Our Dear Audience,

Welcome to the first show of our 2016 season! We’re thrilled that you’re here with us.

Whether or not you know Crazy for You already, you surely will recognize a lot of the music. In addition to favorite standards like “I Got Rhythm” and “Someone to Watch Over Me,” listen for hints of “Rhapsody in Blue” and other classic Gershwin melodies peppered into the score. The music alone makes this show worth sharing.

Interestingly, however, while the music is timeless, the show itself didn’t exist until the early ‘90’s, when an original story was built around these wonderful songs. I say “original,” but as you’ll soon see, the story is timeless, too. Not only the “boy-meets-girl” stuff, but also the “let’s put on a show to save the theatre!” part. This is a show that celebrates a community that comes together to become greater than the sum of its parts – where each individual has something to contribute and is forever changed along the way.

I bet you see where I’m going with this.

This show is a lovely metaphor for what we seek to do in Running to Places. Every day, we have the privilege of watching these beautiful young souls discovering, transforming, and blossoming. They make friends with people they never would have met, challenge themselves beyond what they thought was possible, and give so much more than they get.

We hope you enjoy basking in their reflected glory as much as we do.

We’re also proud that we have eliminated the financial barriers to entry into our company – participation is now and forever FREE for any interested young person. When people ask how we can do that, they often assume we must have received some windfall to fill our coffers, but I can assure you that’s not so. We simply made universal access a priority, and budgeted everything else accordingly.

A cornerstone of our ability to do this is the very community we live to serve. We depend on support from folks just like you. Donations not only allow us to keep the lights on (and rent this beautiful theatre, build sets, pay artists, etc.), but also they serve as an essential vote in favor of our philosophy of youth development. We love saying YES! to everyone who wants to come play with us, and your donation is another voice added to that chorus of YES!

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

Joey Steinhagen Artistic Director

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CRAZY FOR YOU MUSIC AND LYRICS BY GEORGE GERSHWIN AND IRA GERSHWIN, BOOK BY KEN LUDWIG

CO CONCEPTION BY KEN LUDWIG AND MIKE OCKRENT INSPIRED BY MATERIAL BY GUY BOLTON AND JOHN MCGOWAN

ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON BROADWAY BY ROGER HORCHOW AND ELIZABETH WILLIAMS ORIGINAL BROADWAY CHOREOGRAPHY BY SUSAN STROMAN

THE CAST Bobby Child ........................................................................................................ Christian Henry Polly Baker ............................................................................................................... Lisa Podulka Bela Zangler ....................................................................................................... Bailey Olmstead Irene Roth ............................................................................................................ Beatrice Steuer Lank Hawkins ......................................................................................................... Elijah Speight Everett Baker .......................................................................................................... Ryan Mitchell Patricia Fodor ............................................................................................. Tamar Shapiro-Tamir Eugene Fodor ............................................................................................................. Jack Honig Mrs. Lottie Child ....................................................................................................... Niaa Dowell

Follies: Tess ...................................................................................................................... Caitlin Mallory Patsy .................................................................................................................... Erin Hilgartner Mitzi ........................................................................................................... Bella Nelkin-Paperno Susie .................................................................................................................... Abby Swartout Evelyn ........................................................................................... Ana Louisa Brady-McCullough Harriet .......................................................................................................... Crystal Casselberry Margy .................................................................................................................. Elsbeth O'Toole Vera ........................................................................................................................ Emmy Batille Louise ............................................................................................................ Noa Shapiro-Tamir Elaine ........................................................................................................................ Ruth Silcoff Sheila ................................................................................................................... Sophie Tantillo

Cowboys: Harry ....................................................................................................................... Max Avramis Mingo ...................................................................................................................... Jeffrey Allen Junior ..................................................................................................................... Jasper Fearon Billy .......................................................................................................................... Kai Feldman Wyatt ...................................................................................................................... Tahjay Louis Moose ............................................................................................................... Howard Kraskow Pete .......................................................................................................... Antonio Daniel Cuevas Custus ......................................................................................................................... Nick Mras Rex ................................................................................................................... Annika Berggren Beau .......................................................................................................................... Beckie Ryan Tex ......................................................................................................................... Julia Machlin Hal ..................................................................................................................... Lanaia Hubbard Jimmy ...................................................................................................... Rachel-Elizabeth Frank

