Dear Friends,Welcome to Once Upon a Mattress. This show is such a fascinating mix of old and

new. The show opened on Broadway in 1959, and is a child of old-school musical theatretraditions. (In fact, the composer, Mary Rodgers, is the daughter of one half of the mostfamous team in Broadway history.) The structure is old-school—scene, song, scene,song, repeat—versus the more recent trend in which singing and dialogue flow in and outof one another continuously. There's something refreshing and comfortable about old-school, isn't there?

Yet at the same time, the show is surprisingly ahead of its time. This show practicallyinvented the meta-convention of the narrator who introduces the show (reminding us thatthis is, in fact, a play that we're watching), only to join in and become a character in theplay herself. And we thought Urinetown was hip and edgy when Officer Lockstock did that!

The show is a sweet balance of outrageous and sincere, fairy-taley and grounded. Wehope you enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed working on it.

And we hope you'll join us this July on our first "run" over to a new place for us - thegorgeous (and air-conditioned!) Kitchen Theatre, just a few blocks west of here. We'll besharing our "R2P's Best of Broadway" musical revue featuring performers in grades 6-9.It's a chance to see the next generation of up-and-coming R2People strut their stuff, andwe can't wait! We'll be closing the season in August with the classic Fiddler on the Roof atIthaca High School's (air-conditioned!) Kulp Auditorium, a venue we haven't run to in fiveseasons.

We've got a great season lined up for 2015, and we're so glad to have you as part ofthe R2P community. Hope to see you again soon!

Joey SteinhagenArtistic Director

ONCE UPON A MATTRESSMusic by Lyrics by Book by

Mary Rodgers Marshall Barer Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller,& Marshall Barer

CAST OF CHARACTERSPrincess Winnifred..............................................................Cali NewmanPrince Dauntless.......................................................... Matthew SkrovanQueen Aggravain.............................................................Bretana TurkonKing Sextimus...............................................................William WestlakeMinstrel............................................................................... Loie FaulknerJester..................................................................................Lisa Podulka*Lady Larken............................................................. Maddie VandenbergSir Harry........................................................................... Brendan CoyleWizard............................................................................ Bailey OlmsteadPrincess #12............................................................. Crystal CasselberrySir Studley..........................................................................Max Avramis*Sir Harold......................................................................... Michael Sloan*Sir Luce..............................................................................Ari CummingsLady Rowena........................................................................... Ally Mirin*Lady Merrill..............................................................................Jiji BentleyLady Lucille................................................................ Christina WildridgeLady Henrietta........................................................................ Emma EllisLady Beatrice.................................................................Elisheva Glaser*Lady Mabelle.................................................................Ilana WallensteinEmily/Wench...........................................................Bella Nelkin-Paperno

Ladies of the CourtAlana Craib, Alyssa Salerno, Annika Berggren, Bella Nelkin-Paperno,

Crystal Casselberry, Kendra Walkuski, Melissa Naylor,Natalie Boucher, Noa Shapiro-Tamir, Priya Garmhausen,

Rachel Frank, Rose Zabel, Tamar Shapiro-Tamir

KnightsCaleb George-Hinnant, Christian Henry,*

Erik McSwain, Imri Leshed

*Dance Captain

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERSAct 1

Overture.............................................................................................................OrchestraPrologueMany Moons Ago.................................................................................................. Minstrel

Scene 1: The Great Hall in a Medieval Castle, late MarchOpening For A Princess................................................... Dauntless, Larken, & CompanyIn a Little While.............................................................................................Harry, Larken

Scene 2: Later that dayIn a Little While (Reprise).............................................................................Harry, Larken

Scene 3: The Great Hall, three weeks laterShy...........................................................................................Winnifred, Knights, LadiesThe Minstrel, The Jester & I............................................................. Minstrel, Jester, King

Scene 4: Elsewhere in the Castle, later that daySensitivity...................................................................................................Queen, Wizard

Scene 5: Winnifred's Dressing Chamber, later that dayThe Swamps of Home......................................................Winnifred, Dauntless, & Ladies

Scene 6: A Corridor, later that dayScene 7: Another Corridor, late evening the same dayNormandy.....................................................................Minstrel, Jester, King, and Larken

Scene 8: Yet Another Corridor, even later evening the same dayScene 9: The Great Hall, immediately followingSpanish Panic....................................................................................................OrchestraSong of Love................................................................Dauntless, Winnifred, & Company

There will be one 15-minute intermission. Refreshments andraffle tickets will be available. Please turn off electronic devices

before returning to the theater.

