Our Dear Audience,Welcome to Fiddler on the Roof— the final show of Running to Places’

seventh season. Just as Fiddler is ultimately a story about change and transition,R2P is stepping across a momentous threshold with this show. This will be thefinal slot in which there could be any company member from our first season.Beginning with Season 8, even the youngest of our 6th grade company membersfrom Season 1 will be off in the world, having aged out of the company Menudo-style. We are so proud of the hundreds of young people who have been a part ofmaking R2P the beautiful community that it has become. We are so grateful toyou, our dear audience, for being part of that community, as well.In just a few short weeks, we will be launching our new season with auditions

at the end of September. If you are or if you know someone in grades 6-12,please be sure to visit us at www.runningtoplaces.org andfacebook.com/runningtoplaces for all the latest information on how to getinvolved. More than ever, we are committed to keeping our doors wide open toany interested young person. Finances will never be a barrier to entry intoRunning to Places.We’re so excited about what the new season will bring in terms of stories to

tell, art to make, and friendships to build. We hope you will be a part of it. Thankyou for supporting us and coming along for the ride. We hope you enjoy theshow.

Joey SteinhagenArtistic Director

FIDDLER ON THE ROOFBased on Sholem Aleichem's stories by special permission of Arnold Perl

Music by Lyrics by Book byJerry Bock Sheldon Harnick Joseph Stein

Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins

CAST OF CHARACTERSTevye............................................................................... Malama SokoniGolde................................................................................. Ellen ShockeyTzeitel............................................................................... Sarah SkrovanHodel........................................................................Maddie VandenbergChava..................................................................................Cali NewmanShprintze.................................................................... Noa Shapiro-TamirBielke..................................................................................... Rose ZabelYente.................................................................................Abby SwartoutMotel.....................................................................................Noah ElmanPerchik..............................................................................Brendan CoyleLazar Wolf.................................................................... Matthew SkrovanFyedka................................................................................Erik McSwainMordcha the Innkeeper........................................................Alex RagusoRabbi................................................................................. James HarrodMendel, the Rabbi's son.....................................................Max Avramis*Avram the Bookseller...................................................... Finn KellmurrayNachum the Beggar.................................................... Pierre Saint-PerezGrandma Tzeitel................................................. Julianne PapadopoulosFruma-Sarah........................................................................Lisa PodulkaShaindel, Motel's mother...................................................Sammie WattsRifka..................................................................................Melissa NaylorConstable....................................................................... Bailey OlmsteadSasha.............................................................................. Christian HenryThe Fiddler........................................................... Caleb George-Hinnant

RussiansLaura Fegely, Finn Kellmurray, Lisa Podulka, Pierre Saint-Perez

Additional EnsembleJiJi Bentley, Natalie Boucher, Sofia Boucher, Gaia Cooper,Alana Craib, Kai Feldman, Ella León-Evans, Joshua Machlin,Julia Machlin, Noa Shapiro-Tamir, Tamar Shapiro-Tamir,

Elbonique Stevenson, Kendra Walkuski

*Dance Captain

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND MUSICAL NUMBERSAct 1

Prologue: Town of AnatevkaTradition........................................................................................... Tevye, Full Company

Scene 1: Kitchen in Tevye's HouseMatchmaker.....................................................................................Tzeitel, Hodel, Chava

Scene 2: Exterior of Tevye's HouseIf I Were A Rich Man.................................................................................................Tevye

Scene 3: Interior of Tevye's HouseSabbath's Prayer........................................................................ Tevye, Golde, Ensemble

Scene 4: The InnTo Life..................................... Tevye, Lazar Wolf, Their Friends, Sasha, Other Russians

Scene 5: Street Outside the InnScene 6: Exterior of Tevye's HouseTevye's Monologue...................................................................................................TevyeMiracle of Miracles....................................................................................................Motel

Scene 7: Tevye's BedroomThe Dream............................ Grandma Tzeitel, The Rabbi, Fruma-Sarah, Full Company

Scene 8: Village Street and Motel's Tailor ShopScene 9: Section of Tevye's YardSunrise, Sunset.................................................Tevye, Golde, Hodel, Perchik, Ensemble

There will be one 15-minute intermission. Refreshments will beavailable outside the theater. Please turn off electronic devices

before returning to the theater.

