THE CHOICE IS YOURS
programsound.fm is a "new internet radio station for storytellers" developed by Bahia Watson. Supported by Outside the March (OtM), and Canada Council for the Arts, with additional artist support from Volcano Theatre, Theatre Artaud, Crows’ Theatre and Soulpepper Theatre Company, I was given space to work on this radio station. I had the wonderful opportunity to write, direct and edit a unique radio drama for this project. Upon request, I can provide my individual script and recording.
As a kid I loved those ‘Choose your own adventure books’, and what I felt like I was missing in my life was the choice to determine my own fate… For programsound.fm, I combined the radio feature of ‘calling in’ with the format of choose your own adventure books.
I wrote and created a fantasy and adventure story with multiple endings that are based on set options available to the caller. The choice is up to the caller on how the story moves forward.
Radio is a great format for the imagination because you can submerge yourself in soundscapes and voices, close your eyes and let your brain go wild. It was a surefire way to get the audience caught up in the story.
The show was a super fun and exciting way to get a lot of different voices involved, and gave creators, actors and callers a taste of adventure.