Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization | Peek Fest 2026

Impulse Theatre presents

Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization by June Fukumura

Thursday, November 12 + Friday, November 13 | 7pm

Intrepid Studio (2-1609 Blanshard St)

$40, $25, $20, or $10

Sumiko in Nature: Concept to Realization is a satirical solo performance about art and capitalism. At its centre is Gloria Fukomachi, who promises to reveal the secrets to funding success by using June’s real-life grant application as a teaching tool in her Grant Writing 101 workshop. But the workshop quickly spirals into a meta-theatrical fever dream, unleashing a play within a grant within a play. Absurdity, charm, and humour collide to expose the paradox of what it takes to survive and thrive as an artist.

Credits

Creative Team

• June Fukumura - Writer/Performer
• Karen Hines - Director
• Tetsuro Shigematsu - Dramaturg
• Paige Louter - Producer
• Phil Miguel - Technical Director
• Sapphire Haze (Cindy Kao and Aysha Dulong) - Composer/Sound Designer
• Andie Lloyd - Projection Designer
• Alexandra Caprara - Lighting Designer
• V West - Accessibility Consultant
• Daniel O'Shea - Photographer/Videographer

Touring Team

• Andie Lloyd - Tour Operator 
• Paige Louter - Tour Production Manager

About the artist:

June Fukumura is a multidisciplinary theatre artist from Vancouver. She is an actor for theatre and film, clown/bouffon, puppeteer, dramaturg, and writer. Winner of the 2019 Vancouver Pick of the Fringe for her solo show, My Name is SUMIKO and winner of the 2025 Jessie Richardson Award - Outstanding Performance Ensemble for Little Onion Puppet Co.’s Otosan.