We celebrate the Mid Autumn Festival with Eunice, RoRo, and Mabel. The three chum salmon swim upstream from the ocean, through the estuary, up the creek, and homeward bound into the forest where they will spawn. With rising temperatures and lowering water levels, The Three Chums will need to rely on their enduring friendships, new connections, the myth of Chang Er, and the legend of The Whooshhh—the salmon cannon—to get them safely home.

A Year of Blessings’ Episode 5: ‘Legend of the Whooshhh’

‘Legend of the Whooshhh’ is devised and co-written by Derek Chan, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai, Nancy Tam, and Kristin Fung.

With performances by
Eunice - Stephanie Wong
RoRo - Angela Chu
Mabel - Harmony Yen
Tuna Turner / Vendor 2 - Kristin Fung
Seahorse Dad - Pedro Chamale
Brad - Cindy Kao
Jean Claude van Dam / Mini bus driver - Raugi Yu
PA / Rude Frog - Kayleigh Sandomirsky
DJ JellyBelly - Robyn Jacob
Steelhead - Jasmine Chen
Uni the Urchin Merchant - Conor Wylie
Duncan - Charlie Cooper

‘Fins Together, Friends Forever’’ composed and performed by Kristin Fung; ‘Whooshing up the River (Proud Chang’e)’ arranged and performed by Kristin Fung; ‘Baby When I Row My Boat’ arranged by Kristin Fung, performed by Cindy Kao; ‘Do You Believe in Life After Whoosh’ arranged by Robyn Jacob, performed by Kristin Fung

Sound Design by Nancy Tam
Mixed and mastered by Ira Jordison
Illustrations by Cherry Lu
Voice Direction by Jasmine Chen

‘A Year of Blessings’
A Five Blessings Collective Production
Co-Presented by Gateway Theatre and Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre

‘A Year of Blessings’ is devised and co-written by Five Blessings, Amanda Sum and Kristin Fung

Five Blessings
Nancy Tam, Derek Chan, Robyn Jacob, Jasmine Chen, Howard Dai

Charlie Cooper - Associate Producer

‘A Year of Blessings’ is supported by Canada Council for the Arts, and British Columbia Arts Council