Lutheran North Theatre Company Presents "Fiddler on the Roof"
The Lutheran High North Theatre Company impressed audiences with a fantastic performance of “Fiddler on the Roof” for their spring performance this past weekend!
Fiddler on the Roof, a musical with a score by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a libretto by Joseph Stein, first opened on Broadway in 1964. The play is based on an amalgam of stories written by Solomon NaumovichRabinovich under the pen name Sholem Aleichem, which is Hebrew for “peace be unto you.” The musical takes place on a fictional Russian shtetl, or Jewish village, called Anatevka during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. Tevye, a poor dairy farmer, has raised his five daughters with his wife, Golde, according to Jewish tradition. But one by one, his three oldest daughters resist tradition by marrying the men they choose rather than those designated by a matchmaker, and Tevye accepts the bending of tradition insofar as it does not violate Jewish law. But the Tsar’s increasing persecution of Russian Jews leads to the violent disruption of the villagers’ lives, culminating in the forced removal of the Jewish people from the town. Although they lose their homes and land, Tevye and his fellow villagers persist, preparing to restart their lives in new places.
We wish to extend a big thank-you to Mrs. Cheryl Marie Freeman (Unit Production Manager), Mr. Rob Ellison (Tech Crew), Mr. Jared Brown (Musical Director) and Ms. Emily Reschke (Choreographer). To God Be The Glory!
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Special thanks to Chelsea Grobelny and Anne Phillips for capturing the highlights of these incredible performances!