Works in Development
Never Walk Alone
By Julie Phan 潘家雯 潘家雯
In development with fu-GEN since 2021
T'was the night before Christmas at a strip club in Montreal when Honey is phoned by her long-estranged mother at the start of her shift: how will she get through the rest of her shift while juggling the memories, angst and wacky scenarios that get stirred up?
Never Walk Alone is a solo-live performance piece at the intersections of pole dance and theatre around identification, connection and expectations: it's a strange attempt at a heartwarming Christmas tale in the only way creator Julie Phan knows how.
twice blessed
By Marissa Orjalo
In development with fu-GEN since 2022
Based on the St. Louis World Fair of 1904 where over 1,000 Filipinos were imported to America to be featured in a human zoo, we follow the story of two Filipina women and one Filipina girl lost to its history who remain buried 13,000 kilometres away from home.
twice blessed is an oddly absurdist, Beckett-like story. With a stage covered in soil and a god eating dog, these three characters find family and joy in one another among their simulacrum of home.
WH
By Jackie Zhang
In development with fu-GEN since 2023
More about WH to be announced!
fu-GEN Theatre’s Annual
Kitchen Potluck
Kitchen Potluck started long before fu-GEN was even a thing (we’re talking pre-2002!). Back then, we’d gather in friends' kitchens, swap stories, share our works-in-progress, and—of course—eat some amazing food. And guess what? We’re still doing it today! Kitchen Potluck is our annual celebration of new Asian Canadian plays-in-the-making, where we gather, get cozy, and read excerpts from works-in-progress by our Kitchen Cohort. These playwrights have been hard at work all month, and now it’s time for them to shine!
Think of Kitchen Potluck as a creative jam session for new playwrights. Playwrights get the chance to workshop their plays with actors, a dramaturg, and a director—then we wrap it all up with a public reading. It’s the perfect opportunity to see a play come to life, get feedback from the audience, and bask in the energy of the creative community.
This is fu-GEN’s ultimate event of the season. Over the years, hundreds of artists have been shaped by Kitchen Potluck, and it's become our go-to moment for bringing everyone together to celebrate the rich, diverse voices and stories that make the Canadian theatre scene so unique.