Paul's Players Creates a Village With Summer Production of Fiddler on the Roof

They say it takes a village, and Paul’s Players Community Theater is bringing people of from many local “villages” together to recreate the small Russian town of Anatevka in their production of Fiddler on the Roof. The musical will be presented July 30, 31, and August 1, 2015, at 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 27475 Five Mile Road, Livonia.

Paul’s Players is based in Livonia but the cast and crew for this summer’s musical hail from numerous surrounding communities, including Garden City, Northville, Plymouth, Redford, Ypsilanti, and Westland. One of the missions of Paul’s Players summer musical is to give entire families the opportunity to participate in a musical theater experience together. This year, the Kain family from Livonia- Rachel (Golde), her husband Mike (Constable) and their sons Ethan and Austin (townsboys) - are all on stage in this production. Livonia music teachers Steve Olsen (Tevye) and his wife Marilee (Music Director-Pianist) are spending a big part of their summer vacation working with this show. Rebecca Borsodi (Yente) and her daughters Sarah (Shprintze) and Abby (Bielke) are cast members, and while Kat O’Donnell (Tzeitel) is on stage, her mother Tina works behind the scenes as a production administrator. Pam Gunderson sings in the chorus, while her mom Joyce designs costumes and helps decorate the set. Even the musicians get into the family act, with Brian Buckmaster playing percussion and his brother Don playing clarinet. Patrick Yee (Lazar Wolf) and Kayla Younkin (Hodel), music students from Adrian College and Eastern Michigan University also join the cast.

“Fiddler on the Roof is a wonderful show about families and the value of friendship and community,” says Pat Hutchison, Artistic Director of Paul’s Players. “I love having so many families participate in our summer musical. Plus, every time we do a show, we create new families and new communities of people who work together to make it all happen. That’s one of the great things about theater.”

Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors/students. You may reserve tickets by calling 248-347-4134; emailing paulsplayers@gmail.com; or purchase online at eventbrite.com

ABOUT PAUL’S PLAYERS

Paul’s Players is a community theater group based in Livonia, Michigan, and housed in St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 27475 Five Mile Road. The group was founded in 2011 by Patricia Hutchison, a retired Livonia Public School music and drama teacher. Its mission is to provide opportunities for people of all ages to participate in drama and musical theater. Upcoming productions include The Diary of Ann Frank, November 20-22, 2015, and Remember When, a 1940’s musical review, February 19-21, 2016.

For more information about Paul’s Players please contact Patricia Hutchison, 248-347-4134, or email paulsplayers@gmail.com