Experience the magic of the Broadway masterpiece “Fiddler on the Roof” when the Laredo Community College Opera Workshop presents a three-day run of the cherished musical beginning on Thursday, Oct. 27.
Sponsored by the LCC Music and Dance Department, the local production of “Fiddler on the Roof” will be presented Oct. 27, 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Fine Arts Center theater. Admission is $5 per person with proceeds benefiting student scholarships and future Opera Workshop productions.
Dr. Joseph C. Crabtree, opera workshop director, said the college production is based on a touching musical that was a hit on Broadway and on the silver screen.
The musical is set in the small Jewish village of Anatevka, Russia in 1905 and is concerned primarily with the efforts of Tevye, a Jewish dairyman, his wife, Golde, and their five daughters to cope with their harsh existence under Tsarist rule.
“While watching the show, the audience is drawn into the story of this man whose traditions are being challenged. He must decide which ones must be saved, and which can be bent a little,” Crabtree said. “It goes from moments of pure joy and fancy where you are laughing, to more somber moments where the realities of the world grab and hold you. You will laugh, cry and cheer.”
For more information, contact the LCC Music and Dance Department by calling 721-5330.
Teyve, portrayed by John Maxstadt, with the villagers and the fiddler in the background
A frightening moment for Teyve (John Maxstadt) and his wife, Golde (Cristina Guajardo)
Teyve (Maxstadt) questions the authority of the Russian Constable (Alex Garza) as the villagers react with terror.
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