About this Event
Impulse Theatre presents
Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization by June Fukumura
Thursday, November 12 + Friday, November 13 | 7pm
Intrepid Studio (2-1609 Blanshard St)
$40, $25, $20, or $10
Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization is a satirical solo performance about art and capitalism. At its centre is Gloria Fukomachi, who promises to reveal the secrets to funding success by using June’s real-life grant application as a teaching tool in her Grant Writing 101 workshop. But the workshop quickly spirals into a meta-theatrical fever dream, unleashing a play within a grant within a play. Absurdity, charm, and humour collide to expose the paradox of what it takes to survive and thrive as an artist.
Credits
- June Fukumura - Writer/Performer
- Karen Hines - Director
- Tetsuro Shigematsu - Dramaturg
- Paige Louter - Producer
- Phil Miguel - Technical Director
- Sapphire Haze (Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong) - Composer/Sound Designer
- Andie Lloyd - Projection Designer
- Alexandra Caprara - Lighting Designer
- V West - Accessibility Consultant
- Daniel O'Shea - Photographer/Videographer
About the artist:
June Fukumura is a multidisciplinary theatre artist from Vancouver. She is an actor for theatre and film, clown/bouffon, puppeteer, dramaturg, and writer. Winner of the 2019 Vancouver Pick of the Fringe for her solo show, My Name is SUMIKO and winner of the 2025 Jessie Richardson Award - Outstanding Performance Ensemble for Little Onion Puppet Co.’s Otosan.
Duration
65 minutes, no intermission
Practical Information
For ages 19+ only
Accessibility
Content Note
References to anti-Asian racism; mimed depictions of a suicide attempt and physical injury; a real photo of physical injury; and mature subject matter (19+)
Scent-Reduced Space Policy
As some attendees experience severe scent sensitivities we ask that individuals attend these events as scent free as possible. This means where possible no perfumes, colognes, hairspray, scented creams and deodorants, or essential oils.
Intrepid Studio (1609 Blanshard St #2)
Intrepid Studio has level access to the building with a slight lip to go over when passing through the door. It also has two single user, all gender washrooms, one of which is wheelchair accessible. The lobby is fully wheelchair accessible. The stage is on one level and is wheelchair accessible.
More details about the venue are available here: https://intrepidtheatre.com/venues/intrepid-theatre-club/itc-accessibility/
Parking & Transit:There is a small, free parking lot in front of Intrepid. Some of the BC transit bus routes that run near Intrepid Theatre are: #6 along Quadra St, #2, 27 & 28 along Pandora Ave, #4, 11, 30, 31, 50, 70, and others along Douglas St.
For more information about accessibility, please visit: www.impulsetheatre.ca/accessibility
Read our Safer Spaces Policy.
Acknowledgements
Presented with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of BC, the Victoria Foundation, the Government of Canada, City of Victoria, Hamber Foundation, and the CRD Arts Development Service.
Sponsors include Braem Accountancy Ltd and Theatre SKAM.
Impulse Theatre lives and creates on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lekwungen Peoples, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Intrepid Studio, 1609 Blanshard Street, Victoria, Canada
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