LAKE SONG makes its debut today on the Tribeca Audio Premieres podcast! Listen here. Starting on October 13, listen to LAKE SONG on its own podcast feed. Available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and on the web

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Trailer 2: Chicago Poets--Past, Present, Future

Oct 6th, 2022 3m 54s

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

Trailer: Lake Song

Sep 30th, 2022 1m 30s

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

Our Decameron: Shakespeare in Utopia

Apr 24th, 2020 35m 15s

Following the cancellation of Shakespeare in the Park, Oskar Eustis talks about a utopian story in one of Shakespeare's plays. A practical guide to what a vision of the future can do--and what it can't. --------------- Hosted by Jeremy McCarter

Our Decameron: Lorraine Hansberry at the End of the World

Apr 16th, 2020 39m 23s

Can a new society arise from a cataclysm? Does humanity deserve a second chance? Chicago author and journalist Natalie Moore joins a virtual audience to explore utopia, dystopia, and the radical imagination while discussing the great Chicago dr

Our Decameron: The Tortoise, the Hare, and Will Leitch

Apr 1st, 2020 39m 20s

To tide us over until baseball returns, sportswriter Will Leitch breaks down the most famous athletic contest of all time, and a lively virtual audience debates its moral today. ------------------------------------------- Subscribe to Will Leit

Our Decameron: Chicken Little

Mar 24th, 2020 39m 15s

The sky might or might not be falling, but the story that gave rise to that phrase is everywhere. In episode two of our series inspired by Boccaccio, Stephanie Ybarra and a group of fascinating people from all over the country reconsider the ta

Our Decameron: Zen in Seattle

Mar 17th, 2020 26m 45s

Inspired by Boccaccio, a new series of conversations in which we share a story and invite a fascinating person to talk about what it means. In episode one, Martin Edlund of Malaria No More interprets the Zen fable about the tiger and the strawb

City on Fire: Chicago Race Riot 1919

1 Oct 4th, 2019 46m 12s

A docudrama about the summer that ravaged a city--and remade it. Co-produced with WBEZ. ------------------------------------------- CITY ON FIRE: CHICAGO RACE RIOT 1919 A co-production of WBEZ Chicago and Make-Believe Association Written

What Use Are Flowers?

Mar 21st, 2019 1h 9m

Does humanity deserve another chance? A fable from the great Lorraine Hansberry about a hermit and some children at the end of the world--or the beginning. To contact Make-Believe, email us at [email protected] --------------- What Use

Lost Books of the Odyssey

Mar 1st, 2019 1h

Odysseus, the “man of twists and turns”, goes on five new adventures, portrayed by five amazing actors. Sing for our time, too. To contact Make-Believe, email us at [email protected] --------------- Lost Books of the OdysseyBy Jeremy McCarter

Bruh Rabbit

Feb 7th, 2019 54m 46s

Brer Rabbit, the iconic trickster of African-American folklore, returns in new tales by the poet Nate Marshall: It’s a whole new briar patch now. To contact Make-Believe, email us at [email protected] This program is dedicated to the life of

Brava

Jan 15th, 2019 1h 1m

A brave girl's journey through a land of many monsters, adapted from a Mexican folktale by Nancy García Loza. Performed and recorded live in Chicago, followed by audience conversation. To contact Make-Believe, email us at [email protected] --

Overture: Where Do Stories Come From?

Jan 10th, 2019 25m 7s

How can creative artists make each other more creative? As we count down to the release of Make-Believe's first audio drama, we talk with Monica Beletsky, acclaimed writer for TV and film, about artistic collaboration, the highs and lows of the

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Coming Soon: Brava

Jan 3rd, 2019 53s

A preview of the first audio drama in our season of Grown Folks Fables, a Mexican folktale con música by Nancy García Loza. A brave girl faces many monsters. #muchowowwow #muchoguaoguao

Overture: Why Talk About Stories?

Dec 13th, 2018 26m 30s

Michael Sandel, philosopher and showman, helps us prep for Season 1 by showing how it's done. Plus: the art of listening, upstaging Matt Damon, and the case of Grasshopper v. Ant. Want to talk with us? We're at [email protected]. Want to su

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Coming Soon: Make-Believe

Dec 6th, 2018 1m 25s

Welcome to Make-Believe Association, a Chicago-based company producing new audio dramas--recorded live--and conversations about how stories shape our world. It's independent. It draws from the breadth of our vibrant city. And it's coming very s

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