"Kim’s Convenience" Play Casting Equity Actors
Equity actors for roles in Theatre's 2026-27 Season show "Kim’s Convenience". See breakdown below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: An ode to generations of immigrants who have made Canada the country that it is. With new luxury buildings going up around the convenience store and a Walmart preparing to move in, pressure is on to sell the Kim’s family-run Korean variety store. Mr. Kim’s immigrant path towards building a life for his family in Canada is put under strain when a realtor makes a generous offer for the land. Questions of legacy and culture clash with economic concerns in this laugh-worthy, touching play about family and the relationship between one generation and the next. Rate: LORT Non-Rep $889 weekly minimum (LORT D) Additional info: Audition lunch 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. PREPARATION: Please prepare one monologue or two brief contrasting monologues to total approximately 2-minutes. There are no musicals in the season, no singing please. Each actor must bring one 8"x 10" head shot with a resume attached to the back of the photo. Everyman Theatre: First Rehearsal: 8 / 4 / 2026 Opening: 9 / 4 / 2026 Closing: 9 / 27 / 2026 Indiana Repertory Theatre: First Rehearsal: 10 / 13 / 2026 Opening: 10 / 23 / 2026 Closing: 11 / 15 / 2026 Portland Center Stage: First Rehearsal: 1 / 7 / 2027 Opening: 1 / 17 / 2027 Closing: 2 / 7 / 2027 An Equity Monitor will not be provided. The producer will run all aspects of this audition. Equity’s contracts prohibit discrimination. Equity is committed to diversity and encourages all its employers to engage in a policy of equal employment opportunity designed to promote a positive model of inclusion. As such, Equity encourages performers of all ethnicities, gender identities, and ages, as well as performers with disabilities, to attend every audition. Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. If you are interested, please apply.
5 role s
(Female presenting – 30): 2nd generation Korean-Canadian woman. Daughter of Appa and Umma, she is artistic and rebellious while staying committed to family.
(Female presenting): 2nd generation Korean-Canadian man. Son of Appa and Umma, he is the troubled but independent son, looking to rekindle relationships. Speaks Korean.
(Male presenting): One actor to play all of these characters. Rich – a young man; Mr. Lee – a successful real estate agent and friend of Appa; Mike – a man with a thick Jamaican accent; Alex – a police officer and childhood friend of Jung and Janet.
(Female presenting): 1st generation Korean-Canadian woman. Married to Appa. Traditional, kind. Speaks Korean, learned English in Canada.
(Male presenting): 1st generation Korean-Canadian man. The owner of Kim's Convenience Store. Attached to tradition, slightly stubborn, has a temper. Speaks Korean, learned English in Canada.
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