The Parsnip Ship presents SEA LONGING By Nina Ki
This live episode recording is for a podcast and will feature LIVE music and an interview with the playwright!
Directed by: Cara Hinh
Musical Guest: Will Bug
Foley by: Tori Ashley Matos
Cast includes Phoenix Ra, Brittany Anikka Liu, Jully Lee, Estelle Lee, Sarah Shin, and Teresa Langford
SEA LONGING is a Radio Roots Writers' Group radio play commission.
About SEA LONGING
A young Korean American girl struggles to grow up without her mother, who has been deported. A sea lion pup is forced to take on the duties of an adult sea lion, when his mother and he are affected by climate change. A play that examines loss, healing, and the connection between all living things.
About NINA KI (xe/she/they)
Nina Ki (xe/she/they) is a Queerean (Queer + Korean) American playwright. Xe graduated from NYU Tisch with a BFA in Dramatic Writing, and xer plays have been read, recorded, and presented nationwide, including with Via Brooklyn, Yale Summer Cabaret, Queens Theatre, and The Parsnip Ship. Xe was also a member of The Parsnip Ship's Radio Roots Writer's Group. To contact xer or learn more about xer work, please visit xer website at www.nina-ki.com.
About the RADIO ROOTS WRITERS' GROUP
The Parsnip Ship created the Radio Roots Writers' Group in 2019 to support dynamic playwrights interested in re-engaging with playwriting through audio-focused storytelling. Nina Ki's SEA LONGING is the first presentation of work from the inaugural cohort, delayed by the pandemic. The live recording of this play will feature sound design in collaboration with a Foley Artist to create every sound live.