The plot weaves fiction with climate scientists answers to interviews. It is “The Great Immensity”, a full Broadway-style musical that explores the themes of climate change and biodiversity. Realized by The Civilians – Investigative Theater.

From The Civilians – Investigative Theater’s official web site:

The Great Immensity is a continent-hopping thriller following a woman, Phyllis, as she pursues her twin sister Polly who disappeared from a tropical island while on an assignment for a nature show. Through her search Phyllis uncovers Polly’s connection to a mysterious plot surrounding the upcoming international climate summit in Auckland. As the days countdown to the Auckland Summit, Phyllis must puzzle out her
sister’s thinking in the hope that she might decipher the plan and
possibly stop it in time. With arresting projected film and video and a wide-ranging score of songs, The Great Immensity is a highly theatrical look into the one of the most vital questions of our time: how can we change ourselves and our society in time to solve the enormous environmental challenges that confront us.

www.thegreatimmensity.org
– the website inspired by the play! Six characters, including Polly,
are bloggers on the site, posting about a wide variety of environmental
topics and telling the real stories of individuals making a difference
in these large and vital issues.

Watch the first video made from a song in the show:

Margin of Error from Polly on Vimeo.

This is the first of a series of original music videos created for THE GREAT IMMENSITY, a new play with songs and media project about our environmental challenges. This video features the song “Margin of Error” by Michael Friedman. The statistics in the song were all reported by the New York Times.

For more information, please visit www.thegreatimmensity.org.

Directed by Dustin Grella

Produced by Alix Lambert

Director of Photography: Matt Israel

A Project of The Civilians

Funded by The National Science Foundation

Cast:

Adel Kerpely

Alix Lambert

Maia McCann

Tony Watkins

Matt Israel

Elmo

Music and lyrics by Michael Friedman

Performed by:

Emily Ackerman

Dan Domingues

Trey Lyford

Source: Ted blog