Kim’s Convenience (2025)
Produced by
Adam Blanshay Productions and American Conservatory Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company
Playwright: Ins Choi
Director: Weyni Mengesha
Venue
The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Theatre
Run
January 30th, 2025 – March 9th, 2025
Synopsis
Mr. Kim is a first-generation Korean immigrant, a father of two, and the proud proprietor of Kim’s Convenience for the past 30 years. After building his empire from nothing, the stubborn Mr. Kim grapples with his changing Toronto neighbourhood, and the growing chasm between him and his second-generation children. In this heartwarming and hilarious story, audiences follow the Kim family as they tackle their challenging past and look to face an unknown future. (soulpepper.ca)
Cast
| Ins Choi | Appa |
| Esther Chung | Umma |
| Ryan Jinn | Jung |
| Brandon McKnight | Rich / Alex / Mr. Lee / Mike |
| Kelly Seo | Janet |
Creative Team
| Ins Choi | Playwright |
| Weyni Mengesha | Director |
| Joanna Yu | Set Designer |
| Ming Wong | Costume Designer |
| Wen-Ling Liao | Lighting Designer |
| Nicole Eun-Ju Bell | Video/Projection Designer |
| Fan Zhang | Sound Designer |
| Fan Zhang | Original Music |
| Sean Baek | Fight Director |
Production
| Robert Harding | Stage Manager |
| Angela Mae Bago | Assistant Stage Manager |
| Bill Stahl | First Carpenter |
| Jonathon Parisi | Scenic Painter |
| Hilda Chu | Scenic Painter |
| Greg Chambers | 1st Props Builder/Buyer |
| Claudia Matas | Assistant Head of Wardrobe |
| Erin Halls | Stitcher |
| Jacqueline Robertson-Cull | Head of Wigs |
| Irene Ly | Dresser |
| Dalton Villeneuve-Marini | Deck Operator |
| Kate Dover | Lighting Operator |
| Ilia Lagutin | Sound Operator |
| James Groundwater | Projections Operator |
Staff
| Jasmine Knox | Senior Production Manager |
| Patricia Vinluan | Production Manager |
| Leslie Hernandez | Technical Director |
| Nicholas Beardsley | Assistant Technical Director |
| Rhett Costin | Assistant Technical Director |
| Andy DeVries | Head Carpenter |
| Lisa Nighswander | Head of Properties |
| Paul Boddum | Head Scenic Artist |
| Ellie Koffman | Head of Wardrobe |
