BREAKING NEWS re: Bottle Drive
Wed, Jul 28 2010
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Announcing: Our first official bottle drive!
When: Saturday, August 7 from 10am - 2pm
Where: Caroline Farmers Market (In the Old Fire Hall: 522 Valley Rd. Brooktondale, NY - directions)
Contact to Volunteer: Pam Palmer: plpalmer@twcny.rr.com
Notes: We need volunteers to hand out flyers in the area the week prior, as well as drivers and sorters the day of the event. Company members are encouraged to volunteer and also perform!
When: Saturday, August 7 from 10am - 2pm
Where: Caroline Farmers Market (In the Old Fire Hall: 522 Valley Rd. Brooktondale, NY - directions)
Contact to Volunteer: Pam Palmer: plpalmer@twcny.rr.com
Notes: We need volunteers to hand out flyers in the area the week prior, as well as drivers and sorters the day of the event. Company members are encouraged to volunteer and also perform!
Fundraiser #2: Dining to Donate event at Applebees
Mon, Jul 26 2010
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Monday, August 2, go to the Applebees on Triphammer Road (just outside the mall - directions here) and bring this voucher. 10% of the cost of your meal will automatically be donated to R2P! What could be easier!?
Dining to Donate event at Applebees
Monday, August 2, 11am-Close
FUNDRAISER #1: Bottle Drive
Thu, Jul 15 2010
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It is simple and low-tech, and it is very effective. It's a good old fashioned bottle drive. At least one nearby school brings in a couple of thousand dollars by the end of their annual drive. Let's do that, too!
Here's what you need to know:
When: Hold one in your area anytime between now and August 15th
How it works:
1. If you would like to organize or help with a bottle drive in your town, neighborhood, place of business or another specified area please email fundraising@runningtoplaces.org and indicate the area to be covered.
2. We will follow up with specific details on who else in your area is working on one, if anyone.
3. Hold the drive your area anytime between now and August 15, using flyers and bags we will provide. We will also help you communicate with R2P families in your area to get help.
4. Everyone holding a drive will consolidate their bottles at an Ithaca location and meet to sort them on Monday, August 16 from 5 – 8pm. We have a vendor coming to get them all and take them to a redemption center; this vendor will send R2P the profits check.
5. We will collect hours worked by everyone and calculate the credit from the total profit that your family has “earned” for R2P.
Challenge Grant Success and A New Goal!
Wed, Jul 14 2010
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And thanks to people like you, WE DID IT!
We stand at $8803 in new donations!
Our overall fundraising goal of $32,000 for the season is now in sight. With the success of the Challenge and other donations, we stand at $21,048. Will you help us get the rest of the way?
Challenge Grant Update
Mon, Jul 12 2010
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Two anonymous donors stepped forward with a combined donation of $8000 – that must be matched!
To date, we've received $6453 in NEW donations toward our goal!
Will you help us get the rest of the way?
Challenge Grant!
Sat, Jul 3 2010
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Two anonymous donors have stepped forward with a combined donation of $8000 – that must be matched! To date, over $4200 has been donated to meet this goal! Will you help us get the rest of the way?
A Note from the Co-Artistic Directors
Mon, Jun 21 2010
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We’re in the business of creating illusions. Audiences enter a theatre and allow themselves to suspend their disbelief about the stories unfolding before them. For two hours in the dark, they believe the things they see are real – and usually (and hopefully) are blissfully unaware of what goes on behind the scenes: a panicked dash to complete a quick-change to be on time for an entrance, an emergency repair of a broken prop, a heart-pumping improvisation by actors and stage management when lines are jumped that rewrite a scene. If the audience never suspects the high-wire act going on backstage, the show is a success.
At Running to Places, we take pride in the caliber of our productions and the team we assemble to bring them to life. As a still-new theatre company we’ve also taken pride in our ability to play the part of an established entity on the local theatre scene. We’ve thrilled in hearing Jerry Dietz mention our name in radio commercials alongside the Kitchen and Hangar as theatres his company CSP Management supports. People have told us that it seems like we’ve always been around and that R2P is so established in young people’s lives it will continue “forever.”
This last point is the tricky one.
We think it’s possible we’ve done too good a job creating the illusion of an established company. It’s quite the compliment when people are surprised to learn how much of an illusion our act-togetheriness is. For example, did you know that for this entire season, our sets have been built almost exclusively in the Steinhagen’s backyard, often in cold, wet conditions? (Fun fact: paint will not stick to sets below 40 degrees. We know this firsthand.) Did you know that we don’t own a single power tool? We rely on the generosity of our hired production team to provide their own, resulting in wear and tear on their personal tools. Did you know that members of the R2P leadership regularly defer two-thirds or more of their salary when necessary to pay the bills?
This kind of thing makes for charming theatre stories and is fine for a one-shot deal, a single production, a hobby. But if Running to Places is to remain a healthy, sustainable fixture in our community, things must change.
So what needs to change? First order of business is to have a scene/paint/costumes shop. We’re still committed to “running to places” throughout the community for rehearsals and performances, but having a home for certain logistical elements is key. We’ve already begun to address that with our “temporary R2PHQ” at the former Danby Market which we are renting for the summer. We need to address this need properly and long-term.
