Ins Choi (Appa) in "Kim's Convenience" at Ahmanson Theatre (Photo by Dahlia Katz) When Ins Choi and his fellow Asian Canadian actors in Toronto found limited performance opportunities, they decided to write plays in which to cast themselves, Choi said in an interview. It took seven years for him to write “Kim’s Convenience,” only to see it rejected by a number of theatre companies. Choi finally staged the play himself at the 2011 Toronto Fringe Festival, and the rest is AAPI

From left: Grayce Toon (Ivy) and Johncarlo Zani (Jones) in "Failsafe" at The Broadwater (Photo by Ariana Savci) “Failsafe” — a dark comedy by Phil Carroll that performed at the 2025. Edinburgh Fringe Festival following its New York City premiere — centers on Ivy (Grayce Toon) and Jones (Johncarlo Zani), two people locked in a toxic, self-perpetuating situationship. Written with a sharp, cyclical structure, the play follows the pair’s repeated, unsuccessful attempts to kill on

Sara Porkalob in "Dragon Mama" at Geffen Playhouse (Photo by Jeff Lorch) Sara Porkalob has returned to the Geffen Playhouse with “Dragon Mama,” the second installment of her Dragon Cycle trilogy, written and performed solo by Porkalob. While the first play, “Dragon Lady,” told the story of her grandmother, “Dragon Mama” focuses on her mother's journey from a young queer woman searching for love and belonging to a young mother seeking the freedom to forge a new life for hersel