Some Other Mettle

In a not-too-distant future, in a world a few notches over from our own, five unlikely heroes set off on incredible journeys.  Fallow just wanted to catch fish and keep the lamp burning to ward off evil spirits, until she met Tesam, who has been chosen by his people to travel to the Barrens, a mysterious wasteland that might hold the key to all power and might hold only ghosts.  Usco the Teller can hear the rhythms of the earth changing, there are crazy things happening in Laeta’s crystal cave database that she can’t understand, let alone categorize, and Sy the Seer just wants to kick his drug habit, even if he has to leave home forever to do it.  Though they travel different paths, the five stumble into each other again and again until their fates are inextricably linked through a series of extraordinary events. Part live video-game, part future mythos, Some Other Mettle is a coming-of-age story that examines the nature of bravery and the spirit of epic in a post-technologized world.

Performed in a developmental production at the 2012 Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and then premiered at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in February 2013.

Cast and Creative Team

Directed by Rebecca Wright. Designed by Maria Shaplin and Katherine Fritz. Featuring Kristen Bailey, Thomas Choinacky, Jessica Hurley, John Jarboe, and MK Tuomanen.