Our Dear Audience,This show marks the start of our sixth season. As we watch you taking your seats at each performance, we marvel equally at how many familiar faces we’ve seen at our shows from the early days and at how many new faces we continue to see. Whether you’re an old friend or a new one, welcome.We always enjoy experimenting with our model, and this show is no exception. Marking the 30th mainstage show we’ve produced, it also marks the first time that Joey has not directed. He was happy to pass the reins to the remarkable Steven Dean Moore, whose choreography was seen in Urinetown last season. His unified vision as director/choreographer and passion for teaching the company members has brought this ambitious script and score to vivid life. Even after “aging out” of R2P, our alums consistently continue to stay involved, and we are pleased to welcome back a number of R2P alums. Additionally, we reached from “town” to “gown” and invited a handful of wonderful IC theatre majors to be a part of the cast for this production. You never know what we’ll be cooking up next!We’re so glad you’ve chosen to spend part of this holiday season with us for A Christmas Carol. This timeless tale provides a wonderful reminder to us all about the spirit of generosity and that it’s never too late to change. We wish you a safe, healthy, and happy season. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Gail Belokur and Joey Steinhagen,Co-Artistic Directors

A CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE MUSICAL

Music by Lyrics by Book by Alan Menken Lynn Ahrens Book by Mike Ockrent & Lynn Ahrens

Based on the story by Charles Dickens   Original Choreography by Susan Stroman. Originally directed by Mike Ockrent.

Originally Presented by Radio City Entertainment at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.

CAST OF CHARACTERS..............................................................................................Ebenezer Scrooge Cole Tucker*

.................................................................................Ghost of Christmas Past Elisheva Glaser^

..............................................................................Ghost of Christmas Present Gregg Houck*...............................................................................Ghost of Christmas Future Caitlin Mallory

...................................................................................Jacob Marley’s Ghost Nicholas Shuhan*.........................................................................................................Bob Cratchit Noah Elman....................................................................................................Mrs. Cratchit Loie Faulkner^

.............................................................................................................Tiny Tim Tucker Rossi.........................................................................Martha Cratchet/Fan age 10 Berkley Sawester

.....................................................................................................Cratchit Child Rachel Frank.........................................................................Fred Anderson/Mr. Hawkins William Westlake

............................................................................................Smythe/Judge Benjamin Salomon..............................................................Grace Smythe/Salvation Army Woman Adriana Clark^

..................................................................Old Joe/Scrooge’s Father Nicholas Cancalosi-Dean.........................................................................................................Fishmonger Alex Raguso

.................................................................Young Marley/Poulterer/Businessman Caleb Harris......................................................................................Mrs. Mops/Charwoman Hanalei Berg^

...................................................................................................Mrs. Scrooge Sophia Tantillo..................................................................................................Scrooge age 8 Ari Cummings

........................................................................................................Fan age 6 Rachel Strauss............................................................................................Scrooge age 12 Matthew Skrovan

..............................................................................................Fezziwig Felix Fernandez-Penny....................................................................................................Mrs Fezziwig Ellen Shockey^

...............................................................................................Young Scrooge Josiah Rawlings...........................................................................................................Emily Bretana Turkon^ #

..................................................Charity Men Drew Lausch*+, Josh Sedelmeyer*, Will Westlake............................................................................................................Jonathon Noah Mattice

..............................................................Ghost/Granny Chuzzelwhit/Drunk Ilana Wallenstein #

...........................................................................Granny Pickwick/Charwoman Savannah Pleil............................................................................Headless Ghost/Charwoman Sofia Boucher^

..........................................................................................Ghost/Rich Woman Laura Fegely^ #

......................................................................................Ghost/Wealthy Man Stephen Humes*..........................................................................................................Ghost Josh Sedelmeyer*

..................................................................................................Sally Anderson Cali Newman^

......................................................................Fred's Child/Rich Woman Maddie Vandenberg^ #

...................................................................................................Nikolas/Drunk James Harrod...........................................................................................................Beadle Jordan Brady*^ #

.........................Fred Anderson's Guests  Jordan Brady*^ #, Emily Loewus*+^ #, Josiah Rawlings..............................Factory Workers Alex Raguso, Noah Mattice, Rachel Frank, Ari Cummings

* R2P Alum and/or IC Theatre Major ^ Goodie Dancers+ Dance Captain # Shovel Dancers

SYNOPSIS OF MUSICAL NUMBERSVictorian London, Christmas Eve and Christmas DayScene 1: The Royal Exchange