Act 2Entr'acte.............................................................................................................Orchestra

Scene 1: The Great Hall, very late that nightQuiet....................................................................................................Queen & Company

Scene 2: Winnifred's Dressing Chamber, very, very late that nightHappily Ever After...............................................................................................Winnifred

Scene 3: A Corridor, just a tiny bit later that nightMan to Man Talk....................................................................................... Dauntless, King

Scene 4: The Wizard's Chamber, 6 minutes and 13 seconds later that nightScene 5: A Castle Corridor (possibly the same one as in Act 1, Scene 6 or 7, but

who can say for sure?), a few minutes laterVery Soft Shoes....................................................................................................... Jester

Scene 6: Another Castle Corridor (whichever one the last scene took place in—thisis probably the other one), essentially simultaneous with Act II, Scene 5,but it doesn't really matter, to be perfectly honest

Yesterday I Loved You..................................................................................Harry, LarkenScene 7: Winnifred's Bedchamber, unbelievably late that nightNightingale Lullaby................................................................................."The Nightingale"

Scene 8: A New Corridor that had only just been built especially for this occasion,early the next morning

Scene 9: The Great Hall, 7:59 a.m.Finale..................................................................................................................Company

ARTISTIC TEAMDirector..................................................................................... Joey SteinhagenMusic Director...............................................................................Jeremy PletterChoreographer...............................................................................Kelly JacksonSet Designer............................................................................Deborah M. DrewLighting Designer........................................................................ Erik HerskowitzCostume Designer..........................................................................Mary C. Hunt

PRODUCTION TEAMStage Manager................................................................................ Noah ElmanStage Management Mentor...............................................................Kristin KurzAssistant Stage Managers..................................Summer Davis, Sophia TantilloSet Construction Engineer.......................................................... James K. DrewSound Engineer...........................................................................Dan PaolangeliProps Master.................................................................................... Janet OlsenWardrobe Supervisor............................................................... Olivia RosenbergRun Crew...................................................................................... James HarrodSpot Ops..........................................................Wallace Alpern, Christo DiNapoliLight Board Op...........................................................................Lincoln BrennanCarpentry Crew..............................Deborah M. Drew, Kevin Drew, Bill Podulka,

David Turkon, Jeff WalkuskiLoad-In Crew..........................................Kevin Drew, Joyce Frank, Bill Podulka,

Joey Steinhagen, Paula Turkon, Jeff WalkuskiConcessions Manager...................................................................Lori SchreiberPlaybill.................................................................... Bill Podulka, Sandy Podulka

ORCHESTRAConductor..................................................................................... Jeremy PletterPiano..........................................................................................Samantha BerryKeyboard...................................................................................Anthony DeLucaFlute................................................................................................Mattie HauseOboe............................................................................. Keara Byron, Jeff PorzioFrench Horn.......................................................................................... Tori BoellPercussion.................................................................................. Taylor NewmanTrumpet................................................................................................ Mike Cho

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

RUNNING TO PLACES STAFFArtistic Director/Resident Director.............................................Joey SteinhagenResident Music Director............................................................... Jeremy PletterFinance Manager............................................................................. Linda HarrisBookkeeper...............................................................................Nancy SchrempfProject Coordinator......................................................................Sharon Nelson

SPECIAL THANKSDryden Drama Club, Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts,Mama Goose, Michael Garrett, Steve TenEyck, Trumansburg High SchoolTheatre Department, Uniit Carruyo, and the families and friends of the cast,crew, and pit for their support.

