In The Dumps

Climate Change and Other Small Talk

A father takes his eleven-year-old son on a road trip to protest decades of environmental racism in their rural Black Nova Scotian community. They shift between playful and serious as they discuss ways of bringing about meaningful change, in the wake of the Africville apology.

In The Dumps was written by Shauntay Grant. Find the transcript here.

Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a worldwide tour for your ears - minus the carbon footprint and lost luggage. Audio dramas from 9 creative teams around the globe will entertain as well as explore our climate crisis. And maybe even what could get us out.

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--- CREDITS ---

Written by SHAUNTAY GRANT

Directed by MIKE PAYETTE *

Starring:

JACOB SAMPSON as Dad *

NY LANGDON as Nate

with

LILIONA QUARMYNE as Mom

BEN STONE as the Security Guard *

Sound design, music and audio mixing by JACKSON FAIRFAX-PERRY

Dramaturgy by JACOB SAMPSON and MYEKAH PAYNE

Episode Produced by ZUPPA and with support from SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS

Episode Producer & Production Manager BEN STONE

Recording engineers:

Nate, Dad and The Security Guard were recorded at VILLAGE SOUND, by Sound Engineer BEN CREELMAN

Radio Announcer and Mom were recorded at JACKSON FAIRFAX-PERRY’s home studio

LUKE BATIOT

* Jacob Sampson and Ben Stone are members of ACTRA Maritimes and were engaged under Music Code 2011

* Mike Payette is a member of The Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and was engaged under the D.O.T. Agreement

Special thanks to Arts Nova Scotia, Halifax Culture and Events, ACTRA Maritimes, and the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association

In the Dumps was produced in Kjipuktuk (Halifax), Mi’kma'ki (Nova Scotia), the territory of the Mi’kmaq.

--- SERIES CREDITS for CLIMATE CHANGE AND OTHER SMALL TALK ---

Created by SUNNY DRAKE

Produced by SUNNY DRAKE PRODUCTIONS in association with WHY NOT THEATRE

Lead Producers: FANNY MARTIN and NAJLA NUBYANLUV

Concept Dramaturg: KEVIN MATTHEW WONG

Impact Producer & Climate Dramaturg: CHAPRECE HENRY

Communications Producer: DANIELA GERSTMANN

Central Audio Producers: HEATHER BROWN and RICHARD FEREN

Series funders: Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council

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