THE TEAM Director .............................................................................................................. Joey Steinhagen Music Director ....................................................................................................... Jeremy Pletter Choreographer ........................................................................................................ Tucker Davis Assistant Choreographer ........................................................................................ Fatima Sowe Scenic Designer .................................................................................................... Deborah Drew Set Construction Engineer ............................................................................................. Jim Drew Costume Designer ...................................................................................................... Liz Woods Lighting Designer ............................................................................................... Michael Garrett Sound Designer/Production Manager ................................................................... Dan Paolangeli Props Master ............................................................................................................. Janet Olsen Stage Manager ............................................................................................................ Cyia Drew Assistant Stage Managers .................................. Emma Roy, Maddi Carroll, Maddie Vandenberg Hair/Makeup .......................................................................................................... Loie Faulkner Run Crew ............................................................................................. Emily Warner, Jack Honig Spot Ops ......................................................................................... Noel Bentley, Wallace Alpern Light Board Op ........................................................................................................ Erik McSwain

Sound Assistant .......................................................................................................... Alex Ratel Master Carpenters ................................................................................... Bill Podulka, Jeff Honig Set Construction ....................... Alana Craib, Bill Drew, Caeln Honig, Cyia Drew, Dan Paolangeli,

David Faulkner, David Drew, David Kraskow, Deborah Drew, Howard Kraskow, Ian Shapiro, Jack Honig, Jeremy Pletter, Jim Drew, Joey Steinhagen, Josh Dobush, Julia Machlin, Kate Drew,

Kevin Drew, Liz Hess, Mary Young, Matt Dobush, Noa Shapiro-Tamir, Wallace Alpern

ORCHESTRA Conductor ............................................................................................................. Jeremy Pletter Piano ...................................................................................................................... Emmett Scott Bass ........................................................................................................................ Rafael Enciso Drum Set .................................................................................................................... Tom Smith Trumpet .............................................................................................................. Jason Ferguson Trombone ......................................................................................................... Kiersten Roetzer French Horn 1 ................................................................................................. Emma Staudacher French Horn 2 ......................................................................................................... Amy Shmoys Cello ...................................................................................................................... Cody Zusman Reed 1 .................................................................................................................... Jessica Smith Reed 2 ....................................................................................................................... Olivia Ford Reed 3 .............................................................................................................. Amanda Nauseef Reed 4 ..................................................................................................................... Alec Staples

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

RUNNING TO PLACES STAFF Joey Steinhagen ............................................................... Artistic Director and Resident Director Jeremy Pletter ......................................................................................... Resident Music Director Bill Hawley ........................................................................................................ Finance Manager Finance Assistant ............................................................................................... Nancy Schrempf R2P Office Intern ...................................................................................................... Kai Feldman

SPECIAL THANKS Kitchen Theatre Company, Rachel Lampert, Laura Nelkin, Paul Alexander, David Brown, Craftstitute, Cayuga Lumber, Sal’s Pizzeria, Chili’s, Antiques Mall, Ithaca Ballet, Courtney McGuire, the families & friends of our company members for their support.

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES AND SONGS ACT ONE

Overture .................................................................................................................. Orchestra Scene 1: Backstage at the Zangler Theatre, NYC

K-ra-zy for You ............................................................................................................... Bobby Scene 2: On the street, outside the Zangler Theatre, NYC

I Can't Be Bothered Now ............................................................................. Bobby, Follies Girls Scene 3: Main Street, Deadrock, Nevada

Bidin' My Time ...................................................................................................... Cowboy Trio Things Are Looking Up ................................................................................................... Bobby

Scene 4: Inside Lank’s Saloon and Boarding House Could You Use Me ........................................................................................... Bobby and Polly Shall We Dance? ............................................................................................................. Bobby

Scene 5: Onstage of the Gaity Theater Scene 6: Main Street, Deadrock, Nevada

Entrance to Nevada .......................................................................... Follies Girls and Cowboys Someone to Watch Over Me .............................................................................................. Polly

Scene 7: Onstage of the Gaity Theater Slap That Bass ............................................................ Bobby, Pete, Patsy, Tess, and Ensemble Embraceable You ............................................................................................ Polly and Bobby

Scene 8: The dressing rooms of the Gaity Theater Tonight's the Night ................................................................................................... Ensemble

Scene 9: Main Street, Deadrock, Nevada I Got Rhythm ............................................................................................. Polly and Ensemble

~ There will be a fifteen-minute intermission. ~ ACT TWO

Entr'acte .................................................................................................................. Orchestra Scene 1: Inside Lank’s Saloon and Boarding House