................................................................................................London Town Carol Carolers

..............................................................................................A Jolly Good Time.. Ensemble...........................................................................Nothing to Do With Me Scrooge & Cratchit

Scene 2: The Streets of London...........................................................................You Mean More to Me The Cratchit Family

.............................................................................Nothing to Do With Me (reprise) ScroogeScene 3: Scrooge’s Parlor

....................................................................................Link by Link Marley and the GhostsScene 4: Scrooge’s Bedroom

.........................................................The Lights of Long Ago Pt. 1 Ghost of Christmas PastScene 5: The Law Courts

.........................................................The Lights of Long Ago Pt. 2 Ghost of Christmas PastScene 6: The Factory

.............................................................................A Place Called Home Scrooge at 12, FanScene 7: Mr. Fezziwig’s Bank

........................................Mr. Fezziwig’s Annual Christmas Ball The Fezziwigs & Company....................................................................A Place Called Home Young Ebenezer & Emily

Scene 8: Scrooge & Marley Ltd...........................Money Machine Young Scrooge, Young Marley, & Ghost of Christmas Past

Scene 9: A Starry Night..........................................Abundance and Charity Ghost of Christmas Present & Ensemble

Scene 10: The Streets of London.........................................................A Christmas Together. Tiny Tim, Cratchit & Ensemble

Scene 11: St. Paul’s Graveyard...................................Dancing on Your Grave Mrs. Mops, Gravediggers, Scrooge & Old Joe

.............................................................Yesterday, Tomorrow and Today Scrooge & AngelsScene 12: Scrooge’s Bedroom / Christmas Morning

............................................................................The Bells All Over London Town JonathonScene 13: The Streets of London

Nothing to Do With Me (reprise)..Scrooge & Ensemble.............................................................................................Christmas Together Company

........................................................................................God Bless Us Everyone Company

ARTISTIC TEAM....................................................................................Director/Choreographer Steven Moore

.................................................................................Producer/Assistant Director Gail Belokur...................................................................................................Music Director Andy Collopy

.........................................................................Scenic and Projection Designer Tyler M. Perry..............................................................................................Lighting Designer Clay Harding.............................................................................................Costume Designer Abbey Steere

PRODUCTION TEAM...............................................................................................Technical Director Pierre Clavel

........................................................................................Master Carpenter Steve Brokehouse

.............................................................................................Master Electrician Kristof Janezic..................................................................................Associate Choreographer Emily Loewus

................................................................................Carpentry Crew Chris Hazel, Dick Archer.......................................................................................Projection Operator Joey Steinhagen

..........................................................Assistant Stage Managers Laurel Wolfe and Chelsa Tifft...................................................................................................Sound Engineer Mike Garrett

..........................................................................................Wardrobe Supervisor Maggie Mojo.....................................................................................Light Board Operator Michael Belokur

.................................................................................Spot Operators Kalil Hendel, Chelsa Tifft

....................................................................................................Crew Chief Nicholas Shuhan....................................................................................................Charge Artist Elysse Healms

................................................................................Props Crew Elysse Healms, Renny Cullen......................................................................................................Paint Crew Katie Anderson

...................................Costume Crew Alice Churchill, Linda Copman, Sheila Dean, Dee Houck....................................................................................................Video Technician Evan Perry

ORCHESTRA...............................................................................................Piano/Conductor Andy Collopy

................................................................................................................Keyboard 2 Jeff Cox.......................................................................................................Percussion Ian Cummings

.........................................................................................................Bass Samuel B. Lupowitz..................................................................................................................Violin Jenna Jordan.................................................................................................................Flute Emily Nazario..................................................................................................................Reeds Alec Staples

...............................................................................................................Trumpet Jimmy Rose.................................................................................................................Horn WIlliam Llarch

....................................................................................................Trombones Eddie Steenstra

RUNNING TO PLACES BOARD OF DIRECTORSLeslie Byron, Kelly A. Damm, Dick Furnas, Heidi Goldstein, Linda Harris, Lilly WestbrookEx Officio: Jack Goldstein, Jerry Dietz

RUNNING TO PLACES STAFF..........................................................Gail Belokur Resident Producer and Co-Artistic Director

......................................................Joey Steinhagen Resident Director and Co-Artistic Director.................................................................................................Linda Harris Finance Manager

.............................................................................................Tyler M. Perry Resident Designer...........................................................................................Sharon Nelson Company Manager

SPECIAL THANKSKitchen Theatre Company, Adam Klein, Johnny Kontogiannis, Ithaca College Theatre Arts, MD Automotive, Jerry Dietz, Joe Wilensky, Lilly Westbrook, George Belokur

