The folks at the Arts Club are taking our beloved production of KIM'S CONVENIENCE on the road! After her beautiful performance of GRAMMA at Pacific Theatre, Maki's back (sounds like a Bobby Darrin song) in her original role, along with Jessie Liang and Jimmy Yi from the original PT cast.
The tour runs Feb 13 to Mar 28, with stops in West and North Van, Mission, New West, Surry, Coquitlam, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge, Burnaby, Kelowna, Cranbrook, Revelstoke, Nanaimo, and Duncan. All the deets and dates at the Arts Club website.
Colin Thomas says "See this one. In Ins Choi’s script, which spawned the CBC TV series, Appa (Dad) and Umma (Mom) run a convenience store in Regent’s Park, Toronto. Appa regards the store as his legacy and wants his daughter Janet to take it over, but she dreams of becoming a professional photographer. When Janet’s brother Jung was a teenager, Appa hit him so hard that the blow sent Jung to the hospital. Jung no longer speaks to his father, but still sees his mom in secret. Audaciously, the show flirts with stereotypes without ever causing harm. In the best example of this, Appa teaches Janet how to spot shoplifters: “Fat black girl is no steal. Fat white guy, that’s steal…Lesbian is steal. Two lesbians, that’s no steal. That’s cancel-out combo.” ... Director Kaitlin Williams’ Pacific Theatre production is as shiny as a chocolate bar wrapper. A couple of the roles have been recast since 2018, but Maki Yi (Umma) and Jessie Liang (Janet), who are both excellent, are still with the show. So is James Yi (Appa), who is stellar. Carolyn Rapanos’s set is so brightly realistic it makes you want to buy the chips.
P.S. SIX Jessie Richardson nominations!
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