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Kim is Dead.

Nothing exciting ever happens in the box office. If the world falls apart and zombies roam the streets, the box office staff will be there to book your tickets. Sometimes things go wrong. Maybe we have internet issues, or maybe our ticket printer broke. Maybe our boss died and he was rehired as a zombie. But the show must go on… Right?

Presented with support from Playwrights Canada Press

ALL PERFORMANCES ARE MASK MANDATORY

RUN TIME:
2 hour 15 minute double-Bill, 15 minute intermission between pieces (paired with Dream House/Doll House, and Made of Glass)

Melissa would like to thank:  Thank you to my friends and box office patriots Emily Elizabeth and Elyssia Giancola, my writer and editor Jada Mendoza, my mentor Nathaniel Hanula-James, my granters Modern Times Stage Company and Cahoots Theatre Company, the entire team at Paprika, my cohort (Gwen and Suleekha), Merlin Simard, every person that’s ever worked box office at a live performance venue, and of course, you – the audience!

Cast and Crew

  • Playwright: Melissa Avalos

Schedule

Part of the 2026 Festival

Location

Native Earth Performing Art’s Aki Studio

250-585 Dundas Street East
Toronto, ON M5A 2B7
https://www.nativeearth.ca/akistudio/

Accessibility

Native Earth Performing Arts and Artscape strive to provide equal treatment to and equitable benefits of its services, programs and facilities in a manner that respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities.

  • The Dundas Street entrance provides barrier-free access to the building
  • Two elevators are located in the South Lobby
  • All floors have accessible washrooms and stalls, as well as accessible drinking fountains
  • Signage throughout the building is written in Braille
  • A hearing enhancement system is available in Aki Studio and the Ada Slaight Hall

NATIVE EARTH PERFORMING ART’S COVID HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY

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Paprika Artist Participant

Melissa Avalos

Playwright

Melissa is a Toronto-born Latina-Filipina writer, reviewer, theatre lover and a patron services representative. She studied at The University of Toronto and earned a degree in biochemistry and linguistics, but her love of theatre outweighed her need for a job in a stable industry. She wants to change theatre culture to be a larger part of every Torontonian’s life. Her biggest goal is to help the arts in Toronto flourish, or to be on Jeopardy (whichever comes first).