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Energy, charisma and emotion
make Tiddler’ enjoyable play
Iast Saturday evening I had doubts about go
ing to the Hult Center's Silva Concert Hall to see a
lively play such as "Fiddler on the Roof" when I
was in a downhearted, depressed mood. The fact
that musicals are )ust about my least favorite form
of theater didn't help the situation.
Nonetheless, I strove to set my worries and
preferences aside ami go to the Eugene Festival of
Musical Theater's second production ready for an
entertaining performance that would hopefully
equal or possibly surpass the festival's first
presentation of "Peter Pan" last summer.
And when the housolights dimmed and Ar
nie Laferty took center stage with his heartwarm
ing portrayal as Tevye, a poor Russian dairyman,
my hopes were ignited and all my cares seamed to
vanish. I forgot my aversion toward musicals as I
heeame diverted by the sheer enjoyment of ex
cellent musical theater.
Laferty’s performance brims with charisma
as he guides the audience through the comic
dilemma of Tevye trying to choose husbands for
his five daughters. "Tradition" in the small Rus
sian village of Anatekva during I he ° eve of the
revolutionary period in 1905. calls for fathers
making the final decisions on matchmaking in
the household. . .
But Tevye's daughters are spunky with-,
minds of their, own and. under all .his bravado, .
he's just an old softy trying to keep his offspring
happy and his nagging wife Golde. played by ■
Marie Siegel, out of his hair. ,
The fact that Golde won't let-him forget he's a
poor man unable to provide a dowry for his
daughters complicates his predicament. Siegel's
strong, biting performance is the perfect foil for
Laferty's witty charm
Together, they carry the rest of the enormous
cast through the play's delightful songs and.
dances with seemingly endless energy.. Their x
vitality on stage keeps the pace of the production
upbeat along with the help of Nathan Cam mack's
flawless musical direction.
Nicola Foster's choreographic skills are
visably apparent in her reproduction of the dance
. moves from the original "Fiddler” directed and
choreogaphed by Jerome Robbins for New York
Stage. The dances are smooth and clean, par
ticularly during the musical number “To Life,"
in which Tevye and his friends dance in classic
Russian stylo at the "Tho Inn," which is
restricted to women of course.
However, any lively performance presented
by an energetic cast runs the risk of moving too
fast at times, and this production is not without
its flaws in this respect.
It becomes particularly apparent in the dream
scene in which the stage is filled with what looks
to be the whole cast acting out a nightmare
created by Tevye to trick his wife. Although
visually the scene is spectacular, there is just too
much disjointed activity going on at once to com
prehend simultaneously.
Also, when a cast sets a quick pace at the
onset of a performance, tt is difficult to carry the .
momentum throughout the production. The fact
that "Fiddler" is a three-hour performance makes
ft all the harder to maintain a steady speed;
. Although the performance seems to move by
quickly during the first 05 minutes prior to a
20-minute intermission, the play noticeably loses
momentum during the last 65 minutes as the pint
and pace slowly unravel to a slightly disappnin
ting conclusion “
Although Director Ed Ragozzino is unques
tionably a talented professional in the world of
, musical theater, he may have been better off-split
ting the production into three parts with two.
short intermissions to. give the production better -
continuity. ■ " ;
However, ail in all "Fiddler oh the Koof". is ii
delIgfofurproduction full of good old-fashioned
humor.and.wonderful surprises. Special praises
should go to Scenic Designer Jerry Williams, for
his clever set construction. His ingenious puzzle
design of Tevye’s house, complete with movable
interior parts, makes transitions between the
play’s several scenes barely noticeable. .
For a carefree evening that will revive.>tha
spirits of even the most downhearted souls. "Fid
dler on the Roof-.is a must. The production con-' :
Unties through Aug. 13 With performances on *
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m,, -
Thursdays through Saturdays at '8 p.m: and 2:30.
Sunday matinees. There will. be a final perfor- .
mance on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at H p.m. Tickets are
available at the IfUlt Center with prices ranging
from $6" to $16.50.
By Sheila Landry
Jonathan Wilson, playing the fiddler, and Arnie l^ferty. starring asTevye, give energetic perfhr
mances in “Fiddler on the Roof. ” ^
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