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Detroit, 2015: Citizens who are residential water customers became delinquent bill payers due to years of unmanageable water rate hikes. These locals are getting shut-off notices and their water cut-off. This threatens to displace 25,000 people, many of who are committed Detroiters. Music is a powerful force in Detroit. For many generations, choirs were the platform where voices came together. Today, this is still the case. The Metabolic Studio, based in Los Angeles, has been present in Detroit since 2014. During this time, we came to bare witness to the community articulate their struggle to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation as well as the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Being there, we understood the power of a collective human voice as a devotional practice. We invited choirs from Detroit to come together at the iconic United Sound Systems—the oldest recording studio in the country—to cut an album about water. The choir’s songs were broad

Detroit, 2015: Citizens who are residential water customers became delinquent bill payers due to years of unmanageable water rate hikes. These locals are getting shut-off notices and their water cut-off. This threatens to displace 25,000 people, many of who are committed Detroiters. Music is a powerful force in Detroit. For many generations, choirs were the platform where voices came together. Today, this is still the case. The Metabolic Studio, based in Los Angeles, has been present in Detroit since 2014. During this time, we came to bare witness to the community articulate their struggle to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation as well as the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Being there, we understood the power of a collective human voice as a devotional practice. We invited choirs from Detroit to come together at the iconic United Sound Systems—the oldest recording studio in the country—to cut an album about water. The choir’s songs were broad

Augustus Williamson performs Wade in the Water at United Sound Systems recording studio on May 19, 2015. Detroit, 2015: Citizens who are residential water customers became delinquent bill payers due to years of unmanageable water rate hikes. These locals are getting shut-off notices and their water cut-off. This threatens to displace 25,000 people, many of who are committed Detroiters. Music is a powerful force in Detroit. For many generations, choirs were the platform where voices came together. Today, this is still the case. The Metabolic Studio, based in Los Angeles, has been present in Detroit since 2014. During this time, we came to bare witness to the community articulate their struggle to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drinking water and sanitation as well as the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Being there, we understood the power of a collective human voice as a devotional practice. We invited choirs from Detroit to come together at the iconic United Sound Sy

Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre presents Manuel Ruiz' "The Townies" on May 15, 2016 at 7 pm at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine. This original script follows the story of 20-something young adults growing up in Lone Pine and pondering their futures and life goals. Whether to stay or to go, find love, fulfill family obligations or pursue a dream and leave for uncharted territory…Writer/Director Manuel Ruiz states “the script is about taking chances at a young age, knowing what you want out of life and not letting fears or other people stand in the way of your life goals. Sometimes you have to leave your comfort zone in order to figure our what you really want out of life.” C A S T : Narrator, Val, Garage Manager – Max Rosan Max – Cordero Chávez Curtis – Grant Whitney June – Chelsea Benbrook Understudy for June – Jeanie Smith Robert, Chuck the bartender – Jim Shallcross Michelle, Tourist #1 – Sharon Avey Tourist #2 – Jennifer Duncan Writer and Director: Manuel Ruiz Station Breaks/Community Announce

Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre presented "Death Valley Scotty" on Sunday September 28, 7pm at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA. “Death Valley Scotty” is a live radio play that was written by Ruth Woodman in 1931 and originally aired in 1955 in the “Death Valley Days” Series. Walter Scott (a.k.a. Death Valley Scotty) was a prospector, a performer with Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show, a raconteur, a conman, husband and father. In 1885 he met an Easterner who was told he only had a few weeks to live. Scotty helped him to recover and cemented a secretive, life long partnership. In 1905 he beat the cross-country speed record on a train from L.A. to Chicago. Free with his stories and his cash, he quickly became one of the West’s most prominent and mysterious legends and kept reporters and the country on the edge of its seat for decades. His fabulous stories of secret gold mines and his million-dollar oasis in Death Valley (Scotty’s Castle) kept the public and newspapermen eager for the next story. A tr

Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre presented “Man Against the Mountain” on June 15, 2014 at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA. "Man Against the Mountain" is a live radio play that originally aired in 1947 in the Cavalcade of America Series. The radio play tells how the people of Lone Pine built the Mt. Whitney Trail and Observatory. A troupe of local performers from the Owens Valley read the play and performed sound effects. The Cavalcade of America series, an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953. The Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. CAST: Announcer, Hiestand, Campbell & Luis – Jayson Lozier Whitman & Tom – Jim Shallcross Gustave Marsh – Jesse Steele Elizabeth Marsh – Jeannie Smith Aunt Hitty – Julie Fought Oscar – Jon Klusmire Bert – Manuel Ruiz Abbott – Deborah

Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre performed their annual radio play “WAR OF THE WORLDS” on December 13, 2015 at 7:00 pm at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA. This live radio drama was written by Howard Koch, directed and narrated by Orson Welles in 1938, and inspired by the H.G. Wells story written in 1897. The 1938 CBS radio broadcast performed on Halloween caused a historic fracas across the nation. The “War of the Worlds” script has been adapted by Jon Klusmire to be set in contemporary Owens Valley and Los Angeles. C A S T : ORSON WELLES, PROFESSOR PIERSON, COMMANDER: Max Rosan PHILLIPS RADIO REPORTER, STRANGER, ARMY OFFICER, OPERATOR 2 & 5: Jim Shallcross ANNOUNCER 1, POLICEWOMAN, VICE ADMIRAL MONTGOMERY SMITH, GUNNER, OPERATOR 4: Judyth Greenburgh ANNOUNCER 2, CAPTAIN LANSING, OBSERVER, OPERATOR 3, LA ANNOUNCER: Jeanie Smith MS. WILMUTH, HARRIET McDONALD (RADIO STATION BOSS), SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OPERATOR 1: Mary Winchester LONE PINE RADIO ANNOUNCER: Jon Klusmire Community Announceme

Metabolic Studio's IOU THEATRE presented “WAR OF THE WORLDS” at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA on December 7, 2014 at 7:00 pm. The original live radio drama was written by Howard Koch, directed and narrated by Orson Welles in 1938, and inspired by the H.G. Wells story written in 1897. The 1938 CBS radio broadcast performed on Halloween caused a historic fracas across the nation. The “War of the Worlds” script was adapted by Jon Klusmire to be set in contemporary Owens Valley and Los Angeles. C A S T : ORSON WELLES, PROFESSOR PIERSON, COMMANDER – Max Rosan PHILLIPS RADIO REPORTER, STRANGER, OFFICER, OPERATOR 2 & 5 – Jim Shallcross ANNOUNCER 1, POLICEWOMAN, VICE ADMIRAL MONTGOMERY SMITH, GUNNER, OPERATOR 4 – Judyth Greenburgh ANNOUNCER 2, CAPTAIN LANSING, OBSERVER, OPERATOR 3, LA ANNOUNCER – Jeanie Smith MS. WILMUTH, ANNOUNCER 3, McDONALD (RADIO STATION BOSS), SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, OPERATOR 1 – Mary Winchester Script Adaptation: Jon Klusmire and Rochelle Fabb Community Announcements: Jon

Metabolic Studio's IOU Theatre presented "The Water Picnic", an original script written and directed by Chris Langley and performed by IOU THEATRE on Sunday, November 1, 2015 at 7pm at the Double L Saloon in Lone Pine, CA. C A S T : Walter Cronkite (Anchor for program) - Jim Shallcross Jon Klusmire (The Inyo Register correspondent) - read by himself Anderson Cooper (Reporter) - Max Rosan Guard (Los Angeles guard at Alabama Gates) - Mark Long Lesley Stahl (Reporter) - Judyth Greenburgh Sheriff Collins(Inyo County Sheriff, operates out of Lone Pine) - Jon Klusmire Mark Watterson (Leader of rebels, brother of Wilfred) - Mark Long Voice (s)-  the Cast Booming Voice - Mark Long Geraldo Rivera (Reporter) -  Max Rosan L.C Hall (Owens valley resident, kidnapped L.A. supporter) -  Jude Greenburgh Chet Huntley (Reporter) - Jeanie Smith Jess Hessian (Inyo County District Attorney) - Deborah Levin Rush Limbaugh (Politician/Radio personality) - Jon Klusmire Rachel Maddow (Reporter) - Catherine Kravitz Nancy Grace

