Fiddler on the Roof

Staff
Producer   Kathy Tom
Assistant Producer   Gerry Blanchard
Directors   Colleen Blanchard
  James Chipman
  Tami Piper
Choreographer   Mitzie Imagawa
Music Director   James Chipman
Assistant Vocal Director   Terri Sodergren
Set Designer   Larry Tom
Master Carpenters   Larry Tom
  Gerry Blanchard
Lighting Design   Colleen Blanchard
  James Chipman
Sound Design   Greg Casper
  Ken Powell
Consultant   Rabbi Israel of Congregation Emeth
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Cast
Anatevka’s Jewish Community
Tevye, the dairyman   Alan Chipman
Golde, his wife   Elizabeth Calisi
Tzeitel, his eldest daughter   Mandy Heiser
Hodel, his 2nd daughter   Sarah Oliphant
Chava, his middle daughter   Heidi Oliphant
Shprintze, the 4th daughter   Samantha Rogers
Bielke, the youngest daughter   Hana McElroy
Yente, the matchmaker   Maureen Haney
Motel, the Tailor   Jason Eves
Perchik, the student/tutor   Chris Bezanson
Lazar Wolf, the butcher   Ken Powell
Mordcha, the Innkeeper   Kel Whisner
The Rabbi   Peter Mandel
  Robart Barham (June 7, 14-16)
Mendel, the Rabbi’s son   Zack Goller
Avram, the bookseller   Larry Tom
Yussel, the hat maker   Bud Biafore
Nachum, the beggar   Javier Garcia
Shaindel, Motel’s mother   Lisa Quijano
Grandma Tzeitel, Golde’s mother   Angela Allen
Fruma-Sarah, Lazar’s dead wife   Megan Griffin
Rifka, a townswoman   Haylee Merrill
Mirala, a townswoman   Patty Hannon
The Fiddler   Esteban Zapiain
The Russians of Anatevka
The Constable   Kel Whisner
Fyedka   Nico Garcia
Sasha   Francisco Alvarez
The Villagers
  Joyce Bedard   Jan Lance
  A.J. Calisi   Julia Lance
  Presley Calisi   Joshua Lance
  Zoe Chamberlain   Michael Le Page
  Melanie Chipman   Nia Lyn
  Brittany Corpuz   Patrice Lyn
  Monica Evans   Brittany Owings
  Kendall Eves   Trudy Parks
  Lauren Fent   Nicholas Quijano
  Rebecca Garcia   Samantha Quijano
  Jacob Goller   Hannah Ruffner
  Lucia Gomes   Emma Schriefer
  Alexandra Hannon   Maddie Schriefer
  Robin Harris   Carter Sepulveda
  Olivia Ingenthron   Landon Sepulveda
  Kaya Jones   Dane Weber

Winner of 10 Tony Awards when it debuted in 1965, Fiddler on the Roof is the brainchild of Broadway legends Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, songwriters Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and bookwriter Joseph Stein. It features beloved songs such as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker.” Touching audiences worldwide with its humor, warmth and honesty, this universal show provides the perfect mix of audience pleasing humor and heart.

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor dairyman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with tradition in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

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Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Based on Sholem Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl.

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This show is dedicated to the memory of our good friend and colleague, Jon Szczepaniak

Photos by Elizabeth Mandel