TOO Episode 132- Audio New Play Festival, Frazer Shepherdson's WHALE SONG

Whale Song is an immersive audio play experience that follows characters, SAM and ROCHELLE, and the crew of a research vessel; scouring the near-empty oceans in search of the last whales on the planet. The play is set fifty years from today in a world so badly ravaged by a climate catastrophe, the human race is being forced to evacuate Earth and start again on Mars. Whale Song explores emerging, present-day attitudes towards the unfolding climate crisis and the value of human and animal life on planet Earth.

“They’re lonely. Imagine being the last person left on Earth, wandering around every day, calling out for someone who isn’t there… they won’t stop looking though. We wouldn’t.”

Written and directed by Frazer Shepherdson 

CAST (In order of appearance): 

POLITICIAN: Ella Ferris

ROCHELLE: Isha Menon

SAM: Frazer Shepherdson

SAILOR: Miela Anich

REPORTER: Jessica Lu

PROTESTERS: Endrico Botha, Tayla Abbott, Brittany Ng

ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jessica Lu, Ella Ferris, Tayla Abbott, Hugo Gutteridge, Endrico Botha, Justin Tan & Brittany Ng


Composer | Sound Designer: Jack Burmeister

Sound Engineer: Reuben Cumming

Special thanks to the Newport Community Hub and the Cybec Foundation for their generosity and support.

 
Frazer (he/him) is a writer and actor based in Melbourne, Australia. He has trained extensively in performance at several internationally recognized institutions, receiving his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2021, and has worked on a number of professional films, television, and theatre projects throughout his career. At the beginning of 2021, he co-founded the Dirty Twenty Podcast, a live-play Dungeons and Dragons podcast that has seen perpetual growth and a steady rise in popularity since its founding. When Frazer spends time in the real world, it is in a state of curious observation, taking in nature and people's behavior, and using those things to broaden his imagination and repertoire to fuel the continued growth of his career as an artist.

You can find Frazer and links to his various projects on Instagram at Frazer Shepherdson (@frazer.shepherdson)