BIOSABBEY STEERE (Costume Designer) graduated from Ithaca College with a BFA in Theatrical Production Arts (Costume Design) in 2011. Design credits include How I Learned to Drive (Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, NYC), Andromache (The Tinker's Collective, NYC), And a Child Shall Lead (KOTA Productions, NYC), The Ash Girl (Pipeline Theatre Company, NYC), The Mischief Makers (Long Wharf Theatre, CT), Coram Boy (Ithaca College), Eurydice (Ithaca College). Assistant costume design: Cause of Failure (FullStop Collective, FringeNYC), Snow White Zombie: Apocalypse (State of Play Productions, FringeNYC), 9 to 5 (Gateway Playhouse), Next to Normal (Adirondack Theatre Festival). Upcoming: Annie (Running to Places Theatre Company). http://abbeysteere.wix.com/designs

ANDY COLLOPY (Music Director) Andy is a music director, accompanist, and vocal coach based in New York City. His notable New York credits include Frankenstein: A New Musical, Company, The 26th Annual Easter Bonnet Competition at the Minskoff Theatre, and NBC’s SMASH. Other music directing highlights include Coram Boy, Hello Again, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Tom Waits’ Woyzeck. He has served as an associate conductor at The College Light Opera Company and has played piano for numerous theaters, including The Hangar Theatre and Cortland Repertory Theatre. BM, Ithaca College School of Music. http://andy.collopy.net

ARI CUMMINGS (Scrooge, age 8) is excited to be making his debut in his first Running to Places production. Ari enjoys singing, acting, dancing and plays multiple sports in his spare time. Ari would like to thank his family for support!

BEN SALOMON (Smythe/Judge) is thrilled to be in his first Running to Places show ever. He goes to Dewitt Middle School and is in the 8th grade. He enjoys playing video games, singing, hanging with friends, playing sports, writing, and being a complete goofball . He would like to thank his family and friends for running him to all the places and sticking with

him throughout the show. He would like to thank Steve and everyone involved for being a welcoming and great cast and crew for a first timer.

BRETANA TURKON (Emily) is very excited to be in her eleventh production with R2P! She is currently a sophomore at Trumansburg High School. Her most recent shows with Running to Places were Hairspray (Amber VonTussel) and Urinetown (Rebel). She also assistant stage managed Oklahoma. She has recently been in shows with Trumansburg High School and Shakespeare in The Basement. “I would like to thank everyone who has helped me prepare for this show. (That includes the fabulous production team, my family, and my friends!)”

CAITLIN MALLORY (Blind Hag/Ghost of Christmas Future, Lower Class) is VERY EXCITED to be in her third production with R2P. Some of her most recent roles include last season’s Hairspray (Cindy Watkins) and Oliver! (Milkmaid/Soloist) with R2P, The Wizard of Oz (Dorothy Gale/Tin Man) at LACS, Ruminations (Mama and Robin) with Performing Arts For Social Change, and many more! This summer Caitlin attended Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan where she performed in yet another production of The Wizard of Oz. She is also thrilled to be rehearsing for Annie later this season as one of the Boylan Sisters. When not performing, Caitlin enjoys participating in Ithaca Children’s Choir and Vitamin L. She also loves bursting into song at random moments and dancing around her house. “Huge thanks to Joey, Gail, Andy, and Steve for all the incredible work you all do and for giving me this amazing opportunity! Also to Erica, my amazing voice teacher, my family for always being supportive, and the fantastic cast and crew of this wonderful show! Enjoy the show!”

CALI NEWMAN (Sally Anderson/ Rich Woman/ Goody Dancer) Cali is very excited to be doing her second show with R2P. She has been performing before this since the fourth grade and adores it. Her favorite roles include, “July” from Annie, “Silly Girl” from Beauty and the Beast, and “Brenda” from The Pajama Game. This so far has been her favorite show and hopes everyone else will feel the same!

CHELSA TIFFT (Assistant Stage Manager) This is Chelsa's first time working as an assistant stage manager. She is usually seen on stage or working the spotlight. The most recent shows she’s been in were Hairspray and Oklahoma in last year’s season. She’s been in three R2P shows so far. She has also worked lights in two R2P shows, Oliver and Urinetown, last season. She is very excited to be a part of this show! “We've worked so hard on it, we hope you enjoy the show!”

