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Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish 156 Valley Ave. SW

Grand Rapids, MI 49504 616/459-8362

parishoffice@sacredheartgr.org www.sacredheartgr.com

—–————Mass Schedule—————-

Weekends Saturday 8:00 am, 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm (Latin rite) Weekdays Monday-Friday 7:45 am

A special thank you everyone who contributed to our program in any way, big or small. This production would not have

been possible with out your efforts, support and prayers.

-SHA Drama Program, 2015

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PLAYBILL

May 29, 30 & 31 Wealthy Street Theater

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A Part of THE BROADW AY JUNIOR COLLECTION™

Based on Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of Arnold Perl

Book by Music by Lyrics by

JOSEPH STEIN JERRY BOCK SHELDON HARNICK

Produced on the New York Stage by Harold Prince

Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS

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The Distinct Vision Of

Is to Provide a Classical Curriculum in a Diocesan School

Of the hundreds of growing classical schools in America, only around a dozen are Catholic, diocesan schools.

Grounded in the Sacramental Life of the Church

Every school day begins with Mass. Weekly time spent in

Eucharistic Adoration and frequent Reconciliation

further assist students in living their faith.

Dedicated to Assisting Families

Our ministry is devoted to supporting parents as the primary educators of their children. We offer full-time instruction

to children in preschool through 9th grade and will be building out the high school, one year at a time, graduating

the first class in 2019. We also offer part-time opportunities to homeschooled students in 1st-12th grade

through the Classical Enrichment Courses (C.E.C.) program.

Independent of State and Federal Funding

To ensure our ability to faithfully pursue our mission, we

do not accept one penny of state or federal funding.

With a Vision for Transforming The Culture

An education centered on truth, goodness, and beauty

prepares students for their individual vocations and for the

universal call to sanctity. Growing in grace and understanding, their words and deeds will evangelize our culture.

Pre-K through 9th grade.

ENROLLING NOW for 2015-2016

Visit us at http://sacredheartacademygr.org/vision

Sacred Heart Academy is the only Catholic, Classical Education option in West Michigan.

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The

Sacred Heart

Knights of Columbus

are proud to support

the arts at

Sacred Heart Academy

Other Sacred Heart Knight’s

programs which support the

Academy include our annual

Free Throw Championship and

Keeping Christ in Christmas Card

Design Contest.

The Knights of Columbus are the largest Catholic fraternal

organization in the world. We are committed to charity, unity,

fraternity and patriotism. The Sacred Heart council is committed to

helping out our parish, academy and community through events

and campaigns which promote and support pro-life causes and

organizations, religious freedom, Catholic education, strengthening

our families, evangelization, charitable works and social welfare.

Our council has recently won multiple state awards for our work. If

you would like information about joining our council to help us with

these goals, please contact Grand Knight Mike Menardie at 458-2353 or sacredheartgr@gmail.com.

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blessings “Dear Margaret, We are very proud of you and are very happy that you have had this opportunity to be part of Fiddler. We love you!” Dad and Mom

Trinity! You are a rock star! We love you a TON! I know you’ll be amazing! Love Grama Sandy and Grampa Pete

Hey Trinity! I so wish we could be there this weekend! But I know you’re gonna bring the house down! Love you! Aunt Stacy, Uncle Glen, and Rhine

Trinity-you always play a top performance in my heart. Luv u papa

So proud of you being in the play, Trinity. Grama Marcia

So proud of you, Trinity. Aunt Marymargaret and Aunt Amber

Trinity, tantum te amo, a Busia tua.

My amazing Trinity Rose! I am so very very proud of you! You are so talented! I love to see you shine! You have worked so hard! Have a stellar performance this weekend! Love, your biggest fan~Mom

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We appreciate the staff of the Wealthy Theater for their assistance and use of this venue, and to the Grand Rapids Civic Theater for the use of Tevye’s cart.

Program photography donated by Thea Walsh Photography

Special appreciation for the support of our local businesses.

