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"Fiddler on the Roof"
Tony
Award-winning musical based on Sholem Aleichem stories, with book by Joseph
Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Performance
rights arranged with Music Theatre International
Production Dates: Nov. 4, 5, & 6 at 8:00 pm (3 performances)
Place: Hardeman Auditorium
Director: Barbara Berard and Dr. John Fletcher
In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to install in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community 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" has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty. Its universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
The show features a star turn in Tevye, among the most memorable roles in the musical theatre. Its celebrated score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick features songs loved the world over: "Sunrise, Sunset," "If I Were A Rich Man" and "Matchmaker," to name a few. "Fiddler on the Roof" is simply Broadway at its very best.
"One of the greastest musical comedies of our era" - Newsweek Magazine
Faculty Facts
Dr. Robert Carpenter, Professor of Missions, is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish. He is interested in cross-cultural ministry, urban ministry, new religious movements, and Latin American religions. Dr. Carpenter is also the faculty sponsor for Outreach, the missions club on campus.
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