tiny music is an original soundscape musical by Noah Drew about what it means to listen – really listen – to those we love, to the world around us, and to the call of our own hearts.

Loosely adapted from Shalom Aleichem’s short story “The Fiddle” and partly based on members of Noah's family, the story follows Ezra, a 25-year-old Jewish-ish autistic man, whose sensory-processing disorder causes him to experience sounds in a heightened way. Sonic details in his environment, unnoticed by others, occur for Ezra as music – sometimes distracting, sometimes overwhelming, sometimes wonderfully entrancing.

Throughout the show, the audience is immersed in Ezra’s world through scenes, songs, instrumentation, live-processing effects, and a highly detailed soundscore. Realistic sounds – and the actors’ voices – float, loop, blur, distort, extend, rhythmicalize and harmonize as Ezra navigates his environment.

Contact: noah(at)noahdrew(dot)com