Our Dear Audience,

Welcome to the first show of our 2015 season! We’re thrilled that you’re here with us.

Seven years ago exactly, we opened our very first show – Fame! We chose that show to be our inaugural show for a few specific reasons. Besides being a great musical with lots of thrilling numbers and compelling storylines, it was representative of what I envisioned R2P could be when I cooked it up in the first place: “This is not your typical youth theatre fare.” It’s intense, challenging, sometimes shocking, honest, and it tells the stories of passionate young people working hard to hone their artistic crafts and find themselves along the way. It doesn’t shy away from the real struggles and drama of teen life. It soars because of the electric life force that radiates from the individuals who make up the collective that is so much more than the sum of its parts. That’s Fame. That’s R2P.

This show also marks the first slot where every last company member from season one, down to the youngest sixth grader, has now aged out of the company. Most are off at college, and we miss them dearly. We are grateful for all those early pioneers did to help make R2P what it is today, and we love hearing updates and getting visits from them. (And we love working with them in new capacities – resident music director Jeremy Pletter and choreographer Fatima Sowe were company members from those earliest days! Fatima was in the ensemble of Fame 2008!)

Another aspect of R2P that we’re thrilled to revisit is the return of one of our most fundamental core principles: FREE PARTICIPATION! As of this season, students are free to participate in R2P shows at no cost at all. People have been asking, “How did you do that? Did you get a big grant or sudden windfall?” The simple answer is that we, as a company, made tearing down that barrier to entry our guiding principle when designing this season’s budget. Through careful management of expenses, we saw how it would be possible, and we went for it. And we saw an immediate impact: there was a 50% increase in the number of students who auditioned this fall versus one year ago, and many new students mentioned the elimination of participation fees as the deciding factor for them.

We’re very proud of this decision, but it is not without risk, nor is it the end of the story. We have made a promise to the young people we serve to keep participation in Running to Places accessible to everyone. To that end, we also will rely – more than ever – on our generous community to join us in helping keep that burden off of the shoulders of our kids. If you support the principle of universal access to the artistic and personal development that participation in R2P provides, please consider making a donation today.

On behalf of the entire Running to Places family – thank you, and enjoy the show!

Joey Steinhagen Artistic Director

THE CAST Nick Piazza ............................................................................................................ Michael Sloan Serena Katz ......................................................................................................... Elisheva Glaser Joe Vegas ......................................................................................................... Matthew Skrovan Tyrone Jackson ................................................................................................... Christian Henry Carmen Diaz ..................................................................................................... Ilana Wallenstein Iris Kelly ............................................................................................................. Kamryn Phlegar Mabel Washington ................................................................................................... Laura Fegely Schlomo Metzenbaum ............................................................................................ Max Avramis Grace Lambchops Lamb .......................................................................................... Hanalei Berg Ms. Sherman ............................................................................................................ Jewell Payne Ms. Bell .................................................................................................................... Lisa Podulka Mr. Myers ............................................................................................................. Caitlin Mallory Mr. Sheinkopf ........................................................................................................... Kalil Hendel Goody ............................................................................................................... Howard Kraskow Ensemble:

Abby Swartout Erin Hilgartner* Rebecca Ryan Alexie Eldridge Imri Leshed* Ruth Silcoff*

Ally Mirin* Jack Honig Ryan Mitchell* Ana Malina Ramanujan Keara Byron*^ Sofia Boucher* Bella Nelkin-Paperno Kendra Walkuski* Sophie Callister*

Berkley Sawester* Loie Faulkner* Sydney Preston* Cali Newman* Maddi Carroll Tahjay Louis Cassidy Easton Maddie Vandenberg* Talia Lehmann*

Crystal Casselberry Nicholas Cancalosi-Dean Tamar Shapiro-Tamir Emmy Bataille Pierre Saint-Perez

* Dance Corps ^ Dance Captain

THE PIT Conductor ............................................................................................................. Jeremy Pletter Keyboard ................................................................................................................. Emmet Scott Bass ............................................................................................................................. Alex Toth Drum Set .................................................................................................................... Tom Smith Trumpet ....................................................................................................... Jonathan Tompkins Percussion .......................................................................................................... Taylor Newman Woodwinds ................................................................................................................. Olivia Ford Trombone .................................................................................................................... Ben Allen