The Real American Folk Song is a Rag ........................................... Cowboy Trio and Ensemble What Causes That? ..................................................................................... Bobby and Zangler

Scene 2: Inside Lank’s Saloon and Boarding House, the next morning Naughty Baby ......................................................................................... Irene, Lank, Cowboys

Scene 3: Onstage of the Gaity Theater Stiff Upper Lip ................................................... Eugene, Patricia, Bobby, Polly, and Ensemble They Can't Take That Away from Me .............................................................................. Bobby But Not for Me .................................................................................................................. Polly

Scene 4: On the street, outside the Zangler Theatre, NYC Nice Work If You Can Get It .................................................................. Follies Girls and Bobby

Scene 5: Main Street, Deadrock, Nevada Bidin' My Time ...................................................................................................... Cowboy Trio Things Are Looking Up ................................................................................................. Everett Finale ....................................................................................................................... Ensemble

BIOS ABBY SWARTOUT (Susie), a senior at Horseheads High School, is ecstatic to be in her fourth show with R2P. After dancing in Fame last season, she took a break from onstage and played in the pit orchestra, another aspect of theatre that she was thrilled to explore. Abby is so happy to be portraying one of her dream roles in this show as a tap dancing, jazz handing, big smiling, 1920s show girl! She would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima, Tucker, and the entire crew for being such wonderful people. She extends another thanks to her parents for being her taxi cab to each rehearsal. And last, but not least, a huge thanks goes out to all the follies girls for never judging and for giving her 10 new sisters. “I could have never done this without you guys.”

ALEC STAPLES (Reed 4) is a local music teacher, composer, arranger, and performer. He graduated from Ithaca College in 2014 with a degree in music education, and is currently an elementary school band director in the Owego schools. He has also played in pits for Cortland Repertory Theatre, and plays the saxophone in many local bands in Ithaca, specializing in rock, funk, jazz, and other types of music. Alec has joined the pit for many Running to Places productions, but this is his first time returning since A Christmas Carol in 2013.

AMANDA NAUSEEF (Reeds) is a 2014 Ithaca College graduate (B.M. Music Education/Bassoon Performance). This is her second show with R2P, having played in the pit for Into the Woods in 2013. Currently, Amanda teaches pre-K through 8th grade music at Cincinnatus Central School in Cortland County. Additionally, she teaches music privately, plays contrabassoon with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, and freelances around CNY.

ANA LUISA BRADY-MCCULLOUGH (Evelyn) is thrilled to be a part of Crazy For You. Ana Luisa is a sophmore at Ithaca High School, and when not on stage, she enjoys playing violin, doing karate, and participating in her school’s Model UN program. Some of Ana’s favorite roles in the past have been Titania in A Midsummer Nights Dream (Dewitt Middle School), and Alice in Alice in Wonderland. Ana wants to thank all the other Follies for staying positive and being great friends, as well as her parents for putting up with the noisy tap practicing. Enjoy the show!

ANNIKA BERGGREN (Rex) is a sophomore at New Roots Charter School and thrilled to be in yet another R2P show! You may have seen her in Once Upon A Mattress as a “Lady of the Court”, or in R2P's Best of Broadway. In her spare time she enjoys reading, writing, karate, skiing and other stuff. She would like to thank everyone involved in this wonderful production and her family and friends...Enjoy the show!

BAILEY OLMSTEAD (Bela Zangler) is honored to start his senior year with Crazy For You. You might remember Bailey for playing other angry European men in such shows as Daisy Pulls it Off as Mr. Skoblowski and Newfield's production of Mary Poppins as Mr. Banks. Bailey while not rehearsing for shows can be found writing and applying to college for writing and acting in TV and film. If you have connections please find Bailey after the show. Bailey would like to thank his friends and family for coming to his shows every three weeks or so. Bailey would also like to thank you the reader for getting this far. It's a journey we took together – enjoy the show! <3

BEATRICE STEUER (Irene Roth) is in tenth grade at Ithaca High School. She is thrilled to be making her R2P debut. In 2013, she starred as “Cinderella” in Rogers & Hammerstein's

Cinderella at Boynton Middle School. She also appeared in Ithaca High School's musical production of Catch Me if You Can in 2014. Beatrice will appear as Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors this spring at the Waldorf School of Garden City on Long Island. When not acting and singing, she enjoys riding horses and spending time with friends. She would like to thank her family for their support. Enjoy the show! “

BELLA NELKIN-PAPERNO (Mitzi) is a sophomore at T-Burg HS. This is her fifth show with R2P. In the past, she was in Daisy Pulls It Off (Monica Smithers), Fame (Ensemble), Best Of Broadway, and Once Upon a Mattress (Kitchen Wench/Emily/Ensemble.) She has also been in countless other productions in and out of school including, Rimers of Eldrich (Patsy) and Peter Pan (Nana). Bella would love to thank her amazing parents and friends for putting up with her annoying random outbursts of song and dance. She would also like to thank Tucker for making her legs scream at her in pain every Monday morning. “We hope you enjoy watching the show as much as we did rehearsing for it.”