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to Sacred Heart Academy’s presentation of Fiddler on the Roof. We are very blessed by your patronage and support for this magnificent performance. We are grateful for the time, energy, and love of all those who have supported our students through encouragement, prop gathering, set building, costume making, line practicing, and, and, and . . . THANK YOU! A very special thanks to Ms. Anding. Her courage to listen to the Spirit and return to Sacred Heart this year was a blessing to us all. We will miss her as she begins to follow the next call to His service with the National Evangelization Team over the next couple of years. God Bless You, Morgan. The SHA Drama program will continue next year. Bringing words to life in a powerful and compelling way complements all we are trying to accomplish at Sacred Heart. The impact of participation by our students in theater cannot be overstated. George Weigel, in his biography of Pope Saint John Paul II, Witness to Hope, wrote the following about the influence of the saint’s participation in theater: “Theater, for Wojtyla, was also an experience of community, the self-disciplined action of a group of individuals who, by blending their individual talents with the talents of others, become something more than the sum of their parts. And the intensity of the theatrical vocation . . . was, perhaps, the beginning of other intuitions to be pursued later. If drama could unveil the deeper dimensions of the truth of things, might there be a dramatic structure to every human life? To the whole of reality?” We look forward next year to continuing to pursue the deeper dimensions of Truth as students combine their talents to tell stories of Goodness and create Beauty that is greater than the sum of its parts. You can never have enough Truth, Goodness, or Beauty. We look forward to your continued support of this pursuit.

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam,

Sean Maltbie

Headmaster

Welcome

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Colossians 3:23

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart,

as working for the Lord, not for men.

for allowing us to be of Service

for the last 25 years. We pray you'll allow us

to be of Service for Years to come.

Thank You

*Offer good thru 6/30/2015.

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blessings

BEST OF LUCK CAST AND CREW! AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR INAUGURAL SHOW! Love, The Skinner Family

To the cast and crew, You are a talented group of kids! Congratulations on a job well done! From Mr. and Mrs. Walsh

Congratulations, Mary Therese Forrester, for all of your years in drama and for your role as a mama and bottle dancer in Fiddler! May you always keep your favorite scripture passage in your mind and in your heart! “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a future full of hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Love and blessings from Dad and Mom!

Congratulations, Maria Forrester, for your role as Tzeitel! You are amazingly awesome! We pray you always keep your favorite Scripture passage in your mind and in your heart! “She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future. She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.” Proverbs 31:25-26 Love and blessings from Dad and Mom!

"Great Job, Bekka Walsh! So proud of your hard work" Love, Uncle John, Aunt Michelle, and Cousins.

Rebekah Walsh: “We are so proud of you! We hope you had fun getting ready for and performing in your first musical.” Love, Papa & Gramma Walsh

Bekka, we are so proud of you and all your hard work! Congrats on a great performance!” Love, Mom, Dad, Sarah, and Lizzie

“Lulu and Sophie--Break a leg! We love you and are so proud of your perseverance and dedication at SHA this year, Love, Mom and Dad”

“We are proud of your talent, confidence and hard work, Carli Maltbie! Remember God is with you always!” Love, Mom and Dad

“Jack Maltbie, do your thing in the tech room! You have worked so hard and we are proud of your dedication and abilities.” God has given you amazing gifts! Love, Mom and Dad

We are grateful, Emma and the rest of the cast, that you chose to use your God given gifts to give glory to Him, through a beautiful work of art. We are thankful for Morgan Anding, her wonderful guidance and direction, and for the many parents and volunteers who gave of themselves to make this production a success. The Den Braber Family

Rock Phelps: “Congratulations on your theatrical debut! We are so proud of you! Love Papa, Mama, Perpetua, Mary, and Arseny"

Shannon Heldt, we are so proud of you and all you have accomplished! Always remember to “Live Your Passion” and “Never Give Up on Your Dreams!” Love, Mom & Dad

“Good Luck, Trinity! I have the most awesome daughter in the world!” Love, Dad

“Way to fiddle CL!” Love Mom & Dad

“Can’t see ya but we know you’re there MC and K!” Love, Mom and Dad 5

Fiddler on the Roof

index...

a message from Ms. Anding 5 production staff 7 our story 8 cast 9 show information 10 about our directors 12 blessings 16 & 18 sponsors & donors 18

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Good Day!

