A Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof opened at Stage 42 in New York City on February 21st with direction by Joel Grey and lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski. Playing an important role in this special version of the acclaimed musical are Elation Colour 5 Profile™ LED ellipsoidal spots supplied by G Scott Designs, Inc.
Associate Designer is Ethan Steimel who says that Kaczorowski required a lighting fixture that color changed in a tight warm palette from no color incandescent to gel colors L162 to L147. He adds that the designer also wanted to achieve a deep blue.
For Fiddler, eight Colour 5 Profile fixtures are used to light the crinkled paper portal legs.
All lighting for the production has been supplied by G Scott Designs, Inc. Glen Davis of G Scott Designs says they have successfully used the Colour 5 Profile in their own designs for years and keep 70 in stock along with other Elation gear like SixPar™ series LED par lights, Colour Chorus™ LED battens, and TVL CYC RGBW™ cyclorama wall wash luminaires.
"It was a big job moving the entire village of Anatevke from Battery Park to 42nd Street,” said Associate Designer Steimel. “Glen Davis at G. Scott Designs, Inc. did a superb job swapping out over half the lighting rig to accommodate the new venue."
The Yiddish-language production of Fiddler on the Roof at Stage 42 is an open-ended run with plans to be in production for one year. The play does include subtitles so that non-Yiddish speakers can follow the celebrated musical as well.
- Lighting Designer: Peter Kaczorowski
- Associate Designer: Ethan Steimel
- Production Electrician: Tom Dyer
- Head Electrician: Alex DeNevers
- Lighting Programmer: Adam Rose
- Lighting Package: G. Scott Designs, Inc.
- Set Designer: Beowulf Boritt
- Scenery: Hillbolic Arts & Carpentry
Photos: Matthew Murphy
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