Ten Thousand Things Theater Fiddler On The Roof

In its customary manner ten thousand things theatre s fiddler has a very small cast of nine actors most of whom play multiple roles without regard to race or gender.

Ten thousand things theater fiddler on the roof.

There is only a modicum of scenery but it is utilized with great wit. Whenever i go to see a ten thousand things show the storytelling is so clear it s as if i m truly seeing it for the first time even if it s a piece i ve seen one or many times before. Performed in ttt s hallmark style with a racially diverse cast and a one man band fiddler tells the story of a father struggling to maintain his religious and cultural traditions under the persecution of a tsar. The answer is a singular energetic experience.

When ten thousand things decides to mount fiddler on the roof one of broadway s longest running and best loved musicals one can t help but wonder just how they will handle it. Decontextualizing fiddler on the roof at ten thousand things a merican studies professor stephen j. Whitfield once remarked that fiddler on the roof is the key text of american jewish culture whether or not one shares that assessment few would disagree that fiddler is the most salient representation of european jewish culture that has ever been produced on the stage or screen. This small crew raise their voices in powerful song and celebrate with festive dance.