Words cannot express my excitement as Sacred Heart Academy presents their FIRST EVER Musical Production! And what a production it has been! Building from the ground up, everyone truly had to be on board to make this happen. And they were! I am so proud of all the students - I have seen them light up, and come alive as they have grown and pushed themselves during rehearsal! Even those that have had no experience in theatre or in music have kicked into gear and blown me away by their effort!

Fiddler on the Roof was the first show I performed in high school. This is why it holds such a close place to my heart. I am nothing but THRILLED to see it come alive on the stage again, and to be on the other side of things this time!

It has been nothing but a pleasure to create this show, and to make it a reality with the cast and crew. It is a dream come true, and honestly a dream I did not think would ever happen: to direct a show! I am putting into practice my greatest passion and seeing others fall in love with it as well! God is good.

Enjoy the timeless story of Tevye and his daughters, as so charmingly presented by the 5th-12th graders from Sacred Heart Classical Academy!

Ms. Morgan Anding

a note from our director,,,

Morgan Anding

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DIRECTOR - Morgan Anding

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR - Mary-Kate Lietz

MUSICAL DIRECTOR - Morgan Anding

CHOREOGRAPHER - Morgan Anding

COSTUME DESIGNER - Marijo Forrester

SCENIC DESIGNER - Tim Walsh

SOUND ENGINEER - Jack Maltbie

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR - Morgan Anding

PHOTOGRAPHER - Thea Walsh

PROPERTIES COORDINATOR - Shelly Maltbie STAGE CREW - Catherine LaFramboise, Maria LaFramboise, Monica LaFramboise, Anna Pepper, Alexa Finkler, Ashley Strobel, Katie Lennon, Grace Morin, Grace Kaczanowski, Kathleen Leidel, Mary Claire Leidel, Raphaelle Finkler

Fiddler on the Roof, Jr. is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theater

International. Flash-photography and video recording of the performance are prohibited.

We appreciate the promotional posters designed by Dr. Daniel Page and the rehearsal photographs in this program by Thea Walsh Photography. Thank you!

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Sacred Heart Academy has broadened it’s horizons this year in beginning it’s first ever Theatre Arts Program!! Fiddler on the Roof Junior has blazed a trail for the program to be the first in a long line of future shows the students at the Academy will star in. This is a very exciting development for our school, as the Arts and Drama are two major aspects of an integral Classical education. What a gift to be able to implement this subject into our curriculum, and to spearhead the development of these skills in the students for the coming years!

the story

Set in the little village of Anatevka in turn of the century Russia, Fiddler on the Roof Junior is the classic tale of Tevye the Dairyman, and his struggle to hold onto tradition in the face of a changing world. The beginning of the twentieth century was a time of great upheaval and change in Russia. It was the eve of what is known as the Russian Revolutionary period. The small Jewish villages that peppered Russia were subjected to unspeakable horrors. Such social and political unrest is the backdrop for the story that is the heart of Fiddler on the Roof Junior. As Tevye’s commitment to his family, religion and the tradition that created them is tested, we see the rich love and moral dedication that holds it all together. Based on the short stories of Sholom Aleichem, who the New York Times called,”...the warm-hearted spokesman of the poor Jews in the Russian villages at the turn of the century.” Fiddler in the Roof opened in 1964, starring Zero Mostel, to rave reviews and a long Broadway run, before being made into a major motion picture.

2014-2015 Sacred Heart Academy Theater Arts Program

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Yes, tickets are sold out, but you can still be a part of the action!

Visit sacredheartauction.com over the next few months for information on how you can volunteer for the biggest parish & academy fundraiser event ever! We are going to need your help to make this amazing night happen!

If you or your business would like to sponsor this event, sponsor tickets are still available. Please contact us at (616) 459-0948 or send an email to auction@sacredheartgr.org.

Check out the sponsorship level details on sacredheartauction.com.

October 10, 2015 will be a night to remember!

