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hilarious and heartwarming

Kim’s Convenience Kim’s Convenience

by Ins Choi, directed by cara hinh

October 20 - November 15

Janet Allen Stage

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Tuesday

October 20, 2026

21

Wednesday

October 21, 2026

22

Thursday

October 22, 2026

23

Friday

October 23, 2026

From Stage to Screen to Stage Again

Before it was a beloved hit series on Netflix, Kim’s Convenience was a humorous little-play-that-could fan favorite at the Toronto Fringe Festival. See how it all began onstage at the IRT.

For over 30 years, the first-generation Korean immigrant Mr. Kim has dispensed acerbic yet fatherly wisdom, history lessons, and ketchup-flavored potato chips from behind his convenience store counter in Regent Park, Toronto. But as condos and box stores remake the identity of the neighborhood, he faces a future filled with uncertainty as the distance between his dreams and his children’s widens. Kim’s Convenience is a laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving, feel-good story of love and family.

Co-production with Everyman Theatre and Portland Center Stage


What others are saying about Kim’s Convenience

Kim’s Convenience at the Indiana Repertory Theatre promises generational dreams, major laughter, and heart-stirring family dynamics. Here’s what critics have said about the play:


Kim’s Convenience is a tight hug of a show” —Broadway World


“Beneath the comedy are themes of immigration, parental sacrifice and the gulf between Appa and his children.” —The Guardian


“A genial comic glimpse of an immigrant family’s struggle for dignity and an economic foothold.” —The Arts Fuse


Kim’s Convenience resources

Our study guide is now available! Learn more about the Korean-Canadian context behind Kim’s Convenience, and how the IRT is bringing the hit Netflix series back to theatre audiences.

Know Before You Go

  • Tickets: start at $27 (prices vary by date and seating)
  • Runtime: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, with no intermission
  • Arrival: The lobby opens 1 hour before show time
  • Concessions: Refreshments and treats available before the show
  • Ages: Recommended for 7th grade and above
  • Accessibility: Select performances include ASL interpretation and Audio Description—see dates below.
  • Content Spotlight: Contains profanity, racial profiling, references to physical abuse, and brief staged violence

