Salisbury Central School & SOAR present
Based on Sholem Aleichem stories
by special permission of Arnold Perl
Book by Joseph Stein
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince
Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed
by Jerome Robbins
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Fiddler on the Roof Jr. is presented through special arrangement with
and all authorized materials are supplied by
Music Theatre International, New York, NY
(212) 541-4684 • mtishows.com
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DIRECTORS’ NOTE
In 1967, Joseph Stein, who wrote the book for Fiddler on the Roof, traveled to Tokyo to observe rehearsals for the first non-English production of his beloved show. As they watched, the Japanese producer turned to Stein and asked, “Do they understand this show in America?” Stein, perplexed, said of course; they’d written it for an American audience. “Why do you ask?” he wondered aloud. The producer replied, “Because it’s so Japanese.”
This is a story about a family. A Jewish family, in a Jewish settlement, on the eve of the Russian Revolution. And while many aspects of this story feel specific to a time, to a place, to a people, it is also a universal story. It is a story that anyone, of any background, can relate to. It asks questions that echo through all of us:
How do I honor my past while forging my future?
Which traditions should I uphold, and which should I reject?
Does progress always necessitate loss?
What does it mean to love someone?
You know. Easy questions.
Fiddler doesn’t presume to answer these questions, but it asks them, and in its asking, we find kinship. We find we are not alone in our wondering. We are all asking, and striving, and failing, and searching for home.
We hope you find a little home here today, watching these incredible kids perform this incredible work. Thank you.
Darcy Boynton and Stephanie Hahn, November 2023
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DIRECTED BY Darcy Boynton and Stephanie Hahn
CHOREOGRAPHED BY Darcy Boynton
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY Tamra Stephenson
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT Ali DeProdocini
LIGHTING DESIGN Elizabeth Connell
LIGHT BOARD OPERATOR Andy Delgado
SOUND DESIGN Graham Stone
SOUND BOARD OPERATOR Liam Grimaldi
SET DESIGN Corey Hill
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CAST
Tevye – Kennadi Mitchell
Golde – Mollie Sosin
Tzeitel – Emma Sisk
Hodel – Eliana Lang
Chava – Kellan Lockton
Shprintze – Maddie Carr
Bielke – Maris Jenter
Yente – Marlowe Will
Fruma-Sarah – Audrey Dittmer
Grandma Tzeitel – Eden Ohmen
Motel – Jackson Magyar
Perchik – Theo Dittmer
Lazar Wolf – Kian Kennedy
Mordcha – Evelyn Adkins
Rabbi – Lewis Sayler
Mendel – Colin Warder
Avram – Quinn McNiff
Constable – Owen Warder
Fyedka – Zoë Sayler
Yussel – Zeira Collins
Russian Soldiers – Graeme Warder, Emma Webster
The Fiddler – Tayo Kaufman
Bottle Dancers
Avery Clark, Nicole Lucas, Eden Ohmen, Ivy Ohmen
Ensemble
Charlotte Allyn, Elsie Carr, Emmett Charles, Avery Clark, Zeira Collins,
Audrey Dittmer, Eloise Dittmer, Luna Forero, Lola Francoline, Anna Hahn,
Avina Jack, Chachi Lockton, Nicole Lucas, Charlotte Milner, Eden Ohmen,
Ivy Ohmen, Willow Ohmen, Charlie O’Reilly, Maddie Pearson, Zoë Sayler,
Sawyer Rose Turner, Eloise Vaughn, Colin Warder
CREW
Jillian Allyn, Samuel Goshen, Brennan Sisk, Juni Terni, Gus Tripler
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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & VOLUNTEERS
Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
Ian MacTaggart Trust
Salisbury Central School
SOAR Board & Program Committee
Housatonic Valley Regional High School
Housatonic Musical Theatre Society
The Hotchkiss School
Falls Village Children’s Theater
Indian Mountain School
Tayo Kaufman
Rachel Lockton
Samantha Steinmetz
Kathleen DeAngelis
Rita Delgado
Gail Allen
Tom Krupa
Evie Piker
Andy Delgado
Sara Huber
Sara Ireland
Tara Xheladin
This project has been supported by a grant from the Salisbury Central School Education Enrichment Endowment Fund of the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
AND YOU!
We couldn’t do this without your support. Your gift means so much to us and the children of Salisbury Central. Donations can be made by visiting soarkids.org/support-soar. All donations made will go directly to the SOAR theater fund. Thank you!
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