THE COMPANYALANA CRAIB (Lady of the Court) is happy to be in her second R2P production! The previousplays she has been in are R2P's Seussical, Lehman Alternative Community School'sWilly Wonkaand As You Like It, and the Hangar Theatre's The Wiz and A Comedy of Errors. She would like tothank her family, Joey, and her friend Kai for being so supportive. “Enjoy the show!”ALLY MIRIN (Lady Rowena) is very excited to be a part of Once Upon a Mattress! Ally is a Junior atIthaca High School, and has been in shows with R2P, DeWitt Middle School, Ithaca High School, andIthaca College. Favorite roles include “Duckling” in Honk!, “Mole” inWind in the Willows, “Rebel” inUrinetown, “Duffy/Annie Understudy” in Annie, “Schmitz” in Seussical, “Agwe” in Once on this Island,and being a member of the Children's Chorus in The Little Prince. When not on stage, Ally enjoysdancing, singing, and playing oboe. She would like to thank everybody who was part of theproduction, and her parents for always supporting what she loves to do. “Enjoy the show!”ALYSSA SALERNO (Lady of the Court) is super excited to be in Once Upon a Mattress! Shepreviously was in Dryden Middle/High School's productions of The Music Man and Oliver!, as well asR2P's Seussical. Alyssa also participates in her school's band and chorus. In her spare time, sheenjoys singing, eating, and being a goofball with her friends. Alyssa would like to say thank you to herparents, Mrs. Wildridge, and Mrs. Ayers for the rides to and from rehearsal. “Enjoy the show!”ANNIKA BERGGREN (Lady of the Court) is an 8th-grader at DeWitt Middle School and is reallyexcited to be in her first R2P show! In addition to singing and acting, she likes to read, play outside,listen to music, ski, and practice karate. She would like to thank her friends and family for theirsupport and hopes you enjoy the show!BAILEY OLMSTEAD (Wizard) is totally psyched to be back with R2P in his third show with thecompany. Bailey was in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Oklahoma with R2P.He one day hopes to write/act for TV and movies.BELLA NELKIN-PAPERNO (Emily/Wench/Lady of the Court) is an 8th-grader at EAC Montessoriin Ithaca. This is her first R2P show. Before this she was in Peter Pan, Annie, and The Wizard of Ozwith her school, and in School House Rock Live! JR. with the Hangar Theatre's Kiddstuff program. Inher spare time she enjoys Roller Derby, listening to music, and spazzing with her friends. She wouldlike to thank her friends and her parents for putting up with her random outbursts of song and dance.“Enjoy the show!”BRENDAN COYLE (Sir Harry) is a Senior at Ithaca High School and is excited to be in his secondR2P production! He would like to thank his family, Joey, and Jeremy for being patient with hisschedule and supportive in his journey through this show process. He hopes you all enjoy OnceUpon A Mattress!BRETANA TURKON (Queen Aggravain) is very excited to be in yet another production with R2P!You may have seen her as “Cinderella” in Into the Woods, “Amber Von Tussle” in Hairspray, or inmany other productions! She also has been involved in productions with Shakespeare in theBasement and Trumansburg High School. You can see her this summer in Ithaca Shakespeare'sproduction of Love's Labour's Lost at the Cornell Plantations! “Enjoy the show!”CALEB GEORGE-HINNANT (Knight) is 15 years old, homeschooled, and jazzed to be in this show.This is only his second theater performance (the first was in Seussical), but it is far from his last. Heplays piano and violin, sings in the Young Men’s Chorus of the Ithaca Children’s Choir, and hopes topick up several more instruments in the near future. There are many people he would like to thank:everyone who works to make these shows possible, the people he has met through R2P who havehelped him to bring his own light to the stage and have made him welcome in this year's casts (hehas made many great friends here), and his family who have supported him throughout it all.CALI NEWMAN (Winnifred) is a Junior at Ithaca High School and is very excited to be in thisproduction of Once Upon a Mattress! You may have seen her recently as “Vivienne” in Legally Blondeat IHS. You also can catch her as “Chava” in R2P's upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.“Hope you enjoy the show!”CHRISTIAN HENRY (Knight) is a 9th-grader at Ithaca High School and is very excited to be a part ofOnce Upon A Mattress. Recently, you could have seen him as “Nikos” in IHS's production of LegallyBlonde, or as “Wickersham #1” in Seussical or the “Ghost of Jacob Marley” in A Christmas Carol,both with R2P. In his free time he loves to eat, drink, sleep, and socialize. Christian spends most ofhis time in choirs such as the Young Men’s Chorus of the Ithaca Children’s Choir, Vitamin L, the ACapella Club at IHS, and the IHS Men's and regular choirs. Christian would love to thank his friendsand family for supporting him and he hopes you enjoy the show!CHRISTINA WILDRIDGE (Lady Lucille) has been in many shows and this is her fourth with thiscompany. She would like to thank everyone who has made the show what it is and she would alsolike to thank her family and her voice teacher, Doreen Alsen, for helping her to prepare.