CAITLIN MALLORY (Tess) is excited to begin her fifth year with R2P. Previous productions include Little Women (“Marmee”), FAME (“Ms. Myers”), A Christmas Carol (“Ghost of Christmas Future/Ghost of Christmas Present”), and many more. Caitlin is a junior at LACS where she has both directed and performed in several productions including Romeo and Juliet (“Juliet, Director”), The Wizard of Oz (“Dorothy Gale”), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (“Helena”), and Much Ado About Nothing (“Hero”). She has also performed with Performing Arts For Social Change in Ruminations (“Mama, Robin”) and with the Kitchen Theatre in Physics Fair (“Belinda”). “Thank you to Joey, Tucker, Jeremy, Fatima, and Cyia for everything!” Enjoy the show!

CHRISTIAN HENRY (Bobby Child) is thrilled to be a part of the cast of Crazy For You! His past roles have been Laurie in Little Women The Musical, Tyrone Jackson in Fame, Sasha in Fiddler On The Roof, Wickersham #1 in Seussical and Ghost of Jacob Marley in A Christmas Carol, all Running To Places productions, Frank Jr. in Catch Me If You Can, an Ithaca High School production, and Fred in Physics Fair!, a Kitchen Theatre Company production. He would like to thank his friends and family for supporting him with his busy schedule. Enjoy the show!

CODY ZUSMAN (Cello) has never been in a performance ever in his life, and is excited to enter the world of pit orchestras. In his free time he likes to play cello. Cello is kind of all he does.

CRYSTAL CASSELBERRY (Harriet) is absolutely thrilled to be in her 8th R2P show! Crystal is a Junior at Ithaca High School. Some past roles include “Princess #12” in Once Upon a Mattress and “Fred's Child” in A Christmas Carol. She has also involved herself with school choir and Drama Club. Some of her roles there include “Bambi” in Dog Park, “Evelyn” in American Tropical and “Moneypenny” in License to Take Annual Leave. She has also taken classes in New York City, her favorite including a one on one experience with Little Red Riding hood (Lila Crawford) from Into The Woods. Crystal would like to give a special thanks to the cast and crew for everyone's hard work and determination. She would also like to thank her Mother for all the rides to and from rehearsal and the great support from her Uncle Bob, she hopes he is able to make it to the show and loves it. Enjoy the show!

CYIA EUNICE DREW (Stage Manager) is excited to be stage managing her first R2P show! She would like to thank the legend Sue Drew for transporting her everywhere; her parents Dan DeLuca and Stephanie Styles, Emma Roy for her generally wonderful existence, and Rachel, Jack, Nick, and Maddi for all the memories- everything from late night dinners at Chili's, screaming along to 13™ in the car, to group cuddling sessions and marathoning Scream Queens. Special thanks to everyone who worked so hard to make this show come together! Most importantly, thanks to Lin-Manuel Miranda for acknowledging her existence at 11:56 am on Tuesday, December 1st.

DEBORAH DREW (Set Designer) has been designing sets for student productions since 1999. She joined the R2P family in 2013 and currently sits on the R2P Board of Directors. Deb received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Roger Williams College (University) in Bristol, RI. She works with her husband James, in their home business, “The Architects Drew” based in Dryden, NY. The Architects Drew design custom homes, as well as small commercial projects. Deb has enjoyed working with the R2P production team as well as the serving on the Board. Deb has enjoyed getting to know the students of R2P through the last two seasons. Some of her favorite set designs include, Seussical, Fiddler on the Roof, Little Women and 13 with R2P and Oliver!, Pirates of Penzance, Blythe Spirit, The Music Man, On the Town, Romeo & Juliet, Guys and Dolls, and Grease with Dryden Drama Club. Deb and Jim are happy to have a new construction studio in Danby to accommodate the mission of collaboration with students, parents and design team to produce professional youth theater in Tompkins County.