Secondly, we need to create a balanced budget—mostly through fundraising. We take great pride in operating as a professional company. We pay our designers and directors for their skill and work; we produce shows with fully realized scenic and costume designs and support them with lights and sound. We run an extremely tight ship, but we simply cannot continue producing shows without addressing our fiscal needs.
It breaks our hearts to think of people saying, “Do you remember those few years R2P was around?” If you feel the same, we need your help.
So, what can you do? You’re here. You’re reading this. That’s a wonderful start. You can make a donation via PayPal on our website. You can donate every time you shop online via GoodSearch.com. You can attend or participate in our upcoming fundraisers which you will be hearing much more about in the coming months. You can spread the word that we need support in order to survive.
Thanks for taking this peek behind the curtain. Will you join us?
Best wishes, Gail and Joey
At Running to Places, we take pride in the caliber of our productions and the team we assemble to bring them to life. As a still-new theatre company we’ve also taken pride in our ability to play the part of an established entity on the local theatre scene. We’ve thrilled in hearing Jerry Dietz mention our name in radio commercials alongside the Kitchen and Hangar as theatres his company CSP Management supports. People have told us that it seems like we’ve always been around and that R2P is so established in young people’s lives it will continue “forever.”
This last point is the tricky one.
We think it’s possible we’ve done too good a job creating the illusion of an established company. It’s quite the compliment when people are surprised to learn how much of an illusion our act-togetheriness is. For example, did you know that for this entire season, our sets have been built almost exclusively in the Steinhagen’s backyard, often in cold, wet conditions? (Fun fact: paint will not stick to sets below 40 degrees. We know this firsthand.) Did you know that we don’t own a single power tool? We rely on the generosity of our hired production team to provide their own, resulting in wear and tear on their personal tools. Did you know that members of the R2P leadership regularly defer two-thirds or more of their salary when necessary to pay the bills?
This kind of thing makes for charming theatre stories and is fine for a one-shot deal, a single production, a hobby. But if Running to Places is to remain a healthy, sustainable fixture in our community, things must change.
So what needs to change? First order of business is to have a scene/paint/costumes shop. We’re still committed to “running to places” throughout the community for rehearsals and performances, but having a home for certain logistical elements is key. We’ve already begun to address that with our “temporary R2PHQ” at the former Danby Market which we are renting for the summer. We need to address this need properly and long-term.
Secondly, we need to create a balanced budget—mostly through fundraising. We take great pride in operating as a professional company. We pay our designers and directors for their skill and work; we produce shows with fully realized scenic and costume designs and support them with lights and sound. We run an extremely tight ship, but we simply cannot continue producing shows without addressing our fiscal needs.
It breaks our hearts to think of people saying, “Do you remember those few years R2P was around?” If you feel the same, we need your help.
So, what can you do? You’re here. You’re reading this. That’s a wonderful start. You can make a donation via PayPal on our website. You can donate every time you shop online via GoodSearch.com. You can attend or participate in our upcoming fundraisers which you will be hearing much more about in the coming months. You can spread the word that we need support in order to survive.
Thanks for taking this peek behind the curtain. Will you join us?
Best wishes, Gail and Joey
Newest sponsor for Spring Showcase!
Fri, May 7 2010
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We're delighted on announce our newest sponsor for Spring Showcase:
Bel Canto Farm in Trumansburg!
We're honored to have the support of this family-run alpaca farm. Check out their website, and find out all about their farm, their beautiful animals, and their incredible alpaca fiber products. Thank you Bel Canto Farm!
Bel Canto Farm in Trumansburg!
We're honored to have the support of this family-run alpaca farm. Check out their website, and find out all about their farm, their beautiful animals, and their incredible alpaca fiber products. Thank you Bel Canto Farm!
R2P2!
Thu, Apr 15 2010
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Announcing our second stage: R2P2! This is a laboratory where young artists can take what they've learned and apply it in bold ways. Our inaugural R2P2 production is of Jason Robert Brown's amazing one-act, two-person musical The Last Five Years (wikipedia info). The show is being directed and music directed by current R2P company members Nathan Hilgartner and Jeremy Pletter, respectively and will feature performances by Kevin Hilgartner and Alex LoPinto. The show is being stage managed by company member Elaine Young with a set design by Resident Technical Director Mike Garrett.
The show runs June 7-10 at Risley Hall Theatre on Cornell Campus. All tickets are $10, and there are only 90 per performance, so buy yours now!
The show runs June 7-10 at Risley Hall Theatre on Cornell Campus. All tickets are $10, and there are only 90 per performance, so buy yours now!
More good stuff!
Thu, Dec 10 2009
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We've now added the Ithaca Youth Bureau as a Season Sponsor and as a Show Sponsor for The Music Man!
Also, we've reached our $10,000 goal for our Park Foundation Challenge Grant. Thank you to all who donated! We now challenge you to help us keep going so we may use more of these funds for capital improvements (primarily sound equipment) and less for general operating expenses. Would you like to make a difference?
Also, we've reached our $10,000 goal for our Park Foundation Challenge Grant. Thank you to all who donated! We now challenge you to help us keep going so we may use more of these funds for capital improvements (primarily sound equipment) and less for general operating expenses. Would you like to make a difference?
