Candy

Travis Abels

Candy follows Travis Abels on what should be a simple quest: get to Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher, where legend says if you stand at the edge at sunset, you can catch a glimpse of your future.

Easy enough.

Except before Travis can get there, he needs a little something. A piece of candy. A puff from a vape. A song to kill the silence. A little romantic attention. A little audience approval. Just one tiny hit of sweetness before the big truth arrives.

From the creator of Things I Hide from Dad, Candy is an immersive solo show about the things we reach for when the present moment gets too quiet. Weaving true storytelling, physical comedy, sound design, clown, theatrics, and sugar-fueled chaos, Travis tumbles through childhood Halloween temptation, ecstatic dance, nicotine devotion, heartbreak, creative hunger, and the terrifying possibility of sitting still long enough to feel what’s underneath it all.

Equal parts hilarious, tender, and uncomfortably recognizable, Candy asks: what do we do with the ache for more? Do we ever actually quit our addictions, or just trade them for better costumes? And what if the thing we’re running from — silence, loneliness, ourselves — isn’t the monster after all?

A funny, strange, heart-forward ride about pleasure, craving, presence, and the sweetness we borrow from tomorrow to survive today.
"Abels, a rare, masterful blend of raconteur and performance artist, dominates the stage like a passionate bolt of lightning, and his rollicking revelations feel like a gust of wind sending laughter swirling through the theater."
— Brianna Wheeler, Willamette Week

"This is how you do it... Abels is a freely physical, funny, openhearted performer."
— Colin Thomas, Fresh Sheet

"Abels, a 10-time winner of The Moth Storytelling series, is a multi-sensory master at capturing an audience's attention."
— Seth Kubersky, Orlando Weekly

"His voice and body are all he needs to spark an audience's imagination and take them for a ride with heart and humor."
— Lisa Gauthier Mitchison, Indy Nuvo
Key Words: Funny, Tender, Immersive, Addictive, Bittersweet
Details

Genre: Comedy, Theatre, Storytelling

Duration: 60 mins
Price: $18

1/2-Price: Sept 12 for Fringe+

Advisories
Age Rating: 14A

Family Friendly: Yes

Content Advisories: Mature Language
Sensory Advisories: Haze
Accessibility

Low Vision Friendly: Yes

For further information, see venue link above.

Creative Team

Creator/Performer: Travis Abels

September 10, 2026
6.30pm
Price: $18
September 12, 2026
8.05pm
Price: $18
September 15, 2026
5.00pm
Price: $18
September 17, 2026
10.10pm
Price: $18
September 18, 2026
6.45pm
Price: $18
September 19, 2026
3.15pm
Price: $18


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