ELIJAH SPEIGHT (Lank Hawkins) is thrilled to be making his Running to Places debut. Elijah has also portrayed “The Mysterious Man” and the “Narrator” in Dryden Central School's Into the Woods. Elijah is in his sophomore year at Dryden, and has just been cast as “Joey” in this year's musical Zombie Prom (No, it is not about zombies). Elijah would like to thank the whole cast and crew of Crazy for You for making this the most fantastic first R2P experience he could hope for, as well as his parents for, um, everything. Enjoy the show!

ELSBETH O'TOOLE (Margy) Is so exited to be performing in her second Running to Places show, Crazy For You. You might have seen her as Kim Macafee, in the Hangre's production of Bye Bye Birdie, or in the Running to Places’ production of The Wizard of Oz as a munchkin, or as a Magic Carpet in Aladdin at Dewitt. She wants to thank Joey and Jeremy for making this production so fun and for working so hard on it. She also wants to thank her wonderful parents for driving her every week. Enjoy the show!!!!!!!

EMMA ROY (ASM) is excited to be assistant stage managing her first Running to Places show. She couldn't have chosen a better show to start with than Crazy for You. She would like to thank her stage manager and dad Cyia Eunice. She would also like to thank Jack Honig and her McSpoon mom for birthing her. Emma would also like to thank Bailey Olmstead (Zangler) for ghost writing this bio for her. Emma is a 10th grader at Trumansburg High School she one day hopes to be a successful writer, but one who makes money. Emma enjoys Peter Pan, both the book and the peanut butter brand. Emma is also a singer/guitarist who enjoys a variety of genres of music. Finally Emma would like to thank you the audience for coming to see this wonderful performance of George Gershwin's Crazy for You!

EMMY BATILLE (Vera) is delighted to be a part of Crazy for You, her second performance with Running to Places. Emmy made her acting debut in Montreal, Canada playing “Kim” in The Kuper Academy Drama Club original play, The Test. In 2012, Emmy played “Mae Tuck” in Kuper’s stage adaptation of Tuck Everlasting. She also performed with Kuper Academy’s Glee Club, the 2013 Third Place winners of the JKF Foundation’s Glee High School Showdown. Emmy has studied musical theatre at Broadway Academy, Westmount in Montreal, and currently studies voice with Lynn Craver. She recently appeared in Fame with R2P, and Catch Me If You Can with IHS. She hopes you enjoy the show!

ERIN HILGARTNER (Patsy) is a junior at IHS and is excited to be part of this production. Favorite past roles include Daisy in Daisy Pulls It Off, The Cat in the Hat in Seussical, Annie in Annie (all with R2P), as well as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (with Theatre Incognita). She is currently directing The Glass Menagerie with Take Ten Theatre Company, which you can see in the LACS Black Box Theater on January 29-31.

HOWARD KRASKOW (Moose) is happy to be onstage with Running to Places once again. His previous show with the company was the production of Fame last year. Howard loves spending time with friends on and off stage. Although he plays bass in this production, he usually enjoys playing cello in multiple string orchestras. He thanks he family for supporting his musical experience and hopes that you enjoy watching the show!

JACK HONIG (Eugene Fodor) is completely excited to get crazy in Crazy For You! Favorite past Running to Places roles include, Simon in 13 and Miss Gibson in Daisy Pulls It Off. Jack would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Fatima and Tucker for being so phenomenal to work with. He would also like to thank Cyia and Maddi for being so hardworking and putting a smile on his face during every rehearsal, as well as his determined and extremely talented cast mates. Finally, Jack thanks his family for continuing to support his dreams. Enjoy the show! (and the accent)

JAMES DREW, AIA (Set Construction Engineer) has enjoyed being with the R2P family the last 2 seasons. Jim also contributes as a Board of Directors member. Jim is the Work Environment Health and Safety Coordinator for TST BOCES. Jim is a Registered Architect and runs his home-based business, “The Architects Drew” with his wife Deborah in Dryden, NY. Jim helps keep the sets easy to construct, which keeps the actors and crew safe and also translates to easy and painless strikes as we “run to places”. He was instrumental in obtaining a construction studio for R2P to help us continue our mission of great accessible youth theater in Tompkins County!

JASPER FEARON (Junior) is an eighth grader at Boynton Middle School. He is excited to be involved in another running to places show. He played Evan Goldman in 13 the musical with R2P as well as Simba/Mufasa in “the Lion King Jr.” with the Boynton Middle School drama club. When Jasper is not acting, he enjoys singing in his band “The Monkeysquids”. He is very proud to be part of this cast. Enjoy the show!