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about our director

Ms. Morgan Anding has been with us as a teacher for 3 years now. Graduating from Franciscan University of Steubenville with her degree in Catechetics and Theology in 2011, she joined our team as a Teacher’s Aid in 4th and 5th grade in the 2012-2013 school year. She was our 3rd and 4th grade teacher last year, and after deciding to venture forth to pursue further studies in Theatre in Chicago, she discerned that her place was still at Sacred Heart. Morgan has been in theater all her life, starring and performing in multiple shows at Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, some of those including the recent “Christmas Carol” and “Mary Poppins.” Building the Theatre Arts Program from the ground up has been a fulfilled dream and an unexpected one for her this year. She is thrilled with the experience!

about our assistant director

Miss Mary-Kate Lietz is the assistant directress in our Montessori classroom. She is currently going through her Montessori 3-6 training at the Adrian Dominican Montessori

Teacher Education Institute. She has also had two years experience in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd. Miss Lietz has been involved in music, specifically piano, for fourteen years and for the last nine years has been involved in various styles of dance, including ballroom, Irish, and swing. She is the second youngest of eight children, and is very blessed to have grown up in a very strong and faithful Catholic home. Miss Lietz has greatly appreciated and enjoyed this time working with the students on “Fiddler on the Roof.”

“This has been a wonderful experience getting to know all of the students, and helping them grow in their Faith through their curricular activities. I look forward to what next year brings!” Miss Mary-Kate Lietz

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cast

in order of appearance

Fiddler Charles Leidel Tevye’, a dairyman Luke Mulderink Rabbi/Orthodox oriest Rock Phelps Constable John Sergeant Golde, Tevye’s wife Claire Fagan Tevye’s daughters: Tzeitel Maria Forrester Hodel Emma Denbraber Shprintze Rebekah Walsh Bielke Camille Kaczanowski Chava Trinity Wendt Yente, the matchmaker Margaret Yanoschik Motel, the tailor Cory Skinner Perchik, the student Sam Mulderink Mordcha, the innkeeper Shannon Heldt Mendel, his son Ali LaPonsie Avram, the bookseller Mary LaPonsie Lazar Wolf, the butcher Charlie Leidel Fyedka, the young man Gabe Skinner Sasha, his friend Ben LaPonsie Villagers Woman # 1 Carli Maltbie Woman # 2 Caroline Fitzgerald Woman # 3 Rachel Mulderink Bottle Dancers: Cate Sergeant, Shannon Heldt, Mary LaPonsie, Ali LaPonsie, Mary Forrester

Ensemble ~ Mamas: Grace Richert, Iliana Argueta, Caroline Fitzgerald, Rachel Mulderink, Mary Forrester, Megan Koepke

Ensemble ~ Daughters: Laura Salas, Evelyn Fehrlen, Sophie Gumbko, Mary Jane Fehrlen, Yaileen Dalmasi, Carli Maltbie, Lauran Cusack, Madelyn Koepke, Alina Gumbko

Ensemble ~ Sons: Sam Mulderink, Yaileen Dalmasi, Cate Sergeant, Rock Phelps, Mary Jane Fehrlen, Camille Kaczanowski, Evelyn Fehrlen, Ali LaPonsie, Grace Richert, Trinity Wendt

Ensemble ~ Papas: Charlie Leidel, Ben LaPonsie, John Sergeant, Mary LaPonsie

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ACT I

Tradition Scene 1: Tevye’s family Matchmaker: Chava, Hodel and Tzeitel Scene 2: Tevye If I Were a Rich Man: Tevye Scene 3: Tevye’s family at home before the Sabbath Sabbath Prayer: Tevye’s family Scene 4: Tevye and Lazar In the Tavern To Life: Tevye, Lazar and Villagers In the Tavern Scene 5: Constable and Tevye Scene 6: Perchik and Hodel, Tevye, Tzeitel and Motel Scene 7: Villagers, Chava and Fyedka in the Tailor Shop Sunrise/Sunset: All Wedding: All

Intermission - brief 15 minutes

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ACT II Scene 9: Tevye outside his house Scene 10: Perchik, Hodel and Tevye outside the house Do you Love Me: Tevye and Golde Scene 11: Tevye and Hodel outside the train station Far From the Home I Love: Tevye and Hodel Scene 12: Fyedka, Chava and Tevye outside the Tailor’s Shop Scene 13: Tevye, Golde and Chava in the fields Scene 14: Villagers, Golde and Tevye outside his house Anatevka: Villagers Scene 15: Family outside Tevye’s house The End