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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.

06/11/2026

✨DBLSPK: Camino y Despedida Artist Feature✨

Carla Alcántara is a Mexican multidisciplinary artist, dancer, emerging choreographer, photographer, videographer, and educator. Born and raised in Mexico City and moved to the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples or so-called Vancouver in 2021.
Director of TEMPO Dance & Visual Art, a project-based company mixing contemporary dance and visual art to create meaningful yet accessible art to express, communicate, and connect with people. Carla has performed and participated in the creative process of artists and organizations, including Lux Boreal, Centro Cultural Tijuana, New Works, The Dance Centre, VLACC, among others.

05/24/2026

✨Thank you, West Vancouver and Kay Meek Arts Centre, for such an unforgettable stop on the Jade Circle Tour!💚
We spent the week soaking in those ocean views, mountain vibes, and all the amazing energy this community has to offer. Between the performances, the people, and the stunning surroundings, it was the kind of place that makes you want to stay just a little longer.
Feeling grateful, inspired, and already missing it—until next time, West Van!

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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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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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!

01/20/2026

Welcome Siobhan and goodbye Heather! ❤️

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!

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! 🔗✨

12/14/2025

Today is your last day to apply to be our next General Manager! ✨
Details at: https://www.riceandbeanstheatre.com/jobs

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1422 William Street
Vancouver, BC
V5L2P7

Website

http://www.riceandbeanstheatre.com/

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