Culture has often been a reflection and commentary of history through entertainment outlets such as moves, plays, or music. Common examples include Imitation Game and Hamilton: An American Musical. The Jewish culture has famously been depicted in two theatrical performances, describing life in the twentieth century. The musical. Fiddler on the Roof. takes place during Tsarist Russia in Anatevka, a small Russian village. The story centers on Tevye, a Jewish villager, as he struggles with tradition and modernity when each of his daughters ask to be married outside the customs. While the play, Brighton Beach Memoirs, follows a 15-year-old Polish-Jewish boy named Eugene Jerome as he experiences puberty and a search for identity in 1937 Brooklyn. Each dramatic work portrays the culture from a different perspective, but
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Through the use various techniques, dramatists are able to simplify aspects of the culture and time period to bring history alive for their audiences.
The notable musical, Fiddler on the Roof, utilizes various techniques to make the history understandable to the audience. Tevye breaks the fourth wall constantly to speak to the heavens or the audience. During one of his chat with God, Tevye says “Anyway, Motel and Tzeitel have been married for some time now. They work very hard, and they're as poor as squirrels in winter. But, they're so happy, they don't know how miserable they are”
Through the use various techniques, dramatists are able to simplify aspects of the culture and time period to bring history alive for their audiences.
The notable musical, Fiddler on the Roof, utilizes various techniques to make the history understandable to the audience. Tevye breaks the fourth wall constantly to speak to the heavens or the audience. During one of his chat with God, Tevye says “Anyway, Motel and Tzeitel have been married for some time now. They work very hard, and they're as poor as squirrels in winter. But, they're so happy, they don't know how miserable they are”