Fiddler on the Roof, a classic musical that boasts Broadway’s longest run, opens at St. Petersburg College’s Clearwater Campus Arts Auditorium on June 30. Mark your calendar now to attend one of the two performances on:

• Friday, June 30 – 7 p.m.
• Saturday, July 1 – 7 p.m.

SPC Arts Auditorium, Clearwater Campus
2465 Drew St., Clearwater

General Admission: $10; Free for SPC students, faculty and staff.

Directed by SPC Theater Professor Scott Cooper, this is the largest production SPC has ever put on, featuring 32 local high school and college actors. In addition, 14 technical students created the costumes, set and props and are working on lights and sound.

More about Fiddler on the Roof

Set in 1905, in the little Russian village of Anatevka, Fiddler on the Roof centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill traditional values in them in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia.

Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof‘s universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

SPC summer theater camp

Part of a month- long, summer program that was open to SPC students and local high school students, students auditioned for the camp in May and attended Technical Theater Production and Acting Repertory classes.

“This is the first time I have ever heard of a summer production/camp for technical theater students also,” said SPC Theater Professor Scott Cooper. “I have always thought it was important not only to help build their skills, but get everyone involved in one production.”

The tech students are learning about set construction, painting, lighting, sound, costumes and more. Cooper hopes to send them back to their high schools to teach other students what they have learned from St. Petersburg College and, hopefully, make them want to come back to SPC’s Theater Program to learn more.

Get all the details on the cast, crew and scenes in the Fiddler on the Roof program.