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a little predictable but it was relatable in the end. As he was watching the play he realized that it was also his story too. Brad
Wheeler said that the play has received several accolades for being authentic, funny and groundbreaking. He loves that it is the first of its kind featuring a Korean-Canadian family. Although trying their best to seem like a modern family, fully inducted to the new Canadian culture, this is not the truth in real sense. Even though the comedy took over most of the play, the play seeks to open a discussion on sensitive topics that are rarely discussed centered on family.
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Appa went to get the money from the safe and it was empty and so was Jung's room. Since then, Appa hasn't spoken to Jung, though Umma maintains surreptitious contact with him by meeting him at the church. It is not until the prodigal son returns and reconciles with his father that the future of Kim's
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assisted Choi by contributing $ 3,000 to help him complete the play. Kim’s
Convenience was focused on the Korean natives who opened convenience stores in the 1980s in Toronto and the cultural differences between the parents and their Canadian-born children. Religion and family business is what guided Choi to write the play.
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The New York Times's Jesse Green’s feelings towards “Mr. Kim’s
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will open up and destroy Mr. Kim's business. Realtor Mr. Lee offers to purchase the store and property. The Kims' son, Jung, ran away from home when he was 16 after Appa had hit him and he was hospitalized for a few days. After Jung was released, everything seemed to be back to normal until one day,
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his “love letter to parents and to all first-generation immigrants who call Canada their home”. After five years, Choi completed the play and sent it to all the major theatre companies in
Toronto but received multiple rejections. He later produced the play at the Toronto Fringe Festival, where it
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was from a simple conversation Choi was having with a friend. As a member of Fu-GEN Asian
Canadian Theatre Company’s play writing unit, he started writing the play partially based on the memories he had from Kim’s Grocer and on his experience working in other convenience stores. The Korean church
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Koreans trying to create a better future for their families, a large percentage of whom settled in Toronto and opened convenience stores as a means of business. Ins Choi’s family were amongst the Korean natives who
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neighbourhood, with his wife Mrs. Kim (Umma). Mr. Kim hopes the store will provide a future for his daughter, Janet, who he hopes will take over the store from him when he retires; however, Janet has no interest in running the store and wishes to have a career as a photographer.
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and won the Patron's Pick award that granted them an additional eighth show, which sold out in three hours. As well as writing the show, Choi also directed the run and played the role of Jung, the protagonist's son.
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