The CAMROSE BOOSTER, March 18, 2014 – Page 10
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Photo by Sharon Duval, PS Moments Photography Brian Dumont plays Tevye, the father in Fiddler on the Roof. By Dan Jensen
It was only a matter of time. After seeing them successfully carry off other major productions like The Sound of Music, The Music Man and Oliver, it seemed only natural that the Churchmice Players would someday choose to perform Fiddler on the Roof. The musical, based on the book by Joseph Stein, with music by Jerry Bock, will be staged at the Norsemen Inn from March 21 to April 5. Dinner theatre productions will be held March 21 and 22, March 28 and 29 and April 4 and 5. Doors will open at 6 followed by the dinner at 6:30 and the show at 7:30 p.m. Matinee shows will be held March 23 and 30. Doors will open at 1, with the show at 1:30 p.m. Fiddler on the Roof follows a Jewish family living near Kiev in the pre-revolutionary Russia of the Czars. The story centers on Tevye, the town’s milkman and father of five daughters, and his attempts to maintain his family and Jewish religious traditions while battling outside influences. He must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters – each one’s choice of husband moves further away from the customs of his faith – and with the edict of the Tsar that evicts the Jews from their village. “It is a classic musical that is very relevant right
now with what is going on the Ukraine,” explained director Sylvia Lyon, who has been in charge of such other Churchmice Productions as Music Man, Oliver, Dracula, Miracle on 34th Street and Guys and Dolls. High in energy, Fiddler on the Roof includes a number of Russian-flavoured dance scenes. It also has some of the most beautiful music you will ever hear, including Sunrise Sunset – a song that is performed at many weddings – and the lively yet contemplative If I Were a Rich Man. The Churchmice Players started auditioning for Fiddler on the Roof last September, and began rehearsals in September. The 45-member cast of mainly adults (there are three or four children under the age of 10) is larger than usual for a Churchmice production. “There was a great deal of interest from the community and a lot of people came out to audition,” said Lyon. “Since this is community theatre we tried to get as many people involved as we could.” Brian Dumont plays the lead role of the father, Tevye, while Tanya Nease stars as the mother. “Brian is doing a wonderful job,” said Lyon. “He has an excellent voice and he has starred in a couple of other Churchmice productions.” Costumes for the musical have been designed by Kathy MacInnis. “Kathy has been doing the costumes for the last
four or five Churchmice productions and been doing an excellent job,” said Lyon. “Everything has been researching what the costumes should look like. We have tried our best to get the clothes that would suit that time and area. The comments we have received so far are that the costumes are very authentic.” Theo Thirsk is in charge of designing the set, which members of the cast will be painting this week. “One of the challenges we have as a theatre group is that we don’t have a place to build the set so it won’t be ready until the week before opening night,” said Lyon. “The drawback with that is that the cast doesn’t get a chance to work around it (set) very much.” A lt hou gh t he Churchmice Players conducted their Christmas play, A Christmas Story, at the Bailey Theatre, they have decided to conduct Fiddler on the Roof at the Norsemen Inn because of the larger stage and the solid past record it has of hosting successful dinner theatres. “The performing arts centre will have a stage suitable for us to host our larger productions, but it won’t be able to host dinner theatres,” said Lyon. Fiddler on the Roof is being presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. Tickets are available at Cathel Books, 5017-50 Street, 780-608-1501.