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Kim’s Convenience

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PHOTO CREDIT: TAPROOT THEATRE & ROBERT WADE
FAMILY DYNAMICS: MR. KIM HOLDS DOWN THE FORT.
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Cost: $23-$40
CL RECOMMENDS
CL Critic Kevin C. Madigan Recommends: A Netflix sitcom about a Korean family in Toronto running a neighborhood store is now on stage at the Aurora. Played by James Yi, irascible owner Mr. Kim spends his days dispensing fatherly wisdom, history lessons and potato chips from behind the counter, the synopsis explains, while fending off attempts by developers to buy him out; he’s also navigating recalcitrant relatives and pesky customers. Kim’s wife Umma is played by Yingling Zhu, and Caroline Donica and Ryan Vo are the couple’s adult children, Janet and Jung. The play - written by Ins Choi about his own father - debuted at the Toronto Fringe Festival in 2011 and ran for six years. John Doyle of The Globe and Mail wrote that the show “stays away from the pseudo-seriousness that could easily plague a comedy about immigrants and family dynamics,” and called it “a clever, generally engaging screwball comedy with an eye on entertainment.” — KCM

From the venue:

Mr. Kim dispenses fatherly wisdom, history lessons and potato chips from behind his convenience store counter. A Korean immigrant, he planned a better life and legacy in Toronto. When he receives an unexpected offer for his store situated in an up-and-coming neighborhood, he has a difficult decision. Take the money and give in to the developers that closed his wife’s beloved church or convince his daughter to follow in his footsteps. Amid these challenges, Mr. Kim navigates the needs of his customers and a strong-willed family. No matter what, humor finds its way onto every aisle of Kim’s Convenience, an award-winning play that is now a hit series on Netflix.
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Aurora Theatre
128 E Pike St
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
(678) 226-6222
auroratheatre.com
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