CRYSTAL CASSELBERRRY (Princess #12/Lady of the Court) is thrilled to be in her 5th R2Pshow! She is a Freshman at Ithaca High School. Her previous R2P roles include "Hooverite" in Annie,"Snowy the Goose" in Honk!, and "Fred's Child" in A Christmas Carol. She also is involved with herschool choir. She would like to thank her friends and family for supporting her and keeping her goingand for the rides to and from practice. “Enjoy the show!!!”DEBORAH M. DREW (Set Designer/Decorator) has been designing theater sets for studentproductions since 1999. She had the pleasure of working with Joey in several productions at DrydenCentral Schools and is happy to reconnect with him and R2P productions. Deb received a Bachelorof Architecture degree from Roger Williams College in Bristol, RI. She works with her husband,James, in their home business, "The Architects Drew," in Dryden. They design custom homes as wellas renovations and small commercial projects. Deb especially enjoyed working on the sets ofSeussical with R2P, and Oliver!, Pirates of Penzance, Blythe Spirit, The Music Man, On the Town,Guys and Dolls, Romeo and Juliet, and Grease at Dryden. Deb has enjoyed getting to know the castand crew of R2P. Running to Places is all about collaboration to produce fine youth theater and she isglad to see, and be a part of, it happening throughout Tompkins County schools, colleges, andprofessional theater companies.ELISHEVA GLASER (Lady Beatrice) is thrilled to be part of this production. Some of her previousroles include "The Ghost of Christmas Past” in R2P's A Christmas Carol, "Queenie" in R2P's Honk!,and "Margot" in Ithaca High School's Legally Blonde. She also worked as an assistant choreographerfor R2P's Seussical. She loves singing with the Ithaca Children's Choir and the Ithaca High SchoolChoir, dancing with Ithaca Ballet, and taking voice lessons from her wonderful voice teacher, SharonCostianes. “Enjoy the show!”EMMA ELLIS (Lady Henrietta) is a 7th-grader at the Ithaca Waldorf School. This is her fifth R2Pshow. Her favorite roles so far have been "Thing 2" in Seussical, "Fluff" in Honk!, and an “Orphan” inAnnie. Emma would like to thank her voice teacher, Sharon, and her acting teacher, Darcy, for alltheir support. In her free time she enjoys singing, dancing, acting, art, and playing piano. She wouldlike to thank this amazing cast and crew for making such an incredible show possible. “Enjoy theshow!”ERIK MCSWAIN (Knight) is super duper excited to be in his second R2P show. Outside of R2P heenjoys singing in his high school choir and listening to music. He'd like to thank the totally rad cast formaking this an amazing experience and the directors, stage managers, and crew for making thispossible. He also would like to thank his friends and family for supporting him. “Enjoy the show!”ILANAWALLENSTEIN (Lady Mabelle) is thrilled to be in her 10th R2P show! Past roles include“Mrs. Fezziwig” in A Christmas Carol (2013), “Linda” in The Wedding Singer, “Miss Hannigan” inAnnie, and “Soupy Sue” in Urinetown (all with R2P). Other favorite roles include “Glinda” in TheWizard of Oz (Lehman Alternative Community School), “Little Girl” in Ragtime (Hangar Theatre), and“Violet” inWilly Wonka Jr. (Hangar Theatre’s Next Generation). She has played various other roles innumerous other shows. Ilana will be spending this summer in Chile, but looks forward to next seasonand spending two more years with this amazing company. “Enjoy the show!”IMRI LESHED (Knight) is very excited to be working with an amazing cast in his 4th R2P show! Imriis an 8th-grader at DeWitt Middle School, where he was in Annie Get Your Gun (Mr. Wilson), MuchAdo About Nothing (Verges), Macbeth (Captain/Doctor/Murderer), and A Midsummer Night's Dream(Puck). He also will be playing “Evan” in 13 in June, so be sure to come see it. His past shows withR2P include Honk! (Duckling), The Wedding Singer (Ensemble), and Seussical (Jojo). He also was inWilly Wonka Jr. (Ensemble), Seussical Jr. (Jojo), and The Wiz (Lion) with the Hangar Theatre’sKiddstuff program. Imri would like to thank everybody that is involved with this show, and his familyand friends for their support.JAMES K. DREW, AIA (Set Construction Engineer) has been building sets alongside his wife,Deborah, since 1999. Jim is the Health and Safety Coordinator at TST BOCES. He also is aregistered Architect and runs his home-based business, "The Architects Drew." Jim helps keep thesets easy to construct, which keeps the actors and crew safe and also translates to easy andpainless strikes! He is enjoying reconnecting with Joey and R2P.JANET OLSEN (Props Master): This is Janet's first show with R2P, but she is no stranger to the roleof properties manager. Janet has been the resident props master for the Ithaca Ballet for over adecade. She was thrilled to have been asked to join the production staff for Once Upon a Mattress!JEREMY PLETTER (Music Director/Conductor): See R2P Staff Bios.JIJI BENTLEY (Lady Merrill) has been in one other R2P show, playing a “Goose” in Honk!, andhopes to be in many more. Being with theatre people doing what she loves is just a really fun,memorable experience, so she wants to thank everyone that made it possible for her to be in theshow, especially her parents, Joey, Jeremy, Kelly, Mary, and the ASMs. She is very excited to be apart of the show, and hopes you enjoy it. ;)JOEY STEINHAGEN (Artistic and Resident Director): See R2P Staff Bios.

