The Parsnip Ship

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.

BIPOC Voices Radio Plays

All Episodes

All Seasons

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGEL DEAREST by Javier Rivera DeBruin

Directed by Janelle Zapata Castellano. S ound design by Rachel Brees. Music from Miss Olithea. Featuring Dariel Angeles, Tori Ashley Matos, Daniel A. Drew, Tanya Perez, Mel Nieves, and Danny Newman. It's Angel's 33rd birthday and it's time to celebrate!

1 h 60 mins

7/14/25

AND THE ANSWER IS… by Gina Femia

Directed by Estefanía Fadul. Sound design by Emilie Weibel and Bennett Lin. Music from Henry Ryeder. Featuring Akyiaa Wilson, Alisha Espinosa, Jacqueline Guillen, and Reynaldo Piniella. Alex and Julie are best friends making a podcast (before podcasts were cool), answering their college’s weirdest questions.

1 h 35 mins

6/24/25

MLM IS FOR MURDER (OR YOUR SIDE HUSTLE IS KILLING US) by John Bavoso

Directed by Phillip Christian Smith. Music from treya lam. Featuring Yvette Ganier, Celia Schaefer, Rory Kulz, Nina Ki, Rory Rubin Byrne, and DJ Davis. For Minerva, the way to escape the doldrums of her graphic design job is to write and narrate her own feminist true crime podcast.

2 h 33 mins

6/2/25

Sadboy Hours (this is a coping mechanism) by Mary Harriman

Directed by Anne Karyna BakanMusic from Shepup. Featuring Amy Ackerman, Brynn Hambley, Addy Jenkins, Miranda Poett, Erin Proctor, and Mary Harriman. Sadboy Hours (this is a coping mechanism) is a series of funny, honest, and tender vignettes about queerness, weight, and moms, because Mary couldn't seem to write about anything else.

1 h 21 mins

5/13/25

The Wild Boar of Chernobyl by Francesca Pazniokas

Directed by Felicia Lobo. Music from Ray McGale. Featuring Alexandra Curran, Danté Jeanfelix, Brian Bock, Laura Hetherington, Alyssa Block, and Janice Amaya. In the wake of a devastating nuclear war, Americans have been forced to rebuild their lives underground.

1 h 21 mins

4/21/25

12 Chairs by Jesse Jae Hoon

Directed by Charlotte Murray. Music from Mike O’Malley. Sound Design by Nina Field. Dramaturgy by Al Parker and Gabriella Steinberg. Featuring Ben Langhorst, Angel Lin, Frankie Placidi, Amanda Centeno, Brandon Bogle, and Arielle Gonzalez.

2 h 16 mins

6/13/24

Cockfight by Peter Gil-Sheridan

Directed by Anna Brenner. Music from Vicki Quintero & Nakul Agrawal. Actors: Andrea Negrete, Kelley Rae O'Donnell. Alex Hernandez, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Annie Henk, David Anzuelo. Juanie is a painter. His canvas: a giant egg, big enough to hold a full-grown adult man.

2 h 11 mins

8/2/23

Are You There Truman?... by Garrett David Kim

directed by Gaven Trinidad. musical guest Téhilah. ARE YOU THERE TRUMAN? IT’S ME, JUST ANOTHER GUY WHO GREW UP SECRETLY WORSHIPING YOUR CHISELED PORN STAR BODY ONLINE, AND NOW I THINK I LOVE YOU. Cast includes Jonathan Low, Ryan Jacobucci, Kathleen Choe, Shaun Anthony, Wesley Han, and Chris White.

1 h 56 mins

7/11/23

American Spies by Sam Hamashima

directed by Gregory Keng Strasser. musical guest Lauryn Alexandria. News travels across the Pacific on Dec. 7 resulting in foolhardy claims of Japanese sympathizers. As calls for war perpetrate a nation, The Ishii Family undertakes radical assimilation to calm the local police and fearful neighbors.

1 h 16 mins

4/6/23

Sea Longing by Nina Ki

Director: Cara Hinh. Musical Guest: Will Bug. 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.

1 h 39 mins

3/20/23

AN ECO-FABLE: A WOLF, RABBIT, CROW, AND PLANT GIVE IT THEIR ALL by Robin Rice

Directed by Melinda Hall. Music from Pamela Jean Agaloos. Cast: Yuriko Miyake, Aaron Banes, Marcie Henderson, Renee Flemings, and Pamela Karp. Recorded live November 28th, 2023. "Five years ago, Mother Wolf was captured and taken away from her pack and newborn pups.

1 h 42 mins

2/22/23

Luciérnagas by Javier Rivera DeBruin

Directed by Rebecca Aparicio, Musician Vie Darling. Cast: Gary Dooley, Imani Russell, Carol Cadby, Saul Nache, Yohanna Florentino and Maribel Martinez. Recorded live Mon, October 31, 2022. "When Mal’s grandmother dies, she inherits a mysterious cabin in the woods.

1 h 53 mins

1/23/23

Nanay (Part Two) by Molly Olis Krost

Directed by Gaven Trinidad, Musician Cindy Latin. Cast Kristian Espiritu, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Vanessa Rappa, and Claro de los Reyes. Recorded live September 26th, 2022.

1 h 4 mins

11/9/22

Nanay (Part One) by Molly Olis Krost

Directed by Gaven Trinidad, Musician Cindy Latin. Cast Kristian Espiritu, Sergio Mauritz Ang, Vanessa Rappa, and Claro de los Reyes. Recorded live September 26th, 2022.

1 h 9 mins

11/9/22

Br'er Peach Episode 3

Vonda's luck changes overnight when she finds a giant magical peach. At first bite, she's thrilled that years have melted off of her elderly face and body, and she can't wait to share it with her husband, Waylon.

35 mins

2/15/22

Br'er Peach Episode 2

38 mins

2/8/22

Br'er Peach Episode 1

42 mins

2/1/22

‘A’ (What The Black Girl Found While Searching For God) by Taji Senior

Directed by Matrex Kilgore, with musical guest Alwyn Robinson "16-year-old ‘A’ is at war, battling herself and the world around her. She takes comfort in her relationship with God, her patient and compassionate friend who offers ‘A’ stillness and a listening ear.

1 h 25 mins

5/2/20

The Last Ring by Ashley Lauren Rogers

directed by Sagan Chen, with musical guest Psyche Chimère "Mari is a closeted transgender woman from Japan, and the number one contender for a professional wrestling title; if she doesn’t pay a ransom her trans status will be revealed to the world.

1 h 39 mins

3/28/20

Morir Sonyando by Erlina Ortiz

directed by Rebecca Aparicio, with musical guest Xiomara Syngz "Genesis left her past behind long ago. But her mother’s release from prison forces them both to confront long-buried pain – and to wonder if they can ever become a family again.

1 h 46 mins

3/3/20