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2021 Digital Toronto Fringe Festival
Winner of the Digital New Play Contest
Winner of the Primetime Series Audience Choice Award
Lunar Way Studio in association with the Toronto Fringe Festival presents “My Korean Canadian Friend”
Written by Ngọc Hân (Rebecca) Trần
Directed by Ganesh Thava
Script Consultation and Translation by Siwon Yi and Jounghwa Noh
Dramaturgy by Joseph Burdi
Produced by Michelle Kwan and Ngọc Hân (Rebecca) Trần
Starring Daniel Lee, Paul Smith, Rosina Ferede, and Tony Yu
Technical Direction and Design by Jacob Lin
“My Korean Canadian Friend” follows two Korean immigrant boys who compete in a Korean game show where they learn how to be Canadian in order to fit in and survive the dangerous territories of high school.
The play borrows the styles of South Korean variety games, and talk shows where competitors are placed in difficult, uncomfortable situations to face outrageous and cutthroat challenges. “My Korean Canadian Friend” examines the intersections of culture, race, and bullying.
Reviews
“[This] performance highlights the struggles often faced by many Asian Canadians who are often taught from their culture to their parents that the best way to survive a new home is to keep your head down, conform, and don’t ‘rock the boat’, just move with the crowd. With the recent uptick of anti-Asian hate crimes, and general pandemic-generated racism towards Asians, this performance is timely and relevant.”
– Mooney on Theatre
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Ngọc Hân (Rebecca) Trần 