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Presents

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By
INS CHOI

Kim’s Convenience was originally produced as part of the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival. The premiere production of Kim’s Convenience was produced by Soulpepper Theatre Company, Toronto, ON. 

Kim’s Convenience 

is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.

www. concordtheatricals.com 

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

MAHALO SHOW SPONSOR
RAMONA SAYRE

Director
Reiko Ho

Assistant Director
Reyn Afaga

Stage Manager
Jason Ichiyama

Lighting Designer
Janine Myers

Sound Designer
Timothy Manamtam

Costume Designer
Amber Lehua Baker

Props Designer
Sara Ward 

Set Designer/Scenic Artist
Willie Sabel

Korean Language Consultant
Sun Min Chun-Dayondon

Director's Note: At first read, Ins Choi's Kim's Convenience feels slick and funny, relying heavily on racial stereotyping and a central character that can feel like a gruff Asian Archie Bunker from sitcoms gone by. It is easy to see why it made the transition into becoming an actual sitcom. However, the best comedy is always based on truth. As I explored the script, I discovered many truths that resonated with me as a human, a parent, an Asian American daughter. It is an immigrant story. A story of parents working hard to provide a better life for their children. A story about an imperfect family that is broken finding their way back together. I hope you will laugh at Appa's brashness, but feel his love for his family. I hope that you will see and feel the truth that lies beneath the stereotyping and humor. The play might be set in Toronto, seemingly worlds away, but to me, it feels like a story that is close to home. I am very grateful to the amazing team at MVT who collaborated with me to create the production. It is a joy to work with fellow artists doing what we love the most. And mahalo to YOU for supporting Manoa Valley Theatre and giving local artists and stories like Kim's Convenience a place to call home.

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

This theatre may be our home—but it’s the people who fill it that give it heart. To our artists, staff, volunteers, and patrons: you are the heart of Manoa Valley Theatre. With every story told, every round of applause, and every quiet moment shared in the dark of the theatre, you help create something truly special—a space built of connection, creativity, and community. Whether you’ve been with us for one show or many, you are an essential part of our MVT ‘ohana. Thank you for making this season unforgettable. Warmly, Kathleen Young Executive Director

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THE CAST

Appa ................................................................................................................................................... Brandon Hagio 

Umma ...................................................................................................... Sun Min Chun-Dayondon 

Janet ................................................................................................................................................ Miki Yamamoto 

Jung ................................................................................................................................................................... David Tang 

Mr. Lee/Alex/Mike ........................................................................................................... Jonathan Beck 

Rich ................................................................................................. elywyattnakaulu‘aina rapoza 

THE SETTING

A convenience store in Toronto, Canada

TIME

Present

PRODUCTION CREW

Soundboard Operator: Cara Sumida

Deck Crew/Dresser: Aly Sutton

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Hawaii Opera Theatre
Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Shakespeare Festival
Honolulu Theatre for Youth
Kumu Kahua Theatre
Koa Onstage Arts
Mānoa Valley Theatre
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The Actor's Group
University of Hawai‘i Mānoa

MAHALO TO OUR 2024-2025 SPONSORS:

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SPECIAL THANKS

Louie Bliemeister

Andrew Doan

Lisa Konove

Mid Pacific Institute

Brandon Miyagi

Palama Market

Adopt-A-Play Parents:

Ramona Sayre (Coordinator)

Chris Bayot

Stacey Katakura

Mary Kubota

Jeff Merz

Scott Morita

Karen Mukai

Bob and Corrine Taylor

Alice Tucker

Captain Dave Wilson

VERY SPECIAL THANKS

Kawaiaha'o Church for leasing MVT the beautiful grounds it occupies.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc for permitting our patrons to park at the Mānoa Marketplace.

Nathan Sult & Beth Tarter for enhancements to the theatre.

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STAFF

                 Executive Director

Artistic Director

                  Technical Director

 Production Stage Manager/ 

Box Office Manager

Marketing Associate

Associate Technical Director
Costume Supervisor 

Bookkeeper and HR

Public Relations Director

House Manager

Evening Box Office

Weekend Box Office

Bar Staff

 

 

Playbill

Kathleen Young

Rob Duval

Willie Sabel

Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy

 

Julianne Castillo

Mira Fey
Amber Lehua Baker

Accumulus 

Kristin Jackson

Marguerite Saxton

Jennifer E. Muehle

Alyson Wong

Carey Smith

Jaime Brice

Dan Connell

Ray Sonomura

Jules Castillo

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

David Kennedy

Jeffrey  S. Portnoy

Peter Ehrman

Scott D. Larimer

Bob Taylor

Chris C. Bayot

Norbert M. Buelsing

Randy Diamond

Blenn Fujimoto

Tom Ishii Jr.

