Havertown Actress in Fiddler on the Roof

“Fiddler on the Roof” will be playing as part of the 38th season of Upper Darby Summer Stage on August 2, 3, 9, 10 at Upper Darby Performing Arts Center. 

Ali Caiazzo of Havertown will play the role of Chava in the play, which is directed by New York City professionals, performed by young adults up to the age of 28 and accompanied by full orchestra, according to Summer Stage.

The performances will take place on August 2, 3, 9, and 10 at 7:30 p.m. with a matinee performance on August 10 at 1:30 pm. 

Tickets are $10-$13 and may be purchased online at www.udpac.org or by calling the box office, 610.622.1189. All shows take place at the Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave., Drexel Hill, PA. The facility is wheel chair accessible and offers free parking.

Directors Marcus and Rachel Stevens, natives of Swarthmore, are New York City theater professionals. “We hold ourselves to a very high standard,” said Rachel Stevens. With the Mainstage production “we’re not working with kids, we’re working with adults. When people come to see the show, it will be like seeing a professional production of “Fiddler” anywhere else in the city.”

“Without tradition, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof,” says the main character Tevye in the opening number. According to Summer Stage, "A poor dairyman in 19th century Russia, Tevye and his wife Golde, along with their five daughters, attempt to live respectable lives despite the threat of imminent revolution. With the hopes of marrying off their daughters to men of some means, Tevye and his wife cling to old traditions, while their daughters defy them, wanting to marry for love instead of the custom of pre-arranged marriages."