THE TEAM Director .............................................................................................................. Joey Steinhagen Music Director ....................................................................................................... Jeremy Pletter Choreographers ............................................................................ Fatima Sowe, G-Quan Booker Assistant Choreographer ..................................................................................... Saihou Sissoho Rehearsal Accompanist ........................................................................................... Emmet Scott Stage Manager ..................................................................................................... Sophie Tantillo Set Designer ......................................................................................................... Deborah Drew Lighting Designer ................................................................................................ Michael Garrett Costume Designer ..................................................................................................... Anna Grigo Sound Designer ................................................................................................... Dan Paolangeli Props Master ............................................................................................................. Janet Olsen Assistant Stage Managers ................................................................... Chelsa Tifft, Adrian Clavel Production Assistant ................................................................................................... Jiji Bentley Set Construction Engineer ............................................................................................ Jim Drew Sound Technician ............................................................................................... Lincoln Brennan Wardrobe Supervisor ........................................................................................ Olivia Rosenberg Hair & Make-Up Assistant ................................................................................. Baylee Spackman Sound Board ....................................................................................................... Lincoln Brennan Light Board Op ................................................................................................... Aidan Intemann Spot Ops ................................................................................... Noa Shapiro-Tamir, Kai Feldman

RUNNING TO PLACES BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kendall Carpenter, Kelly A. Damm, Dick Furnas, Heidi Goldstein, Linda Harris, Kati Torello, Lilly Westbrook. Ex Officio: Jack Goldstein, Jerry Dietz

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RUNNING TO PLACES STAFF Joey Steinhagen ............................................................... Artistic Director and Resident Director Jeremy Pletter ......................................................................................... Resident Music Director Kati Torello ....................................................................................................... Finance Manager Finance Assistant ............................................................................................... Nancy Schrempf R2P Office Interns ..................................... Baylee Spackman, Christian Henry, Ilana Wallenstein,

Keara Byron, Summer Davis

SPECIAL THANKS Joel Malina, Barny Cole, Calf Audio, Racker Centers, Housso Semon, Ryan Pliss, Keith Wolf, Lilly Westbrook, the families and friends of our company members for their support

SCENES AND SONGS New York City's High School of Performing Arts (P.A.), 1980-1984

ACT 1 Freshman Year:

Scene 1: Prologue Pray I Make P.A ................................................. Nick, Serena, Joe, Mabel, Carmen, Ensemble

Scene 2: In the Entrance of P.A. Hard Work .............................................................................................................. Company

Scene 3: In the Hallways I Want to Make Magic ..................................................................................................... Nick

Scene 4: Acting Class Can't Keep It Down .................................................................................................. Joe, Boys

Scene 5: Dance Class Scene 6: Band Room Scene 7: Dance Studio

Tyrone's Rap ............................................................................................................... Tyrone Scene 8: Cafeteria

There She Goes!/Fame ............................................................................. Carmen, Ensemble Sophomore Year

Scene 9: In the Hallways Let's Play a Love Scene ............................................................................................... Serena

Scene 10: Practice Room Bring on Tomorrow ................................................................................... Schlomo, Carmen

Scene 11: Dance Studio/Hallway Teacher's Argument .......................................................................... Miss Bell, Ms. Sherman Hard Work (Reprise) ................................................................................................ Company

~ There will be a fifteen-minute intermission ~ ACT 2

Junior Year Scene 1: The Alley Scene 2: The Auditorium

The Junior Festival ................................................. Nick, Tyrone, Iris, Carmen, Joe, Ensemble Scene 3: In the Hallways

Think of Meryl Streep ................................................................................................. Serena Scene 4: Dance Locker Room

Mabel's Prayer .................................................................................................... Mabel, Girls Scene 5: In the Hallways Scene 6: English Class

Dancin' on the Sidewalk ............................................................................. Tyrone, Ensemble These Are My Children ...................................................................................... Ms. Sherman

Senior Year Scene 7: Acting Class Scene 8: In the Hallways

Pas de Deux ................................................................................................... Tyrone and Iris Scene 9: In the Hallways

In L.A. ........................................................................................................................ Carmen Scene 10: In the Hallways

Let's Play a Love Scene (Reprise) ................................................................... Nick and Serena Scene 11: The Auditorium

Bring on Tomorrow (Reprise) ............ Schlomo, Serena, Nick, Lambchops, Iris, and Company

BIOS Abby Swartout (Ensemble), a junior at Horseheads High School, is thrilled to be in her third show with R2P! You may have seen her last season as a "Bird Girl" in Seussical or as "Yente" in Fiddler On the Roof. Most recently, she played a wicked stepsister in her school's production of Cinderella. She would like to thank the entire cast and crew for being so amazing. She would also like to extend her thanks to Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, and G-Quan for their incredible hard work and general kindness. And lastly, a HUGE thank you to her mom and dad for driving her to each rehearsal. Without them, this couldn't have happened. "Enjoy the show!!"

