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{"id":7552462389307,"title":"Son of a Preacherman","handle":"son-of-a-preacherman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe latest work from playwright and creator of \u003cem\u003eKim's Convenience\u003c\/em\u003e, Ins Choi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINS CHOI is the son of a preacherman and the grandson of a preacherman, the nephew of a preacherman and the nephew of a preacherwoman. Seven of his cousins are preachers, and Ins himself has a Masters of Theological Studies that he got en route to being a preacher … but then he became an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough songs, stories and spoken word, \u003cem\u003eSon of a Preacherman\u003c\/em\u003e takes audiences on a unique and intimate journey chronicling Ins’s struggles going from preacher to artist. This solo show tells the tale of his dad’s journey through the Korean War, reveals how it felt having only Bruce Lee and David Suzuki as Asian male role models and speculates on what type of sandals Jesus would wear if he walked the earth today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of a Preacherman\u003c\/em\u003e is an award-winning show filled with warmth, wit and moments of deep reflection, sure to resonate long after the curtain falls.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-04-24T09:00:04-04:00","created_at":"2026-03-03T16:32:02-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult BIPOC Voices","Adult Humor","Adult New Releases","Adult Nonfiction","By (author) Choi Ins","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2026-09-01"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":1999,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":43253103722555,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487014421","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Son of a Preacherman - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1999,"weight":142,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487014421","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}},{"id":43253104181307,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487014438","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Son of a Preacherman - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487014438","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487014421.jpg?v=1776953818"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487014421.jpg?v=1776953818","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":26681479200827,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"width":1575,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487014421.jpg?v=1776953818"},"aspect_ratio":0.656,"height":2400,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487014421.jpg?v=1776953818","width":1575}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe latest work from playwright and creator of \u003cem\u003eKim's Convenience\u003c\/em\u003e, Ins Choi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eINS CHOI is the son of a preacherman and the grandson of a preacherman, the nephew of a preacherman and the nephew of a preacherwoman. Seven of his cousins are preachers, and Ins himself has a Masters of Theological Studies that he got en route to being a preacher … but then he became an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough songs, stories and spoken word, \u003cem\u003eSon of a Preacherman\u003c\/em\u003e takes audiences on a unique and intimate journey chronicling Ins’s struggles going from preacher to artist. This solo show tells the tale of his dad’s journey through the Korean War, reveals how it felt having only Bruce Lee and David Suzuki as Asian male role models and speculates on what type of sandals Jesus would wear if he walked the earth today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSon of a Preacherman\u003c\/em\u003e is an award-winning show filled with warmth, wit and moments of deep reflection, sure to resonate long after the curtain falls.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Son of a Preacherman
The latest work from playwright and creator of Kim’s Convenience, Ins Choi.
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Subway Stations of the Cross
A journey of an ancient faith in today’s restless world based on the solo show by critically acclaimed playwright and actor Ins Choi.
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The smash hit play, Kim’s Convenience tells the story of one Korean family struggling to face the future amidst the bitter memories of their past.
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The North-South Project
A cross-platform project that takes urban Canadian writers to some of the world's most extreme environments, to join the conversation about the north.
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{"id":7253951250491,"title":"Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories","handle":"miss-kim-knows-and-other-stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSearing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of \u003cem\u003eKim Jiyoung, Born 1982\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight women. Eight stories. One reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA woman is born. A woman is filmed in public without consent. A woman suffers domestic violence. A woman is gaslit. A woman is discriminated against at work. A woman grows old. A woman becomes famous. A woman is hated, and loved, and then hated again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in Cho Nam-Joo’s masterful, razor-sharp prose, \u003cem\u003eMiss Kim Knows\u003c\/em\u003e brings together the lives of eight Korean women, aged ten to eighty. 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Miss Kim Knows and Other Stories
Searing stories that critique the gender pressures and injustices rife in modern Korea from the author of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
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Innie Shadows
A taut and unsparing novel about a community plagued by violence, drugs, corruption, and prejudice—but where love and justice prevail.
