The Outer Reach

 

CUSP created a series of online improvised episodes as part of our space station series, The Outer Reach. These were developed and performed via Zoom and Facebook Live during the 2020 lockdown for Covid-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand with a grant from the Nelson Heritage Week fund.

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ABOUT THE SS OUTER REACH
It is the year 2029. The SS (Space Station) Outer Reach lies between the asteroid belt and Jupiter, and takes many months to travel to. Its purpose is to search the limits of the Solar System for intelligent life, via transmission and collection of satellite data (yes, this is stolen directly from Ad Astra). The station is peopled with an international crew who are on a two year rotation and all have different skills to keep the station ticking over. The station always seems to be in lockdown, meaning that the crew must communicate from their separate silos through an intercom, which can either be set to one-on-one, or conference mode.

ABOUT THE SHOW
This was CUSP's first online adventure. The online audience was asked to type in suggestions about why the SS was on lockdown that week and the MC chose one to use in the show. The crew who were on a group Zoom call then improvised their latest episode of The Outer Reach, live and online. The audience were invited to make comments on the Facebook feed throughout and to connect to their fellow audience members. It was chance for community to come together during this time of isolation.
 

CUSP - going into the unknown since 2019.