KELLY JACKSON (Choreographer) became a Certified Dance Masters of America instructor in1986. Since then she has shared her love of dance and theatre with numerous companies throughoutNew York State. She has choreographed Crazy for You, Damn Yankees, Anything Goes, Grease,Camelot, Kiss Me Kate, South Pacific and Funny Girl, just to name a few. Several of Kelly's studentshave gone on to professional careers performing with The Rockettes in New York City or Walt DisneyWorld Company, or in Las Vegas. Many others have chosen to own and operate their own dancestudios within the United States. When Kelly is not sharing her vast knowledge of dance, she is theCustomer Care Center Manager for the Tompkins Trust Company and their affiliates. Kelly would liketo thank the Tompkins Trust Company for encouraging their employees to become involved in theircommunities and for all the support they give to the Arts.KENDRAWALKUSKI (Lady of the Court) is very excited to be performing in her first R2Pproduction. She is a Sophomore at Dryden High School, where she has been in many musicalproductions including The Music Man (Ethel Toffelmier), Oliver! (Dancer/Fagin's Gang), Beauty andthe Beast (Silly Girl), Seussical (Young Kangaroo), and The Wizard of Oz (Munchkin). She hasdanced for 13 years and currently takes dance classes at The Cortland Performing Arts Institute.She has taken private voice lessons for two years and is a member of the Dryden High School Choir.She would like to thank the directors, cast, and crew for welcoming her to the R2P productions.“Break a leg!”LISA PODULKA (Jester): Lisa, a Sophomore at Ithaca High School, is thrilled to be working on her16th R2P show! Recently she was a co-choreographer for “Havin’ a Hunch” and “Solla Sollew” inR2P’s Seussical. At Cortland Repertory Theatre, she played “Pippa” in Spider’s Web and was a childensemble member in Joseph...Dreamcoat. Last year she was in her first Shakespeare in theBasement show, Much Ado About Nothing, as “Ursula.” Off-stage, she enjoys singing in Vitamin L,dancing at the Cortland Performing Arts Institute, climbing trees in her big backyard, and petting hercats. “Thank you to Jeremy, Joey, Kelly, Sam, and everyone else who helped with this production.Thank you, also, to Mom and Dad for driving to rehearsals.”LOIE FAULKNER (Minstrel) is a sophomore at Ithaca High School. She is thrilled to be in her 11thR2P production! You may have seen her recently in Legally Blonde at Ithaca High School as the“Store Manager” and “Judge,” or as a “Bird Girl” in Seussical with R2P. Past credits include “Florinda”in Into the Woods and “Penny” in Honk!, both with R2P. In her spare time, Loie enjoys taking naps.Thanks to Janet Galvan, Becca, All Time Low, her friends for making her smile, her family for theirconstant love, her dog Macintosh, and the