I had gotten involved doing lighting work with the group and Mark had even gotten involved doing construction for the sets. My kids were young, past the age when Maureen's daughters were needed to babysit, but too young to be left at home. One performance night, one of the younger actors got sick - he had just a minor walk on at the end when Yenta brings 2 young boys as potential matches for Golde's littlest daughters. I do believe that my daughter is quite possibly the youngest PJC kid to have ever acted in a PJC-USY production. Set in Anatevka in Russia in the early 20th century, Tevye the milkman must face a changing world, he faces hostile forces that threaten his traditions.
Pogroms drive the villagers from their sweet homes.
But the ruach of our Shabbat services made it all so worthwhile. We will not be making the lengthy journey to Montebello. Somehow I thought I'd always come to Pomona, to 106 Pomona Road, to daven, to share, to celebrate simchas. And oh, what a place. In the final scene, Tevye has packed his family's meager belongings into his cart and he, and all the villagers, set out on their separate journeys.