Special Event Programming

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Show Times

Tue, October 20, 2026

7:30PM

Wed, October 21, 2026

6:30PM

Thu, October 22, 2026

7:30PM

Fri, October 23, 2026

7:30PM

Sat, October 24, 2026

5:00PM

Sun, October 25, 2026

2:00PM

Thu, October 29, 2026

7:30PM

Fri, October 30, 2026

7:30PM

Sat, October 31, 2026

1:00PM

Sat, October 31, 2026

5:00PM

Sun, November 1, 2026

2:00PM

Tue, November 3, 2026

6:30PM

Thu, November 5, 2026

2:00PM

Thu, November 5, 2026

7:30PM

Fri, November 6, 2026

7:30PM

Sat, November 7, 2026

5:00PM

Sun, November 8, 2026

2:00PM

Sun, November 8, 2026

6:00PM

Wed, November 11, 2026

7:30PM

Thu, November 12, 2026

2:00PM

Thu, November 12, 2026

7:30PM

Fri, November 13, 2026

7:30PM

Sat, November 14, 2026

4:00PM

Sat, November 14, 2026

8:00PM

Sun, November 15, 2026

2:00PM

Jenny S. Lee
Janet
Jenny S. Lee
Janet
Jenny S. Lee is a Korean-American actor, director, & producer. Recent appearances include Silent Sky (Henrietta Leavitt), Wait Until Dark (Susan Hendrix), My Home on the Moon (Gigi), The Hound of the Baskervilles (Watson), & Yellowface (Jane Krakowski). Regional collaborators include Huntington Theatre, Speakeasy Stage, Central Square Theatre, Actors’ Shakespeare Project, Boston Playwrights’ Theatre, Lyric Stage Company, Greater Boston State Company, and more. She serves as Director of Artistic and Community Programming at CHUANG Stage, Boston’s AAPI theatre. [thejennyslee.com/IG:@\__jennyslee]\
Tony K. Nam
Appa
Tony K. Nam
Appa
Arena Stage: Exclusion, Akeelah and the Bee; Everyman Theater: Emma, Dawn, ‘Art’, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, And Then There Were None, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Book Club Play, Dial M for Murder, Sense and Sensibility, Murder on the Orient Express, Everything is Wonderful, Aubergine; Folger Theater: Romeo & Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Measure for Measure; Ford’s Theater: Our Town; Shakespeare Theatre: Othello, Pericles; Woolly Mammoth Theatre: Martha, Josie and the Chinese Elvis. St. Mary’s College of MD - BA, University of Washington - MFA. Everyman Theatre Resident Company Member.
Tuyết Thị Phạm
Umma
Tuyết Thị Phạm
Umma
Tuyết Thị Phạm is a Helen Hayes Award-winning artist who has performed in over forty theatre productions at venues including Everyman Theatre, Centerstage, Arena Stage, Olney Theatre Center, Signature Theatre, Ford's, and The Kennedy Center. Her plays Dinner and Cake and Dawn premiered in 2022 and 2025. In 2023, she wrote and co-directed Generation Rise, produced by Ping Chong and Company, and her one-act play A Dozen Paper Tissue Roses premiered at The Gallery Players in Brooklyn in 2024. She is currently an associate artistic director at Everyman Theatre in Baltimore.
Jae Woo
Jung
Jae Woo
Jung
Jae Woo (He/Him) is an actor based in New York City. Some of his theater credits include: My Man Kono (Pan Asian Repertory Theater), The Mousetrap & The King and I (Beef and Boards), The Chinese Lady (Central Square Theater/Chuang Stages), Diaspora! (New Repertory Theatre), Take Shape (A.R.T. New York/Broken Box Mime Theater), and Twelfth Night & A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare On the Sound).  Jae is currently a company member of Broken Box Mime Theater. BFA, Boston University; MFA, Columbia University. www.jaebwoo.com
Austin Michael Young
Rich/Alex/Mr. Lee/Mike
Austin Michael Young
Rich/Alex/Mr. Lee/Mike
Austin Michael Young is grateful to be making his debut at IRT. Regional credits include Fat Ham, Primary Trust, and The Brothers Size at Portland Center Stage. TV credits include Black Mirror and Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Austin is forever grateful for the constant love, support, and encouragement he receives from his family and friends, especially from his Mom and brother Tyler.

Creative Team

cara hinh
Director
cara hinh
Director
(they/she) cara is very happy to be the associate artistic director here at IRT. cara is a queer, fat, Viêt theatre maker and proud Hoosier. cara has worked with theatres around the country. Select: Arena Stage, Atlantic Theatre, Ars Nova, Berkeley Rep, Breaking the Binary, Hangar Theatre, Ma-Yi, MCC, The Movement, Perseverance Theatre, The Playwrights Realm, The Sông Collective, Village Theatre, Working Theatre, and more. cara has been a Drama League Fellow, member of the '20–22 Roundabout Directors Group, an Apprentice at Actors Theatre of Louisville, SDC Directing Observer on Hadestown, and a Fellow at Baltimore Center Stage. carahinh.com
Yoon Bae
Scenic Designer
Yoon Bae
Scenic Designer
Yoon's credits include Don Giovanni (Welsh National Opera), Candide (Tokyo), Three Thousand Troubled Threads (Edinburgh International Festival), Picasso's Women (Off West End), Archipelago (world premiere), Running the Silk Road (Barbican Theatre), The Full Monty, and Closer (Seoul). As associate designer, Yoon worked on West End productions of Gone with the Wind, Equus, Birdsong, and Skellig. Award-winning designs include A Little Night Music, Disconnect, and The Importance of Being Earnest. She is an associate professor at UNCSA, a member of USA 829, Wingspace, SBTD, and Equity. yoonbae.com
Kat C. Zhou
Lighting Designer
Kat C. Zhou
Lighting Designer
Kat C. Zhou is an NYC-based lighting designer working primarily in theater, dance, and opera. OFF BROADWAY: The Loved Ones (Irish Repertory Theater), The Magic of Light (La MaMa), See What I Wanna See (Out of the Box Theatrics). REGIONAL: Guthrie Theater; Huntington Theatre Company; Cape Playhouse; Trinity Repertory Theatre; Oklahoma City Repertory Theater; Perseverance Theater. OPERA: White Snake Projects, Odyssey Opera, AMOC. DANCE: Ballet Rhode Island, BalletX. MFA in Lighting Design, Boston University; BA in Mathematics, Harvard College. More info: katzhoudesign.com, IG: @katczhoudesign
Phil Johnson
Sound Designer
Phil Johnson
Sound Designer
Phil is a theatrical producer and artist based in the Pacific Northwest. He currently serves as the Program Director for Coho Theatre in Portland, OR. Some of his favorite recent productions include Fat Ham, Appropriate (Seattle Rep) Clyde’s (Syracuse Stage); Primary Trust, The Importance of Being Earnest, Mrs. Harrison (Portland Center Stage); Hands Up (Red Door Project). Phil has a B.F.A. and M.A. from Ohio University. philjohnsondesignstheworld.com, @philjohnsonlive

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