Tevye: A likable, hard-working dairyman who always tries to see the positive in life. A proud patriarch to five daughters who he is closely raising according to the old scriptures. (Male, 40s-50s, singing role)
Golde: Tevye’s strong-willed wife who wishes for her daughters to have good husbands and easier lives than she and Tevye. (Female, 40s-50s, singing role)
Tzeitel: Tevye’s oldest daughter, madly in love with Motel. She is loyal to her family but challenges the town’s traditions. (Female, late teens/early 20s, singing role)
Hodel: Tevye’s second daughter who becomes involved with Perchik. She eventually leaves Anatevka to join Perchik in Siberia. (Female, late teens/early 20s, singing role)
Chava: Tevye’s middle daughter who loves to read. She falls in love and runs off with Fydeka, a Russian soldier. (Female, mid-late teens, singing role)
Shprintze: Tevye’s fourth daughter who takes lessons at home from Perchik. (Female, around 10 years old, small singing role)
Bielke: Tevye’s youngest daughter who also takes lessons at home from Perchik. (Female, younger than 10 years old, small singing role)
Yente: The town’s matchmaker. She is a widow and the village busybody who knows all of the gossip. (Female, 50+, singing role)
Motel: The poor and shy tailor who shares a deep love with Tzeitel. Sensitive and nervous, but sincere and friendly. (Male, 20s, singing role)
Perchik: The outspoken student and visitor to Anatevka, who constantly challenges the traditions of the town. He eventually falls in love with Hodel. (Male, 20s, singing role)
Fyedka: A strong, young Russian soldier who sees past his military obligations and falls in love with Chava. (Male, 20s)
Lazar Wolf: The feisty, brawny butcher and the town’s wealthiest citizen who wishes to marry Tzeitel. (Male, 50+, singing role) Fiddler on the Roof Character List
Rabbi: The wise advisory of Anatevka. (Male, 50+, singing role)
Mendel: The Rabbi’s son. (Male, 30+, small singing role)
Mordecai: The innkeeper of Anatevka. (Male, 30+, small singing role)
Avram: Runs the local bookshop and keeps the town up to date on the news in the area. (Male, 30+, small signing role)
Grandma Tzeitel: Golde’s deceased grandmother who endorses the marriage between Tzeitel and Motel. (Female, 50+, small singing role)
Fruma-Sarah: Lazar Wolf’s deceased first wife who becomes enraged when her husband plans to wed Tzeitel. (Female, any age, small singing role)
Constable: Russian military official stationed near Anatevka who knows the villagers well but has superficial relationships with them. (Male, 40+)
