Make-Believe is proud to present its latest audio-drama project, 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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Listening to Lake Song
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 at lakesong.fm. Follow or subscribe to LAKE SONG to hear new episodes as they appear each week.
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Trailer 2: Chicago Poets--Past, Present, Future
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 Tribeca Audio. For more, visit lakesong.fm.
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Trailer: Lake Song
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? LAKE SONG is the joint creation of seven multidisciplinary Chicagoans. Combining sci-fi and music, politics and poetry, it's a collective response to our times, and a shared dream of our future. Go to the new LAKE SONG feed to subscribe. Coming in mid-October.
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Our Decameron: Shakespeare in Utopia
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 Music, mixing, and mastering by Mikhail Fiksel Graphics and social media by Carly Pearlman ---------------- Share Make-Believe on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakeBelieveFM IG: https://www.instagram.com/makebelievefm/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/makebelieveassociation/
Every story is a crossroads. A diverse company of Chicago artists produces new audio dramas—recorded live—and stages freewheeling audience conversations about them. Led by Founder and Executive Producer Jeremy McCarter, Make-Believe shares suspenseful, moving, hilarious stories, and tries to discover how they shape our world.