Act 2PrologueScene 1: Exterior of Tevye's HouseNow I Have Everything...............................................................................Perchik, HodelTevye's Rebuttal....................................................................................................... TevyeDo You Love Me?......................................................................................... Tevye, Golde

Scene 2: Village StreetThe Rumor..........................................Yente, Rifka, Shaindel, Mendel, Avram, Ensemble

Scene 3: The Railway StationFar From the Home I Love....................................................................................... Hodel

Scene 4: Village StreetScene 5: Motel's Tailor ShopScene 6: Somewhere on the Outskirts of the VillageChava Sequence......................................................................................................Tevye

Scene 7: Outside Tevye's HouseAnatevka.............................Tevye, Golde, Yente, Lazar Wolf, Mendel, Avram, Ensemble

Scene 8: Outside Tevye's House and Beyond

ARTISTIC TEAMDirector................................................................................................... Joey SteinhagenMusic Director.............................................................................................Jeremy PletterChoreographer*...................................................................................... Steven D. MooreAssistant Choreographers.................................................Shauntle Barley, Fatima SoweSet Designer...............................................................................................Deborah DrewLighting Designer...................................................................................... Michael GarrettCostume Designer........................................................................................Sue DiNapoliProps Designer...............................................................................................Janet Olsen

PRODUCTION TEAMStage Manager............................................................................................... Zoe KiriazisAssistant Stage Manager............................................................................. Adrian ClavelSet Construction Engineer.............................................................................James DrewSound Designer.........................................................................................Dan PaolangeliSound Technician.................................................................................... Lincoln BrennanProps Master..............................................................................................Sophia TantilloMake-up.......................................................................................................Loie FaulknerCostume Assistants..............................Sirena Carpenter, Summer Davis, Caitlin MalloryRun Crew............................................................................... Cyia Drew, Aidan IntemannSpot Ops...............................................................................Wallace Alpern, Imri LeshedSound Board...................................................................... Ian Statema, Lincoln BrennanLight Board Op................................................................................. Christopher DiNapoliCarpentry and Paint Crew.....................Summer Davis, Deborah Drew, Finn Kellmurray,

Jesse Koennecke, Julianne Papadopoulos, Bill PodulkaJeff Walkuski, Nancy Watts, Richard Watts,Samantha Watts, Ingrid Zabel, Rose Zabel

Cultural and Historical Consultants......Jonathan Boyarin, Linda Glaser, Elissa SampsonConcessions Manager.................................................................................Lori SchreiberPlaybill.................................................................................. Bill Podulka, Sandy Podulka

ORCHESTRAConductor................................................................................................... Jeremy PletterKeyboard.................................................................................................Anthony DeLucaClarinet......................................................................................................... John GreenlyFlute................................................................................................................ Amy ZhongOboe..............................................................................................................Keara ByronPercussion........................................................................................................Tom Smith

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.............................................................................................Kati TorelloBookkeeper.............................................................................................Nancy SchrempfProject Coordinator....................................................................................Sharon Nelson

SPECIAL THANKSAndri Goncarovs and the Antique Center, Adam Perl of Pastimes, Dr. Luvelle Brown,Dr. David Brown, Steve Brookhouse, Lilly Westbrook, Dryden High School Theatre,Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts, Sewgreen, the custodial staff ofIthaca High School, all of the R2P community members who worked to load-inscenery, and the families and friends of the cast, crew, and pit for their support.

*Choreography based on the original choreography of Jerome Robbins.