COLE TUCKER (Scrooge) is a senior mechanical engineer at Syracuse University and is extremely excited to be making his second alumnus appearance in a R2P show this year. Cole’s past appearances in Running to Places shows have been “Barrell” in Urinetown, “Garvin” in Footloose, “King Sextimus” in Once Upon a Mattress, “Rocky” in Damn Yankees and two of the Spring Showcase series. Additionally, he starred as “Danny Zuko” in the Talent Company's production of Grease and “Andre” in First Year Player’s production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He would like to thank his family and friends for their endless support. “Nothing I have accomplished in the past year would've been achieved without their love and pep-talks. Break legs casties, it has been an honor working with you all!”

DREW LAUSCH (Dance Captain) is excited to be making his Running to Places debut. Drew was recently been seen performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland as “Hanschen” in Spring Awakening. He is currently studying as a Musical Theatre Major at Ithaca College. Drew hopes you enjoy the show and have a Merry Christmas!

ELLEN SHOCKEY (Mrs. Fezziwig) is a junior at Ithaca High School. This is her second show with R2P and her fifth year of theatre. Ellen would like to thank everyone who helped to make this show happen. She would also like to thank her family for supporting her and her mom for driving her to and from rehearsals every weekend. (“I love you guys.”). Thank you for coming to A Christmas Carol, and enjoy!

ELISHEVA GLASER (Ghost of Christmas Past) is incredibly super-duper excited to be in this production. Her previous roles include “Amaryllis” in R2P’s Music Man, “Charlotte” in R2P’s Oliver, and “Margy” in Boynton Middle School’s State Fair. Elisheva loves ramen and being part of R2P. She will be seen in R2P’s Annie this January. Happy holidays and enjoy the show!

EMILY LOEWUS (Associate Choreographer, Dance Captain, Featured Dancer) is thrilled to be making her Running to Places debut! She has previously been seen as “Abigail Williams” in The Crucible, “Emily Webb” in Our Town, “Ariel” in The Tempest, and “Stephanie” in Reasons to be Pretty. She has trained at the Pre-Professional Program at Steps on Broadway in New York City as well as French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. She is a Freshman BFA Acting Major at Ithaca College. Thanks to Steve, Andy, Gail, Joey and the cast for all their hard work. Merry Christmas!

FELIX FERNANDEZ-PENNY (Mr. Fezziwig) is excited to be taking on the role of Mr. Fezziwig in this incredible production. This is Felix’s third season with Running to Places, and this role marks his 5th show with the company. You may have seen Felix in other productions such as Hairspray (“Edna”), Oklahoma (“Ali Hakim”) and others. Felix hopes you thoroughly enjoy the show, and would like to thank his loving family, Naomi Powers, and Thom Baker (Vocal Coach) for their incredible support, love, and aid in helping Felix strive for excellence in every endeavor he may undertake. Felix will be assuming the role of “Ugly” later this season in May in the Running to Places production of HONK! and hopes you will all attend this show, along with all the other incredible productions of the season. Enjoy! 

GREGG HOUCK (Ghost of Christmas Present): Though this marks Gregg’s first on-stage appearance with the company, he has been part of the R2P family for several seasons in various roles including stage manager, costume designer, scenic charge artist, props master, and scene shop manager. Gregg has directed and designed for several youth-serving and collegiate organizations throughout the region; with productions including Proof, Beauty and the Beast, Fiddler on the Roof, The Sound of Music, Cinderella, and Once Upon A Mattress. Favorite performance credits include Les Misérables (“Javert”), Annie (“Warbucks”), Neil Simon’s Rumors (“Ernie Cusack”), R&H’s Cinderella (“The King”) and Snoopy! (“Charlie Brown”). On top of his theatre credits he is also a past recipient of the American Choral Award. Gregg is currently a senior at SUNY Cortland majoring in outdoor recreation with a concentration in camp management with hopes of becoming a year-round camp and conference center director. Many thanks to our family, friends, patrons, and sponsors for their continuing support of this amazing company!

HANALEI BERG (Mrs. Mops, Charwoman, Goodie Dancer, Middle Class) is excited to be in her 6th Running to Places production. She has been seen previously in other R2P shows such as Oliver (“Mrs. Sowerberry”), Hairspray and Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She has also been seen in the Long Lake Camp For the Arts productions On the 20th Century and Pirates of Penzance. Outside of rehearsal Hanalei enjoys singing with Vitamin L, working at Sew Green, playing guitar, and being with friends. She would like to thank her parents for being so supportive and driving her to rehearsal. She would also thank the amazing cast and crew for making this show all that it is. Enjoy the show!

