Preaching runs in Ins Choi’s family. While his grandfather, dad, uncle, aunt and seven cousins told stories from the pulpit, Choi ultimately chose a different stage. He studied theology in university and tried preaching, but he also trained as an actor before falling into writing. His 2011 Fringe hit, Kim’s Convenience, about a Korean Canadian family with a corner store in Toronto, led to the popular television show of the same name.

While Choi found his audience in the arts, faith is still central to his identity, inspiring his latest play, Son of a Preacherman. Following a successful opening last year, Choi turned the play into a book, which includes the script, an original introduction, and songs and poems that didn’t make it into the stage show. Now touring nationally, the play will run in Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Kamloops, B.C., this fall.

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Sherlyn Assam spoke to Choi ahead of Son of a Preacherman’s literary release.

SHERLYN ASSAM: In the play, you tell the story of how your grandfather converted to Christianity as a young man in hopes of breaking a family curse. How does it feel knowing........

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