THE COMPANYABBY SWARTOUT (Yente), a rising junior at Horseheads High School (HHS), is thrilled to beparticipating in her second R2P show, after being a "Bird Girl" in Seussical last spring. Favorite rolesinclude "Ursula" in The Little Mermaid and "Crone" in Snow White (both with the Horseheads YouthBureau Summer Drama) and "Little Cosette" in Les Miserables (HHS). When not on stage, Abbyenjoys playing clarinet, singing, and reading comic books. She thanks Joey, Jeremy, and Zoe formaking this fun as well as a learning experience. She also thanks her mom and dad for driving her toeach rehearsal. And last, but certainly not least, she thanks the entire cast and crew for being theawesome people that they are!! "Enjoy the show!"ADRIAN CLAVEL (Assistant Stage Manager) is very excited to be doing his Fourth R2P show. Dueto his lack of musical talent and rhythmical coordination, Adrian mostly works backstage.ALANA CRAIB (Ensemble) is very proud to be in her fifth R2P production! Previous R2P showsinclude Seussical, Once Upon A Mattress, R2P's Best Of Broadway, and A Christmas Carol—inwhich she worked backstage. She would like to thank the amazing cast, the run crew, and everyoneelse who contributed to help make this show happen. “Enjoy The Show!”ALEX RAGUSO (Mordcha the Innkeeper) is a student at Ithaca High School. He loves crew, band,fencing, and digital 3D animation. He is excited to be in another R2P show.BAILEY OLMSTEAD (Constable) is a soon-to-be Junior at Newfield High School. As always, he ispsyched to be working with R2P. Bailey was previously the “Wizard” in Once Upon A Mattress,“Chord Elam” in Oklahoma, and a “Brother” in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat.Bailey plans to pursue a career in writing and acting.BRENDAN COYLE (Perchik) is excited to perform in his third and final R2P show. He joined thecompany last year as “Daddy Warbucks” in Annie and returned this March as “Sir Harry” in OnceUpon A Mattress. You also may have seen him as “Emmett Forest” in Ithaca High School's LegallyBlonde or “Andrew Clark” in Take Ten's production of The Breakfast Club. He would like to thank hisfamily for helping him through his high school theatre experiences, as well as Joey for teaching himmany valuable things in acting over the past two years. He wants to thank you for attending this finalshow. “So long, and thanks for all the fish.”CALI NEWMAN (Chava) is excited to be a part of Fiddler on the Roof! She was most recently seenas “Winnifred” in R2P's Once Upon a Mattress and “Vivienne” in Ithaca High School's Legally Blonde.When not in rehearsals, Cali enjoys working at her day camp and sleeping. "This is for you Dad!"CHRISTIAN HENRY (Sasha/Russian) is very excited to be a part of Fiddler! Previously he played“Kiki/Nikos” in Ithaca High School's production of Legally Blonde, “Wickersham #1” in R2P'sproduction of Seussical, and “Ghost of Jacob Marley/Charity Man” in A Christmas Carol, also withR2P. Christian also is a part of the Young Men's Chorus of the Ithaca Children’s Choir and Vitamin L,and traveled to Baltimore to be in the American Choral Directors Association All-Eastern Choir. In hisfree time he loves to sing, dance, eat, and sleep. Christian would like to thank his friends and familyfor supporting him. “Enjoy the show!”DEBORAH 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.ELLA LEÓN-EVANS (Ensemble) is delighted to be involved in her fifth R2P production! You mayhave seen her in Honk!, Wedding Singer, or Seussical, or as the runcrew for the middle school show,R2P’s Best of Broadway. Ella is involved in crew and MRC in her free time, but also enjoys hangingout with her mom or in Rochester with her papi. Ella would like to thank her mom, her dad, and R2Pfor the wonderful opportunities and God for leading her to them. Ella hopes you enjoy R2P’sproduction of Fiddler on the Roof.ELLEN SHOCKEY (Golde) feels so blessed to have Fiddler be her last show with R2P and the manyfriends she has made throughout high school. You may have spotted Ellen as “Claire Ganz” inRumors or “Juror 3” in Twelve Angry Men at Ithaca High School, or as “Jack's Mother” in Into theWoods with R2P. Ellen, now a songwriter, book enthusiast, writer, and all-around fan of beautifulthings, will attend Messiah College for Musical Theatre this fall. "What a joy it is to be in Kulp for mylast show!" Ellen thanks her wonderful, supportive family who have been the proverbial wind in hersails through the years, her best friends (including the wonderful Stage Manager Zoe Kiriazis), thecast, and, of course, Joey and Jeremy for pushing her past her limits with constant reminders to notsmile. To the wonderful theatre-goers of Ithaca she says, "Au revoir."

