The Ballad of the Unfallen

By Maggie Lee

Directed by 
Co-production with Macha Theatre Works

May 14th - June 6th, 2027

In a distant land of swords and steel, twenty-five years have passed since the end of the War of the Divide between the Kaji and the Tsuka clans that tore the country apart. Tensions are now rising again as the new generation seeks to awaken the old rivalries and reclaim their heritage.

Up in the mountains at the Temple of the Lightning Eel, a legendary school for the fighting arts, a safe haven exists where their students can ignore the growing turmoil of the outside world. But when a desperate young woman surviving an unthinkable tragedy seeks refuge at the temple, the delicate illusion of neutrality is shattered and plunges them all into the heart of the conflict. All the while, an earnest bard struggles to record the truth of the events through her song but is faced with the harsh reality that history is shaped by whoever shouts the loudest.

The Ballad of the Unfallen, a new play with music and movement, is about loyalty, connection, and courage in the face of overwhelming odds, asking the question, “Can anyone ever truly choose not to take a side?”

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