Lavender Evening Fog is a haunted mystery podcast. Dr. Anna-Georgina Plume researches the history of Victorian-era educational architecture. When she learns she is able to purchase and move into her old elementary school presents itself, Anna-Georgina jumps at the opportunity. She explores the architecture and the building’s history while gaining new perspectives on her own. Unfortunately, the carousel in the gymnasium turns on without warning, the music room piano plays when no one is around, and a mysterious woman appears at the front gate.
Lavender Evening Fog is an ongoing story. We recommend listening to the episodes in order. The preview episodes, however, can be listened to in any order, though 0.1 and 0.2 generally take place around Season 1 and 0.3 is associated with Season 2.
Lavender Evening Fog: Between the Leaves is a serial novel written at a middle grade level for readers 8 and up. It takes place three years before the events of the podcast, in the last summer before the school is closed. Samantha Dewey loves reading at the local library and exploring her old elementary school building where the library is located. When a trip to the library sets her in search of some lost letters, she makes a new friend and learns more about the school history
Cast Bios
Victoria Dickman-Burnett (she/her) is Lavender Evening Fog's showrunner and the voice of Anna-Georgina Plume. Her work has appeared in the inaugural Phonic Fiction Fest and Secret ArtWorks. She is the author of Dear Artemisia: Art as Transformation in Sexual Violence Prevention and the creator Teavent Microfiction. She also mentors young participatory arts-based researchers. Victoria has a PhD from the University of Cincinnati and is currently writing a book about sexual violence in film.
Ben Baird (he/him) is a trans Toronto artist who focuses on using wearable wire sculpture, photography, and watercolour cartography to create accessible physical and psychogeographic experiences of individual stories. Ben directs each episode of Lavender Evening Fog and serves as an executive producer. He also co-wrote Episode 1.6: Classroom 1-C, and will be voicing Charles Zaffre in Season 3.
Nick Federinko (he/him) produces, mixes, and edits each episode of Lavender Evening Fog. He also records many of the show’s sound effects live, and is the voice of Billy.
Tony Barrett (he/him) is the voice of Carousel Repair Technician Daryl. His process for voice acting is very method and he even emailed carousel repair companies for research. Sadly, none replied.
Amy Yap (she/her) is the voice of Sophia the Gate Lady. She is a flavor scientist and not as frustratingly enigmatic in real life.
Trinity Shaya (she/her) is the voice of Sam the barista, as well as an artist, participatory researcher, and Peace Corps volunteer.
David Girmann (he/him) is the voice of Mayor Duncan Plume.
Danny Huri (he/him) is the voice of Principal Alexander Dijon.
Keith Heard (he/him) is the voice of Sloane the party guest.
Jen Park (she/her) is the voice of an unnamed party guest (3.3) and the contractor (3.4).
Character Bios
Dr. Anna-Georgina Plume (she/her): Dr. Anna-Georgina Plume is Assistant Professor of Architectural History and Preservation in the Department of Social History at Hollingsworth University. She holds a Master’s Degree in architecture and a PhD in History. Her research focuses on educational architecture of the Victorian era, with an emphasis on the role progressive education played on the built environment in the school. Outside of her research, Anna-Georgina loves dogs (she has three), and has recently developed an interest in carousels.
Billy (he/him): Billy is Anna-Georgina’s best friend from her Master’s program. He is both an architect and a professor of architecture. Billy also plays the piano.
Mr. Charles Zaffre (he/him): Mr. Zaffre served as the school librarian for the past 30 years and is looking forward to a much less weird retirement.
Dr. Helen Plume (she/her): Dr. Helen Plume is Anna-Georgina’s grandmother. A classically trained archival researcher, she served as the school librarian of Ellis Field until 1990, at which point she retired, only to start working for the Ellis Field Branch of the county library—which shared a space with the school library, so it wasn’t much of a move.
Samantha Dewey (she/her): At 13, Samantha likes to read, explore her old school, and begrudgingly play the oboe. At 16, Samantha is working as a barista at a local coffee shop. Her love of reading remains constant, as does finding herself at the center of a mystery.