[NEohioPAL] Appt. slots still open for Beck's FIDDLER Auditions/Walk-ins OK as well

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Sun Jul 5 14:38:41 PDT 2009


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: The 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 eventuall y 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 Tevye 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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