Alexie Eldridge (Ensemble) attends Newfield High School and has participated in shows through her school, including Aladdin and Seussical. She enjoys spending time with her friends and playing the flute. Alexie would like to thank to her family and friends for all their support. Enjoy the show!

Ally Mirin (Ensemble) is extremely excited to be part of Fame! She is a senior at Ithaca High School, where she was recently in Legally Blonde . Ally has been in Running to Places since 6th grade, when she played a duckling in Honk! Other favorite R2P shows include Wind in the Willows, Urinetown, Annie, and A Christmas Carol. While off stage, Ally spends her time hanging out with her friends and writing college application essays. She hopes you appreciate all the hard work the cast and crew put into this production. Enjoy!

Ana Malina Ramanujan (Ensemble) is a freshman at the Lehman Alternative Community School. She is beyond excited to participate in her first Running To Places show! Ana has appeared previously in many school plays through Montessori, and, more recently, she played a deranged bat in The Dress with LACS. She would like to thank her parents and friends for their enthusiasm. Ana hopes you enjoy the show!

Anna Grigo (Costume Designer) is thrilled to be making her Running to Places Theatre Company debut! Anna is a young aspiring professional costume and scenic designer for theatre, opera, dance, film, and the visual arts. Anna is a graduating senior B.F.A. Theatrical Production Arts major with concentrations in Costume and Scenic Design at Ithaca College. Educational credits include: Costume Designer for Little Women (opera), Macbeth, Intimate Apparel, Antigone, Assistant Costume Designer for Legally Blonde The Musical, and Scenic Designer for Fires in the Mirror. Professional credits include: Costume Designer for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Camden Civic Theatre), A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience (Northport Music Theater), and this spring, Il Sogno (Opera Ithaca). www.annagrigo.com

Bella Nelkin-Paperno (Ensemble) is a freshman at Trumansburg High School. This is her third R2P show and her favorite one yet! She has been in both Once Upon and Mattress as a "Kitchen Wench" and Best of Broadway with R2P. She also has been "Nana" in Peter Pan and in School House Live Jr. with the Hangar Theatre. She is very exited to be in Daisy Pulls it off with R2P later this winter! In her free time, she enjoys dancing, listening to music, reading and spending time with her friends. She would like to thank her parents for driving her to rehearsals and putting up with her frequent outbursts of song and dance, and to her friends, for dealing with her randomness. Enjoy!

Caitlin Mallory (Ms. Myers) is thrilled to be in her seventh production with Running to Places. Caitlin is a sophomore at Lehman Alternative Community School. She enjoys singing with both the ICC Chorale and Vitamin L. In her free time, she enjoys playing guitar and piano as well as running, baking, and singing really loudly. Past shows include A Christmas Carol, and Hairspray, both with R2P, Romeo and Juliet as "Juliet" and As You Like It as "Celia" with LACS, Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio) with Theatre Incognito and many more. Caitlin would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, and everyone else who helped make this such a wonderful experience. Enjoy the show!

Cali Newman (Ensemble) is very excited to be a part of her tenth R2P show! While Cali hates dance classes, she absolutely LOVES being a part of the dance corps in this production. You may have recently seen her as "Chava" in Fiddler on the Roof with Running to Places. While not onstage, Cali sings in four different choirs and sleeps, if possible. "Hope you enjoy the show!"

Cassidy Easton (Ensemble): This is Cassidy's first show with Running to Places, but not Cassidy's first musical production. He was in the shows Little Women and Crazy for You with Potsdam High School. He can soon be seen in IHS's production of Catch Me If You Can. He also sings in choir and plays bass in orchestra. Enjoy the show.

