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Seni ors Shalee Coleman and Lauren
Schaal sing the opening number,
Tradition. Fiddler on the Roof was
cente red around the traditions of a
sma ll village. photo by Kay/a Benker
Playing Jewish siste rs Chava and
Hodel are se nior Pri ya Sri vats and
freshman Aanya Saghee r. "Th e di-
versity amongst the three sisters was
great - one was Mormon, one was
Muslim, one was Hindu and none of
us were Jewish," Srivats sa id. photo
by Tyler Myers
A. Senior Eddi e Hanlon as Tevye
pushes his cart through the tiny
town of Anatevka. "It was kind of
odd playing a character so many
people had previously see n in the
movie or on stage, but the fa ct
that it was Mrs. Nabity's favorite
charact er and it was her last huge
production just made the role
even more of an honor," Hanlon
said. B. junior joe Men dick as
Tevye sings If I Were a Rich Man.
This song reflects on Tevye's
dreams of lu xury and glory. photos
by Kay/a Benker and Tyler Myers
pages by Caitlin Cruz
In The Drea m, se nior jaimy
Strohbehn sings of her husba nd
Tevye's worrisome dream.
Tevye received a message from
Grandma Tzeitel conce rning his
daughter's marriage . photo by
Tyler Mye rs
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Through performing the story of a family in a small Ru ss ian
town, the MN stage witnesse d the departure of tradition.
In 1964, Fiddl er on the Roof, village of Anatevka, and as it
a tale of love, tradition, and progresses, Fiddl er shakes up
a fa mily looking for a better th e attitudes of the village's
life, ca ptured mu sica l theatre eve ryday life.
lovers to become Broadway's An un suspecting character
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13 h longest running musica l. helped to change the tune of
O ne perso n ca ptured with its the slee py village. Fye dka, a
pos itive message was choral Russian played by junior lan
director Cindy Nabity. Swanson , fell in love with a
"In Fiddler, th e sisters are Jewish girl, Chava .
oblivious to the horrible things "In An atev ka, you marry who
co ming. Th ey 're just happy," your family pi cks. It's a bi g con-
Nabity sa id . troversy for the village when
With Fiddler being such a we fall in love," Swanso n said.
cl ass ic musica l, it was simply With bi g changes coming to
fi ttin g th at it would be Nab ity's Anatev ka, the cast was forced
fin al large ense mble musica l to admit to the bi g changes
before retiring at the concl u- th at would be co ming in the
sion of this yea r. foll owin g yea r.
"I chose Fiddler on the Roof "I've wanted a lead for fo ur
beca use so many peopl e would yea rs and with Nab ity leav ing it
be involve d, but also beca use it fee ls like a good way to end,"
was the first high sc hool mu si- se ni or Rebekah Ehly sa id.
ca l I did. I fe lt it was ri ght to Th ough new in '64 with its
turns on small town trad ition,
end th e way I started," Nab ity
sa id. Fiddler on th e Roof brought a
Th e sto ry begins in the qui et new clos ure to MN's trad ition.
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