The Halifax Common is the oldest urban park in Canada. Of the original 240 acres only 80 acres remain, as the public land has slowly given way to cemeteries, hospitals, schools, and museums, office buildings, parking lots, restaurants, and condominiums. The Common is a site-specific audio performance for headset, experienced by one audience member at a time, that unearths the secrets that lie buried in familiar places and examines the private meanings we make of public space.

The Common: for as long as you have so far

Co-created by Dustin Scott Harvey and Robert Plowman, with audio design by Brian Riley. Vocal performances by Andrea Dymond and Robert Plowman, with Rae Brown. Produced by Secret Theatre.

• September 2016, Production: Halifax NS.

• July 2010, Production: Halifax NS.

Created with the support of the Halifax Regional Municipality and the Canada Council for the Arts (Inter-Arts).