ERIK MCSWAIN (Fyedka) is excited to be performing in his third R2P show with this amazing cast.He is going into his Junior year at Newfield High School. You may have seen him in the R2Pproductions of A Christmas Carol and Once Upon a Mattress this season and at the Newfield HighSchool production of Shrek the Musical as “Pinnochio.” In his free time he likes to sing and listen tomusic. He would love to thank Jeremy, Joey, Zoe, Steve, and Sue for all the hard work they've doneto help make this show possible and his parents for being supportive and giving him rides torehearsal. “Enjoy the show! Mazel tov!”FATIMA SOWE (Assistant Choreographer), an R2P alumnus, is thrilled to have been a part of thisproduction. After leaving R2P in 2008, she attended Colgate University, graduating with aconcentration in Art History and French and an undergraduate thesis on “The Triple Heritage ofSenegalese Architecture,” but she stayed involved in the performing arts through a capella, dance,and student theater groups. Fatima trained at Armstrong School of Dance and has been dancingfrom the age of three. Choreography: Reefer Madness (2009), Peter Pan (2009),The Pajama Game(2010), Dancefest (2011/2012), Cabaret Musical Theater Revue (2009-2013), Colgate GlobalLectures Series: Richard Branson Flash Mob (2012).FINN KELLMURRAY (Avram the Bookseller/2nd Man) has been a member of R2P for three yearsand is excited to be in his fifth show. Previously, he had roles in R2P’s Oliver, Oklahoma, Honk!, andThe Wedding Singer. Finn also can be seen dancing with Ithaca Ballet. He has been in such balletsas The Little Mermaid, Giselle, Swan Lake, and of course, The Nutcracker. Finn will be attendingIthaca High School in the Autumn. “Thanks for coming and enjoy the show. Allons-y!”GAIA COOPER (Ensemble) is a seventh-grade homeschooler who is enjoying her second show withR2P (the first was Seussical). In her free time she likes to climb, swim, cook, write, and draw. Shewould like to thank her parents, her grandparents (especially the one coming from another country),and all the rest of her crazy supportive family. “L’chaim!”JAMES 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.

Before "Fiddler"by Adam G. Perl

In 1951 my father, Arnold Perl, was a young and up-and-coming writer fortelevision. Having survived the Depression and World War II, he was about toencounter an enemy even more formidable.

It’s hard today to imagine the enormous grip of fear and power that SenatorJoseph McCarthy held over the entire country at that time, but if you wereaccused of being a communist sympathizer and refused to cooperate you wereblacklisted, which meant you could not get any work in the entertainmentindustry.

Suddenly many of the entertainment industry’s top writers, actors anddirectors were out of work with nowhere to turn. A few who did “cooperate” withSen. McCarthy were able to keep their jobs, but would forever bear the mark ofhaving betrayed their friends.

With no possibility of work available through normal channels, manyblacklisted writers were forced to become “ghost writers.” They would write ascript and sell it to another writer for ten cents on the dollar and receive no creditfor their work. My father was one of these.

In 1952, he formed an independent production company and adaptedseveral stories of the celebrated Yiddish folk writer, Sholom Aleichem, for thestage. They were presented together as an evening of three short plays entitledThe World of Sholom Aleichem. It was one of the first English language plays tobring the writing of the great Sholom Aleichem to a mainstream audience.

After the success of The World of Sholom Aleichem, Perl adapted anotherseries of Sholom Aleichem stories about the trials and tribulations of a dairymannamed Tevye. The play, Tevye and his Daughters, ran for only a month, but wasquickly recognized for its potential and soon was adapted into what was to be thebreakthrough Broadway hit, Fiddler on the Roof.

In 1959, Channel 13 in New York aired a performance of The World ofSholom Aleichem. It starred Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, Gertrude Berg, NancyWalker and a host of other blacklisted actors who, along with my father, wereable to appear on television and get credit for their work for the first time in nearlya decade. The blacklist was broken, but not before years of repression had takenits toll.

Fiddler on the Roof embraces both the joy and suffering of Jewish life in theold country. Tevye is a Jewish “Everyman” who must endure the hardships andinjustices of Tsarist Russia, deal with his wife and daughters, and learn to adaptas each one moves farther and farther away from the “tradition” that he issteeped in.

Adam G. Perl is a longtime resident of Ithaca and the owner of Pastimes Antiques in theDeWitt Mall. He is a member of The Cayuga Vocal Ensemble and the Savage Club of

Ithaca and is a proud supporter of Running to Places.

