| Fiddler on the Roof:
Scene by Scene Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, "Fiddler on the Roof" is the story of the Jewish people's forefathers and foremothers on the brink of change in Anatevka, a village in Russia in 1905. It was first presented at the Imperial Theater in New York City on September 22, 1965. Use this scene-by-scene breakdown to organize your rehearsal schedule and plan out those needed on stage throughout rehearsals and the show itself. |
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Scene |
Description |
Characters |
Musical Numbers |
| ACT 1 | |||
| Prologue | The exterior of Tevye's house | Fiddler, Tevye and Papas, Golde and Mamas, Sons, Daughters, Yente, Avram, Nahum, Lazar, Mendel, Rabbi, Villagers, Constable, Priest, Russians | "Tradition" |
| Scene 1 | The kitchen of Tevye's house | Golde, Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, Bielke, Yente, Motel | "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" |
| Scene 2 | Outside Tevye's house | Tevye, Golde, Mordcha, Mendel, Avram, Perchik, select townspeople | "If I Were A Rich Man" |
| Scene 3 | Inside Tevye's house | Tevye, Golde, Tzietel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, Bielke, Perchik, Motel, Families for "Sabbath Prayer" | "Sabbath Prayer" |
| Scene 4 | The Inn | Lazar Wolf, Tevye, Mordcha, Avram, Mendel, other Villagers, Fyedka, Russians | "To Life" |
| Scene 5 | The Inn, later | Tevye, Lazar Wolf, Constable, a Russian, Fiddler | |
| Scene 6 | Outside Tevye's house | Perchik, Shprintze, Bielke, Hodel, Chava, Golde, Tevye, Tzietel, Motel | "Tradition Reprise" "Miracle of Miracles" |
| Scene 7 | Tevye's Bedroom | Tevye, Golde, Men, Women, Musicians, a Rabbie, Grandma Tzeitel, Frumah-Sarah | "The Tailor, Motel Kamzoil" |
| Scene 8 | The Village Street, Motel's Tailor Shop | Motel, Chava, Mendel, Mordcha, Avram, Shandel, Yussel, Fyedka, Sasha, a Russian, Villagers | |
| Scene 9 | Outside Tevye's house | Tevye, Golde, Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Bielke, Shprintze, Motel, Perchik, Villagers, Rabbi | "Sunrise Sunset" |
| Scene 10 | Outside Tevye's house | Tevye, Golde, Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava, Shprintze, Bielke, Lazar Wolf, Mordcha, Rabbi, Mendel, Shandel, Yente, Perchik, Avram, Villagers, Musicians, Constable, Russians | |
| ACT 1I | |||
| Prologue | Outside Tevye's house | Tevye | |
| Scene 1 | Outside Tevye's house | Hodel, Perchik, Tevye, Golde | "Now I Have Everything," "Tradition Reprise," "Do You Love Me?" |
| Scene 2 | The village street | Yente, Tzeitel, Shandel, Mendel, Avram, Villagers | "I Just Heard" |
| Scene 3 | Outside railroad station | Hodel, Tevye | "Far From The Home I Love" |
| Scene 4 | The village street | Avram, Mordcha, Rabbi, Mendel, Shandel, Villagers | |
| Scene 5 | Motel's tailor shop | Motel, Chava, Golde, Tzeitel, Avram, Rabbi, Mordcha, Shrpintze, Bielke, Fyedka, Tevye, Villagers | |
| Scene 6 | A road | Tevye, Golde, Chava, Fyedka, Villagers (voices) | "Chaveleh" |
| Scene 7 | Tevye's barn | Golde, Shprintze, Bielke, Yente, two Boys, Lazar Wolf, Avram, Mendel, Mordcha, select Villagers, Tevye, Constable, two Russians, Rabbi | "Anatevka" |
| Scene 8 | Outside Tevye's house | Motel, Tzeitel, Shprintze, Bielke, Golde, Yente, Tevye, Lazar Wolf, Chava, Fyedka, Villagers, Fiddler | |
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