‘Fiddler’ on the stage at HVRHS

FALLS VILLAGE — The Housatonic Musical Theater Society will present “Fiddler on the Roof” on March 14, 15 and 16 at Housatonic Valley Regional High School.At rehearsal last Wednesday, Feb. 27, a small group was going over some steps with choreographer Amber Cameron on the Little Bird scene. Cameron worked with Lydia Downs, Jill Cannon, Georgia Horelick and Sophie Mortman, as Director Michael Berkeley played the piano and Production Manager Lori Belter looked on.The cast includes 27 high school students and five students from the region’s elementary schools, plus a live orchestra of 10 professional musicians. Students in the cast represent all six towns in the Region One school district. The showtimes are Thursday, March 14, Friday, March 15, and Saturday, March 16, with performances at 7:30 p.m. each night and a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, March 16.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and may be purchased at the door, online, at www.HTMS.org, or at the Salisbury Pharmacy, Sharon Pharmacy, Kent Apothecary or the Wandering Moose. For more information, go to www. HMTS.org or call 860-294-HMTS.

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