JEFFREY ALLEN (Mingo) is excited to be making his Running to Places debut. He is a senior at Newfield High School and has been involved in the Newfield Drama Club for seven years. Some of his favorite characters he's played are “Jafar” in Aladdin, “Ali Hakim” in Oklahoma, “Shrek” in Shrek the Musical, and “Bert” in Mary Poppins. He is looking forward to his role as “Ryan” in High School Musical. He sings with his High School choir and was thrilled to perform with them at Carnegie Hall last year. He is also in an a cappella group Treble Alliance at school. He would like to thank his family for all their support. Enjoy the show!

JEREMY PLETTER (Music Director) 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.”

JOEY STEINHAGEN (Artistic Director/Resident Director) grew up doing community theatre in a company 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 in many productions with the Kitchen Theatre Company, where he next will be playing “Mrs. Bumbrake” in Peter and the Starcatcher opening January 31. He is grateful to his beautiful fiancé Uniit for all of her love, patience, and support. He wants to give a special shout-out to Kii. He is proudest of his favorite production: his son Aram.

JULIA MACHLIN (Tex) is thrilled to be cross-dressing in yet another R2P show! She has been in many R2P shows before, including ensemble in Daisy Pulls It Off, and ASM for 13! When not rehearsing for a show, she enjoys sleeping, spending time with her family and friends, and listening to Hamilton way too much. Julia would like to thank her parents for carting her everywhere, her friends for dealing with her crazy schedule, Cyia, Maddi, Maddie, and Emma for being a great stage management team, and the entire cast, pit, and crew. “Enjoy the show!”

KAI FELDMAN (Billy) is excited to be in his sixth show with R2P. You may have seen him in R2P's production of 13 as Richie… The kid that sings the high note. In his spare time Kai enjoys sleeping, singing, and listening to music. Kai would like to thank his voice teacher Jeremy Pletter for support and for teaching him how to use his voice. Kai would also like to thank his friends Marnie, Alana, Lanaia, and Ryan for being the best people in the world. Kai would lastly like to thank his family for driving him everywhere and being supportive of his crazy interests. Kai hopes you enjoy the show!

LANAIA HUBBARD (Hal) is extremely hype to be making her R2P debut! A sophomore at Lansing High, Lanaia is very into theatre, and has been involved in many shows with local theatre programs. You may have seen her in Lansing Middle School's production of Alice @ Wonderland as the “Queen of Hearts”, or in Syracuse Children's Theatre's production of Pirates of Penzance as “Edith”. In her spare time, Lanaia enjoys playing the piano, singing, painting, reading Harry Potter and watching the “Big Bang Theory”. Lanaia would like to thank the accepting people of the cast, her parents for their support, Joey, and Jeremy. But she would like to give a very special thanks to her cousin, Caitlin Mallory, for being such a wonderful friend and role model and for making her feel so welcome and at home. Lanaia hopes you are as crazy for the show as she is!

LISA PODULKA (Polly), a senior at IHS, is thrilled to be in her 19th R2P show! Favorite roles with R2P include the “Jester” in Once Upon a Mattress and “Ms. Bell” in Fame. At Cortland Repertory Theater, she played “Pippa” in Spider’s Web and was a child ensemble member in Joseph...Dreamcoat. At Cider Mill Playhouse, she was “Lucille” in Thoroughly Modern Millie. At IHS, she was “Pilar” in Legally Blonde and “Carol” in Catch Me If You Can, and will be “Miss Andrew” in Mary Poppins this spring. Off-stage, she enjoys singing in Vitamin L, taking dance, and playing with her new kitten, Gershwin. Thank you to Jeremy, Joey, Fatima, Tucker, Cyia, and everyone else who helped with this production, and to my voice teacher, Erica Steinhagen, without whom I would not be ready for this role! Thank you, also, to Mom and Dad for driving to rehearsals. Enjoy the show!

LIZ WOODS (Costume Designer) has enjoyed costumes and visual confectionery for as long as she can remember. She is the owner of Fine Character, a shop where she creates historical and imaginative costumes and bespoke clothing. Liz also teaches group and private lessons in sewing and fashion design. She has a background in mechanical engineering and fine art, which led to work at Walt Disney Imagineering creating special effects and robotics. Liz has created stage costumes for Pa'Lante Salsa Dance Troupe, Ithaca High School, Boynton Middle School, Ithaca Shakespeare Company and the Cornell Savoyards. She is delighted to be working with Running to Places for the first time.”