Christian Henry (Tyrone) is very excited to be a part of the Fame cast! This is Christian's eighth production with R2P. His past roles have been Sasha in Fiddler on the Roof, Wickersham #1 in Seussical and Ghost of Jacob Marley/Charity Man in A Christmas Carol. In his free time, Christian loves to sing, dance, eat, socialize with friends, and sleep. He would like to thank his friends and family for supporting him with his busy schedule. Enjoy the show!

Tickets: (607) 272-0570www.kitchentheatre.org417 West State St, Ithaca

January 24 @ 1:00 PMJanuary 31 @ 1:00 PM

Physics Faira new musical by Rachel Lampert & Lesley Greene

Directed by Emily Jackson

Physics fun for the whole family!

Elisheva Glaser, Lesley Greene, Erik Herman, Christian Henry, Erin Hilgartner, Lora Hine,

Imri Leshed, Caitlin Mallory, Kayla Markwardt, Lucian Mead-VanCort, and Joey Steinhagen RACHEL LAMPERT, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

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Elisheva Glaser (Serena Katz) is thrilled to be a part of this production. Some of her previous roles include The Ghost of Christmas Past in R2P’s A Christmas Carol, Bianca in French Woods Theatre Festival's Taming of the Shrew, Margot in Ithaca High School's Legally Blonde, and Milky White in the Cider Mill Playhouse's Into the Woods. She loves singing with the Ithaca Children’s Choir and the Ithaca High School choir, dancing with Ithaca Ballet, and taking lessons from her wonderful voice teacher Sharon Costianes. Enjoy the show!

Erin Hilgartner (Ensemble) is a sophomore at IHS. Favorite past roles include The Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Annie in Annie (both with R2P), as well as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (with Theatre Incognita). You can see Erin later this R2P season as Daisy in Daisy Pulls it Off. Enjoy the show!

Hanalei Berg (Grace "Lambchops" Lamb) is thrilled to take part in the dynamic show, FAME! This is her 10th show with R2P! Past R2P roles include Holly in The Wedding Singer, Mrs Sowerberry in Oliver, a multitude of different roles in Into the Woods, and many others. She is a junior at LACS and in her free time she enjoys singing with the Vitamin L Chorus and serving on their youth board, taking voice lessons with the wonderful Sharon Costianes, and spending hours and hours in the darkroom working on her photography skills. She would like to thank her parents for their immense support and of course, for driving her to and from numerous rehearsals. She would also like to thank Joey, Jeremy, and Fatima for being such wonderful directors. Enjoy the show!

Howard Kraskow (Goody) is pleased to be making his Running to Places debut. He has previously been seen at Boynton Middle School as Prince Charming in Cinderella. When he’s not on stage, Howard enjoys playing cello, singing in the Ithaca High School Choir, and creating art in all different media. Howard would like to thank his family for their support. Enjoy the show!

Ilana Wallenstein (Carmen Diaz) is thrilled to be in her 11th Running to Places show. Favorite past roles with R2P include "Miss Hannigan" in Annie, "Linda" in The Wedding Singer, "Mrs. Fezziwig" in A Christmas Carol and “Soupy Sue” in Urinetown. Professional credits include "Little Girl” in Ragtime at The Hangar Theatre and Assistant Director of Into the Woods at the Cider Mill Playhouse. You can see Ilana this February as Tracy in Hairspray with the LACS theatre department. In her spare time Ilana enjoys sleeping and eating chocolate. Big shout-out to her ever-supporting family (especially her sister), and to Joey and Fatima and the rest of this unbelievably talented cast and crew. Enjoy the show. Live forever. Learn how to fly. Remember my name. (It's Ilana.)

Imri Leshed (Ensemble) is very excited to be in his 7th R2P show! Imri is going to be a 9th grader at Ithaca High School this fall. Favorite past shows include Annie Get Your Gun (Mr. Wilson) and 13 the Musical (Evan Goldman) at Dewitt Middle School; and Honk! (Duckling) and Seussical (Jojo) with R2P. Imri is also the 2014 recipient of the Harry L. Booth Award from Dewitt Middle School and the Erin Aljoe Schlather Inspiration Award from the Hangar Theatre. In his free time, Imri likes to be on his phone and sing in the shower. He would like to thank everyone that is involved with this show, his family, and his friends for all of their support. He hopes you enjoy Fame!