directors for providing an outlet for all of the beauty thathappens in Running to Places. “Enjoy the show!”MADDIE VANDENBERG (Lady Larken) is a Junior at Ithaca High School and is super excited to bein her 17th show with R2P! Recently she was “Serena” in Legally Blonde at Ithaca High School.Favorite past shows include A Christmas Carol (Ensemble/Dance Captain), Into the Woods (MilkyWhite), and Honk! (Ida) with R2P; and How to Succeed in Business... (Smitty) at Ithaca High School.Maddie is a Youth Board member of Vitamin L and plays violin with Ithaca Talent Education. You canlook for her next as “Hodel” in Fiddler on the Roof this summer with R2P. She would like to thank herparents, her voice teacher Sharon Costianes, Joey, Jeremy, Kelly, Noah, the wonderful ASMs, andthe rest of the cast and crew of this fabulous show! "Enjoy the show!"MARY C. HUNT (Costume Designer) is a freelance designer from Trumansburg, NY. After earningher B.A. in costume design from SUNY New Paltz, Mary worked in New York City with the LeeStrasberg Institute, Roundabout Theatre Company, Dance Theatre Workshop, Tisch School of theArts, Barbara Berman LLC, Matthew Westerby Dance, and the Clockwork Theatre. Locally she hasworked with Hangar Theatre and Ithaca High School as a costume designer and teaching artist. Thedesign projects she is most proud of include the U.S. premiere of The Promise Keeper at SUNY NewPaltz, GBS with the Clockwork Theatre, and The Wiz at Ithaca High School. In addition to design,Mary is a teacher with the TASP program in Trumansburg and operates her own clothing andaccessories business called “Scatter Collective.” “Much love to the R2P family for making her firstproduction such a delightful one!”MATTHEW SKROVAN (Prince Dauntless) is extremely excited to be a part of this production! Youmay have seen him as "Jack" in Into The Woods or "The Cat" in Honk!, both with R2P. In his freetime, Matthew enjoys doing art, politics, and hypnosis, and hanging out with his friends. He thanksJoey for this opportunity and hopes you all enjoy the show!MAX AVRAMIS (Sir Studley) is very excited to be in R2P’s production of Once Upon A Mattress! Heis in 10th grade at Lansing High School. When not performing, he enjoys singing with Vitamin L,playing soccer, and being with friends. He would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, and everyone elseinvolved in making this show a success. “Enjoy the show!”MELISSA NAYLOR (Lady of the Court) is very excited to be part of her very first R2P show thisyear! An 11th-grader at Newfield High School, she enjoys singing and playing brass instruments, aswell as performing in NHS shows, including Shrek, Oklahoma, and Annie. She would like to thank herfamily and friends as well as the cast and crew for supporting her this first year and hopes you enjoythe show!

