Fiddler on the Roof is cast!

Fiddler on the Roof

Saturday, 10 March 2012

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We are excited to announce the cast for our spring show, Fiddler on the Roof. We have 51 cast members, including 23 returning Players and 28 brand new Players. We have 11 families involved (parents and youth), five who are new to the Players, and six who are returning. Our talented cast ranges in age from Kindergarten to over 70 years old. Here is a list of some of the roles:

Tevye	Steve Wall	Steve was the Cowardly Lion in Wizard of Oz (2003) and is performing his "dream" role this year
Golde	Jenny Dreessen	Jenny was the Witch in Into the Woods (2011), and Elsa in Sound of Music (2010)
Tzeitel	Sarah Walsh	Sarah is new to the Players, recently relocating from Hawaii
Hodel	Lani Smith	Lani was in Oklahoma! last spring
Chava	Amberlee Williams	Amberlee is new to the Players, and will be appearing in both shows this season
Yente	Mary Lou Mills	Mary Lou is new to the Players this year
Motel	Buddy Todd	Buddy is new to the Players this year
Perchik	Josh Weibel	Josh is new to the Players, and will be appearing in both shows this season
Fyedka	Mitchell Pointer	Mitchell is new to the Players, and will be appearing in both shows this season
Lazar Wolf	Tod Harrick	Tod and is family are new to the Players this year, but have been enthusiastic audience members since 2008
Fruma Sarah	Marlene Anderson	Marlene had lead roles at our theater in the 1970's and is thrilled to be returning to both shows this season
Grandma Tzeitel	Valerie Foster	Valerie has been performing at the theater since she was a child
Mordcha	Walt Foster	Walt met his wife doing shows at the theater and he will be perfoming in both shows this season with his family
Avram	Gary Spees	Gary has been performing shows here since Beauty and the Beast (2008)
Rabbi	Chris Stanley	Chris is reprising his role from the first time we produced Fiddler on the Roof (1998)
Rabbi's son	Erik Lam	Erik is new to the Players, but his mom and sister performed in Oklahoma! last year
The Fiddler	Olivia Gordon	Olivia has been performing here off and on with her parents since she was a child
Constable	Jerry Dreessen	Jerry has been in several shows with his wife and children (see his blog post here)
Shaindel	Deb Harrick	Deb and her family (see Tod above) are thrilled to be cast in their first Mountaineers Players' show

We also welcome returning Players: Marion Allred; Kim & David Gordon; Danette, Shawn & Jessica Lam; Callie Maxson; Thea & Debora Reinert; Nicole & Katelyn Cooper; Katie Dreessen, Rosanna Hughes, Brian Lindvall & David Jensen. New Players to round out our cast are: Eliana & Jasmine Harrick (see parents above); Maya, Layla & Joe Markovich (Eliana, Jasmine, Maya and Laya will be sharing the younger daughter roles); Joan, Alfonso & Luciana Barrera; Julie, Stewart, Emma & Jules Shusterman; Shayla & Purcelle Harris; Erica McAdams-Roth and Angela Morgan.

We start rehearsals on Monday evening, March 12th, and Craig (director), Amy Beth (music director) and Guy (choreographer) are looking forward to an awesome rehearsal process. We can assure you with this talented cast and crew that this will be an excellent show – you will want to get your tickets early.

We thank all who auditioned!