JAMES HARROD (Rabbi) is thrilled to be part of his fifth R2P show! He has performed in R2P’sproductions of A Christmas Carol, Annie, Honk!, and The Wedding Singer. He also played the role of“Brett” in DeWitt Middle School’s production of Thirteen. In addition to acting, James enjoys playingthe violin, listening to music, and playing Magic the Gathering. James would like to thank his parentsfor being so supportive and all the people at R2P. He hopes you enjoy the show!JEREMY PLETTER (Music Director/Conductor): See R2P Staff Bios.JIJI BENTLEY (Ensemble): This is Jiji’s third R2P show, after previously being in Once Upon aMattress and Honk! She loves to sing, do karate, read, and play with animals, and will be sophomoreat Ithaca High School this fall, studying to be an MD. Jiji wants to thank her parents for driving her torehearsals, and Joey, Jeremy, Steve, Zoe, and everyone else who helped with the show because itcouldn't have been done without them! She can't wait for you to see the show and hopes you enjoy...Fiddler on the Roof!! :)JOEY STEINHAGEN (Artistic and Resident Director): See R2P Staff Bios.JOSHUA MACHLIN (Ensemble), a rising Junior at L.A.C.S., is thrilled to be in his first R2P show! AtL.A.C.S. he was “Eric” in The Dress and a backstage techie in The Wizard of Oz. He thanks theentire company for welcoming him into the family with open arms, especially his sister, Julia. He alsothanks Joey for keeping the cast smiling, Jeremy for giving the show some chutzpah, Zoe for toomany things to write, Adrian for being a helpful, fabulous guy to hang out with, Sue for the spiffy,historically accurate costumes, Steve for the moves so hawt that Joshua sweated a gallon, and Tonyand the other musicians. Special thanks to Joshua's marvelous parents for shlepping him torehearsals. Shout out to Isaac and the bois for all their support! This show is very close to Joshua'sheart strings and he hopes you enjoy it!!JULIA MACHLIN (Ensemble), a rising ninth-grader at IHS, is psyched to be in her fourth R2P show.She was recently in R2P's Best of Broadway. She also was in Annie Get your Gun, A MidsummerNight's Dream, and 13 at DeWitt Middle School, where she was one of this year's recipients of theBernice Finch award. She loves to sing in the Ithaca Children's Choir, spend time with family andfriends, sing in the shower, and fangirl over Shakespeare, Vivaldi, and Jim Papoulis. Julia gives a big"Mazel tov!" to the cast and crew for putting together a great show, and a big thank you to herparents, and to Joey, Jeremy, Tony, Fatima, and Steve for being such helpful, amazing mentors."Enjoy the show!"JULIANNE PAPADOPOULOS (Grandma Tzeitel), a rising Senior at Ridgefield High School inRidgefield, Connecticut, is visiting Ithaca for the summer and participating in her first R2P production.At Ridgefield High School she was in Les Miserables (Factory Worker/Beggar) and Meet Me in St.Louis (Trolley Singer/ Party Guest). Julianne loves nothing more in the world than singing. She alsoenjoys dancing, drawing, and fashion designing. She would like to thank the Watts family forgraciously inviting her into their cottage for the summer, her parents and friends for their supportthroughout the whole production, and Jeremy and Joey for being amazing directors and mentors.She is absolutely thrilled to be in her first R2P show!KAI FELDMAN (Ensemble) is a rising 7th grader at Lehman Alternative Community School. He isexcited to perform his third show with R2P. Some of his favorite roles have been “Wally Webb” in OurTown with Theatre Incognita, “Jonathan” in A Christmas Carol with R2P, and “Pippin/Ensemble” inR2P's Best of Broadway. He is a budding activist involved in New York Youth Against Fracking andVitamin L. Kai would like to thank the wonderful cast and staff for all their support as well as hisparents, brothers, and friends. He hopes you enjoy the show.KENDRAWALKUSKI (Ensemble) is very excited to be in her second R2P production. She is arising Junior at Dryden High School, where she has been in many musical productions including TheMusic Man (Ethel Toffelmier), Oliver (Dancer, Fagin's Gang), Beauty and the Beast (Silly Girl),Seussical (Young Kangaroo), andWizard of Oz (Munchkin). She most recently was an ensemblemember for R2P's Once Upon a Mattress. Kendra has danced for 13 years and currently takes danceclasses at The Cortland Performing Arts Institute. She has taken private voice lessons for two yearsand is a member of the Dryden High School Choir. She would like to thank the directors, cast, andcrew for welcoming her to the R2P productions. “Break a leg!”LAURA FEGELY (Ensemble/Russian Dancer) is excited to be in Fiddler on the Roof! You may haveseen her in various other R2P productions such as A Christmas Carol, Seussical, and Once Upon AMattress, or perhaps you've seen her in the Ithaca High School musical. When she's not on stage,Laura is great at stressing about college auditions and forcing her dog to cuddle with her. “Enjoy theshow!”LISA PODULKA (Fruma-Sarah/Russian Dancer), a rising Junior at Ithaca High School, is thrilled tobe working on her 17th R2P show! Favorite roles with R2P include the “Jester” in Once Upon aMattress and “Lucinda” in Into the Woods. At Cortland Repertory Theater, she played “Pippa” inSpider’s Web and was a child ensemble member in Joseph... Dreamcoat. At IHS, she was “Pilar” inLegally Blonde. Off-stage, she enjoys singing in Vitamin L, dancing at the Cortland Performing ArtsInstitute, and petting her cats. She thanks Jeremy, Joey, Steve, Tony, Zoe, and everyone else whohelped with this production, as well as her Mom and Dad for driving to rehearsals. “Without ourtraditions, our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on the roof!”

