Edwardsburg presenting ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ this weekend
Published 11:44 am Thursday, March 23, 2017
Edwardsburg Public Schools will present “Fiddler on the Roof” for its spring musical.
The musical, with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and based on the book by Joseph Stein, will be performed three times beginning at 7 p.m. Friday.
Additional performances will be at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Edwardsburg Performing Arts Center.
The cast includes Dylan Cour (Tevye), Haley Bumgarner (Golde), Emily Oppman (Tzeitel), Natalie Rarick (Hodel), Chloe Hanstra (Chava), Allison Rakowski (Shprintze) and Ceci Collins (Bielke).
Fiddler on the Roof is set in the Pale of Settlement of Imperial Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his daughters, along with other tales by Sholem Aleichem.
Fiddler on the Roof features many songs that people know by heart, including “Tradition,” “Matchmaker” and “If I Were a Rich Man.”
Tickets, which will be available at the door, are $7 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
Fiddler on the Roof
Additional cast
Villagers
Katelyn Boyer, Carter Goodson, Robert Clark, Andrew Markel, Clay Sidenbender, Tyler Dahms, Jacob Kountz, Khynin McLeish, Shelby Guarino, Amber Barnosky and Tori Hoffman
Ghosts
Courtney VanBelle and Kara Tredway.
The Russians
Noah Guernsey, Cody Adkins, Cole Walters and Ryan Downer
Chorus
Raegan Blue, Julie Shull, Downer, Tredway, Alli Elkins, VanBelle, Isabella Jackson, Vincheska Whitten, Olivia Paulus, Gabrielle Wilcoxson, Jasmine Sindelar and Caitlin Wyant
Orchestra
Flute: Madison Hall, Cecilia Smith, Hope Walls and Kailyn Yonker;
Tuba: Britni Rose;
Clarinet: Braden Balding, Patrick Comden, Megan Evans, Jonathan Huffman, Megan Lehman;
Trombone: Oliva Brunner, Noah Carrico, Kelcey Hall, Ashley Hestad, Colin Hochstetler and Abigail Watchorn
Saxophone: Kristina Bellaire, Breanna Webb and David Weglowski;
Percussion: Brady Bushong, Marie Gruver and Kaelle Vernon;
Violin: Andrew Gardner, Eric Liu and Rebecca Pan;
Cello: Jack Whitcomb;
Piano: Justin Hammis
Crew
Director: Kyle Rehnlund
Assistant director/choreograph: Catherine Wood
Technical director: Chelsea Rehnlund
Stage manager: Ellie Neuerburg
Assistant state managers: Liv Freshour and Rachelle Shay
Light board operator: Stacey Snodgrass
Spot light operators: Emily Adrina and Thomas Oppman
Sound board technician: Abi Scott
Running crew: Caleb Detweiler, Emma Hurley, Isabel Reed, Tyler Wilcoxson, John Willard and Ashlyn Young