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SHOW SYNOPSIS (spoiler alert!) Appa, a 59-year-old Korean-Canadian man, operates Kim's Convenience in the Toronto neighbourhood of Regent Park. Noticing a Honda in a No Parking zone, he asks his daughter, Janet, to call the police.
- Welcome
- Learning Objectives
- Social Studies 10-12
- Pre-show discussion questions:
- Rationale:
- Part One
- Part Two
- Rationale:
- Explanation:
- Part One
- Part Two
- RESOURCES
This guide was created for teachers and students. It contains an overview of the play’s story as well as informative resources and activities. The guide aims to provide background knowledge and critical perspectives on the play that will yield fruitful discussion and foster an understanding and appreciation of theatre arts. If you have any question...
After viewing Kim’s Convenience and working through the following activities, students will be able to: Engage with themes of family, connection, legacy, and forgiveness, and understand how they can be shown onstage. Reflect on ways real-life experiences can be used in dramatic works. Explore immigrant perspectives and Asian representation in theat...
Describe, interpret, and evaluate Infer and explain different how performers and playwrights perspectives on people, places, use dramatic structures, elements, events, phenomena, ideas, or and techniques to create and developments. communicate ideas Develop and refine performance skills in a variety of contexts Intentionally select and combine dram...
Have you ever seen any shows focusing on stories of immigrant families? How does this affect your expectations for this show? Are you familiar with the TV show Kim’s Convenience? How does that affect your expectations for this show? Looking at the poster for the show, what sorts of themes and ideas do you think this play will discuss?
A lot of the comedy in this play comes from the big comedic characters, and the relationship between those characters. Some of the scenes between Appa and Janet are funny because we can see how different their characters/goals are, but we know they must try to find common ground. This exercise asks students to make strong character choices, and to ...
Students will be divided into groups of four. This will be their “family.” Within their groups, they can choose their family roles. Ex: Mother, Father, Grandmother, Child, Aunt, Nephew etc... Once they have their roles, students will try to flesh out this character. They will walk around the room, trying to embody the character through their physic...
Once students have had the chance to explore their characters and relationships, they will have the chance to present an improvisation exercise. One family group will stay onstage, and the others will form an audience The family will sit around the dining room table for a family meeting. The audience can decide what topic they will be discussing Ex...
Throughout the play, Kim’s Convenience, Appa attempts to have Janet take over the store. He pushes the idea of having a dynasty and leaving his mark on the world until he realizes his family was the legacy that really mattered to him. In this activity students will discover and reflect on what they want to leave behind and how they want to be remem...
of“What store. Mr. is my Kim? My This My Umma. And My story story store whole What is is is I story is my Sonam. Kim’s story? doing Appa, And Convenience. Kim’s Janet. And Convenience understand?"
As a class, look up the definition of legacy. Students can then discuss the following questions. What does it mean to leave a legacy behind you? What kind of legacy do you want to leave? Why do people want to be remembered? Can a legacy generate a negative impact?
Once you feel your students have a grasp on the concept of legacy, divide them into groups of three or four. Explain to the students that they will be creating “a legacy project” to be given to the classes that come after them. Within their legacy project, they must introduce themselves and give advice, words of wisdom, or tips and tricks they wish...
Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre https://vact.ca/about/ ( Resources/ Opportunities for Young Asian Canadian theatre makers) https://vaff.org/ ( Resources for Asian Canadian film makers)
Jan 13, 2024 · Ins Choi’s one-act play, Kim’s Convenience, first seen in Toronto in 2011, has already spawned a Netflix series and it now arrives in North London trailed by high expectations. In a narrow...
Jan 15, 2024 · A polemical programme note by Vera Chok highlights the struggle of East and South East Asians (ESEAs) to breakthrough in British theatre. The fact Kim’s Convenience is a Canadian play perhaps only accentuates the point, but at least shines a welcome spotlight on the ESEA immigrant experience.
Mar 6, 2022 · REGARDED BY MANY as a modern Canadian classic, Kim’s Convenience is the heartwarming debut play by Ins Choi that inspired the hit CBC television series of the same name. Examining the lives of a Korean-Canadian immigrant family living in Toronto, Choi’s production dives deep into the relationship dynamic between immigrant parents and their ...
Sep 20, 2024 · Ins Choi’s hit play Kim’s Convenience has had one of those journeys most playwrights can only dream of. The play, set in a Toronto convenience store, was first seen on stage in Canada in 2011, before being transformed into a beloved five-season series, airing between 2016 and 2021.
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Oct 27, 2023 · Kim’s Convenience was a highly-relatable, witty and entertaining play chock-full of both laughter-filled goofiness and gushingly-heartfelt moments. The play was written by Ins Choi, who played Appa, the father, and is the story about a Korean immigrant family in Toronto who run a convenience store.