MADDIE VANDENBERG (Hodel) is a rising Senior at Ithaca High School and is very excited to beworking on her 18th show with R2P! Past shows include Once Upon A Mattress (Lady Larken), AChristmas Carol (Dance Captain), Into the Woods (Milky White), and Honk! (Ida) with R2P; andLegally Blonde (Serena/Dance Captain) and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying(Smitty) with Ithaca High School. She sings with and is on the Youth Board of Vitamin L, and sheplays violin with Ithaca Talent Education. She would like to thank Zoe, Joey, Jeremy, Steve, Fatima,Tony, Sue, the entire cast, and everyone else who worked so incredibly hard on this wonderful show!“Mazel tov and enjoy the show!”MALAMA SOKONI (Tevye) is very excited to be participating in his third R2P production. Previouslyhe has been in the ensemble for The Wedding Singer and played the Narrator in Into the Woods.Malama has been acting on stage since 5th grade, and has been in the past three productions atIthaca High School. Most recently he appeared as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde. Malamaloves theatre and is thankful for all the wonderful people he had the pleasure of working with over thepast few weeks. He can't wait for senior year and the next R2P season to start, and he hopes you allenjoy the show!MATTHEW SKROVAN (Lazar Wolf) is very excited to be a part of this production! Some of hisfavorite roles in the past with R2P have been “The Cat” in Honk! and “Jack” in Into the Woods!Matthew thanks the entire cast, Joey, Jeremy, Tony, Sue, and Zoe, but most of all his sister Sarah,who means the world to him and is leaving for college!MAX AVRAMIS (Mendel, the Rabbi’s Son) is thrilled to be in Fiddler on the Roof with R2P! He isgoing into 11th grade at Lansing High School in the fall. When not performing, he enjoys singing withVitamin L, playing soccer, and being with friends. He would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Tony, Steve,Zoe and everyone else involved in making this show a success. “Mazel tov!”MELISSA NAYLOR (Rifka), a rising Senior at Newfield High School, is very excited to be a part ofher second R2P production! Some of her previous high school shows include Annie, Oklahoma, andShrek The Musical, as well as last year's R2P show Once Upon a Mattress. When not in a show sheenjoys singing, playing instruments, and sleeping. She would like to thank her family and fellow castmembers for being the most wonderful people and hopes you enjoy the show. “Mazel tov!!!”MIKE GARRETT (Lighting Designer): Mike’s interest in theatre began at a young age, but it wasnot 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 inthe Schwartz Center’s scene shop, where he began as stage carpenter, rising to lighting designerand eventually technical director for Leonard Bernstein’s Mass in 2009. He has worked as theproductions manager for the Cornell Concert Commission, as well as Slope Day. Mike also servedas the set designer, technical director, and production manager for the Melodramatics TheatreCompany. He has run sound for many concerts and several R2P shows. His love of theatre also hasled him to work in concerts, film, and web media.NATALIE BOUCHER (Ensemble) was born and raised in Hawaii and moved to Ithaca a few yearsago; she is currently in 6th grade at Dewitt Middle School. This is Natalie's first show with R2P, andshe is excited to be working with the amazing cast and crew for this show. She would like to thankeveryone who has helped support and make this production happen. “Enjoy the show!”NOA SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Shprintze), a rising 8th grader at the Lehman Alternative Community School,is still trying to believe that she is part of this amazing musical, her 4th with R2P. Past R2P showsinclude Annie, A Christmas Carol, and Once Upon A Mattress. When not rehearsing this summer, youmay find Noa swimming, having a Bat Mitzvah, swimming, swimming, or swimming. She also loveshanging out with people, including her past, present, and future R2P friends and family. She isgrateful to Joey, Jeremy, Zoe, Zoe's Box, Steve, Sue, Adrian, Deb and Jim Drew, Mike, Dan, herparents for running her to many places, and anyone else that her terrible memory had the nerve toexclude. “I love you all, cast and crew! L’chaim!”PIERRE SAINT-PEREZ (Nachum the Beggar/Russian) is a student at the Lehman AlternativeCommunity School. He has been in his school's production of Shakespeare’s As You Like it and willbe playing the male lead in one of this same playwright's less famous plays this coming year, Romeoand Juliet. Before this, he was in Love Those Letters and soloed in Faure's Requiem, back when hewas a soprano. He also is in his school's Mock Trial team. This is his first R2P show, and he is glad tobe here. “Thanking people by name here would take expanding the size of this booklet quite a bit, sothank you all.”ROSE ZABEL (Bielke), age 12, is ecstatic to be in her third R2P production. Previous actingexperiences include R2P's A Christmas Carol, and CSMA's Annie as “Grace Farrell.” When notacting, singing, or dancing, Rose enjoys playing with her hedgehog, Ruby. She would like to thankher friends for cheering her on as well as her family (which includes the hedgehog!). "Enjoy!"