ILANA WALLENSTEIN (Granny Chuzzlewit / Dance Corps) is thrilled to be in her sixth R2P show. This show is very special to Ilana because it’s the first time she managed to get her bio included (usually she misses the deadline.) Her favorite past roles include “Soupy Sue” in Urinetown, “Little Girl” in Ragtime at the Hangar Theatre, “Glinda” in LACS’s The Wizard of Oz, and many others. A Christmas Carol was always her favorite show as a child. Every time Hanukkah rolled around she would get out her dreidel, menorah, and VHS tape of The Muppet Christmas Carol. She wants to thank you. And you! And yes … you in the back! Happy Holidays and enjoy the non-Muppets’ version of the show!

JAMES HARROD (Nikolas, Factory Boy, Monk, Angel, Drunk, Creditor): James is thrilled to join R2P! He has previously played the role of “Puck” in a CSMA Production of A Midsummer Night's Dream and enjoyed years of Joey Steinhagen’s theatre classes & camps. In addition to acting, James loves to play the violin, listen to music, and play Magic the Gathering. He is a sixth grader who attends the Northern Light Learning Center. James would like to thank his parents for being so supportive and his friend Kai Haskins for all his great advice. He hopes you enjoy the show!

JEFF COX (Keyboard 2) is finishing up his last semester as a Cornell music major and will begin a master’s program in conducting musical theatre and opera at Ithaca College in January. Credits as music/assistant music director: Adding Machine (Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts), Seussical, Jr. (Hangar Theatre), Titanic (Hangar), Rent (Melodramatics Theatre Company), Aida (Bailey Hall), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (MTC), I Love You Because (MTC). Keyboards: Cats (Cortland

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JORDAN LE’NAY BRADY (Ensemble) is pleased to be making her Running to Places Theatre Company debut. Jordan is currently a freshman Acting Major at Ithaca College. Recent productions include: Hairspray (Cobb Civic Center), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (The Strand Theatre), and The Heat is on (Cobb Civic Center). When not performing Jordan loves her camp counseling job at ETC camp, a performing arts camp for younger children which is held every summer at the Cobb Civic Center. Back home in Marietta, Georgia, Jordan enjoys taking class at Georgia Dance Conservatory, and spending time with family.

JOSH SEDELMEYER (Charity Man/Ghost/Sailor) A recent graduate of Ithaca College, Josh is finding this production, his R2P debut, to be both a joy and a challenge. Locally, he has worked with Ithaca Shakespeare Company, The Civic Ensemble, Ithaca College Main Stage, Ti-Ahwaga Community Players, and many on-campus students groups at IC such as Rock Hard Dance Company and Acahti Players Improv Troupe. Venturing onward this spring, Josh plans on pursuing his acting career in Chicago. He will miss Ithaca dearly.

JOSIAH RAWLINGS (Young Scrooge): Josiah has previously been in Hairspray, Oliver, and Oklahoma with R2P. He finds time for acting in between school, tennis, and performing with Vitamin L. Josiah is thinking of studying engineering or design in college. He is excited to be part of such a great cast with his friends in the production of A Christmas Carol. Enjoy the show!

KRISTOF JANEZIC (Master Electrician) is a lighting design student from Boston, Massachusetts, attending Ithaca College. The summer before coming to Ithaca he was the assistant lighting designer and master electrician for Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical. This summer he went to the Santa Fe Opera to be an Electrics Apprentice with 7 other apprentices, all who are returning seniors to their respected schools. While at Ithaca he has been Lighting designer for The Dream of the Burning Boy, The Yellow Boat, and The Bacchae, and Master Electrician for How I Learned to Drive and The Man from Nebraska. He is due to graduate in May 2013.

LAUREL WOLFE (Assistant Stage Manager) is very excited to be making her stage managing debut. She has been acting with R2P since their very first season and their very second show! Show credits include The Pirates of Penzance, Honk!, Wind in the Willows, Anything Goes and Hairspray. Laurel will soon be making an onstage appearance in Annie (Mrs. Pugh and Sophie).

She is now a senior at LACS. Some favorite roles include “Kim” in Bye Bye Birdie and “The Wicked Witch” in The Wizard of Oz with LACS. Laurel enjoys dancing, singing, photography and playing violin. She hopes you enjoy the show and enjoy your “Christmas together.”

