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Lake Song

Lake Song

By: Make-Believe Association
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OFFICIAL SELECTION -- Tribeca Festival Audio Premieres. It’s 2098 and the Republic of Chicago has what the world needs: fresh water. But with new opportunities come new threats, especially for a pair of siblings on the South Side. Can the people come together to save their city—and each other? Combining sci-fi and music, politics and poetry, Lake Song is a collective response to our times, and a shared dream of our future.2022 Drama & Plays Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Introducing: HAMLET
    Jun 25 2025

    Make-Believe is proud to present the follow-up to "Lake Song", a revelatory new take on the most famous play ever written.

    Our "Hamlet" takes you inside the prince's head, letting you hear the story entirely through his ears.

    Featuring an astonishing cast led by Daniel Kyri and binaural sound design by Mikhail Fiksel, "Hamlet" had its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025.

    All six episodes are available at hamlet.fm and wherever you listen to podcasts.

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    34 mins
  • Singing Free | Episode 12
    Dec 21 2022

    Series finale. After the storm, the city and its people ask: What do we do with our freedom?

    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, Billy Branch, Lorena Diaz, Delia Kropp, Daniel Kyri, Esme Perez, Deanna Reed-Foster, and A.C. Smith

    Original score composed by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch

    "Chicago Strut"
    Written and performed by Giorgio Di Campo
    Via Freesound

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

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    21 mins
  • Stretch Out Your Hand | Episode 11
    Dec 14 2022

    Siren poses a final, deadly challenge for Wade, Dee, and everyone they love.

    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, Billy Branch, Lillian Charles, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Lorena Diaz, Delia Kropp, James Vincent Meredith, Esme Perez, Justin Reed, Deanna Reed-Foster, A.C. Smith, and Kristina Valada Viars

    Original score composed by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch

    "Lake Song Finale"
    Written by Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, and Jeremy McCarter
    Performed by Billy Branch, Sydney Charles, and the cast

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

    Please rate/review wherever you listen to podcasts!

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    28 mins
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