Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s sold out for the opening night of Fiddler on the Roof in Reynolds Performance Hall on Wednesday, June 10.
Fiddler is being performed on the Reynolds stage in the intimate “in-the-round” configuration, allowing the audience to be as close to the action as possible.
“We’ve set the production in the round with audience on all four sides of the action to include the audience in the community. It was incredible to watch the audience laugh, cheer, clap, and cry along with the characters!” said Jeremy Williams, director of Fiddler. “This production of Fiddler breaks tradition while it dives deep into one of the most beloved Broadway classics.”
Fiddler on the Roof will be on stage at Reynolds Performance Hall on June 12, 21, 24, and 27 at 7:30, and June 14, 21, and 24 at 2 p.m. This timeless classic is being presented by the ERA Team of Conway. Broadway veteran Peter Kevoian stars as Tevye, the famous family patriarch and dairy man who dreams of marrying his daughters well and becoming a rich man. Kevoian has a substantial musical theatre resume, including playing Monsieur Reyer in the original Broadway cast of The Phantom of the Opera, appearing in the Broadway revival of the musical Zorba, and portraying the wizard in the Chicago Company of the National Tour of Wicked. Jeremy Williams, a North Little Rock native, is returning to direct after helming last season’s Pippin.
The Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre will also perform The Merchant of Venice on stage at Reynolds on June 19, 20, 23, and 27 at 7:30 and June 20, 27, and 28 at 2 pm. As You Like It is set for Reynolds on June 23, 25, and 26 at 2 p.m. and June 27 at 10 a.m.
Tickets to the Reynolds Performance Hall productions of Fiddler and Merchant are $28 per person ($23 for seniors/active military/students). All performances inside Reynolds are general admission. For more information about tickets or subscriptions, call the box office at 1-866-810-0012 or visit arkshakes.com.
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre is proud to be a part of the University of Central Arkansas and is grateful for the continued support and sponsorship of the following UCA entities: Office of the President, College of Fine Arts and Communication and the UCA Theatre program. AST was founded in 2007 with a mission to entertain, engage and enrich its community through productions of Shakespeare’s work and other relevant theatrical works.
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