LOIE FAULKNER (Mrs. Cratchit/Goodie Dancer) is a freshman at Ithaca High School. She is extremely excited to be in her fifth Running to Places production! Her favorite roles include “Melissa Frake” in State Fair, Jr., the “Egg Seller” in Beauty and the Beast Jr., and an “Orphan” in Annie Jr., all at Boynton Middle School. For R2P, she’s appeared as a “Rebel” in Urinetown, a “Council Dancer” in Hairspray, and “Ensemble” in Joseph … Dreamcoat and Showcase 2011. She has also been seen as “Robin” in Godspell at St. John’s Church and various characters over four years of Ithaca Ballet’s The Nutcracker. She would like to thank Rebecca for all her help, her friends for their support, her family for “running her to places,” the directors, and a huge shout out to Steve and Andy for being so inspirational. She hopes you love watching the show as much as she enjoys being part of it, and happy holidays!!

MADDIE VANDENBERG (Caroler/Rich Woman/Panto Girl/Goodie Dancer/Fred’s Child/Shovel) is so excited to be in R2P’s production of A Christmas Carol! She is a sophomore at Ithaca High School and this is her 11th show with Running To Places. You may have seen her most recently in R2P’s production of Urinetown. Favorite past shows include Hairspray (“LouAnn”) and Music Man (“Gracie Shinn”) with R2P, Macbeth (“Lady Macbeth”) at the Elizabeth Anne Clune Montessori School, and shows with Hangar Theatre’s Kiddstuff. Also, look for her as “Ida” in Honk! with R2P next May. Maddie dances at Ithaca Ballet, plays violin at Ithaca Talent Education, and is a member of Vitamin L. She would like to thank Steve, Andy, Gail, Joey, and the rest of the cast and crew for the tremendous amount of work they have done on this show! “Enjoy the show!”

MATTHEW SKROVAN (12-year-old Scrooge/ensemble member) is very excited for you to see him in his first R2P production! Matthew has loved theater since he was little and has been doing it from a young age. Some of his favorite shows that he has done are Once on this Island (“Daniel”), Annie get your Gun (“Frank Butler”) and Much ado About Nothing

(Leonato). He has even been in an educational video for kids where he sung and danced the ABCs! Matthew hopes you enjoy the show!

MICHAEL GARRETT (Sound Engineer) has run sound for many concerts, but made his R2P sound debut with Urinetown.  Mike's interest in theatre began at a young age, but it was not until his junior year of high school he was introduced to technical theater by his roommate. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in Animal Science, but was most often seen in the Schwartz Center's scene shop, where he began as stage carpenter, rising to lighting designer and eventually technical director for Leonard Bernstein's Mass in 2009. He also worked as the productions manager for Cornell Concert Commission, as well as Slope Day. Mike also served as the set designer, technical director, and production manager for the Melodramatics Theatre Company. His love of theatre also has led him to work in concerts, film, and web media.

NICHOLAS SHUHAN (Jacob Marley’s Ghost) is thrilled to be back with Running To Places. He is currently a B.A. Drama major at Ithaca College. Nick would like to thank everyone involved in the Running to Places Theatre Company for this wonderful opportunity and he would like to thank his family for supporting him in his endeavors.

NICO CANCALOSI DEAN (Old Joe) is overjoyed to be in his first R2P performance. His past theatrical experience consists of a 6th-grade production of The Taming of the Shrew. He enjoys playing soccer and the saxophone other than theater, and is generally thrilled to be along for the ride.

NOAH ELMAN (Bob Cratchit) is excited to be in his 8th show on stage with R2P and his 11th show working with the company. When he’s not acting (which is rare), he enjoys singing, dancing, and snowboarding. He is very excited and honored to be involved with this show as well as being an assistant stage manager for Annie (coming in January)! He would like to thank his mom for being so supportive of him, as well as the entire company, and especially the directors, for creating such a warm community. Please enjoy the show! And happy holidays! 

NOAH MATTICE (Jonathon) is in the 7th grade at Dewitt Middle School, and he is thrilled to be in an R2P production for the very first time! He likes singing and dancing, and he also likes playing Magic and running. He would like to thank his parents, and also his new puppy Simon, for listening to him while he rehearsed for the show. He’s also incredibly grateful to Felix and other members of the cast and staff who helped him out and welcomed him in!

PIERRE CLAVEL (Technical Director) has been working professionally in theater all over the country since 1987. Which is far too long. He is a parent of an R2P actor, and has lived in Ithaca off and on since 1963, which is even longer. A huge thank you to Steven Brookhouse, Chris Hazel, Kenny Broadwell, Dick Archer, and the Cornell and Ithaca College Scene shops.

