The Mineola High School eight-and ninth-grade drama club will perform Fiddler On The Roof Jr. on Friday, May 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 9 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. The production is a special adaptation of the classic Broadway musical, which tackles the universal theme of tradition in ways that reach across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion.
Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye (Nathan Bischoff), a poor dairyman, his wife Golde (Jacqueline Letta) 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 tradition in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia.
The show features a star turn in Tevye, among the most memorable roles in the musical theatre canon. Its celebrated score, by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, features songs loved the world over, including “Tradition,” “If I Were A Rich Man,” and “Sunrise, Sunset.”
This is a family friendly production geared to be appropriate for younger audiences. The total run time of approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes, which includes an intermission.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. You can purchase tickets online at here or at the door.
