SEA LONGING
written by Nina Ki
directed by Cara Hinh
musical guest Will Bug
foley by Tori Ashley Matos
Sea Longing is a commission of the Radio Roots Writers’ Group
FEATURING
Te-ri.……….……...……………………….……..……..………..Phoenix Ra
Pup…………………….…………….…..……………….Brittany Anikka Liu
Umma/Sea Lion Mother/As Cast….…..………………………….Jully Lee
Halmuni/As Cast………………………….……………….….….Estelle Lee
Hilary/Jinju/As Cast…….……….……..…..….…………….…..Sarah Shin
Denise/As Cast…………..………….…...……….……….Teresa Langford
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.
Cara Hinh (they/she) | is a director and midwesterner but now is at home in Brooklyn. They love work that exists at messy intersections of identity and life. Recent select credits include Little Women at Perseverance Theatre, Buried Ruins with the Sống Collective, love you long time (already) at Atlantic MixFest and Transfer/Associate direction of Sanctuary City at Arena Stage and Berkeley Rep. carahinh.com
Will Bug (Subin Kara Ahn) (she/they/he) | is a professional singer-song writer, actor, director and model based in NYC best known for being featured in K-drama soundtracks such as “Rise Again” from Mr. Sunshine and “You're Beautiful” from Romance Is a Bonus Book (both on Netflix). Some of her biggest influences include Jaurim, Fiona Apple and Regina Spektor.
Caitlin Starr (she/her) | is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in New York City.
Tori Ashley Matos (they/them) | is a trans non-binary Afro-Indigenous Latine from Queens, New York. Their work focuses on indigenity, ancestors, They have been published in No, Dear magazine, Sinister Wisdom, Cobra Milk, Perhappened, and others. Their work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and Best of the Net, and they have won the Gaze Journal's Loving Gaze prize. They are a Tin House alum, Brooklyn Poets fellowship finalist, and a two-time DreamYard fellow. They are about to start on their MFA at New York University.
Phoenix Ra (they/them) | is a Korean diasporic actor and emerging filmmaker. They are interested in utilizing storytelling as a tool; to connect others and to create potential pathways for healing. Most recent acting credits include Gumiho at the DR2 Theatre; "U AND U" a short film they acted and directed won the audience award at the Baby Teeth Film Festival. They are currently training to become a full spectrum doula with Ancient Song Doula Services.
Brittany Anikka Liu (she/her) | Off-Broadway: The Convent (A.R.T./NY), Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories (Theatre Row: Mint Theater). NY Theatre: Period Sisters (HERE Arts Center), Rapture Blister Burn, Buffalo Heights (TIC Theatre), Preexisting Conditions (Corkscrew Theatre Festival). Regional: Hartford Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Geva Theatre, People’s Light, Indiana Rep, Luna Stage, Virginia Shakespeare Festival. Film: The Christmas Experience, Fenced Off. Television: Younger (TV Land). Education: College of William & Mary (BA in Film & Media Studies and BBA in Marketing).
Jully Lee (she/her) | is an Ovation-nominated actor and the Artistic Director of Cold Tofu, the nation’s first and longest running Asian American improv company. She has performed in theatres throughout Los Angeles and was in the first national tour of Joy Luck Club. She recently made her Broadway/New York debut in KPOP the musical. TV credits include: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Young Sheldon,” “S.W.A.T.,” “This Is Us,” “Jane the Virgin,” “Henry Danger,” “The Kominsky Method.”
Estelle Lee (she/her) | is an actor, writer and producer hailing from Seoul, Korea. Her bilingual and bicultural lived experience has led her into the realm of interpreting and translation as well working with clients such as the New York Asian Film Festival, MoMA, Warner Bros, and most recently, KPOP on Broadway. When not acting or interpreting, you can find her writing, baking, and pondering why there isn't an emoji for kimchi and tteokbokki yet. MFA: Brooklyn College. estelle-lee.com
Sarah Shin (she/her) | is a Schwenksville-raised, Boston-trained, Brooklyn-based Queer Korean American theatre artist excited to reunite with Nina and Cara, and to finally collaborate with the Parsnip Ship! Recent projects include the Boston Premiere of The Chinese Lady, The Gift Project by Diana Oh, and bringing The Sitayana (or "How to Make an Exit") by Lavina Jadhwani to NYC. She can be found posting food pics or carrying a karaoke mic in her backpack.
Teresa Langford (she/her) | is a Boston native & thrilled to be a part of this community! Off-Broadway: Drama Desk-nominated, Beardo (Pipeline Theatre Company), Cute Activist (Bushwick Starr/New Saloon). Regional Theatre: Are You There? (44th Annual Humana Festival of New American Plays), The Sensational (Actors Theatre of Louisville), Everything That’s Beautiful (Human Race Theater), Gloria (Gloucester Stage). Education: BFA in Acting (Boston University), Classical Acting Certificate (LAMDA), 2019-2020 Acting Apprentice (Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville).
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. Much like all programming on The Parsnip Ship’s platform, Radio Roots seeks to cultivate distinct new theater artists by providing resources for the development of innovative and accessible stories for radio drama. We empower our playwrights to explore the capacities of radio drama and re-define the sound of their stories. After three years of development and pandemic delays, Nina Ki's Sea Longing is the first presentation of work from the inaugural cohort.
THE PARSNIP SHIP CREW
Artistic Director + Host Iyvon E. (she/her)
Managing Director Katy Donnelly (she/her)
Associate Artistic Director Al Parker (they/them)
Digital Operations Director Todd Kirkland (he/him)
Technical Manager & Special Projects Jesse Manning (he/him)
Development & Marketing Coordinator Olivia DiPasquale (she/her)
Sound Engineer/Editor Luke DiCola (he/him)
RADIO ROOTS WRITERS’ GROUP
Dramaturg Gabriella Steinberg (she/her)
Sonic Dramaturg Espii Sadah Proctor (she/her)
Coordinator & Writers’ Room Facilitator Al Parker (they/them)
Writers’ Room Facilitator Iyvon E. (she/her)
Writers Amara Brady (she/her), Javier Rivera DeBruin (they/them),
Gina Femia, and Nina Ki (xe/she/they)
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