Lake Song

Latest Episodes:

Like a Basket Weave | Episode 4 Oct 26, 2022

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Dee wants her old life back, but Mira has other ideas; Wade struggles -- mostly with himself -- to become the face of Siren Galactic's plan.

LAKE SONG is co-created by Laura Alcalá Baker, Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars

Starring Sydney Charles as Dee and Marcus D. Moore as Wade

With Ayanna Bria Bakari, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Daniel Kyri, Esme Perez, Deanna Reed-Foster, and A.C. Smith

Original score composed by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch

"Las Tres Hermanas" Written and performed by Eréndira Izguerra and Eduardo Curley-Carrillo

For full credits and more, visit lakesong.fm.

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All the Coffee in the World | Episode 3 Oct 19, 2022

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Dee discovers there's more to Mira than she realized; Wade copes with new pressures -- and possibilities -- at City Hall.

LAKE SONG is co-created by Laura Alcalá Baker, Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars.

Starring Sydney Charles as Dee and Marcus D. Moore as Wade.

With Ayanna Bria Bakari, Robert Cornelius, Delia Kropp, Daniel Kyri, Eddie Martinez, James Vincent Meredith, and Esme Perez.

Original score composed by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch.

For full credits and to learn more, visit lakesong.fm.

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Vitruvius | Episode 2 Oct 13, 2022

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Wade hears an audacious plan that would remake the city; Dee tries to solve the mystery of a strange girl who shouldn't be there.

LAKE SONG is co-created by Laura Alcalá Baker, Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars.

Starring Sydney Charles as Dee and Marcus D. Moore as Wade

With Ayanna Bria Bakari, Lorena Diaz, Daniel Kyri, James Vincent Meredith, Esme Perez, Justin Reed, and Kristina Valada-Viars

Original score composed and produced by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch

"Dee's Shanty" Written and performed by Sydney Charles

For full credits and to learn more, visit lakesong.fm.

Bow Towards the Wind | Episode 1 Oct 13, 2022

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In 2098, a shocking death plunges the Republic of Chicago into crisis, upending life for Wade and his sister Dee.

LAKE SONG is co-created by Laura Alcalá Baker, Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars

Starring Sydney Charles as Dee and Marcus D. Moore as Wade

With Ayanna Bria Bakari, Brenda Barrie, Billy Branch, Rammel Chan, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Delia Kropp, Daniel Kyri, Eddie Martinez, James Vincent Meredith, Mia Park, Esme Perez, Deanna Reed-Foster, A.C. Smith, and AnJi White

Original score composed and produced by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch

"Backwater Blues" Written by Bessie Smith Performed by Sumito Ariyoshi, Billy Branch, and Sydney Charles By arrangement with MPL Music Publishing

For full credits and to learn more, visit lakesong.fm.

Trailer 2: Chicago Poets--Past, Present, Future Oct 06, 2022

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Lake Song co-creator Nate Marshall talks about what Chicago poets have always done. . . and what they're *going* to do.

Lake Song, the epic new audio-drama series from Make-Believe Association, will debut October 12 as an official selection of Tribeca Audio.

For more, visit lakesong.fm.

Trailer: Lake Song Aug 26, 2022

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It's 2098 and the Republic of Chicago has what the world needs: fresh water. But with new opportunities come new threats, especially for one family on the South Side. Can the people come together to save their city—and each other?

Lake Song is the joint creation of seven multidisciplinary Chicagoans. Combining sci-fi and music, politics and poetry, it's a collective response to our times, and a shared dream of our future.

The epic audio-drama series will premiere in October, with a new episode each week.

Produced by the acclaimed audio storytelling company Make-Believe Association.