From a Sunday school class to a stage for every generation.
The Story exists to communicate the grand narrative of the Bible to a new generation — told through dialoguing narrators, mimes, and overhead pictures, all at once.
To communicate the grand narrative of the Bible to a new generation, using dialoguing narrators, overhead pictures, and mimes — all three playing at once, to hold the attention of young audiences.
Forty years, one forgotten cellar, and a second life.
The original version, "99 Days Through the Bible," was written by hand for two specific teenagers — a 15-hour telling of the whole biblical story.
It was presented to a Sunday school class of about 20 teenagers, and in several other settings, before being recorded onto cassette tapes and packaged in a plastic case.
The recordings were stored in a cellar and completely forgotten — until they were rediscovered in 2020.
The content was reformatted into four sessions and reworked into dialoguing characters, with mimes and overhead pictures added to make it visually rich and stimulating for a new generation of youth.
A story that's hard to find told well.
Today's young people know very little about the Bible, let alone the whole story of the interaction between God and mankind — and are often quick to reject anything they deem "religious," given so many mixed messages in our culture.
The Story is presented by young people, for young people — designed to be picked up by any group with minimal preparation, so a youth group who knows the story can put it on for one that doesn't.
The people behind The Story.
Barbara Buckham
Barbara developed this content for her own kids when they were teenagers. She ended up giving the narration to her kids' high school Sunday school class, before any pictures or mimes were added. Since then, she has consolidated the content a great deal and added visual stimulation to hold the attention of the narrative. She has a background in social work and lives with her husband in Bremerton, WA.
Four narrators. Four personalities.
Rondo
The host who keeps the story on track — steady, knowledgeable, and endlessly patient with Bip and Jess.
DJ
Reads the scripture passages straight from the Book, bringing the actual text to life scene by scene.
Jess
Pushes back, asks the hard questions, and says what a lot of the audience is probably already thinking.
Bip
Curious, eager, and always ready with a spoiler alert — the audience's way into the story.
See the story for yourself.
Read a preview of Act One, then request the full 4-session kit for your youth group.