The Fiddler on the Roof - Hamilton School cast

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These shots were from the closing scenes of the play where the villagers are forced to pack up and leave, and where Tevye and Golde find their little family being scattered to the wind.
In the meantime, I was having my own little drama --watching with growing anxiety as my dying 2 hour camera battery reached towards its own finale. I knew how many moments on-stage were left to go, how much longer my camera would manage to stay alive ... and that my re-charger had been oh-so-conveniently left behind at home!
Fortunately, the play ended at the same second that my warning light began flashing. I took the final shots.. and started breathing again. The villagers morphed back into modern-day kids dancing and singing in celebration of a great dress rehearsal, and I used up the rest of the battery to capture those moments. When my camera finally shut down and refused to come alive again, I tucked it away. There would be no more photographs that day.
But I'd already reaped a bonanza. All in all I had gotten 4 floppy disks full of some absolutely fabulous shots -- about 80 photos altogether. The light had been challenging but do-able, and I can't tell you how happy I was when I saw how beautifully they came out!

Scene 5 and 6: "Anatevka", Leaving for America

Villagers packing up to leave
"Anatevka, Anatevka. Tumble-down, work-a-day Anatevka.
Where else could Sabbath be so sweet?"

"Where will we live in America?"
"With Uncle Abram.
But.. he doesn't know it yet"

Golde saying goodbye
to Chava while Tevye fights
with his conscience and tradition
As Chava leaves with Fyedka
love overcomes principles
and Tevye lifts his head and says
"God be with you".
Chava stops, smiles and
promises to write to them
in America

The family says goodbye
to Tzeitel and Model
and all exit off-stage.
Tevye who is the last to go - stops,
looks back,and then motions
to the Fiddler on the
other side of the stage to join them.
The delighted Fiddler skips across stage
to fall in behind Tevye.
The End.

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"Anatevka, Anatevka. Tumble-down, work-a-day Anatevka. Where else could Sabbath be so sweet?"
	"Where will we live in America?" "With Uncle Abram. But.. he doesn't know it yet"
	Golde saying goodbye to Chava while Tevye fights with his conscience and tradition As Chava leaves with Fyedka love overcomes principles and Tevye lifts his head and says "God be with you". Chava stops, smiles and promises to write to them in America
	The family says goodbye to Tzeitel and Model and all exit off-stage. Tevye who is the last to go - stops, looks back,and then motions to the Fiddler on the other side of the stage to join them. The delighted Fiddler skips across stage to fall in behind Tevye. The End.