'Fiddler on the Roof' scheduled for five performances at Trumpet amphitheater
NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ "Fiddler on the Roof" will open the first of five performances at the Trumpet in the Land Amphitheatre at 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, "Fiddler on the Roof" is the brainchild of Broadway legends, Jerome Robbins and Harold Prince, songwriters, Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and bookwriter Joseph Stein.
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, 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 traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, the play's universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
Members of the cast
Directed by Joseph Bonamico, "Fiddler on the Roof" will include Bart Herman as Tevye; DeeAnne McCoy as Golde, his wife; and Courtney Baucom, Isabelle Passero, Gabby Takacs, Gretchen Marlatt and Natty Marlatt as daughters Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze and Bielke.
Also included in the cast are Zachary Rusk as Lazar Wolf; Keon Dalziel as Perchik; Nate Kiliany as Motel; Shannon McCullough-McKee as Grandma Tzeitel; Laura Peterson as Yente; Kat Robertson as Fruma-Sarah; and Ethan Parrish as Fyedka.
"Fiddler on the Roof" will play at 8:30 p.m. July 15, 22, 29 and Aug. 4 and 12. Tickets are $20 for adults, $18 for seniors and $10 for children. For reservations call the Trumpet in the Land box office at 330-339-1132.
Travel Tusc tickets are valid for this production and can be obtained at the Trumpet in the Land box office or the Tuscarawas County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
This article originally appeared on The Times-Reporter: 'Fiddler' scheduled for five performances at Trumpet amphitheater