Jack Honig (Ensemble) Jack is so excited to be making his R2P debut in Fame. Jack is no stranger to the world of theatre and has been acting and singing since he could walk. Jack is a junior at Trumansburg High School and is an avid part of the drama club. He's played "Roger" in Grease, at Trumansburg High School, and will also be playing the role of "Maurice" in Trumansburg's spring musical, Beauty and the Beast. Jack wants to thank his family for being so supportive of him as well as Beyoncé Knowles for igniting his love of performing.

James "Max" Avramis (Schlomo) is thrilled to be in Running to Places’ production of Fame! He is 17 and in 11th grade at Lansing High School. Some of his favorite roles have been Pinkfoot in R2P's Honk! and Mr. Mayor in Lansing Middle schools production of Seussical Jr. When not performing, he enjoys singing with Vitamin L, playing soccer, and being with friends. He would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, G-Quan and the rest of the production team involved in making this show a success. Enjoy the show!

Jeremy Pletter (Music Director/Conductor) is the resident music director at R2P. Previous shows as Music Director with this company include Seussical, A Christmas Carol, and Into the Woods. In addition, Jeremy was seen on stage with R2P in Urinetown, Guys and Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors, and more. He also was in the Ithaca College Main Stage production of The Magic Flute. “Thank you all for coming and enjoy the show.” Jiji Bentley (Production Assistant) loves acting, singing, and dancing in theatre but recently got into the backstage work as well. She was a part of the IHS fall play Welcome to the Monkey House and ASM and has been part of many other R2P shows, the most recent being Fiddler as ensemble. She is looking forward to being in Daisy Pulls It Off later this year and hopes you enjoy the show!!

Joey Steinhagen (Artistic Director/Resident Director) grew up doing community theatre in a company called Song & Dance Associates that was surely the spiritual ancestor of Running to Places. He founded R2P in 2007 as a way to bring together the many passionate and talented young people of this area so they could create theatre, develop life skills, and make some of the best friendships of their lives – much as he did when he was young. He has been teaching, acting in, and directing theatre for young people throughout Tompkins County since 1993, and received his BFA in Acting from Ithaca College in 1996. Over the years, he has directed musicals and plays at Ithaca and Dryden High Schools; Dryden, Boynton, and DeWitt Middle Schools; the Northern Lights Learning Center; and the Hangar Theatre’s Kiddstuff series. Joey has taught acting at Ithaca College, Cornell, SUNY Cortland, Hangar Theatre’s Next Generation program, and the Ithaca Youth Bureau. As an actor, he has appeared at the Kitchen Theatre in Tony and the Soprano (“Tony,” world premiere), Precious Nonsense (“Pete,” world premiere), The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (“Dr. Yakunin”), and We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! (“Luigi”). He is grateful to his beautiful fiancé Uniit for all of her love, patience, and support. He is proudest of his favorite production: his son Aram.

Kalil Hendel (Mr. Sheinkopf) is very happy to add the role of stick-up-butt music teacher to his repertoire, previously complemented by performances as sensitive bad boy (John Bender in The Breakfast Club with Take Ten), egotistical ladies man (Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing with Shakespeare in the Basement), man without shirt (Frank in There's Something About Jack with Ithaca High School), and space slug (Jabba the Hutt in William Shakespeare's Star Wars: Verily, a New Hope with Take Ten). He's a senior at IHS, and by the time this show comes out maybe he'll know where he's going to college. Probably not though. Look for him in future roles as “waiter” and “bartender with an English degree.”

Kamryn Phlegar (Iris) is in 10th grade at Lansing High School. She is excited to be making her R2P debut! She has done many shows throughout the years such as, Honk, Beauty and the Beast and Seussical. When she is not performing in shows, Kamryn loves to ski, read, bake and dance. Kamryn would like to thank her family and friends for all of their support and she hopes you enjoy the show!

Keara Byron (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in this fresh to death production of Fame! Some of her favorite roles include: Gertrude in Seussical, Little Red in Into The Woods, and Penny in Hairspray with R2P. She was also Elle Woods in Ithaca High School's production of Legally Blonde last spring. In March, Keara will be playing Paula Abagnale in IHS's production of Catch Me If You Can. She would like to thank her voice teacher Sharon for being wonderful, Joey and Jeremy for being awesome, and a special thanks to Fatima for being an amazing mentor and taking her on for dance-y stuff. "We put a lot of HARD WORK into this production. I hope you enjoy!"

