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The Story of the Dog

In "The Story of the Dog," a soldier leaves his wife and home and his dog to go to war. Sometime after he leaves, the wife begins to share their house with an old woman, who needs a place to live. Eventually, the lonely wife takes a lover. Frightened, she decides to leave the village and to go with her lover to a place where no one will know her. She knows that the old woman has seen her with the lover. Desperate, she burns the house to the ground. The old woman dies in the fire.

Cambodians say there are 4 types of endings: a tear drop, a drop of blood, happiness, or a question. Which will it be?

So begins the "Story of the Dog," an exciting collaboration between Sandglass Theater and Sovanna Phum of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The subject of the piece is the effect of war on private lives. Combining performers from both companies, The story integrates Sandglass' characteristic puppet style with traditional Cambodian shadow puppets, dance, and music.

Directed by Mann Kosal and Eric Bass
Puppet designs by Ines Zeller Bass
Music by Phan Samreth, Phan Roth, Reza Jacobs
Performed by Pich Kakada, Tin Daneth, Nou Chaylot, Chourn Sovannary, Mann Kosal, Ines Zeller Bass, Kirk Murphy, Leah Mutz