Mae)
Justin William Davis (Vern-Mayor)
xel simone (Incwadi)
Atlantis Clay (Sondelo)
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Performance Reactions
Articles & Reviews
Interviews
Runna & Sondelo
Forever
Video media displayed onto the set during the production edited into a silent short film set to Muzi's "Sondela Forever" the song the playwright wrote a majority of the play while listening to. Sondelo was named in honor of the inspiration the song provided.
Honors & Awards



CRITICS CHOICE AWARD
Gay Appreciation Award
Playwright, Brian Egland with Brian Sands of AMBUSH Magazine receiving the Critics Choice Award for
"Where the Suga Still Sweet"
INAGURAL HONOR
Playwright, Brian Egland receiving
an Award for "Where the Suga Still Sweet"
at the We Will Dream: New Works Festival
Kick Off Party.
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PERFORMANCE DATES
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OPENING Night
Saturday, April 8th at 7pm
Wednesday, April 12th @ 7pm
Friday, April 14th @ 7pm
Saturday, April 15th @ 12pm
Wednesday, April 19th @ 7pm
Friday, April 21st @ 7pm
Saturday, April 29th @ 12pm
Wednesday, May 3rd @ 7pm
Thursday, May 4th @ 12pm
Friday, May 5th @ 8pm
Saturday, May 6th @ 3pm
Sunday, May 7th @ 8pm
Wednesday, May 10th @ 7pm
Thursday, May 11th @ 12pm
Friday, May 12th @ 7pm
Wednesday, May 17th @ 7pm
Thursday, May 18th @ 12pm
Friday, May 19th @ 7pm
Saturday, May 20th @ 7pm
Sunday, May 21st @ 3pm
PREVIEW
Thursday, April 6th at 7pm
Virtual Micro-Development Lab
with The National Black Theatre - SOUL Series Lab
June 6, 2022

The Cast
Awarded Best Ensemble of the Year for Micro-Development 2022

















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