Costume World Theatrical

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

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Fiddler On The Roof Plot

Place: Anatevka, Russia
Time: 1905

TEVYE: A DAIRYMAN
  1. Old, worn work clothes: pants shirt, vest, prayer shawl, coat, cap
  2. Long nightshirt, nightcap. Plain and worn.
  3. A black suit, black hat, boiled collar shirt, cravat.
GOLDE: TEVYE’S WIFE
  1. Old, worn house clothes: dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawl, head scarf, optional petticoat.
  2. Nightgown, nightcap. Plain, worn, demure.
  3. Dress, hat, shawl, petticoat for Tzeitel’s wedding. As dressy as she owns, but not new.
TZEITEL: THEIR DAUGHTER, AGE 19
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawls head scarf, petticoat. Worn
  2. “Wedding dress,” veil, petticoat. Pale muslin dress with some ornamentation in the way of tucking or ruffling, but not a typical white wedding dress. Veil is sheer rectangle for draping over head and face.
HODEL: THEIR DAUGHTER, AGE 17
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawls head scarf, petticoat
  2. A change of dress, coat, hat, petticoat. Worn but presentable.
  3. Dress, head scarf, petticoat. Her “best” for the wedding.
CHAVA: THEIR DAUGHTER, AGE 15
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawls head scarf, petticoat
  2. Dress, head scarf, petticoat. Her “best” for the wedding.
  3. Change of first item plus coat and head scarf.
SHPRINTZE: THEIR DAUGHTER, AGE 13
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawls head scarf., petticoat. Worn
  2. Dress, head scarf., petticoat. Her “best” for the wedding.
BIELKE: THEIR DAUGHTER, AGE 11
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawls head scarf., petticoat. Worn
  2. Dress, head scarf., petticoat. Her “best” for the wedding.
YENTE: A MATCHMAKER
  1. Dress or skirt/blouse, light jacket or coat, hat, petticoat.
  2. Old and worn, but with a suggestion of fussiness or pretension.
MOTEL KAMZOIL: A TAILOR
  1. Pants, shirt, vest, hat, prayer shawl, jacket. Old and worn. Apron.
  2. Swallowtail coat, pants, vest, tie, top hat – all black, for wedding. Boiled collar shirt.
SHANDEL: MOTEL’S MOTHER
  1. Old, worn house clothes: dress or skirt/blouse, apron, shawl, head scarf., optional petticoat
  2. Dress, hat, shawl, petticoat for Tzeitel’s wedding. As dressy as she owns, but not new.
PERCHIK: A FREETHINKING STUDENT

Pants, shirt, hat, neckerchief, jacket. Old worn. Style should indicate a touch of youth and bravado.

FYEDKA: A YOUNG RUSSIAN, ABOUT 21

Pants, tunic-style shirt, hat and jacket. In good condition. 

LAZAR WOLF: A BUTCHER

Matching suit coat and pants, boiled collar shirt, cravat, vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old, but a bit better than most of the villagers.

RABBI

Swallowtail coat, pants, vest, derby – all black. Plus boiled collar shirt, black cravat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

MORDOHA: AN INNKEEPER

Pants, shirts vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

MENDEL: RABBI’S SON

Pants, shirts vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

AVRAM: A BOOKSELLER

Pants, shirts vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

NAHUM: A BEGGAR

Pants, shirts vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

YUSSEL: A HATTER

Pants, shirts vest, hat, prayer shawl. Old and worn.

CONSTABLE: RUSSIAN OFFICIAL
UNIFORM: TUNIC JACKET OF DRAB BROWN WITH BLACK ACCENTS, BLACK JODHPURS, BLACK FUR HAT, BLACK SAM BROWNE BELT.
SASHA: YOUNG RUSSIAN

Pants, tunic-style shirt, hat and jacket. In good condition.

GRANDMA TZEITEL AND FRUMA-SARSH: RETURNED FROM THE GRAVE

Long, gray wispy hooded shrouds with gray and brown stains. (When ordering, please state if the actor is afoot or on another actor’s shoulders.)

FIDDLER:

Pants, jacket, shirt, tie and cap. A purer color and style choice to suggest certain symbolism or “other worldliness”

PRIEST:

Cassock and hat

CHORUS CHANGES:

Jewish Villagers
Russian civilians
Russian officers
Jewish villagers at wedding (better garb)
Graveyard dwellers
Bottle dancers (one each) Long black coats with soft theatrical felt derbies. We assume these derbies will meet with your concept.