History & Mandate

rice & beans theatre is a Vancouver-based theatre company founded in 2010 by Pedro Chamale and Derek Chan. We provide a platform for the creation, development and production of boundary-pushing theatre by artists of colour or otherwise marginalized theatre-makers, as well as support fellow artists by providing dramaturgy, direction, and mentorship. We are dedicated to facilitating original, Canadian work that is accessible, honest, uncompromising and personal. In addition to Vancouver, we have also produced original work for audiences in Toronto, Richmond, Nanaimo and Victoria. In 2018, rice & beans was nominated for a Dora Award for its production of Sik Zeon Tin Haa with Cahoots Theatre in Toronto. In 2019, our production of Chicken Girl was nominated for 3 Jessies in Vancouver and in 2022, its production of yellow objects won a Jessie Innovation Award.