Ship of Fools
EXPLORER, MISTRESS, VAGRANT, LOAFER, ARTIST, TRAMP– THEY'RE ALL AT THE CAPTAIN'S TABLE!
A sprawling ensemble drama set aboard a 1930s ocean liner that uses its diverse cast as a mirror to examine the social fractures and moral ambiguities of a world drifting toward fascism.
A varied group of passengers boarding a ship bound for pre-WWII Germany represents a microcosm of early-1930s society.
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