A Story Beyond at The Foundry

“A Story Beyond” is about a young heroine who struggles to save her village from the looming Dark Cloud, in an original fable told with music, masks, and puppetry. Inspired by folklore from around the world, “A Story Beyond” is a new fable for our time, and features a new score by Nathan Leigh and dynamic puppetry and design by Faye Dupras. The show was conceived and directed by Jason Slavick, and is produced by Georgia Lyman. “A Story Beyond” was created in response to the 2016 election that left America deeply polarized and alienated. “Through storytelling and folk art,” Slavick said, “we explore the need to share stories and listen to each other if we are to heal our community. That’s why we leaned into traditional forms like masks, puppets, and shadow puppetry. Even the music is based in Nathan’s traditional, Eastern European, Jewish roots.”