Metabolic Studio's IOU THEATRE presented “Man Against the Mountain” on May 3, 2015 at Alpine Elementary School at 4 pm in Littlerock, California in collaboration with the Social Practice Program at Otis School of Art and Design and the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA. This radio play that originally aired in 1947 in the Cavalcade of America Series tells how the people of Lone Pine built the Mt. Whitney Trail and Observatory. A troupe of local performers from the Owens Valley read the play and performed sound effects. The Cavalcade of America series, an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company. It was initially broadcast on radio from 1935 to 1953. The Cavalcade of America documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds. CAST Announcer, Hiestand, Campbell & Luis – Jon Klusmire/Victor Silvas Whitman & Tom – Jim Shallcross Gustave Marsh – Jess

Wayne State University Choral Union performs “Hush, Hush, Someone’s Calling My Name” under the director of conductor Dr. Gerald Custer. Recorded for Metabolic Studio at United Sound Systems recording studio in Detroit on May 19, 2015. Detroit, 2015: Citizens who are residential water customers became delinquent bill payers due to years of unmanageable water rate hikes. These locals are getting shut-off notices and their water cut-off. This threatens to displace 25,000 people, many of who are committed Detroiters. Music is a powerful force in Detroit. For many generations, choirs were the plat- form where voices came together. Today, this is still the case. The Metabolic Studio, based in Los Angeles, has been present in Detroit since 2014. During this time, we came to bare wit- ness to the community articulate their struggle to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drink- ing water and sanitation as well as the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Being there, we understood the p

"Deep River" performed by the DEEP RIVER CHOIR of Detroit's Central United Methodist Church under the direction of choir director Bobbi Thompson. Recorded for Metabolic Studio at United Sound Systems recording studio in Detroit on May 19, 2015. Detroit, 2015: Citizens who are residential water customers became delinquent bill payers due to years of unmanageable water rate hikes. These locals are getting shut-off notices and their water cut-off. This threatens to displace 25,000 people, many of who are committed Detroiters. Music is a powerful force in Detroit. For many generations, choirs were the platform where voices came together. Today, this is still the case. The Metabolic Studio, based in Los Angeles, has been present in Detroit since 2014. During this time, we came to bare wit- ness to the community articulate their struggle to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human right to safe drink- ing water and sanitation as well as the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. Being there, we understo

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio… Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 32| November 3, 2016 Features Nicholas Hummingbird and his powerful presentation Bringing Home The Medicine. Nicholas Hummingbird travels to the Standing Rock Sioux Nation to stand in solidarity to protect the waters and sacred sites from the Dakota Access Pipeline. We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio… Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 19A | July 22, 2016 Features Sarah McCabe and her presentation Journey to Ecuador into Sapara Territory We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 31 | October 13, 2016 Presentation by Lisa Marr and Paolo Davanzo on THE SOUND WE SEE: Growing a Global Slow Film Movement. We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 30 | October 6, 2016 A presentation on WATERshed by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects. We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 29 |September 29, 2016 Features Milli Macen-Moore presenting Seed Banks in California and the Southwest. We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 28 |September 22, 2016 Ava Koo, presentation on soil testing and phytoremediation We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 27 | September 15, 2016 Featuring Tim Leanse talk on Kchung Radio --- Chinatown based radio station's completely non-commercial, egalitarian and innovative creative programming, broadcasts and public events We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!

Lauren Bon & The Metabolic Studio offer the Explorer’s Club to share meaningful journeys, encounters and projects in an intimate setting at the Metabolic Studio. Let’s tune in, connect and listen! Session 26 | September 8, 2016 Features Steve Rowell and his presentation --- Dark Hydrology and the Rose Coalition of Watershed website. The Rose Coalition of Watershed website multi-user collaborative resource for educators, activists, students, artists, engineers, futurists, hydrologists, or anyone who simply want to tell a relevant story about a place or time. We hoped you enjoyed our latest Explorer’s Club Session. For more information, please visit metabolicstudio.org --- and Thank you!