SAMMIE WATTS (Shaindel, Motel’s Mother) is thrilled to participate in her first R2P show! A risingSenior at Ridgefield High School in Ridgefield, Connecticut, she spends her summers in Ovid, NY.Previous credits include The Music Man (Ethel Toffelmier), Guys and Dolls (Hot Box Girl), SouthPacific, 13 (Goth), The Pajama Game, Les Miserables, and Meet Me in St. Louis. In her free time,she enjoys dancing, writing, singing, watching Disney movies too many times, and spending time withher friends. Sammie thanks Joey, Jeremy, and everyone in the R2P family for this amazing first R2Pexperience. She also thanks her parents, sister, and brother-in-law-to-be for constantly supportingher and loving her; and all of her friends, both in Ridgefield and in Ithaca, who are always there forher. “Mazel tov, cast!”SARAH SKROVAN (Tzeitel) is thrilled to be part of her third R2P production! You may have seen herearlier in the season as “Scrooge's Mother” in A Christmas Carol, or six years ago as a daughter inPirates of Penzance, season one (she will be very impressed if you actually remember that one).Recently she was “Elle’s Mother” in Legally Blonde at Ithaca High School. Favorite roles include“Chris Gorman” in Rumors at Ithaca High School, “Leonato” in Much Ado about Nothing and“Antonio” in Twelfth Night, both with Shakespeare in the Basement, and “Adelaide” in Guys and Dollswith DeWitt Middle School. Sarah will attend Brandeis University in the fall and hopes to continueparticipating in theatre! She would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Zoe, and the entire cast and crew formaking this the most wonderful experience for her, and is very grateful that she got the chance to bea part of such a beautiful, meaningful show that is so close to her heart. She hopes you enjoy theshow!SOFIA BOUCHER (Ensemble), a rising Senior at Ithaca High School, is very excited to be in Fiddleron the Roof, her sixth production with R2P! She was recently “Sally” in R2P's A Christmas Carol, anda “Greek Chorus Member” in the high school’s Legally Blonde. Sofia is originally from Hawaii andloves to dance. She is grateful to be a part of R2P, and would like to thank Josiah, her family, friends,and the entire cast and crew of Fiddler on the Roof. “Enjoy the show!”STEVEN D. MOORE (Choreographer) is a multiple-award-winning musical theatre actor,choreographer, and director based out of NYC. Steven’s work has been seen both on stage andscreen from regional theatres across the East Coast all the way to Her Majesty’s Theatre onLondon’s West End. He is honored to have served as choreographic assistant to such people asChris Bailey (a dancer in Tap Dogs and Associate Choreographer for Evita on Broadway) and AdamPelty (Choreographer for Scarlet Pimpernel and Billy Elliot on Broadway). Steven recently wrappedup a national tour of Next to Normal and an engagement at Glimmerglass Opera, where he was inAnnie Get Your Gun (starring Deborah Voigt) and Carmen (directed by Anne Bogart). Other rolesinclude “Hedwig” in Hedwig and the Angry Inch, “Ian” in Rooms: A Rock Romance, “Jack” in Into theWoods, “Peter” in Peter Pan The Musical, and “The Cat in the Hat” in Seussical. Steven also hasstarred in multiple film and television projects, including the multiple Indie Award film winner,Judgment Day, and working with such people as Ben Stiller, Morgan Freeman, and Brendan Fraser.Aside from his theatrical work, Steven is an international-award-winning magician and juggler.Steven holds a BFA from Ithaca College in Musical Theatre and is a proud member of The ActorsEquity Association.SUE DINAPOLI (Costumer), known as “Mama Sue” to hundreds of young people, is a first-timecostumer for R2P. She is thrilled to finally work with all of the talent in the company! Sue has workedon costuming for the past six years at Boynton Middle School and for the past two years at IHS. Hermost recent shows were Cinderella, including a trick dress made in a day and Legally Blonde, withover 200 costumes, including several lightning-fast changes. She also was Head Costumer forBeauty and the Beast, State Fair, Guys and Dolls, and How to Succeed in Business Without ReallyTrying. Sue would like to thank her husband, Ron, and three sons, Christopher, Alexander, andNicholas, for being so understanding of the chaos that is costuming.TAMAR SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Ensemble) is very happy to be in her favorite childhood show (well, afterThe Sound of Music). She has been in four LACS shows, each more crazy than the last. This is herthird show with R2P, and she hopes to be in many more next year (fingers crossed). Tamar isespecially excited to break "tradition" with her first short singing solo. She thanks Joey and Jeremyfor this wonderful opportunity, both her voice teacher Erica Steinhagen and her dance teacher MaryGooding for teaching her so much this year, and her friend Gaia for being an awesome daughter.“TRADITION!”ZOE KIRIAZIS (Stage Manager), an R2P alumnus, is a junior B.A. Theatre Arts and ArtsAdministration double major, with a minor in music, at SUNY Fredonia. Her Fredonia credits includeAssistant Stage Manager for The Fredonia Dance Ensemble as part of the Walter Gloor MainstageSeries, and for the Performing Arts Company (PAC) production, The Comedy of Errors. This comingyear she will be stage manager for PAC's musical Ordinary Days, and assistant stage manager fortwo Mainstage productions: It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play and Hair: The American TribalLove-Rock Musical. Zoe thanks Joey and Jeremy for the amazing opportunity to be stage managerfor her first show and Steve for being such an inspiration and role model. A special thanks to the castwho have kept her sane throughout this entire journey, and who have given her the confidence tocontinue stage managing and to know that she has what it takes to do this--even if she sends toomany emails. Last, but not least, the biggest thanks go to her wonderful moms who have been herbiggest supporters not only onstage, but off. "You are enough. You are so enough. It's unbelievablehow enough you are."

