Synthesized from San Diego Magazine and San Diego Union-Tribune arts coverage
The Old Globe in San Diego has a particular talent for identifying plays that are simultaneously intimate and universal — stories that feel like they're happening in your neighbor's living room while speaking to something much larger about the human experience. Kim's Convenience, running May 15 through June 14, is exactly that kind of play.
Written by Ins Choi, the play follows the Kim family as they navigate the daily rhythms of running a convenience store in a changing neighborhood. It is, on its surface, a comedy about a Korean-Canadian family. But beneath the humor — and there is plenty of it — lies a deeply felt meditation on generational conflict, cultural identity, and the quiet heroism of small business ownership.
The play has been called the most warm-hearted theatrical work of the decade, and its local premiere at The Old Globe is one of the most anticipated cultural events of the spring season. The production benefits from the Globe's intimate Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, where no seat is more than a few rows from the stage.
Get your tickets early. This is the kind of play that sells out not through marketing, but through word of mouth — and the word is already out.