A friend wrote to me off-site about the Tiny Ninjas, and so I am clarifying. Yes, all the "performers" in the show were eeny-weeny plastic toys which were artfully moved around the briefcase-sized "stage" by "director" Dov Weinstein, who also did all the voices (and he's actually quite a good actor).
It is a challenge for the audience to see the show, of course. Initially, the show was done for audiences of no more than 10 people. The night I saw the show, there were almost 100! The obvious problems are dealt with the same way that the Rolling Stones or Madonna deal with the sight-liine problems in stadium seating venues. A video camera is set up and projects the show onto a number of screens set up especially for the purpose. Tha way, you can crane your neck and look at the show on the stage, or you can follow it in a magnified version onscreen.
Hope this makes sense.
Actually, it was a fabulous, fabulous evening of theatre. Very inventive, and enjoyable.
Next,I will get back to Buddhism and write about lovingkindness. I have been reading a book by Sharon Salzberg on the topic, and I am enjoying it very much.
But for now....Tiny Ninjas Rule!
Byrd in LA