Annette Kaczanowski, as Golda, left, and and Ryan Schisler, as Tevye, discuss their five daughters in Elkhart Civic Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof,” which opens July 26 at the Bristol Opera House. Photos provided.

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BRISTOL — The village of Anatevka comes to life as Elkhart Civic Theatre’s production of “Fiddler on the Roof” opens Friday, July 26, for a two-weekend run at the Bristol Opera House, 210 E. Vistula St., Bristol.

“Fiddler on the Roof” is directed by Brock Butler, assisted by Dolly Stephenson, with vocal direction by Liesl Bell and choreography by Matthew Manley.

Winner of nine Tony Awards when it debuted in 1964, “Fiddler on the Roof” centers on Tevye, a poor Jewish milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tightknit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill in them traditional values 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” presents a universal theme of tradition that cuts across race, class, nationality and religion.

The cast of Elkhart Civic Theatre’s production includes: Ryan Schisler as Tevye; Annette Kaczanowski as Golde; Leah Alburtus as Tzeitel; Drew Davis as Hodel; Kala Key as Chava; Annika Buczkowski as Sprintze; Mia Lucchese as Bielke; Coby Henslee as Motel; Andrew Galang as Perchik; Dylan Floor as Fyedka; Janis Logsdon as Yente; Tony Venable as Lazar Wolf; Michael Case as the constable; Paul Hanft as Avram; John Krouse as the rabbi; Austin Washington as Mendel; Antwon Williams as Mordcha; Michael Takach as Nachum; Antonio Perez as Yussel; Jamie Lake as Shaindel; Courteney Ebert as Fruma-Sarah; Debbie Krouse as Grandma Tzeitel; Ryan Gibson as Sasha; and Diego Sosa-Escamilla as the fiddler.

The ensemble includes Madison Byer, Carter Cranor, Rae Anne Haney, Haden Knapp, Paige Miller, Nicole Strall, Leaha Conrad, Miles Hage, Reese Holland, Landen Knapp, Karen Mullin, Sennica Trant, Zandy Coon, Rachelle Haney, Ania Kingsley, Sophie Rodriguez and Lyssa Yoder.

Tickets for “Fiddler on the Roof” are available online at elkhartcivictheatre.org/fiddler or by phone from the Elkhart Civic Theatre box office at (574) 848-4116 weekday afternoons.

Five daughters dream of what marriages the matchmaker will arrange for them in “Fiddler on the Roof.” In front, from left, are Mia Lucchese, as Bielke, and Annika Buczkowski, as Sprintze. In back, from left, are Drew Davis, as Hodel, Kala Kay, as Chava, and Leah Alburtus, as Tzeitel.

Leah Alburtus, as Tzeitel, left, and Coby Henslee, as Motel, sing “Miracle of Miracles” in “Fiddler on the Roof.”

Drew Davis, as Hodel, left, and Ryan Schisler, as Tevye, in a poignant moment as Hodel leaves home in “Fiddler on the Roof.”