MICHAEL SLOAN (Sir Harold), a 10th-grader at Cascadilla School, is extremely excited to be in hisfourth year and eighth show with R2P! Some of his favorite R2P roles include “Young Scrooge” in AChristmas Carol, “Rooster” in Annie, and “Oliver” in Oliver! Outside of R2P, Michael has been inshows at Ithaca College (The Little Prince and Children of Eden) and Cornell University (Bernstein’sMass). When not on stage, Michael enjoys playing soccer, skiing, and singing with the Young Men’sChorus of the Ithaca Children’s Choir and with Vitamin L. He would like to thank all of the R2Pdirectors, cast, crew, and designers for making this show possible. He also would like to thank hisfamily for their support and for driving him to rehearsals. “Enjoy the show!”NATALIE BOUCHER (Lady of the Court) was born and raised in Hawaii, and moved to Ithaca a fewyears ago; she is in 6th grade at DeWitt Middle School. This is Natalie's first show with R2P, and sheis excited to be working with the amazing cast and crew. She would like to thank everyone who hashelped support and make this production happen. “Enjoy the show!”NOA SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Lady of the Court) is very happy to be a part of this fabulously funproduction, her 3rd with R2P. She is a 7th-grader at the Lehman Alternative Community School,where she was “Bridget” in the musical The Dress Rehearsal. Past roles with R2P include “Orphan”in Annie and “Fan at 10/Martha Cratchit” in A Christmas Carol.When not rehearsing, Noa may bedancing, talking with friends, reading science textbooks, eating, sleeping, and inevitably, hanging outwith extremely strange but wonderful people such as those found at R2P. “Many thanks to Joey,Jeremy, Kelly, Mary, Sam, the entire amazing cast and crew, and to you, the audience, who take thetime to come love us as much as we love you. Hope y’all live Happily, Happily, Happily ever after!”NOAH ELMAN (Stage Manager) is thrilled to be stage managing a show for the first time. He haspreviously been Assistant Stage Manager for many productions, and has been on stage in manyothers. He would like to thank R2P for giving him the opportunity to explore all aspects of theatre. Hespecifically would like to thank Joey Steinhagen for all of his support, Kristin Kurz for her excellentmentoring, Gregg Houck for introducing him to the world of stage managing, and Gail Belokur forexpanding that world. He will continue to be seen on stage and hopes to continue to be unseenbackstage for many productions to come.PRIYA GARMHAUSEN (Lady of the Court) is 12 years old and this is her first show with R2P. Shelikes acting, singing, reading, dancing, and writing. She is in 7th grade at DeWitt Middle School.RACHEL FRANK (Lady of the Court) is ecstatic to be a part of Once Upon A Mattress, her secondshow with R2P. She would like to thank Jeremy, Joey, and all others involved with the show, includingher parents for listening to the same 15 seconds of each song over and over again. In her spare timeshe enjoys writing, reading fanfiction, and sleeping.ROSE ZABEL (Lady of the Court), age 11, is very excited to be performing in her second R2Pproduction. Previous acting experiences include “Want” in A Christmas Carol with R2P and Annie atthe Community School of Music and Arts. When not acting, singing, or dancing, Rose enjoys playingwith her hedgehog, Ruby. She would like to thank all of her great teachers this year as well as herfamily. "Enjoy the show, and I hope that there isn't a pea underneath your seat."SOPHIA TANTILLO (Assistant Stage Manager): This is Sophia's fourth season with R2P and thefourth time she has been involved with stage management in the company. She was previously “Mrs.Cratchit” in this year's A Christmas Carol and “Cinderella's Mother” in last year's Into the Woods.Once Upon a Mattress has been great and Sophia has enjoyed working with the talented cast and allthe new members of R2P. She would like to thank all her friends in the show and in the company, theT-burg folks for the carpools, and her parents and her sister for everything. A special thanks to Noahand Summer, along with Joey, Kelly, and the entire production team of this show. “Enjoy the show!”SUMMER DAVIS (Assistant Stage Manager) is very excited to be involved in her third show withR2P! She would like to thank Joey and Jeremy for giving her this opportunity, Noah and Sophia forhelping to train her in stage management, and her Mom and Dad for driving her all over creation!She'd also like to thank God for being her constant companion! “Enjoy the show!”TAMAR SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Lady of the Court) cannot believe that she is in her second show withR2P. She also is having trouble believing that this is her seventh show total, preceded by Bye ByeBirdie, The Wizard of Oz, Annie, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Drama, and Zodiac. She would like tothank her big cousins and sister for acting in Mattress when they were her age, and her other sister,Lady Noa, for putting up with her as they carry on the tradition. She very much hopes you pass thetest and stay awake through the show, and "have as much fun watching it as we did putting ittogether."WILLIAM WESTLAKE (King Sextimus) is very glad to be returning to work on stage with R2P for a5th time! Will is a Junior at Trumansburg High School and was most recently on stage as “Kenickie”in his school's production of Grease. His favorite roles on stage include “Cinderella's Prince” in R2P'sInto the Woods and “Nathan Detroit” in T-burg's production of Guys and Dolls. When not runningaround on stage, Will can be found running just about anywhere else. He hopes you enjoy viewingthe show as much as he enjoys performing it. Will would like to thank his family, his directors, hisfriends (most importantly, Charlotte Senders), and the Ithaca community for their support.

