Musical explores clash of Russian, Jewish culture.Byline: The Register-Guard Fiddler on the Roof Sheldon High School Sheldon High School may refer to:
Thursday through May 1 Tevye the milkman tries to make sense of a fast-changing world in the musical ``Fiddler on the Roof'' opening Thursday at Sheldon High School. Directed by Lynda Czajkowska-Thompson, the musical has a book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock Jerry Bock (born November 23 1928) is a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning American musical theatre composer. Born in New Haven, Connecticut and raised in Flushing, New York, Bock studied the piano as a child. and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. OPENING THIS WEEK The plot revolves around a clash between Russian and Jewish cultures at the turn of the century in the Russian village of Anatevka. Jewish families, including that of Tevye (Michael Knackstedt) and his wife Golde (Caitlin Tischer), are grappling not only with the political pogroms that are turning them out of their beloved homes, but with the changing of age-old traditions as evidenced by the younger generation's desire to choose their own marriage partners. Tevye's three eldest daughters (Mackenzie Jahnke, Lauren Lamb and Katie Beudert) all find their own mates (Ben DeLong, Jesse Thiessen and Owen Lee), much to the consternation of the matchmaker Matchmaker - A language for specifying and automating the generation of multi-lingual interprocess communication interfaces. MIG is an implementation of a subset of Matchmaker. Yente (Meri Schwieger). "Fiddler on the Roof" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and April 29-30 and May 1 and at 2 p.m. April 25 in the Sheldon High School Auditorium, 2455 Willakenzie Road. Tickets are $8 each through the school box office (687-3346). A free senior citizen performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; reservations are required. The Good Doctor Spotlight Theatre Thursday through May 1 Parents not accustomed to being on stage will do the acting in Neil Simon's comedy "The Good Doctor," a fund-raiser for the youth-oriented Spotlight Theatre in Pleasant Hill. Directed by Mary Huls and choreographed by Marie Pederson, the play consists of 11 sketches - Simon calls them "vaudeville vaudeville (vôd`vĭl), originally a light song, derived from the drinking and love songs formerly attributed to Olivier Basselin and called Vau, or Vaux, de Vire. scenes" - based on the early comedic work of Russian master Anton Chekhov. Simon created the play in 1973. In one vignette, a bad-tempered old woman chastises a bank manager for his gout gout, condition that manifests itself as recurrent attacks of acute arthritis, which may become chronic and deforming. It results from deposits of uric acid crystals in connective tissue or joints. and lack of money. In another, a slick seducer learns the hard way that the woman has been in charge from the beginning. Spotlight Theatre shows are usually done by youngsters, but once a year parents put on a play to raise funds. "The Good Doctor" will be performed at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and April 29-30 and May 1 at the Spotlight Theatre, 35755 1/2 Zephyr Zephyr or Zephyrus: see Eos. Way in Pleasant Hill. Tickets, $10 each, are available through the theater box office (988-1195). Women: The Longest Revolution UO Office of Student Life Friday only The Second Wave Women's Movement women's movement: see feminism; woman suffrage. women's movement Diverse social movement, largely based in the U.S., seeking equal rights and opportunities for women in their economic activities, personal lives, and politics. will be documented in the theatrical production Noun 1. theatrical production - the production of a drama on the stage staging production - a presentation for the stage or screen or radio or television; "have you seen the new production of Hamlet?" "Women: The Longest Revolution. A Performance Documentary" on Friday. Created and performed by Bethroot Gwynn, with Jane Mara, Jennifer Council and others, the production melds personal stories, current events, poetry and song, focusing on women activists in Oregon and other Western states during the 1970s. Sponsored by the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. Office of Student Life, the production is a benefit for the Southern Oregon This article is about the southern region of the U.S. state of Oregon. For the University, see Southern Oregon University. Southern Oregon is a region of the U.S. Lesbian Archival Collection at the UO Library. The show will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Room 100 of Willamette Hall on the UO campus. A suggested donation of $5-$15 will be taken at the door. Information: 346-1134. |
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