FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Lauren Spencer Communications Director [email protected] (267)-467-5708 YMTC PRESENTS Fiddler on the Roof February 20 - March 1, 2015 Music by Jerry Bock ❘ Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick ❘ Book by Joseph Stein El Cerrito, CA (January 16th) - Youth Musical Theater Company presents the timeless, fmaily classic FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. Directed by YMTC Artistic Director, Jennifer Boesing (South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd); Music Direction by Erik Flaten; Vocal Direction by David Möschler (Mr. Burns - A.C.T., One Night with Janis Joplin - SJ REP, and choreography by Pam Crane and Derek Luscutoff. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF runs from February 20th - March 1, 2015 at the El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater. Tickets ($15-$28) are now on-sale at www.ymtcberkeley.org/ tickets . Group, senior, and student discounts are available. ABOUT THE SHOW: Tevye, a poor milkman and humble Jewish father, finds his devotion to God tested by his headstrong daughters, who want to be their own matchmakers, while the growing anti-semitism of Czarist Russia threatens the world he knows so well. Featuring such timeless classics as “If I Were a Rich Man;” “Sunrise, Sunset;” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker” and “Tradition,” FIDDLER ON THE ROOF celebrates family, community and life’s unexpected miracles. ABOUT THE PERFORMERS FIDDLER ON THE ROOF will feature a cast of 31 students, 7th grade through 12th grade, from San Francisco, Albany, Berkeley, Oakland, and El Cerrito. PRESS INQUIRIES Contact Lauren Spencer 267.467.5708 or [email protected] CALENDAR LISTING: Show Run: February 20 - March 1, 2015 Opens: Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm Press: Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm or by arrangement All performances: Friday 7:30 pm; Saturday at 7:30 pm; Sunday at 2:00 pm Where: The El Cerrito High School Performing Arts Theater TICKET PRICES General Admission: $15-28. Tickets available at www.ymtcberkeley.org/tickets or at the door 1 hour prior to performance. For more information call 510-595-5514. Student, Senior, and Group discounts available. PHOTOS High-resolution photos for FIDDLE ON THE ROOF will be made available at www.ymtcberkeley.org/press-room/or upon request by emailing [email protected].