Esther Chung and Ryan Jinn in Kim’s Convenience(2025). A Soulpepper Production inassociation with American Conservatory Theater & Adam Blanshay Productions. Photo by Dahlia Katz

ACT Season Gets Underway With a Hit

American Conservatory Theater  kicked off its  2025/26 season with KIM’S CONVENIENCE, now playing through October 19.

The award-winning comedy drama about a Korean family-run corner store.

Popularized by the hit Netflix series, KIM’S CONVENIENCE is an ode to generations of immigrants who have made Canada the country that it is today.

Mr. Kim works hard to support his wife and children with his Toronto convenience store. As he evaluates his future, he faces both a changing neighborhood landscape and the gap between his values and those of his Canada-born children.

Playwright Ins Choi, who will also star in the production as the title character, calls KIM’S CONVENIENCE his “love letter to his parents.”