My overall experience as a dramaturge for Fiddler on the Roof was wonderful. Doing tremendous amounts of research at the beginning was pretty difficult, because as a Hendrix student, I was required to finish all of the research during the week of my final exams. Paige, my boss, was extremely helpful, and when I mentioned I was having trouble finding information she recommended three books from the UCA library for me to read. Jeremy, my director, also knew what direction to lead me in, and I easily found research that pleased him. When I presented my research to the cast and crew, they seemed very impressed, so I think I did well.
The rest of my paperwork was easy to complete because oftentimes Jeremy had very little for me to do, especially …show more content…
I originally wanted to try to build a Chuppah, which is a Jewish wedding canopy. I found out over email that someone had attempted to acquire a canopy, but I hadn’t been involved. They decided it was better to use a table. I had some more issues later that involved the Torah. Before I submitted it, I asked my rabbi as well as several other Jewish friends if it was okay to use it, and they all said it was fine. The opening day of Fiddler on the Roof, someone helping became fearful of Jews finding the Torah offensive, so Paige decided we should wait until we got a small blurb describing the Torah. A few days later, I grabbed a blurb and propped the Torah up against the table. I found it hidden out of the way twice afterwards, which was very strange. This wasn’t anyone’s fault, but I didn’t realize the Torah, which I found completely innocent, would cause a few issues.
Seeing the opening night of Fiddler on the Roof was an interesting experience, because I’ve never been this heavily involved in a theatrical production where I’ve actually gotten to see a performance. Every other time I’ve been part of a show, I’ve either been on the stage or backstage. It was a new experience to see a show I’d invested so much time in
The rest of my paperwork was easy to complete because oftentimes Jeremy had very little for me to do, especially …show more content…
I originally wanted to try to build a Chuppah, which is a Jewish wedding canopy. I found out over email that someone had attempted to acquire a canopy, but I hadn’t been involved. They decided it was better to use a table. I had some more issues later that involved the Torah. Before I submitted it, I asked my rabbi as well as several other Jewish friends if it was okay to use it, and they all said it was fine. The opening day of Fiddler on the Roof, someone helping became fearful of Jews finding the Torah offensive, so Paige decided we should wait until we got a small blurb describing the Torah. A few days later, I grabbed a blurb and propped the Torah up against the table. I found it hidden out of the way twice afterwards, which was very strange. This wasn’t anyone’s fault, but I didn’t realize the Torah, which I found completely innocent, would cause a few issues.
Seeing the opening night of Fiddler on the Roof was an interesting experience, because I’ve never been this heavily involved in a theatrical production where I’ve actually gotten to see a performance. Every other time I’ve been part of a show, I’ve either been on the stage or backstage. It was a new experience to see a show I’d invested so much time in