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RUNNING TO PLACES STAFFJOEY STEINHAGEN (Artistic Director/Resident Director) grew up doing communitytheatre in a company called Song & Dance Associates that was surely the spiritualancestor of Running to Places. He founded R2P in 2007 as a way to bring together themany 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 didwhen he was young. He has been teaching, acting in, and directing theatre for youngpeople throughout Tompkins County since 1993 and received his BFA in Acting fromIthaca College in 1996. Over the years, he has directed musicals and plays at Ithaca andDryden High Schools; Dryden, Boynton, and DeWitt Middle Schools; the Northern LightsLearning Center; and the Hangar Theatre’s Kiddstuff series. Joey has taught acting atIthaca College, Cornell, SUNY Cortland, Hangar Theatre’s Next Generation program, andthe Ithaca Youth Bureau. As an actor, he has appeared at the Kitchen Theatre in Tony andthe Soprano (“Tony,” world premiere), Precious Nonsense (“Pete,” world premiere), TheIntelligent Design of Jenny Chow (“Dr. Yakunin”), andWe Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay!(“Luigi”). He is grateful to Uniit for all of her love, patience, and support. He is proudest ofhis favorite production: 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. “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. She bringswith her (in addition to her enthusiasm and excitement!) over twenty years of finance andadministrative experience. Presently, she is the Financial Analyst, Grant and ContractSpecialist for the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.Previously she was a Grant and Contract Officer for the College of Ag and Life Sciencesat Cornell. She is looking forward to working with other advocates and supporters of thisamazing 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!