SPRING 2026 – Love is an Open Door

EMP invites you to experience the drama, delight and downright unpredictability of love – told through songs that capture its sweetest, funniest and most unexpected moments.

Friday, April 10 at 7pm
Saturday, April 11 at 2pm

Performances at The Assembly Hall
1 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr., Etobicoke

Join us after our Saturday performance for a special 60th Anniversary Celebration

Tickets can also be purchased by calling 416 248 0410 and may be available at the door

Director: Ashley Hughson
Music Director: Kati Pearson

Ashley Hughson (Director) began her professional career at 8 years old as Gretl in The Sound of Music and then Annie in Annie , both at Connecticut’s Coachlight Dinner Theatre. Recently she was part of the original Canadian company of Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through the Change, covering 3 of the 4 roles! Ashley has numerous stage, TV, film, and commercial credits, and she has been Director of the Jr. Musical Theatre program at the Interprovincial Music Camp since 2017. She is also an avid baker, full-time mom of 2 teenage boys, Parker and Tyler, and wife of her amazingly supportive husband, Barry!

Kati Pearson (Music Director) is a singer, dancer, actor, musician, and educator who has performed on stages across North America and beyond. A current member of the National Association of Teachers of Singing, and the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association, Kati has also worked extensively as a director, music director, choreographer, private music teacher, and audition coach. She has recently returned to the GTA after two seasons performing as Gertie at the iconic Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall in Dawson City, Yukon, and looks forward to getting back behind the piano, and especially to collaborating with Ashley!