The Makers and Shakers Society

20/11/2022

We're honoured to read this shout out about The Makers and Shakers Society from Britt Wray, the author of the wise and thoughtful book Generation Dread. “The Makers and Shakers Society from Clarke Mackey delighted me this week. It’s a serialized drama that tells the story of young activists today figuring out the climate apocalypse of tomorrow, told retrospectively, with lots of love and youthful drama woven in...could not love it more...For those who want to be swept away into another person’s imagination for how to share human experience in a warming world filled with political turbulence, it is worth a listen.”

A new, exciting, and crucial initiative launches at COP27

06/10/2022

Episode Four of The Makers and Shakers Society is broadcast tonight on CFRC and is available tomorrow as a podcast. Here's an interview with Lib Spry who worked on the series.

24/09/2022

Interview with Kevin Bowers, the composer and guitarist for The Makers and Shakers Society podcast.

23/09/2022

What’s happening with the climate crisis? Check out the amazing performances and sound work in episode two of The Makers and Shakers Society audio drama which goes public today. And join in the conversation this Saturday at The Broom Factory for “Radio Drama and Climate Futures” Kingston Canadian Film Festival

It was about a decade ago that filmmaker Clarke Mackey first wanted to bring attention to climate change through a creative project.

20/09/2022

Jackson Watt-Bowers, Clarke Mackey and Stephanie Fung. Jeremy Kerr at the console.

15/09/2022

Novel Idea Bookstore window for The Makers and Shakers Audio Drama which premiers this week.

14/09/2022

The Novel Idea Bookstore window for The Makers and Shakers Society which premieres tomorrow.

09/09/2022

Here's a short trailer that gives you a taste of what The Makers and Shakers Society is like. The audio drama/podcast premieres this Thursday.

08/09/2022

We are thrilled to announce that The Makers and Shakers Society audio drama, , will be broadcast on CFRC 101.9 FM radio, in Kingston, Ontario on Thursday nights at 7:00 pm from September 15 to October 20. Podcasts of each episode will be available the next day on your favourite podcast app or from the website.
Written and directed by Clarke Mackey. Starring Jackson Watt-Bowers, Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy, Stephanie Fung, Paul Smith, Anna Sudac, Liam Karry, and Cassel Miles. The music is composed and performed by Kevin Bowers.
Thanks to: , , , , and many others.
https://makersandshakers.ca/

26/08/2022

Interview with Jackson Watt-Bowers who plays the role of Oliver in podcast.

Jackson is a graduate from the University of Toronto Mississauga Theatre and Drama Studies program. He is excited to be able to work and explore the medium of Radio Drama, and he hopes that the powerful message this piece explores is able to inspire action and empathy in those listening.

17/08/2022

Interview with Stephanie Fung who plays the role of Leah in the podcast.

Stephanie Fung (they/she) is an interdisciplinary artist and arts worker from Tkaronto/Toronto who is fascinated by the concept of convention and how we contest culture. They are leading a team of emerging theatre critics as the Editor of the Kingston Theatre Alliance and co-facilitator of the Toronto Fringe Festival’s New Young Reviewers program. Recent artistic credits include: Write From the Hip (Nightwood Theatre); The Makers & Shakers Society (Radioland Media); Collider (Single Thread Theatre Company); The Intangible Q***r (YIKES a Theatre Company); In This World (Theatre Count); paper SERIES (5th Company Lane); and Concord Floral (Theatre Kingston).

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Stephanie’s articles can be found on https://kingstontheatre.ca/author/steph/

18/07/2022

Interview with Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy who plays the role of Grace in the podcast.

Vishmayaa Jeyamoorthy (she/her) is a lighting designer turned law student. She graduated from Queen’s University in 2018 and is excited to return to Kingston to try her hand at voice acting for the first time. Notable achievements include designing at the Isabel and petting (almost) every dog that has visited campus.

