Audition Central: Fiddler on the Roof JR.
Script: Lazar Wolf
TEVYE
Good evening, Reb Lazar.
LAZAR
Ah, Tevye - sit down. Have a drink.
(Pours drink)
Tevye - I suppose you know why I wanted to see you.
TEVYE
(Drinks)
Yes, I do, Reb Lazar, but there is no use talking about it.
LAZAR
(Upset)
Why not?
TEVYE
Why yes? Why should I get rid of her?
LAZAR
Well, you have a few more without her.
TEVYE
I see! Today you want one. Tomorrow you may want two.
LAZAR
(Startled)
Two? What would I do with two?
TEVYE
Same as you do with one.
LAZAR
I'm talking about your daughter, Tzeitel!
TEVYE
(TEVYE stares at him, upset)
My daughter, Tzeitel?
LAZAR
I see her in my butcher shop every Thursday. She's made a good impression on me. I like her. And I would be good to her, Tevye.
(Slightly embarrassed)
What do you think?
TEVYE
(To AUDIENCE)
What do I think? You can have a fine conversation with him, if you talk about kidneys and livers. On the other hand, not everybody has to be a scholar. Maybe I misjudged him. He is a good man. He likes her. He will try to make her happy.
(Turns to LAZAR)
What do I think? It's a match!
LAZAR
(Delighted)
You agree?
TEVYE
I agree.
LAZAR
Tevye, that's wonderful.
TEVYE
To the both of us.
LAZAR
To our agreement.
TEVYE
To good health and happiness.
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