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The Fiddler on the Roof Starring Shelley Berman Eastern Illinois University The Keep 1972 Programs 1972 8-8-1972 The iddF ler on the Roof starring Shelley Berman Little Theatre on the Square Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1972_programs Part of the Theatre History Commons Recommended Citation Little Theatre on the Square, "The iddF ler on the Roof starring Shelley Berman" (1972). 1972 Programs. 9. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1972_programs/9 This is brought to you for free and open access by the 1972 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1972 Programs by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 6ay S. 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