In Fiddler on the Roof, performed this January in the de Jong Concert Hall, protagonist Tevye (Peter D. Morgan [BM ’21]) clings to tradition in a world “as shaky as a fiddler on the roof” (with the titular fiddler portrayed here by violinist Allison E. Hillam [’25]).
The closing scene, says director David E. Morgan (BA ’85), highlights Tevye’s acceptance of change as he’s driven from his home: “Tevye is packing up, and he finally says, ‘Let’s go.’”
The line is a fitting end to the final musical-theater performance in the 57-year-old Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center. David Morgan says the building, set to be retired later this year, has been a second home to many music and arts students—“a place they feel like they belong.”
