Fiddler on the roof
Sat, 16 Oct 2004, 08:21 pmWalter Plinge8 posts in thread
Fiddler on the roof
Sat, 16 Oct 2004, 08:21 pmwe've tried to research this but no luck
How old are the three older dauhters in Fiddler
Stage age please
How old are the three older dauhters in Fiddler
Stage age please
Re: Fiddler on the roof
Mon, 18 Oct 2004, 08:33 amWalter Plinge
The ages of the daughters are not actually mentioned in the script, however there are a couple of hints and guidelinesÂ…
Tevye and Golde have been married for twenty-five years.
Therefore Tzeitel, the oldest, cannot be any older than 24.
(Also this means that Tevye and Golde should be around their mid/late forties, although they are usually played a LOT older!!)
It is also logical to assume that there can be no less than one year between each of the daughters.
Also remember that this is a piece of American Musical Theatre, not a documentary, so you cannot play the daughters too young, or it looks icky! Which means Chava, the third cannot be any younger than about 16.
The other thing to bear in mind is that while the show takes place over roughly a year, the stories that they were based on were written and published over a twenty year period!
So ages of the daughters
Tzeitel (the first daughter) 18 – 24.
Hodel (the second daughter) 17 – 23.
Chava (the third daughter) 16 – 22.
Of course the joy with these ages is that its not that difficult for any female between 16 & 24 to play between 16 & 24.
[At Roleystone our current Tzeitel is actually 17 and younger than our Hodel and Chava, who are both early twenty-something, and convincingly comes across as the older. Also doesnÂ’t hurt that sheÂ’s the taller of the three}
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Tevye and Golde have been married for twenty-five years.
Therefore Tzeitel, the oldest, cannot be any older than 24.
(Also this means that Tevye and Golde should be around their mid/late forties, although they are usually played a LOT older!!)
It is also logical to assume that there can be no less than one year between each of the daughters.
Also remember that this is a piece of American Musical Theatre, not a documentary, so you cannot play the daughters too young, or it looks icky! Which means Chava, the third cannot be any younger than about 16.
The other thing to bear in mind is that while the show takes place over roughly a year, the stories that they were based on were written and published over a twenty year period!
So ages of the daughters
Tzeitel (the first daughter) 18 – 24.
Hodel (the second daughter) 17 – 23.
Chava (the third daughter) 16 – 22.
Of course the joy with these ages is that its not that difficult for any female between 16 & 24 to play between 16 & 24.
[At Roleystone our current Tzeitel is actually 17 and younger than our Hodel and Chava, who are both early twenty-something, and convincingly comes across as the older. Also doesnÂ’t hurt that sheÂ’s the taller of the three}
GRATUITOUS PLUG:
“Fiddler on the Roof” at Roleystone Theatre (WA).
Plays November 19, 21, 24, 26, 27; December 1, 3, 4
Bookings 9397 5730
Tickets selling fast!