Instagram:
https://performancewiki.ca/index.php?title=Vishmayaa_Jeyamoorthy&setlang=fr

29/06/2022

The event will happen today, June 29 outside MP offices. It aims to honor the 619 lives lost to the 2021 Heat Dome in BC and demand a Just Transition legislation from politicians as an act upon the current climate crisis.

As suggested by “if you can’t make it to an action in person, you can still show your solidarity and help us make the biggest possible impact. Take 2 minutes and call your MP.” 📞 ⚡️ Check their page for direct links and more information ℹ️

16/06/2022

Interview with the writer and director Clarke Mackey in which he discusses his background in film and television and the inspiration, challenges and goals for The Makers and Shakers podcast.

16/05/2022

The song “Do it Now” was produced as part of the Sing For the Climate manifestation. Although the event occurred in Belgium in 2012, around 401.009 people from all over the world have also sang the song with the aim of spreading awareness about the serious demand of climate action.

09/05/2022

Published by Environment and Climate Change Canada in 2019, Canada’s Changing Climate Report (CCCR) provides an overview of how and why Canada has been impacted by environmental issues as part of the consequences of Climate Change over the years. Moreover, it then compares its results to the updated report Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

An example of their findings is that “human influence is the main driver of observed warming over Canada. Mean temperatures across Canada are projected to continue to increase, with the larger changes associated with higher emission scenarios and thus greater increases in global mean temperature” (CCCR 2022).

27/04/2022

Behind the scenes video from our favorite moments during recording 🎙🌱🌍

27/04/2022

Interview with the actors from The Makers and Shakers Society audio drama

06/04/2022

Alexandra Montegnese (Joan), Mia Lockhart (Mehar), Jackson Watt-Bowers (Oliver) and Ahmad Mohammadi (Abas) recording scenes from The Makers and Shakers Society.

06/04/2022

Dominik Bryant, Jaharra Hill, and Rayden Campbell-Robinson in a scene from The Makers and Shakers Society. They are all high school students at the River Program in the Limestone Board of Education. The River program (formerly Katarokwi Aboriginal School) provides self-identified First Nations, Métis or Inuit students in Grade 9 to 12 with opportunities to learn about Indigenous cultures and to participate in traditional activities and ceremonies in holistic, cultural, project-based instruction.

06/04/2022

Dominik Bryant, Jaharra Hill, and Rayden Campbell-Robinson in a scene from The Makers and Shakers Society. They are all high school students at the River Program in the Limestone Board of Education. The River program (formerly Katarokwi Aboriginal School) provides self-identified First Nations, Métis or Inuit students in Grade 9 to 12 with opportunities to learn about Indigenous cultures and to participate in traditional activities and ceremonies in holistic, cultural, project-based instruction.

01/04/2022

Stephanie Fung (Leah), Kim Nanderam (Deena) and Jackson Watt-Bowers (Oliver) recording a scene from episode 6 of The Makers and Shakers Society.

31/03/2022

Wednesday night, Radioland Media Collective members Clarke Mackey and Lib Spry taught a voice acting workshop for the cast and crew of the second Shortwave Theatre Festival run on CFRC 101.9 FM in collaboration with Cellar Door Project. It will be broadcast in November featuring several plays written, directed, performed and sound designed by local artists funded by Kingston Arts Council. Visit shortwavetheatre.com to learn more about our 2020 festival and what's in store this year.

16/03/2022

Jackson Watt-Bowers, who plays Oliver in The Makers and Shakers Society, performs vocals for the song “Then We Know We’re Winning” while his father, Kevin Bowers, plays guitar. Kevin is the composer for the series.

16/03/2022

Here are a few more pictures from the weekend one of recording.

16/03/2022

A series of inspiring speeches and performances took place today at Queen’s University main campus as part of the event Day of Action for a Just Transition 350.org 350 Canada

16/03/2022

Actors performing the song “Then We Know We’re Winning”.