General Auditions
Dates: May 15th and 16th
Time: 6:30-10pm
Location: SBMT Rehearsal Studio, 761 Mabury Rd., San Jose 95133

Callbacks (by invitation only)
Dates: May 17th and 18th
Time: Beginning at 6pm.
Location:May 17 callbacks will be held at the Sunnyvale Community Theatre at 550 E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale 94087; May 18 callbacks will be held at the SBMT Rehearsal Studio, 761 Mabury Rd., San Jose 95133

Audition Sign-Ups
Sign up for an audition slot on our Sign-Up Genius page

Important Dates
Rehearsals: 7/16/17 - 9/8/17
Tech: 9/10/17 - 9/15/17 (No conflicts allowed)
Performances: 9/16/17 - 10/8/17
Please note that there will not be a performance on Friday, September 29 in observance of Kol Nidre, which marks the beginning of Yom Kippur. One Sunday during the run will have both a matinee and evening performance.

Production Staff
Co-Directors: Steve Shapiro and Matt Welch
Vocal Director: Mary Carroll
Music Director: Kevin Surace
Choreographer: Marcie Shapiro
Producer: Raissa Marchetti-Kozlov
Assistant Producer: Jen Maggio

Requirements for Auditions

• Sign up for an audition appointment.
• Submit your information to SCP via our online registration system, download the audition form and conflict calendar that is provided to you during the online registration, and bring your completed audition form, conflict calendar, a recent photo, and theatre resume (if you have one) to your audition.
• Be prepared to sing and dance at the preliminary auditions.
• Prepare one short section (~32 bars or 1 minute) of a song. Your selections should show your vocal range.

If you are unable to attend auditions, please send an audition form, your theatre resume, headshot, and video of your audition song to jennifer.maggio@sunnyvaleplayers.org.

Rehearsals

Regular rehearsals run Sundays 6:30pm-9:30pm and Mondays-Thursdays 7pm-10pm beginning the middle of July. Some Saturdays may be required.

Fiddler on the Roof is one of the most beloved stories in musical theatre. Although the musical premiered in 1964, it is as timely today as it has ever been. The village of Anatevka is populated by devout, hard-working, and complex people clinging to the traditions they grew up with. They struggle against poverty and the incoming threats from the Russian government, yet always find ways to celebrate life.

This production will be very actor-focused, with characters portrayed realistically and naturalistically, revealing the nuances that drive their decisions. The staging will be minimal, reflecting the poverty of Anatevka. We will find moments of genuine emotion as Tevye’s family braces against the turbulence of change. In the end, this is a story of a family – and an entire community – forced away from everything they’ve ever known – something that is truly heartbreaking and very relevant today.

While sets will be more minimal and the village’s poverty pronounced, we intend this to be a unique and extremely high quality production, including a 25-piece orchestra and state-of-the-art sound and lighting design.

Tevye - One of musical theatre’s most iconic patriarchs; a likable, hard-working, pious dairyman who strives to improve the lives of his five daughters. Raised according to the old scriptures, he struggles to maintain religious traditions in a rapidly changing world. He’s a Dad whose deep love for his daughters is often the reason for his need to adjust to change--only to find he can only bend so far before he breaks.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: F4
Vocal range bottom: Ab2

Golde - Tevye's staunch wife who maintains the household while preparing her daughters for adulthood within their small village. She follows the traditions of their way of life while subtly inspiring advancement for her daughters. An arranged marriage made her Tevye’s wife in her late teens and has been running his home ever since.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 55
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: A3

Tzeitel - Tevye's eldest daughter, who isn’t afraid to express her wants and needs. She has been in love with Motel for years and is determined to be happily married to him. While she is loyal to her family, her headstrong nature challenges the town's traditions.
Gender: Female
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B3

Hodel - Tevye's second eldest daughter, who wants to be part of something “important” beyond her insulated life. She is well-versed in scripture while remaining naturally curious in everything around her. She quickly falls in love with Perchik, the revolutionary out to change the world.
Gender: Female
Age: 16 to 23
Vocal range top: E5
Vocal range bottom: B3

Chava - Tevye's middle daughter, who is a bookworm and a daydreamer. In the original Shalom Aleichem stories from which Fiddler is based, she is referred to as her father’s “favorite.” Never quite fitting in, she ultimately breaks all traditions by marrying Fydeka, a Christian soldier, and permanently destroys her close bond with her father in the process.
Gender: Female
Age: 15 to 19
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B3

Shprintze - Tevye's fourth eldest daughter who takes lessons at home from Perchik.
Gender: Female
Age: 9 to 14
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Actresses auditioning for Shprintze will also be considered for the ensemble

Bielke - Tevye's youngest daughter. Takes lessons at home from Perchik.
Gender: Female
Age: 8 to 12
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: B3
Actresses auditioning for Bielke will also be considered for the ensemble

Yente - The village’s well-respected yet somewhat meddling matchmaker. She is a widow whose loneliness may be one of her motivations for helping her fellow villagers to find mates. Always in-the-know of all town gossip, she has the important job of establishing all arranged marriages throughout Anatevka.
Gender: Female
Age: 40 to 70
Vocal range top: F5
Vocal range bottom: F3

Motel - The humble and shy tailor who has been around Tevye’s family since childhood. He shares a deep love with Tzeitel. Although sensitive and slightly anxious, he remains sincere, friendly, and dedicated to Tzeital throughout all of life’s challenges.
Gender: Male
Age: 18 to 25
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: E3

Perchik - The outspoken student and visitor to Anatevka, who constantly challenges the town’s traditions by encouraging change. His belief in a better tomorrow leads him to becoming a revolutionary. He falls in love with Hodel with plans to change the world.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 30
Vocal range top: E4
Vocal range bottom: B2

Lazar Wolf - The brawny butcher and the town's wealthiest citizen. A widower who has spent years alone and now wishes to marry Tzeitel.
Gender: Male
Age: 40 to 55
Vocal range top: F#4
Vocal range bottom: C3

Avram - Runs the local bookshop and keeps the town advised of all the news in the area. As the bringer of outside news, he often appears to be a “dark cloud.”
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 60
Vocal range top: Eb4
Vocal range bottom: D3

Grandma Tzeitel - Golde's deceased grandmother, a stern but respected matriarch who comes back in a “vision” to endorse the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel. She is kind but slightly off-kilter.
Gender: Female
Age: 60 to 80
Vocal range top: D5
Vocal range bottom: C#4

Fruma-Sarah - Lazar Wolf's deceased first wife. She becomes enraged when her husband plans to wed Tzeitel and takes over Tevye’s “dream” to warn against the marriage. She is both terrifying and sincere.
Gender: Female
Age: 35 to 45
Vocal range top: Eb5
Vocal range bottom: C4

Constable - Russian military official stationed near Anatevka who knows the villagers well; however he has superficial relationships with the villagers.
Gender: Male
Age: 35 to 45

Fyedka - A strong, young Russian soldier who sees past his military obligations and falls in love with Chava, with whom he shares a love of reading. He challenges Tevye's imposed silence.
Gender: Male
Age: 20 to 25

Mordcha - The incredibly likeable innkeeper of the village who always helps celebrations take a lively turn (for a small fee).
Age: 30-50

Mendel - The rabbi’s son who is well-respected throughout the entire village.
Age: 20-30

Ensemble
A large community of poor villagers and Russian soldiers, including multiple generations from childhood to elderly (at least two teenaged boys will be cast within the ensemble).