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Salem’s latest musical theater production has a twist: everyone in the cast is over 70.

Capital Manor, a West Salem retirement community, is staging a production of “Fiddler on the Roof” this month after weeks of rehearsals.

The shows are performed with a special revised version of the script that cuts the runtime down significantly. Some participants had prior theatrical experience. One performed in a Pentacle Theatre production of “Fiddler” decades ago. Others are new to the stage.

The show is only open to residents, family and friends, but a Salem Reporter crew was able to view a rehearsal. In our story below, Abbey McDonald and Hailey Cook take you behind the scenes of the show and the community that formed around it.

Maggie Sather, playing Tevye’s wife Golde, and Dave Votaw, playing Tevye, perform “Sabbath Prayer.” (HAILEY COOK/Salem Reporter)

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Capital Manor residents tackle first theatrical production with enthusiasm

Residents of Capital Manor, a retirement community in West Salem, have been rehearsing “Fiddler on the Roof” for months ahead of a series of performances for friends and family. “We…

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Advocacy group wants to limit who’s admitted to the Oregon State Hospital and for how long

State health officials say they’ve made improvements in admitting criminal defendants deemed mentally ill, but a new law intended could complicate those efforts. To comment on this story, use the…

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COLUMN: Meet the long-tailed duck, an obscure winter visitor to Oregon

Sea ducks like the long-tailed duck aren’t seen in large numbers in western Oregon, but are winter visitors, columnist and bird expert Harry Fuller writes. To comment on this story,…

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5 things to do in Salem this week: Cherry Blossom Day, free museum tours, motorcycle show 

Events in Salem this week include the return of Cherry Blossom Day at the Oregon Capitol, free tours of the Deepwood Museum house, garden and nature trails and a motorcycle…

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