Stacey Katakura

Mary Kubota

William Lindemann

Maleko McDonnell

Jeff Merz

Jacce Mikulanec

Matthew Mishina

Amy Monk

Scott Morita

Richard Morris

Karen Mukai
Barbara Nickerson

Jadine Nielsen

Ramona Sayre

Alice K. Tucker

JD Watumull

Captain David Wilson

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2022.2023
SEASON SPONSORS

2024.2025 Show Sponsors

Lend Me a Soprano
 

Johnny Valentine

                

Once On This Island

American T-Shirt Company

                

 

What the Constitution Means to Me
 

American Board of Trial Advocates

                

Parade
 

Arrillaga Foundation

                

Kim's Convenience

Ramona Sayre

                
 

The Princess and the Iso Peanut

Blenn & Ruth Fujimoto

                

Side by Side by Sondheim
 

Capt. David Wilson

2024.2025 Annual Fund

Leading Gift $25,000+

Jip Pruden in Memory of Jo Pruden

City and County of Honolulu

Producer's Circle $1,000+

Norb and Jill Buelsing

Peter & Karen Ehrman

John R Halligan Charitable Fund

Foodland Give Aloha

Rebecca Schwartz​​

Barbara Nickeron

Stage Manager's Circle $500+

(anonymous)

Leonard & Charlotte Chow

Alice K. Tucker

David Randell

Ramona Sayre

Jane Sugimura

Darrell Chun and Paul Allen

Leading Player's Circle $250+

(anonymous)

George & Sandy Apter

George Hutchinson
Donald J Bondarenko & Joan T Nakamura
Lex and Gerry Alexander
David McCulloch
Dr. Julia Muller and Mr. Earl Shreckengas

Supporting Cast $150+

(anonymous)

Karen Mukai
Kurt and Corrine Takara
Norb and Jill Buelsing
David Heulitt
Rachel and Ron Heller
Tara Humphrey

Contributors $50+

(anonymous)

Lynn Muakami Akatsuka

Maleko McDonnell

Dana & John Barnum

Richard Blomgren

Chris & Rudy

Sharon Croft

Carol Egan

Libby Flanagan

Vanessa Foster

Haumea Ho

Earl Kawaa

Dwight Martin

Jim Mitchell

Joel and Paula Mochida

Allen Okuba

Donna & Scott Sullivan

Dana Sumiyoshi

In Memory of Jean Trapido-Rosenthal

In Memory of Jean Trapido-Rosenthal

In honor of Kip Wilborn

Susie Jannuzzi and David White

Rhea Yamashiro & Paul Carmody

Richard & Karen Valsek

Dana Washofsky

Myron & Able Wong

MAHALO TO OUR 2023-2024

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

2023.2024 Annual Fund

Leading Gift $25,000+

City and County of Honolulu

McInerny Foundation

State of Hawaii

Marquee Circle $5,000+

Alexander and Baldwin

Beth Tarter & Nathan Sult

G. N. Wilcox General Trust

Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and the Arts

John R. Halligan Char Fund

Jusine Stamen Arrillaga & John Arrillaga

Steven C Barnes Fund

Producer's Circle $1,000+

Alice K. Tucker
Barbara Nickerson
Captain David Wilson
Edward Rensing
Foodland
Geraldine Lee
Glenn Cannon Foundation
Hank and Jean Trapido-Rosenthal
HK Construction Corp
In memory of Frank and Joyce Vahovich
In Memory of Roberta Bishop
JD and Julie Watumull
Jennifer Taylor and Paul White
John Dean
Kubota Foundation
Malama Manoa
Mark and Linda Kuklinsky
Mary Jo Freshley
MW Group
Norbert and Jill Buelsing
Paul
Paul Weissman
Richard and Bo Tanaka
Robin and Stephen
Ruth and Blenn Fujimoto
The Michael J. Marks Foundation

Stage Manager's Circle $500+

Amy and David Monk
Bob & Lynne Toyofuku

Carol A. Egan

Carol Kai Onouye

Chris C. Bayot
David McCulloch

Fabienne Herold

Felice Brault
Fredrico Biven
George and Sandy Apter
Hank Chapin
In Honor of Rob Duval
Jane Sugimura
Janis Akuna
Jonna D. Zane
Katy Chen & Daniel Sandomire
Left Wing Right Brain Fund
Leonard and Charlotte Chow

Magda Alexander

Marc Asano
Michael & Candy Murphy

Mike Durant

Mona Vierra Chang, Amy Eisenberg, Patsy Izumo
Mr. & Mrs Damien Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Riki S. Moritmoto
Nancy Eastlund
Norman and Carol Young
Paraluman Stice-Durkin & Robert Durkin
Patrick & Noreen Sinko
Ramona Sayre
Richard and Teresa Clifton
Scott Morita
Stanley & Gayle Ishii

Stephen Marcuccilli

Stephen Ugelow

Susan Christensen

Tamuki Family Fund

Tracy and Sandy Sakai

Wendy Goodenow

Leading Player's Circle $250+

Barbara Cargill

Barbara Perry

Christine S. Fukui

David McCulloch
Divie Jo Thompson
DONALD J. BONDARENKO & JOAN T. NAKAMURA

Elaine M.L. Chang

Elli Winnik

Elvis Kawahara
Gary Tucker
Herb & Kathy Hong

John Murphy

Julia Muller & Earl Shreckengast
Karen Mukai
Kevin and Kathleen Sayre
Kip Wilborn & Jan Nakamura

