The story centers on a vengeful king who marries a new bride each night and orders her execution at dawn, until Scheherazade intervenes. Drawing on the framework of The Thousand and One Nights, the production follows Scheherazade as she survives by telling stories—each night extending her life by one more dawn—using narrative as both strategy and survival.

Rooted in Hakawati oral tradition, the production blends poetry, puppetry, music, and contemporary storytelling with Arabic folklore. The work reframes the source material as a response to cultural erasure, addressing the effects of colonialism while foregrounding the endurance and adaptability of Indigenous communities across the globe.