rice & beans theatre

rice & beans theatre rice & beans theatre was founded by co-artistic directors Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan in 2010.

rice & beans dedicates itself to defining the nature and function of a contemporary theatre that challenges the role of story and narrative. rice & beans focuses on the creation, incubation and production of original performances. Through countless hours of vigorous trial-and-error, with intimate passion and delicate violence, we write, adapt, and devise work that is relevant and artistically responsible. We believe that a worthy theatre should be accessible, honest, uncompromising and personal.

📣Polyphonic 2026 is a wrap! Thank you all for creating, sharing, and participating in this beautiful exchange of culture...
03/23/2026

📣Polyphonic 2026 is a wrap! Thank you all for creating, sharing, and participating in this beautiful exchange of cultures and languages ✨
YOU are what completes this experience!!

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We are so excited to read at 🔥 Meet the faces and voices playing Mel and Ari today!Binka SoewardjoBinka Soewardjo is an...
03/14/2026

We are so excited to read at 🔥 Meet the faces and voices playing Mel and Ari today!

Binka Soewardjo
Binka Soewardjo is an Indonesian-born storyteller and journalism graduate passionate about narrative and performance. With a background in creative direction, art direction, scriptwriting, and dance performance, Binka explores stories through multiple artistic forms. Now developing a creative path in Canada, Binka aims to bring cultural perspective, language skills, and authentic storytelling to film and performance projects.

Follow Binka here👉.binka

Belda Winata
Belda Winata (she/her) was born and raised in Indonesia and moved to Canada 13 years ago. She currently works as a policy analyst for the provincial government. She has always been passionate about movies and TV, and watching them was one of the earliest ways she learned English. She loves to see immigrant stories explored on screen and stage. She is excited to help bring Mel and Ari’s story to life in her Vancouver theatre debut (she hasn’t been on stage since middle school!)

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✨ Calling all local actors! ✨We are looking for actors for both of our upcoming Polyphonic 2026 projects, happening from...
02/13/2026

✨ Calling all local actors! ✨

We are looking for actors for both of our upcoming Polyphonic 2026 projects, happening from March 10th-21st! Does this sound like you, or somebody you know? We'd love to hear from you!

Submit a resume and headshot to [email protected] if you'd like to be considered for a role in the upcoming development workshop and presentation in one or both programs!

Visit https://www.riceandbeanstheatre.com/polyphonic to read more about these exciting projects, or to RSVP to the presentations!

Welcome Siobhan and goodbye Heather! ❤️
01/20/2026

Welcome Siobhan and goodbye Heather! ❤️

We are ecstatic to welcome Siobhan Powell as our new General Manager at rice & beans theatre, starting later this month!...
01/09/2026

We are ecstatic to welcome Siobhan Powell as our new General Manager at rice & beans theatre, starting later this month!

Siobhan Powell (she/her) is a stage manager, production manager, and visual artist gratefully living and working on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded stolen territories of the (Musqueam); Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples. She received her BFA in Drama with a specialization in Technical Theatre and Production from the U of A in 2012, and continues to enjoy working in theatre production and management, primarily based out of the great PNW. She loves working in circus, theatre, and dance, and has recently been working on some new and personal creative projects in the background, stay tuned!

Siobhan is thrilled to be joining the team at rice & beans theatre. She is most looking forward to being a part of the support system for new boundary pushing Canadian theatre pieces, and believes that there are so many incredible stories out there waiting to be heard!

After an extremely competitive adjudication process, we are THRILLED to finally announce our 2026 Polyphonic artists! Dr...
12/18/2025

After an extremely competitive adjudication process, we are THRILLED to finally announce our 2026 Polyphonic artists! Drum roll please… 🥁🥁🥁🥁

Our British Columbia artists are co-playwrights Mel Zaini and Ariane Anindita, working with Bahasa Indonesian in their project, Mel & Ari’s Immigration Fund. Our national artists are playwright Irene (Fan) Yi and her collaborator, Nick Fangzheng Wang, who will be working with Mandarin in Irene’s play, Human Acts. We can’t wait to host these four outstanding artists this coming March with the !!

To read more about these incredible artists, check out the link in our bio! 🔗✨

We are so thrilled to announce our new Associate Artistic Producer: Karen Chiang ( )!Karen Chiang 蔣家寧 is a Producer, Sta...
12/10/2025

We are so thrilled to announce our new Associate Artistic Producer: Karen Chiang ( )!

Karen Chiang 蔣家寧 is a Producer, Stage Manager, Technician, and Event Coordinator. Her recent projects include Constellations with All Bodies Dance Project, Lights of Hope with Eos Lightmedia at St. Paul’s Hospital, I Swallowed a Moon Made of Iron with Music Picnic, Deep Fried: a Pinoy Musical Workshop with Playwright Theatre Company, and buto/buto: bones are seeds with the National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre and the Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Society. As a strong believer in the therapeutic power of the arts, Karen channels her passion into work that delves into culture, identity, and justice, creating spaces where people come together to reflect, celebrate, and grow. Through her projects, she fosters joy and dialogue that strengthen local bonds and inspire shared stories.

After many years working with Karen as a stage manager, we can't wait to have her on board with us for the next year, thanks to funding from the BC Arts Council's Early Career Development grant. Welcome Karen! ✨

Our next artist spotlight is the Dramaturg for Year of the Frog 農曆蛙年, Derek Chan!陳嘉昊 left Hong Kong alone when he was 16...
12/03/2025

Our next artist spotlight is the Dramaturg for Year of the Frog 農曆蛙年, Derek Chan!

陳嘉昊 left Hong Kong alone when he was 16. Derek Chan lived in Flekke, Norway for two years, and then graduated from SFU in theatre performance in 2010. A settler on unceded lands, Derek is a performance maker and new work deviser, creating in theatre and adjacent spaces such as media and installation arts. Derek writes, directs, dramaturgs, performs, translates, and designs as a freelancer. He is also a soapboxer and manifestoer. A fierce defender of the overlooked and underserved within colonial systems and practices, Derek is a specialist in new, experimental work development and production, practicing a school of expansive, intersectional dramaturgy informed by context and intent. He has been given some awards and nominated for a few others so far. He was also fortunate to participate in some inspiring national residencies and international things. To this day, 陳嘉昊 has not moved back to Hong Kong, but hasn't left it alone either.

Join us on Friday, December 5th, for an excerpt showing of Year of the Frog, followed by an audience/artist discussion about the project! Tickets are pay-what-you-can, with a suggested price of $10. Book your tickets at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/dblspk-year-of-the-frog 🐸

12/03/2025

Artistic Director Pedro Chamale shares what he loves about rice & beans, and why you should donate for Giving Tuesday ❤️

Help multilingual theatre thrive! Donate today: https://www.riceandbeanstheatre.com/donate

12/02/2025

Artistic Director Pedro Chamale shares what he loves about rice & beans, and why you should donate for ❤️

Help multilingual theatre thrive! Donate today
at the link in our bio🔗

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