SAMUEL B. LUPOWITZ (Bass) is a 2012 graduate of Ithaca College who can now be seen around the Ithaca area playing piano and singing in his soul-rock group, Samuel B. Lupowitz & The Ego Band.  Their new record, Songs to Make You Wealthier and More Attractive, is available on iTunes, CDBaby, and samuelblupowitz.com.  In addition, Sam is busy preparing his rock opera about the Lincoln assassination, The Handsomest Man in America, for another production in 2013, and is also working on a southern rock adaptation of Hamlet.  Following successful runs of Hairspray and Urinetown, it’s great to be back in the R2P pit!

RACHEL FRANK (Rebecca Cratchit) is very excited to be participating in Running to Places for the first time. She hasn’t had a lot of theater in the past, so she hopes this will go well. Rachel dances at Armstrong School of Dance and loves singing. In her free time, she writes. Rachel is loving Running to Places and a A Christmas Carol and hopes you will too!

SAVANNAH (VANNA) PLEIL (Granny Pickwick/Ensemble) is delighted to be in her first-ever R2P show! Vanna is a junior at Ithaca High School who just moved here from Hamburg, Germany. She would like to thank her loving and supportive family for making R2P possible, and especially the R2P staff and cast who have made her new life in the USA a life filled with activity and enjoyment from the moment rehearsals began. Merry Christmas, or as the Germans say: Fröhliche Weinachten!

SOFIA BOUCHER (Headless Ghost/Dancer) has previously been in Oliver and Oklahoma with R2P. She moved here a year ago from Hawaii where she used to dance hula. She is very excited to be a part of A Christmas Carol even though her head falls off. Enjoy the show!

SOPHIA TANTILLO (Scrooge’s mother): Sophia is so excited to be a part of this amazing show! This is her third season of Running to Places and her sixth show with the company. Her most

recent roles in R2P were part of the “Chorus” in Oklahoma and the “Rose seller” in Oliver. She’ll also be in Honk! this spring. Sophia is currently working on her school show in Trumansburg and is an assistant stage manager for the upcoming R2P show Annie. She’s been very busy with both shows and it’s unfortunate that A Christmas Carol has to end. It's been extremely enjoyable working with this wonderfully talented cast, crew, and production team. She'd like to thank Tburg parents for all the carpools, her own family for putting up with the crazy schedule, and all her friends in and out of the cast who’ve helped her through the process. And congrats to Steve and Andy for successfully completing their first R2P production! Enjoy the show!

STEPHEN HUMES (Ensemble): Professional credits: Romeo and Juliet (“Tybalt”); Twelfth Night (“Sea Captain”); The Three Musketeers (Ensemble); The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (“Chip Tolentino”); Parade (“Frankie Epps”). Ithaca College: The Yellow Boat (“Eddy Chorus”); The Shadow Box (“Mark”); Proof (“Hal”); Working (Man 1,3,5 Cover). Selected Regional: Hamlet (“Hamlet”); The Last Five Years (“Jamie” [also dir.]); West Side Story (“A-Rab”); Into the Woods (“Jack”); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (“Joseph”). Stephen is the founder of Backstage Ensemble in Hamden, Conn., where he made his directorial debut (The Last Five Years). He is currently a junior at Ithaca College where he is pursuing a BFA in Acting. www.stephenhumes.com

STEVEN MOORE (Director/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 and screen from regional theatres across the East coast all the way to Her Majesty’s Theatre on London’s West End. He has been honored to have served as choreographic assistant to such people as Chris Bailey (TAPDOGS, associate B’ways Evita), Adam Pelty (B’way Scarlet Pimpernel, Billy Elliot), and many more. Steven has recently just wrapped up a national tour and an engagement at Glimmerglass Opera where he was seen in Annie Get Your Gun starring Deborah Voigt and Anne Bogart’s Carmen. Other selected works include Hedwig and the Angry Inch (“Hedwig”), Rooms: A Rock Romance (“Ian”), Into The Woods (“Jack”), Peter Pan The Musical (“Peter”), Seussical (“The Cat in the Hat”), and many more. Steven has also starred in multiple film and television projects working with such people as Ben Stiller, Morgan Freeman and Brendan Fraser including the multiple Indie award Film winner Judgment Day. Aside from his theatrical work, Steven is also an international award winning magician and juggler. Steven holds a BFA from Ithaca College in Musical Theatre and is a proud member of The Actors Equity Association.

