What happens when love doesn’t arrive fully formed — but shows up anyway?
In this episode of Tampa Bay Arts Passport, Avery Anderson sits down with actor and arts advocate Samantha Marti Parisi to talk about The Pink Unicorn, a one-woman play being performed not on a stage — but in living rooms, backyards, and community spaces across Tampa Bay.
Parisi plays Tricia Lee, a conservative Texas mother grappling with her child’s coming-out as genderqueer. The story isn’t neat. It doesn’t preach. And that’s exactly the point.
The conversation ranges from:
Why curiosity matters more than certainty
What it’s like to carry an entire story alone onstage
How unconventional spaces can unlock deeper connection
And why some of the most important stories are still being quietly overlooked
This is an episode about motherhood, memory, theater without a safety net — and what it means to stay open when the world asks you to shut down.
