The Parsnip Ship, hosted by Iyvon Edebiri, is an intimate series of plays performed before live audiences and made accessible as a monthly podcast. The series fosters community by exploring diverse perspectives and bringing awareness to inspiring voices.
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episode 38: What We Look Like by Bruce Jones and Jonathan Mello
directed by Samantha Saltzman, with musical guests NOWA "The story of Jesse and Adam, two people who fall in love. But it's not only about Jesse and Adam. It's also the story of Jesse: of how a person deemed "fat" by their community lives, works, and is seen by the world he lives in. Because Jesse and Adam's relationship isn't just about them. It's about how the pressures from the people in your lives, and your community, can affect a relationship. When Adam's circle of people begins to question Jesse's worth to Adam, it makes that same doubt suddenly start to grow in Adam's mind"
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