Kendra Walkuski (Ensemble) is excited to be a part of this production of Fame! She has been dancing for 13 years and is currently dancing at the Performing Arts Institute in Cortland, NY. Kendra has recently been a part of Fiddler on the Roof (R2P), Once Upon a Mattress (R2P), and The Music Man (Dryden High School). She would like to thank the directors, cast and crew for all their Hard Work! Break a Leg!

Laura Fegely (Mabel) is excited/sad to be in the first show of her last season with R2P. If you've seen an R2P show recently, chances are, she's been in it. When she isn't rehearsing for a show, Laura spends most of her "free time" applying to college, preparing for college auditions, or worrying about college. Enjoy the show! FAME!

Lisa Podulka (Ms. Bell), a junior at IHS, is thrilled to be working on her 18th R2P show! Favorite roles with R2P include the “Jester” in Once Upon a Mattress and “Lucinda” in Into the Woods. At Cortland Repertory Theater, she played “Pippa” in Spider’s Web and was a child ensemble member in Joseph...Dreamcoat. At IHS, she was “Pilar” in Legally Blonde, and will be “Carol” in Catch Me If You Can. Offstage, she enjoys singing in Vitamin L, dancing at the Cortland Performing Arts Institute, and petting her cats. Thank you to Jeremy, Joey, Fatima, G-Quan, Sophia, and everyone else who helped with this production. Thank you, also, to Mom and Dad for driving to rehearsals.

Loie Faulkner (Ensemble) is beyond thrilled to be dancin’ on the sidewalk in her 12th R2P production!! Other favorite Running to Places roles include “Minstrel” in Once Upon a Mattress, “Florinda” in Into The Woods, and “Penny” in Honk! As a junior at Ithaca High School, Loie also participates in Ithaca Children’s Choir Chorale and the IHS Concert Choir. In her spare time, Loie enjoys napping, talking about her bed, and loudly complaining about how much she’d rather be sleeping. Thanks to her parents for providing transportation and support, to Sinj for rocking, to Janet for constant inspiration and tough love, and to the directors for bringing together an incredible production. We’re gonna live forever!

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Maddi Carroll (Ensemble) is a freshman at Ithaca High School. She was the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella at Boynton Middle School, a Hotbox Girl in Guys and Dolls at BMS and an ensemble member in State Fair at BMS and is very excited to be Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in May for R2P! She is in concert choir and women's choir at Ithaca High School. She's very excited to be in her first R2P show. She would like to thank her parents and her sister for encouraging her to go for it, and Crystal Casselberry for making sure the she auditioned for R2P and always being there for her. Enjoy the show!

Maddie Vandenberg (Ensemble) is a senior at Ithaca High School and is so excited to be working on her 19th show with Running to Places! Past shows include Fiddler on the Roof (Hodel), Once Upon a Mattress (Lady Larken), A Christmas Carol (Dance Capt./Ensemble), Into the Woods (Milky White), and Honk! (Ida) with R2P; and Legally Blonde (Serena/Dance Capt.) and How to Succeed in Business…(Smitty) with Ithaca High School. She sings with and is on the Youth Board of Vitamin L, and she plays violin with Ithaca Talent Education. She would like to thank her parents, Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, the extremely hardworking cast, and everyone else who worked so incredibly hard on this gem of a show! Enjoy the show! FAME!

Matthew Skrovan (Joe Vegas) is a sophomore at Ithaca High School, is thrilled to be a part of Fame! Some of his previous roles with R2P have been "The Cat" in Honk, "Jack" in Into the Woods, "The Prince" in Once Upon a Mattress, and "Lazer Wolf" in Fiddler on the Roof. He also recently played "Jack" in a regional production of Into the Woods with The Cider Mill Playhouse. He would like to thank his voice teacher Erica Steinhagen and the team at R2P. Enjoy the show!

Michael Sloan (Nick), an 11th grader at Ithaca High School, is extremely excited to be in his fifth year with R2P and his ninth show! Some of his favorite R2P roles include Young Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, Rooster in Annie, and Oliver in Oliver. Outside of R2P, Michael has been in shows at Ithaca College (The Little Prince and Children of Eden) and Cornell University (Bernstein’s Mass). When not on stage, Michael enjoys playing soccer, skiing, and singing with the Choirs at IHS, and with Vitamin L. He would like to thank all of the R2P directors, cast, crew, and designers for making this show possible. He would also like to thank his family for their support and for driving him to rehearsals. Enjoy the show!

