The lights dim and the audience hushes. The curtains open as the first act begins. Live performance music plays and Fiddler on the Roof begins.

The high school’s spring musical is played by a wide range of cast members, ranging between the ages of freshman through seniors. Tevye, a dairyman played by senior Noah Richardson, lives in Russia with his wife and five daughters. Each daughter, specifically the oldest three, fall for a man that is not of their father’s choice.

The musical depicts the changes of opposite sex interactions around the world. Simply dancing with the opposite sex is a huge disgrace to their culture. When the daughters and their loves try something new, everyone slowly goes in and accepts the new challenge.

“Money’s the world’s curse,” is a reasonable way to show that forced marriage is a curse to true love. Although Tevye and his wife were in an arranged marriage, they realized that they do love each other.

The musical was put together by Nancy Cross and Tom George and choreographed by Michelle Sopchyk. Many weeks of hard work were put in to make the musical have the perfect touch.

“It’s good to see how it goes from practice to the final product,” said Nick Stanek, trombone player. The music, choreography, sets, and acting all fit together to produce the final production of Fiddler on the Roof.