LOIE FAULKNER (Makeup and Hair Design) is a senior at IHS. She has designed for R2P, Boynton Middle School, and Ithaca High School, including shows like Little Women (s/o to Jo’s waist length extensions), Fiddler on the Roof (ghosts?), Catch Me If You Can, and, most recently, The Lion King, Jr. Loie also enjoys acting on the stage, so look for her in the next R2P show, Company!

NIAA DOWELL (Lottie Child) is a junior at Lansing High School and is thrilled to be participating in her first R2P show. She has performed in various high school Musical productions including Anything Goes, and Footloose and is excited to participate in her school's production of The Addams Family. During her free, time Niaa enjoys spending quality time with her cat. She would like to thank her family for their constant support, and hopes you enjoy the show! “

NICK MRAS (Custus) is in 9th grade at Newfield High School and is excited to be in his 4th Running to Places production! Favorite roles include playing “Tin Man” in the Hangar Theatre's production of The Wiz, “Papa Ge” in Newfield’s production of Once on This Island, “Conrad Birdie” in the Hangar Theatre’s production of Bye Bye Birdie and the “Rabbi” in R2P’s production of 13. When he's not on stage entertaining, Nick enjoys drumming, chorus, soccer, hanging out with friends and making people laugh! Nick would like to send a special thank you to his family and friends for their support. Hope you enjoy the show!

NOA SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Louise) is so excited to be living an ultimate dream by singing, tap-dancing, appearing in people’s lives, putting on a spectacle! Her fourth year as a company member, Crazy for You is her 6th show onstage with R2P. You may have seen her as “Glinda/Auntie Em” in The Wizard of Oz, “Shprintze” in Fiddler on the Roof and more with R2P, or recently as “Sir Toby” in Twelfth Night with LACS Shakespeare. Noa is a freshman at LACS. “Thank you to Joey, Jeremy, Tucker, Fatima, Liz, the Drews, my parents, Tamar, and the incredible Follies crew that have been my sisters, friends, and encouragement in this whirlwind. Dancing with you ladies is 1000 times better than dancing alone! Sure is Nice Work if You Can Get it, so enjoy! Love you ALL!”

RACHEL FRANK (Jimmy) is excited to be a part of her 8th R2P show. Previously, you may have seen Rachel in The Wizard of Oz as the “Wicked Witch of the West”, or working backstage as Assistant Stage Manager/Costume Coordinator for 13 and as spot operator for Little Women. Rachel would like to thank her parents for being the reason she was exists and Jack Honig, Cyia Eunice Drew, Maddi Carrol, and Nick Mras being the reason she continues to. In her free time, Rachel likes to write novels. Her first book, A Woman Scorned, is available now.

RAFAEL ENCISO ODDY (Double Bass) is very pleased to be playing in another R2P pit orchestra. He has played in the pit orchestra to R2P's The Wizard Of Oz, and high school pits, including IHS's Catch Me If You Can. Enjoy the music!

REBECCA “BECKIE” RYAN (Beau) is thrilled to be “Biding her Time” as a cowboy in her 2nd R2P show! You may have seen her in last season’s Fame! Beckie, a junior at Notre Dame High School (NDHS) is very involved in the drama club and choir. Recently she was part of the ensemble in R&H’s Cinderella (NDHS). Fave past credits include “Storyteller”, Once on this Island (NDHS), “Acting Student”, Fame (R2P) and “Mrs. Peterson”, Bye Birdie Jr. (Kiddstuff at the Hangar). Outside of theater, Beckie enjoys watching Glee on Netflix, exploring Ben & Jerry’s flavors, singing, and hanging out with friends. “Thanks to Tucker, Joey, Fatima, Jeremy, Emmett, and the cast for their love, talent, hard work, and time! “Who could ask for anything more?”

RUTH SILCOFF (Elaine) is a junior at Ithaca High School. She is ecstatic to be in her second production with R2P. She has previously been seen in Fame as a dancer in the ensemble. In addition to R2P, Ruth participates in a variety of other activities. She spends the majority of her time dancing at Armstrong School of Dance, and debating through programs at IHS and Cornell. She is also a member of her school’s student council, and key club, and takes aerial circus arts class at Circus Culture. She would like to thank all of her friends and family members for coming and supporting her and she hopes you enjoy the show!