Mike “Sparkles” Garrett (Lighting Designer): Mike’s interest in theatre began at a young age, but it was not until his junior year of high school that he was introduced to technical theater by his roommate. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Animal Science, but was most often seen in the Schwartz Center’s scene shop, where he began as stage carpenter, rising to lighting designer and eventually technical director for Leonard Bernstein’s Mass in 2009. He has worked as the productions manager for the Cornell Concert Commission, as well as Slope Day. Mike also served as the set designer, technical director, and production manager for the Melodramatics Theatre Company. He has run sound for many concerts and several R2P shows. His love of theatre also has led him to work in concerts, film, and web media. Nicholas Cancalosi-Dean (Ensemble): A real doozy, this one. After featuring in Ithaca High School’s Legally Blonde as the miraculously acquiescent stodgy obstructionist Winthrop in a ground-breaking performance that earned him the lobby-panegyric: “Good job. No really, good job,” from an esteemed member of the local thespian milieu, and resulted in a piece of the stage splintering off (hence the ground-breaking), our young manqué-in-training is grateful for being allowed a spot in the cast of Fame. Also due their thanks are his magisterial cast-members for tolerating his stray-dog presence and saturnine abstraction for the entirety of the production. Rupture a kidney, as they say!

Pierre Saint-Perez (Ensemble): Pierre is a student at the Lehman Alternative Community School, where he has been in their Shakespeare program, most recently, as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet. This is his 2nd R2P show. He’d like to thank everyone involved with the show.

Rebecca "Beckie" Ryan (Ensemble), a sophomore at Notre Dame High School, is thrilled to be making her Running to Places debut. Beckie, a member of the ND Drama Club, has been a Lady in Once Upon a Mattress and a Storyteller in Once On This Island. She is also a member of chorus. While not on stage, she loves to sing and hang out with friends. She would like to thank Jeremy, Joey, and Fatima for all their hard work to make Fame great! She also would like to thank her new R2P friends she has made along the way. "Enjoy the show!"

Ruth Silcoff (Ensemble) is a sophomore at Ithaca High School who is excited to be in her first ever theatre production. Outside of school she spends most of her time dancing, skiing, debating, and hanging out with friends. Ruth would like to thank all of her past and present teachers who have aided in her development in the arts. She would also like to thank her parents for bringing her to and from rehearsals, and providing her with everlasting support. She thanks her friends for coming and supporting her, and hopes that you enjoy the show!

Ryan Mitchell (Ensemble) a current sophomore at Trumansburg High School and is very excited to be part of his first R2P production – Fame. He has been in a number of school shows including Seussical Jr., Back to the 80’s, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Grease, and The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes. He loves to do karate, play the trumpet and sing inside and outside of school. He would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, G-Quan and Anna with all of their help to make this show the best that it can be. He would especially like to thank the cast for all of their hard work and dedication to this show. It has been an honor to work with all of you – it’s been a lot of fun. Enjoy the show!

Sofia Boucher (Ensemble) is a senior at Ithaca High School, and is excited to be a part of her 7th Running to Places Show! Sofia joined R2P in her freshman year when she moved to Ithaca from Hawaii. Most recently she has been the Headless Ghost/Sally Anderson in A Christmas Carol (R2P), a Delta Nu in Legally Blonde (IHS), and a townsperson in Fiddler on the Roof (R2P). Outside of theatre, Sofia enjoys dancing hula and spending time with friends. She hopes you enjoy the show and the cast and crew’s "Hard Work"!

Sophie Callister (Ensemble) is a freshman at Lansing High School and is excited to make her R2P debut in Fame. She has recently starred as Alice in LMS ‘s production of Alice @ Wonderland as well as Asaka, The Goddess of the Earth in LMS’s musical production of Once On This Island. Sophie is currently singing with LHS’s Varsity Chorale and Mixed Chorus and plays viola in LHS’s orchestra. She has been dancing since she could walk and is a former member of TC Twisters and The TNJ dance team. Sophie would like to thank her family and her R2P family for all of their love and support!

