Anderson students bring Fiddler on the Roof to Emerson stage, Anderson School youth will present stage classic Fiddler on the Roof at the Emerson
Local Anderson School youth will present stage classic Fiddler on the Roof at the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture at the top of next month. Performances are set for Friday, February 1st, at 7pm, and Saturday, February 2nd at noon and 7pm.
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 production’s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.
With iconic and beloved songs such as “Sunrise, Sunset,” “If I Were a Rich Man” and “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” Fiddler on the Roof is the perfect mix of audience-pleasing humor and heart.
Tickets are available at www.showtix4u.com (search “Fiddler on the Roof”) or at the door. They are $10 for the main floor and $7 for balcony seating. Anderson’s production of Fiddler on the Roof is based on the book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock, and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
The Little Red Schoolhouse Players were founded in 1996 with OZ! as its inaugural show. In the following years, the drama program has grown to include over seventy students per musical production, and two different shows each year (a middle school non-musical, and a full-blown Broadway musical with students in grades 3-8). Past productions include Oliver!, Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, The Little Mermaid, Tom Sawyer, Alice in Wonderland, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, among others. Rehearsals take place after school for 6–8 weeks prior to curtain. Additional sectionals or coaching sessions occur during lunch recess or before school on occasion. Learn more about the theater program by visiting www.andersonmt.org. •