RYAN MITCHELL (Everett Baker) is a junior at Trumansburg high school and is thrilled to be a part of such an amazing show. This is his second R2P production after learning so much from his first show of Fame. He has been in a number of school productions including Midsummer Night’s Dream, Grease, The Secret Case of Sherlock Holmes, Beauty and the Beast and Just Another High School Play. He has also been in the musical Oliver, as part of Encore Player’s. He likes to do a number of other activities such as playing the trumpet, studying karate and being involved in cross country, and track. He would like to thank Joey, Jeremy, Tucker, Fatima, everyone who helped with set building, and his family and friends for their support. He would especially like to thank the cast and crew for all of their amazing work and dedication to this show. Enjoy Crazy For You!

SOPHIE TANTILLO (Sheila): This is Sophie's sixth season with Running to Places and in those years she has enjoyed her time being involved with stage management, costuming, and performance in the company. Sophie is a junior 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 Into the Woods as Cinderella's Mother, Dot the Goose in Honk!, or as Alice in last year’s Daisy Pulls It Off. 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, Fame and others. Being onstage for this show has been a long-awaited experience and Sophie has enjoyed working with the talented cast. She would like to thank all her friends in the show and in the company, and her parents and her sister for everything. Thanks to the entire production team of this show. Enjoy the show!

TAHJAY LOUIS (Wyatt) is excited to participate in her second show with Running to Places. Tahjay enjoys theatre immensely, participating in groups as well as in school productions. She is also a social activist and hopes to inspire other trans youth to “hop on stage”. She'd like to thank her friends and family for their undying love and support. Enjoy the show!

TAMAR SHAPIRO-TAMIR (Patricia Fodor) is through the roof to finally be a character with more than one scene! That being said, she is grateful to Joey and Jeremy for giving her so many ensemble roles, because having recently appeared as Rona Lisa Perretti in Lehman Alternative Community School's production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, she learned the hard way that when you're a lead you have no freedom to make up your own back story. Having finished rambling, Tamar also wants to say that she would like to thank her family for putting up with her for seventeen years, that this is her sixth fantastic show with R2P, and that she hopes you enjoy it!

TUCKER DAVIS (Choreographer) was born in Idaho and grew up between Idaho, California and Alaska. He began dancing professionally as a teenager in Sacramento and soon thereafter went abroad dancing in cruise ship shows in the Caribbean. He has danced around the world and studied all styles of dance in cities including NYC, Madrid, London and Berlin. Tucker appeared in the National Broadway Touring companies of CATS and Susan Stroman's THE MUSIC MAN as well as performing with regional theater companies including the Dallas Theater Center, Fulton Opera House, Theater Under the Stars, Sacramento Music Circus, Marriot Lincolnshire, Sierra Repertory Theatre and Carousel Dinner Theater. An accomplished ballet dancer, Tucker appeared as a principal with Lydia Johnson Dance and the Gehring Dance Theater, as a soloist with De Funes Dance and Collective Body Dance Lab, and in the corps with Chase Brock Dance Experience, Eglevsky Ballet and Ruth Rosenberg Dance Ensemble. For his performance as a soloist with Joyce Dance Theatre SoHo, the New York Times said “Reason steps aside in the face of airborne, easy dancing like that of Tucker Davis.” and for his work with Lydia Johnson Oberon's Grove noted him as ““passionate, powerful, agile and fearless”. As a choreographer and dance instructor, Tucker has enjoyed accolades for his work at competitions across the country and choreographed new works for NYC's Periapsis Music and Dance and The Gehring Dance Theater, Socrates Art Festival, Dixon Place Dance Week, PeriDance and MadCo Montana. Tucker's musical theatre choreography work includes the musicals CRAZY FOR YOU for Running To Places and YO VIKINGS! and THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES at the Hangar Theatre. He directed and choreographed the opera BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE for Opera Ithaca and also choreographed DON GIOVANNI. He choreographed the world premiere of COUNT ME IN by Rachel Lampert at the Kitchen Theatre and also choreographed new works for DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY for the Kitchen Theatre as well as creating AT SUCH A DIZZY HEIGHT for dancers, chorus and musicians at Ithaca College. Tucker teaches jazz and ballet at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He has also taught with Ithaca Ballet, Montana Dance Center, School of Classical Ballet, Divine Rhythms in Long Island, Armstrong School of Dance and in Canada with Outside Looking In.

2016 SEASON SUPPORTERS Thank you to those who have supported us so far this season!

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