Taking on Water (2024)
In the fall of 2021 playwright Robert Chafe set out on an interview tour of eastern Newfoundland, asking residents of coastal communities why they live where they live, and how they might see their future. The responses offer a new way to think about the love, risk, and resilience of living on the edge of a changing ocean. Produced and directed by award-winning filmmaker Barbara Doran and Jerry McIntosh, Taking on Water takes the audience through the process of developing the musical-dramatic performance of the same name from local conversations about ocean and coastal change to final performances on the stage.
Director: Barbara Doran
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Robert Chafe as Self |
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Nancy Dahn as Self |
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Barbara Doran as Narrator (voice) |
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Louise Moyes as Self |
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Randolph Peters as Self |
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Timothy Steeves as Self |
| Directing | Barbara Doran | Director |
| Writing | Barbara Doran | Writer |
| Production | Barbara Doran | Producer |
| Crew | Jerry McIntosh | Cinematography |
| Editing | Jerry McIntosh | Editor |
| Production | Barbara Neis | Researcher |
| Crew | Barbara Neis | Logistics Coordinator |
| Production | MacKenzie Young | Finance |