[NEohioPAL] Beck Announces FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Auditions

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Beck Center is proud to announce auditions for....
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

Where: Beck Center in Lakewood
When: Monday, July 6th (6PM to 9PM appts. taken~~~Adults)
           Tuesday, July 7th (6PM to 9PM appts. taken~~~Adults)
     Wednesday, July 8th (5PM to 7PM appts. taken~~~Kids Ages 5 to 14)

Production Staff: Directed by Paul Gurgol (formerly of Kalliope Theatre)
    Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster (Beck Resident Musical Director)
    Choreography by Lisa Lock

Performances: "Fiddler" opens Sept. 19th and plays thru Oct. 18th. There 
    will be a preview Thursday, Sept. 17th but NO SHOW on Sept. 18th.

Rehearsals: Will begin on or about August 10th.

Roles: All roles are open except Tevye, who will be played by George Roth. There is a list of roles if you scroll further down.  

Audition Appointments: Will be taken for AEA and Non-Equity beginning Tuesday, June 30th at 10AM. It is anticipated that one addtl. AEA contract will be offered for this production. All non-Equity actors 18 years of age and older receive a small stipend for their participation. Call 216-521-2540 to make your appt.

Audition Preparation: Please bring one prepared song along with sheet music in your key. The director is requesting musical theatre selections that are NOT rock or pop in style. Please keep your song selection to 2 minutes maximum. Callbacks and movement auditions will be held at the Callback session.

Callbacks: T
he planned callback date is Monday, July 13th. If you CANNOT make that callback date, you must alert the director at the time of your audition. An attempt to acommodate you will be made, but is not guaranteed.

Roles:


















 












Tevye:(cast) As the narrator and main character of this story, Tevye is the father of five daughters, an impoverished milkman, a leader in his Jewish community, and husband to the headstrong Golde. He is faced with struggles to uphold the traditions of his people, especially through the marriages of his daughters.

Golde: As Tevye’s wife of twenty-five years and mother of his five daughters, Golde is an efficient helpmate and traditionalist, faced with changes of a “new world.” She has a sharp tongue and wit. Her love of family helps her face the challenges that her family encounters. 

Tzeitel: Tevye and Golde’s eldest daughter, Tzeitel is about twenty years old and in love with Motel, whom she eventually marries instead of Lazar Wolf.

Hodel: Tevye and Golde’s second daughter, Hodel falls in love with Perchik and they defy tradition by not seeking her father’s permission to marry, only his blessing. Later, she leaves Anatevka for Siberia to be with the imprisoned Perchik.

Chava: Tevye and Golde’s third daughter, Chava falls in love with Fyedka, a Russian, and is ordered to “never see him again.” They elope and her family disowns her, until the end when Tevy
e momentarily acknowledges them.

Shprintze: Tevye and Golde’s fourth daughter

Bielke: Tevye and Golde’s youngest daughter

Yente: The village’s matchmaker and busybody

Motel Kamzoil: An impoverished tailor and secretly pledged to Tzeitel, Motel gathers the courage to ask Tevye for her hand in marriage. He feels “even a poor tailor is entitled to some happiness.” They marry and start a family, which also includes the “new arrival” of a sewing machine.

Shandel: Motel’s mother

Perchik: A radical student from Kiev and later Hodel’s husband, Perchik leaves Anatevka to work for the revolution in Kiev. He is arrested and sent to prison in Siberia.

Lazar Wolf: A rich butcher, widower of Fruma-Sarah, and the man Yente the matchmaker sets as a match for Tzeitel

Mordcha: An innkeeper

Rabbi: Anatevka’s Jewish spiritual leader

Mendel: The Rabbi’s son

Avram: A bookseller

Nahum: A begger

Grandma Tzeitel: Golde’s late grandmother

Fruma-Sarah: Lazar Wolf’s late wife

Yussel: A hatter

Constable: A local Russian official, the constable, though he has a good relationship with Tevye, follows his orders to perform an “unofficial demonstration” during Tzeitel and Motel’s wedding, and then forces all the Jewish villagers to leave Anatevka..

Fyedka: A Russian villager and later Chava’s husband

Sasha: Fyedka’s friend

The Fiddler

Villagers 

If you have further questions, you may call Scott at 216-521-2540 x15,
 or reply to this e-mail.
















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