A Year of Blessings: Bun Fun New Year

A Year of Blessings: Bun Fun New Year

A Five Blessings Collective Production
Co-Presented by Gateway Theatre and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

devised and co-written by Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai, and Amanda Sum 

Listen to the Episode through this link.

Book your tickets to the live reading on Sunday, February 18 on 11am at the Carousel Theatre (1411 Cartwright Street)

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with A Year of Blessings’ Bun Fun New Year!

We kick off this Lunar New Year with tales from our bunny friends at the Bao household. In the midst of preparing for the lunar new year family feast, twinned bunnies Bunnifer and Bunnithy learn the true meaning of new year festivities and a couple of…interesting… recipes along the way.

With performances by

Amanda Sum as Bunnifer
Aidan Chan as Bunnithy
Anjela Magpantay as Mama Bao
Howard Dai as Baba Bao
Derek Chan as Gung gung Bao
Jasmine Chen as Tiger Mom
Charlie Cooper as Terry
Ida Juliani, Alma Juliani, Otto Juliani as Bao Bey Babies
Robyn Jacob as Lobster Bisque
Nancy Tam as Dim Sum Auntie Cat
Emily M Cheung as Ox
Kristin Fung as Popo Dragon & Snake
Anthony Lee as Rat Uncle
Justin B. Stein as Dog

Bun Fun New Year Theme Song, Disowned, A-BUN-DANCE composed and performed by Amanda Sum

Sound Design by Nancy Tam
Mixed and mastered by Ira Jordison
Illustrations by Cherry Lu
Charlie Cooper – Associate Producer

A Year of Blessings is devised and co-written by Five Blessings Collective—Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai—Amanda Sum, and Kristin Fung