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The Mirin/O'Connell FamilyThe Savage Club of Ithaca*∆

Tompkins County Healthy Youth Coalition∆

Ultra-Marathoners ($5,000 and Up)Anonymous∆

Cayuga Radio Group^CSP Management^+Inn on Columbia+Linda and Bob HarrisPark FoundationPurity Ice Cream+

Richard Furnas

Thank you to our generous donors-at-large and sponsors!

*Show Sponsor+Exclusive Show Sponsor^Season Sponsor∆Scholarship Sponsor#Community Scholarship Donor

The donor list is current through April 31, 2014.If there is an error, please email:

finance@runningtoplaces.organd accept our sincere apologies.

RUNNING TO PLACES STAFFJOEY STEINHAGEN (Artistic Director/Resident Director) founded R2P in 2007 as a wayto bring together the many passionate and talented young people of this area so theycould create theatre, develop life skills, and make some of the best friendships of theirlives. He has been teaching, acting in, and directing theatre for young people throughoutTompkins County since 1993. He received his BFA in Acting from Ithaca College. Over theyears, he has directed musicals and plays at Ithaca and Dryden High Schools; Dryden,Boynton, and DeWitt Middle Schools; the Northern Lights Learning Center; and theHangar Theatre’s Kiddstuff series. Joey has taught acting at Ithaca College, Cornell,SUNY Cortland, Hangar Theatre’s Next Generation program, and the Ithaca YouthBureau. As an actor, he has appeared at the Kitchen Theatre in Tony and the Soprano(“Tony,” world premiere), Precious Nonsense (“Pete,” world premiere), The IntelligentDesign of Jenny Chow (“Dr. Yakunin”), andWe Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! (“Luigi”). He isgrateful to Uniit for all of her love, patience, and support. He is proudest of his favoriteproduction: his son Aram.JEREMY PLETTER (Music Director/Conductor) is the resident music director at R2P.Previous shows as Music Director with this company include Seussical, A ChristmasCarol, 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 MainStage production of The Magic Flute. Jeremy studies Vocal Performance and MusicEducation at Ithaca College. “Thank you all for coming and enjoy the show.”LINDA HARRIS (Finance Manager): As the parent of an R2P alum, she was, andcontinues to be, extremely inspired by the vision of this wonderful organization. She hasobserved the positive influence on local teens and pre-teens and the enormous amount ofpersonal time given, all delivered with never-ending enthusiasm and a smile. When R2P“officially” opened for business, she gladly volunteered her services to help them set upshop. She brings with her (in addition to her enthusiasm and excitement!) over twentyyears of finance and administrative experience. Presently, she is the Financial Analyst,Grant and Contract Specialist for the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Labof Ornithology. Previously she was a Grant and Contract Officer for the College of Ag andLife Sciences at Cornell. She is looking forward to working with other advocates andsupporters of this amazing community theatre program for local youth!SHARON NELSON (Project Coordinator) is enjoying her first season with R2P. She hasbeen teaching in the Ithaca City School District since 1999, and is now one of theteachers on the First Grade Team at BJM Elementary School. Sharon has anAdministrative Assistant Degree from SUNY Canton, where she was in charge of bookingall campus entertainment. She worked for four years as personal manager and promoterfor Jamie Notarthomas, a singer/songwriter from Syracuse. She especially appreciatesR2P’s music because she played clarinet in pit orchestras in high school and performedfor three years with the West Genesee Wildcat Marching Band. Sharon thanks her Mom,Norinne, and her husband, Mark, and her three children, Elliott, Roxanne, and Corinna,for their constant support!