Laura White
Lex and Gerry Alexander

Lisa Kimsey

Nancy Tudor
Neil & Kathy Field
Pat Shine

Patricia Burrell

Randy Tucker

Rochelle Uchibori

Roy and Mary Matsuda
T. Brodhead
The Gregory Wrenn and Robert Pyburn Charitable Fund

Supporting Cast $150+

Allan Okubo

Andrew Morgan & Danny Richard

Carla and Al Joaquin
Chris & Rudy
Cori Mackie
Elli Winnik
Fabienne Herold
Greg Kenui Nakamatsu
Hula's Bar and Lei Stand
Jeffrey and Elizabeth Grad
John Murphy

Judith Olson

Kay & Bill Kibby
Lani Hearn

Malia Kaai-BarrettMarilyn Rowell
Melfried and Judy Olson
Mike Durant
Movie Museum
Nancy and Eugene Shen

Naomi Yap

Peter & Karen Ehrman
Philip Kahue

Sarah M. Cole

Stephen Marcuccilli

Susan Y. Yasuda

Tom Cooper
Vanessa Foster
Fred & Coralie Kramer
Andrew Morgan & Danny Richard

Contributors $50+

Alexandra Eyer
Alison Bruce-Maldonado
Anna Viggiano
Anne Naito
Annie Yoshida
Anthony Nagatani
Brennan-Woods Ohana
Bruce McEwan
Carolyn Koehler
Charles and Anne Miller
Chloë Wurr

Chris & Rudy

Christine Fukui

Clifford Chang

Cody Higaki
Connie  Muse

David and Elizabeth Bremer

Dave and Fiona Kennedy
David and Bonnie Andrew
David and Susie
David Heulitt
Dennis Randall & Marilin Memory of Jo Pruden
Douglas and Cathy Song
Douglas and Christina Meller
Duane and Fran Hartmann
Dwight Martin
Ed Seibert
Elaine M.I. Chang
Elizabeth Flanagan
Francis and Suzanne Wright
George Hutchinson
Glenn & Sharon Yokoyama

Gordon Aoyagi

Harvey and Lynne Rackil
Herb and Michelle Schreiner
In Honor of Alice Tucker
In honor of Dave Wilson
In honor of Jo Pruden
In Memory of Jo Pruden
In Memory of Jo Pruden
in Memory of Stuart Roy Yammer
Jack Law
Jan Lubin
Janet Henderson
Jean Grice

Jeffrey Ady

Jip Pruden

John and Rita Thompson
John Ito
John Starr Alexander
Joyce Pavlis
Judy Sobin
Julie Reyes
Junko Ady
Karen Boyer and Korynn Grenert
Karinna Nielsen & Daniel Zurbriggen
Kim Parker
Kurt and Corinne Takara
Laura White
Leighton Liu
Lena Young
Mabel Suzuki
Magda Alexander

Marilyn McCormick-Randell 

Marilyn Rowell

Marjorie DeSantis
Mary Ann Ige
Mary Kubota
Matt Mishina
Matthew Walker
Melinda Walker
Nate and Vickie Fong
Norma Murayama
Patricia Burrell
Paul Pancho
Phil Sammer

Purvis Grice

Rhea Yamashiro and Paul Carmody
Ritchie + Sunny Mudd
Robert and Corrine Taylor
Robert and Mary Schornsteimer
Ronald Fitzgerald
Sam and Kerry Gridley
Sandra Shiroma
Sherri and Leiney Rigg
Susan Christensen
Thomas Roark
Tracy and Sandy Sakai
Trudy Drypolcher

Vanessa Foster

Vickie Fullard-Leo
Victoria Marzano
William Nagle & Diane Kimura

Manoa Valley Theatre makes every effort to ensure that all patrons are listed properly and spelled correctly.  If we had made an error, we encourage you to contact the office so that we can correct the listing.

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

Welcome to the ohana!

Terence Knapp Visiting Artists Endowment Fund

MVT LEGACY

DONORS CIRCLE

Mahalo to these donors who have included MVT in their estate planning

Estate of Richard Aadland

Timothy L. Archer

Michael Beard

Roger and Felice Brault

Hank Chapin

Estate of Jim Connors

Richard and Myrna Cundy

Don Flaminio

Victoria Gail-White and John Wythe White

Estate of Gaye Glaser

Estate of Gail M. Hudson

Estate of Dorothy Ireland

Estate of Jerome and Jura Landfield

Estate of Roger Long

Dwight T. Martin

Estate of Elaine Martin

Donald E. Morgan

in Memory of Beverly J. Morgan

Richard S. Morris

Estate of Leon J. Munson

In Honor of Eleanor Fisher Pence

Estate of Martin Pence

Jeffrey S. and Sandi Portnoy

Estate of David M. Reed

Michael and Alberta Rosenberg

Clint Schroeder

Alice and Jerry Tucker

Estate of Angeline Walther

Estate of Herbert Walther

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