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Refrigerator Stories: A Search for Home

About the show

A new solo show with music by Jos Dirkx, and live music by composer Sacha Hoedemaker. Nine real life stories, six original songs: starting off in a classroom in Dakar with eleven kids from eleven countries, and moving on to Toronto, Helsinki, Juba, and a Dutch kitchen table where, at 39, she decides to step back on a stage after all. A show about growing up between cultures, a voice that disappears and comes back, and love turning up where you least dared expect it. And what's a refrigerator story? You'll find out in the theatre.

The 2026 workshop performances will be the first time the complete show is performed for live audiences, followed by a short conversation with the makers in select venues. The premiere will take place in 2027.

2026 Workshop Performances

  • Nov 3Montréal — Théâtre Sainte-Catherine, 264 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est
  • Nov 6Toronto — The Tranzac Club, 292 Brunswick Ave
  • Nov 8New York — Scholes Street Studio, entrance at 375 Lorimer St, Brooklyn
  • Nov 27Amsterdam — KIT Live, Linnaeusstraat 2
  • Dec 11Dubai — The Junction, Alserkal Avenue, Al Quoz 1

Created by

Jos Dirkx

Writer, Producer & Performer

Writer, speaker, and performer, raised in fifteen countries. Author of four books, named one of the Most Inspirational Women in Web3 & AI and a speaker on global stages.

Sacha Hoedemaker

Composer, Music Production, Live Piano, Lighting & Sound Design

Composer, pianist and music director across theatre and media. 3,000+ live shows as MD, 45M+ streams, and music featured in Emmy-winning series Create Together.

With

Elizabeth Liang

Dramaturgical Support

Elizabeth (Lisa) Liang is an actor, writer, producer, sensitivity editor, speaker, and facilitator. She delivers keynotes on, and facilitates, intercultural and intersectional storytelling.

Reena Dutt

Consulting Director

Reena Dutt (SDC) is a regional theatre director and Drama League alum, dedicated to work that questions our own beliefs through collaborations with the under-heard. www.ReenaDutt.com

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Refrigerator Stories — A Search for Home, show poster

Show artwork

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Refrigerator Stories title artwork

Title artwork

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Media

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Contact

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