Sophie Tantillo (Stage Manager) is in her fifth season with Running to Places, and in those years, she has enjoyed her time being involved with stage management in the company. Sophie is a sophomore at Trumansburg High School where she assists in the lighting and costuming of drama club shows. She works behind the scenes as well as onstage for many shows. You may have seen her previously in last year's A Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit, Into the Woods as Cinderella's Mother, or Dot the Goose in Honk. Sophie has been a part of the stage management team in R2P’s Annie, Into the Woods, Once Upon a Mattress, R2P’s Best of Broadway, and others. Being the stage manager of this show has been great and Sophia has enjoyed working with the talented cast and all the new members of R2P. She would like to thank all her friends in the show and in the company, the Tburg folks for the carpools, and her parents and her sister for everything. Thanks to Joey, Jeremy, Anna, Fatima, G-Quan, Saihou, along with the entire production team of this show. A special thanks to all her stage management mentors she’s had throughout her theatre involvement. Enjoy the show!

Sydney Preston (Ensemble) is thrilled to be in Fame! In her free time she enjoys singing, playing the French horn and hanging out with her friends. Some of her previous roles include Daisy Mae in Lil Abner, the Rose Seller in Oliver, Laura in Back to the 80's and a few other small roles. Fame being Sydney's first production with Running to Places, she is very excited for the years to come! She would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima and everyone involved with making this production possible. Sydney would also like to thank her mom and the Mitchell family for driving her to rehearsals.

Talia Lehmann (Ensemble) is excited to perform with R2P for the first time in Fame. Although this is her first performance with R2P, she has been dancing competitively with The Next Jennaration for the past six years. Talia is in 9th grade at LACS and has been a part of their Shakespeare program playing Corin in As You Like It and Abraham and the Apothecary in Romeo and Juliet. Talia was thrilled to have the opportunity to be a part of the cast of Fame. Enjoy the show!

Tamar Shapiro-Tamir (Ensemble) is excited to be back for her fourth R2P show, following Annie, Once Upon a Mattress, and Fiddler on the Roof. She "would like to thank her producers," Noa Shapiro-Tamir, Ian Shapiro and Dalya Tamir; Jeremy Pletter for being both her music director and her voice teacher; Erica Steinhagen for being her other voice teacher; and Joey Steinhagen for being...awesome? "This show was a lot of fun to put on and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!"

2015 SEASON SUPPORTERS Thank you to our generous donors and sponsors!

Joggers ($1-$99) Bronwyn Quirk Mohlke # Carol Ornstein # Christian Nielson # CloseToHome Productions # Della Herden # Esther Racoosin # Frances Bergstrom # Gail Blake # Gnomeworks Heidi Goldstein # Jane Koestler and Jim Karpinski Jennifer Dotson # Joseph Haefeli # Katherine Skura # KC Rose # Lemi Hochman # Mark and Ingrid Zabel # Mark Pederson Rachel Ash # Scott L. Glass # Sheila Chace # Wendy Skinner #

Sprinters ($100­$249) Alan Rose Barbara A. Adams # Brendan J. Wyly # Bruno Schickel # First Unitarian Society of Ithaca # Laura Day # Michael and Catherine Charnoky # Nancy and Peter Schrempf

Racers ($250­$1,000) Andrew R. Weintraub Elissa Cogan # From Harold Bush in honor of Magda Smith The Robert G. & Jane V. Engel Foundation Timothy and Allison Deutsch Andersen The Helen Thomas Howland Foundation ~ The Kathy Yoselson Fierce Determination Fund ~ The Erin Aljoe Schlather Dedicated Memorial Fund ~

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Friends ($1-$99) Anya Gibian Barbara Krause Beverly Wheeler Elizabeth Dissin Emily and George Johnson Erica Steinhagen Jennifer Herzog Joyce and Dan Frank Karen and Gary Sloan Kenneth and Hinda Crewell Les Bloomfield Michael Ellis Michele Tagliavento Thomas Hirasuna

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Racers ($250­$499) Ian Shapiro Karen and Charlie Phlegar Melanie Bush Roald and Eva Hoffman Saskya van Nouhuys

Champions ($500-$999) Andrew Wallenstein Christine Stallmann Community Foundation - Hess Legacy Fund Elissa Cogan and Barry Chester J Ellen Gainor and David Faulkner John Vandenberg Lauren O'Connell Linda Glaser Micky Roof Richard Berg Sandy and Bill Podulka

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