Winner of three Signal Awards
- Best Original Music/Score - GOLD
- Best Scripted Fiction Series - SILVER
- Best Sound Design - SILVER
Webby Award Nominee, Best Scripted Fiction Series
Named by Apple Podcasts a "Show That Captured Our Imagination" in 2022
Official selection 2022 — Tribeca Audio
WBEZ Chicago: ‘Lake Song’ explores the successes and hardships of life in Chicago in 2098
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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 a pair of siblings on the South Side. Can the people come together to save their city—and each other?
An Official Selection of Tribeca Audio
Episode 1:
Bow Towards the Wind
In 2098, a shocking death plunges Chicago into crisis, upending life for Wade and his sister Dee.
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Episode 2:
Vitruvius
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.
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Episode 3:
All the Coffee in the World
Dee discovers there’s more to Mira than she realized; Wade copes with new pressures — and possibilities — at City Hall.
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Episode 4:
Like a Basket Weave
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.
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Episode 5:
The Catch
Dee is threatened by a direct challenge from Mira; with the Siren plan hanging in the balance, the whole city challenges Wade.
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EPISODE 6:
Astronauts
A song sends a strange new energy rippling across the city, as Dee and Wade collide.
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EPISODE 7:
Outsiders
It’s 2099, and Siren is remaking Chicago. Wade revels in his newfound success, but Dee struggles to hold onto her place in the family.
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EPISODE 8:
Fair Share
In spite of Wade’s promises, the Siren plan begins to disrupt the city; Dee, bewildered by Mira, runs from her grief.
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EPISODE 9:
Spiraling
As the Siren plan tears the city apart, Wade investigates what’s really going on; Dee, alone and grieving, tries to make a fresh start—and tries, and tries. . . .
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EPISODE 10:
Boat Trouble
Dee and Wade try to repair what’s been broken for so long.
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EPISODE 11:
Stretch Out Your Hand
Siren poses a final, deadly challenge for Wade, Dee, and everyone they love
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EPISODE 12:
Singing Free
After the storm, the city and its people ask: What do we do with our freedom?
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TRAILER 2:
Chicago Poets — Past, Present, Future:
Lake Song
Co-created by Laura Alcalá Baker, Sydney Charles, Mikhail Fiksel, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars
Written by Sydney Charles, Nate Marshall, Jeremy McCarter, Natalie Moore, and Kristina Valada-Viars
Additional story by Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Lorena Diaz, and Marcus D. Moore
Audio production, sound design, mixing, and mastering by Mikhail Fiksel
Casting and line producing by Laura Alcalá Baker
Executive produced by Jeremy McCarter
CAST
Sydney Charles as Dee
and
Marcus D. Moore as Wade
With:
Ayanna Bria Bakari, Brenda Barrie, Billy Branch, Rammel Chan, Lillian Charles, Robert Cornelius, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Ian Paul Custer, Lorena Diaz, Delia Kropp, Daniel Kyri, Eddie Martinez, Al’Jaleel McGhee, James Vincent Meredith, Mia Park, Esme Perez, Justin Reed, Deanna Reed-Foster, A.C. Smith, Kristina Valada-Viars, and AnJi White
MUSIC
Score composed and produced by Mikhail Fiksel, featuring Billy Branch
Original songs written by Sydney Charles, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Mikhail Fiksel, Eréndira Izguerra, and Jeremy McCarter
Songs performed by Sumito Ariyoshi, Billy Branch, Sydney Charles, Eduardo Curley-Carrillo, Mikhail Fiksel, Eréndira Izguerra, Esme Perez, Deanna Reed-Foster, and the cast
SOUND
Recording engineering by Max Fabian and Ricardo Tolbert
Editing by Giselle Castro, Jessi DiBartolomeo, and Nate Uhler
Additional sound design and editing by Robert Hornbostel
Additional mastering and audio repair by Joe Palermo
Studio services provided by Tightrope Recording
Remote audio services provided by TechMagic Designs
PRODUCTION STAFF
Script supervision by Kateri Halbleib and Alexandra Oparka
Graphic design by Carly Pearlman
Legal counsel by Carrie Casselman of Davis Wright Tremaine
MAJOR PRODUCTION SUPPORT
The Paul M. Angell Foundation, Mary Frances Budig, Emily Newhouse Dillingham, The Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, Chris Hayes, John & Judy McCarter, The Miranda Family Fund, The Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, and Andrea Wishom
FOUNDING DONOR
The Chauncey and Marion Deering McCormick Family Foundation
SPECIAL THANKS
Brittainy Barattia, Stormie Charles, Adam Green, Sean Hennessy, Steve Kim, Lydia Reed, Clyde Patterson, Frank Rich, Linda Swick, and Stephanie Ybarra
