The Making of Our Planet

Life on Our Planet with Dan Tapster

Saturday May 3, 2025 at 7:00PM

Matthews Theatre
2 hours, with an intermission

From the Emmy® Award-winning team behind Netflix’s Our Planet comes The Making of Our Planet Live—an immersive, behind-the-scenes adventure into the story of life on Earth. Join Emmy-nominated showrunner Dan Tapster as he brings you face-to-face with the explorers, filmmakers, and scientists who captured the breathtaking (and sometimes heartbreaking) moments that define our world.

This isn’t just entertainment—it’s an unforgettable experience that challenges how we see our planet and our role within it.

Life on Our Planet reveals how life has risen, fallen, and fought to survive across Earth's history. With stunning visuals and powerful storytelling, it sparks big conversations about resilience, responsibility, and hope—perfect for inspiring curious middle schoolers and adults alike.

Bring the whole family and experience a night that will leave you amazed, moved, and ready to see our planet with new eyes.

About Dan Tapster

An eight-time Emmy-nominated showrunner, Dan Tapster began his career at the BBC Natural History Unit, working on series including Sir David Attenborough’s Life of Mammals. His unconventional career includes being kidnapped by Quichua Indians in Ecuador and accidentally firing cannonballs through houses. As showrunner of MythBusters, he led the series to 12 renewals and over 18 billion views, making it the second most-watched factual TV series in history.

In 2018, Tapster joined Silverback Films as the showrunner for Netflix’s Life on Our Planet, executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The groundbreaking series blends breathtaking natural history with cutting-edge VFX to tell Earth’s greatest story like never before. Tapster holds a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Bristol and has received Emmys, BAFTAs, and RTS awards.