TUCKER ROSSI (Tiny Tim) This is Tucker's first production with Running To Places, and he is very excited to play the role of “Tiny Tim.” Tucker is in Trumansburg’s sixth grade and his previous theater experience includes The Seussical. Tucker would like to thank his family and friends for their support. Enjoy the show!

TYLER M. PERRY (Scenic and Projection Designer): See bio in R2P’s Staff section.

WILLIAM WESTLAKE (Fred Anderson) is very glad to be returning to R2P for a second time. Will is a sophomore at Trumansburg High School and has recently been in R2P’s Urinetown and the Trumansburg High School production of Four Funerals and a Wedding. When not running around on stage, Will can be found running just about anywhere else. Will would like to thank his friends and family for their support. Enjoy the show!

RUNNING TO PLACES STAFFGAIL BELOKUR (Resident Producer and Co-Artistic Director) received her BA in Drama from Ithaca College and has worked professionally with young people in the performing arts in Upstate New York for over 20 years. Her wide range of credits include stage managing, producing, directing and designing (scenic, costume and lighting) for all R2P shows plus dozens of other plays, musicals and dance recitals for middle and high school students. As founder and artistic director of New Vine Productions, Gail also taught acting workshops and developed arts programs for theatre, dance, music and the visual arts before merging this endeavor into the launching of Running to Places. She is employed full time by the company. Gail shares her home with husband George, daughter Shauna and son Michael with visits from daughter Kristen, son-in-law Justin and the most precious grandson of all time (so far), Dominick.

JOEY STEINHAGEN (Resident Director and Co-Artistic Director) has been teaching, acting in, and directing theatre for young people throughout Tompkins County since 1993. He

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received his BFA in Acting from Ithaca College. Over the years, he has directed musicals and plays at Ithaca and Dryden High Schools, Dryden, Boynton, and Dewitt Middle Schools, for 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, Joey has appeared at the Kitchen Theatre Tony and the Soprano (“Tony,” world premiere), Precious Nonsense (“Pete,” world premiere), The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow (“Dr. Yakunin”), and We Won’t Pay, We Won’t Pay (“Luigi”). He is proudest of his favorite production: Aram.

LINDA HARRIS (Finance Manager) As an R2P parent she was, and continues to be, extremely inspired by the dedication of the founders of R2P. She has observed their positive influence on our sons and daughters and the enormous amount of personal time they give, all delivered with never-ending enthusiasm and a smile. When R2P reached the goal of obtaining their non-profit status (no small feat in itself!) and needed to move forward to prepare to do business “officially” she gladly volunteered her services to help them set up shop. She brings with her, (in addition to her enthusiasm and excitement!), over twenty years of finance and administrative experience. More than ten of those years were in the non-profit sector. Most recently, she spent several years as a Grant and Contract Officer for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University and currently works for the Bioacoustics Research Program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology as their Financial Analyst, Grant and Contract Specialist. She looks forward to working with the rest of the R2P staff and many wonderful volunteers “behind the scenes” and supporting their hard work and heartfelt efforts for our local youth.

SHARON NELSON (Company Manager) is enjoying her first season with R2P. She has been teaching in the Ithaca City School District since 1999 and is now one of the teachers on the First Grade Team at BJM Elementary School. Sharon has an administrative assistant degree from SUNY Canton where she was in charge of booking all campus entertainment. She worked four years as personal manager and promoter for Jamie Notarthomas, singer/songwriter (Syracuse). She especially appreciates R2P music because she played clarinet in pit orchestras in high school and performed for three years with the West Genesee Wildcat Marching Band. Sharon thanks her Mom, Norinne and her husband, Mark and three children, Elliott, Roxanne and Corinna for their constant support!

TYLER M. PERRY (Resident Designer): has spent the season as Running to Places’ Resident Designer, having been with the company for three seasons. Past credits include: Hairspray, Joseph and ... Dreamcoat (Scenic and Lighting Design), Oklahoma, Noises Off, Oliver, and Cinderella (Scenic Design). His work has also been seen at the Kitchen Theatre Company: Opus (Scenic and Lighting Design), Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Waiting for Spring, The Mystery of Irma Vep, and In the Company of Dancers (Lighting Design). He received his BFA in Theatrical Production Arts – Design from Ithaca College where he has designed: The Magic Flute (Scenic), The Light in the Piazza, and How I Learned to Drive (Lighting). He also has extensive work as an assistant/associate designer to Steve TenEyck with such companies as Ithaca

College, Kitchen Theatre Co., Hangar Theatre, Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Florida Grand Opera, Mill City Summer Opera, and the Herson Group Ltd.