About Starcatcher Starcatcher Productions is a new Jerusalem based theater group, whose purpose is to provide Israeli audiences access to high-quality productions of progressive live musicals, to expand the audience for this art form, and to develop the talents of those cabable of producig this art, both as cast and crew. We are interested in new, fresh, contemporary productions, and promote a broad range of shows We strive to involve, engage and mentor artists to develop the talents of the next generation of actors, directors, producers and designers We seek to collaborate with companies and organizations with similar artistic interests in order to create a strong, vibrant English-language theater community in Jerusalem
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Previous Productions
Singin’ in the Rain 2017
Spring Awakening 2016
RENT 2015
A Chorus Line Little Shop of Horrors With Encore!, 2015 With JEST, 2014
Passionate about musical theater? For more information or to be involved, contact us at starcatchertheater@gmail.com and visit us online at starcatcher.co.il or facebook.com/starcatcherJLM
Starcatcher Presents
pippin
Book by ROGER O. HIRSON
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SCHWARTZ
Originally produced on the Broadway stage by Stuart Ostrow Directed on the Broadway stage by Bob Fosse Theo Ending Originally Conceived In 1998 By Mitch Sebastian
Costumes JOYCE FIEDELMAN, DENA DAVIES BUCKMAN Props Props Crafting ABIGAIL ELLIS RACHEL JACOBSON Translation Box Office RACHEL LOCK DAVID GELLMAN & AMADNDA BERNSTEIN Arial Training Sound KATIE ELISHEVA SILVER DADI NADA Photography ITA ARBIT, YONA KAPLAN Band ALON AVIV- Keyboard 1; DORON FRANKENBERG - Keyboard 2; YUVAL GRUMER- Guitars; MAAYAN HEYMANN- Trombone; ELINOR KAUFMAN- Cello; NINA LOETERMAN- Viola; BOB TRACHTENBERG- Reeds; BENNY FEINTrumpet; SHY OREN- Bass; AKIVA MELLER- Drums Stage Manager ELIANA ROSENSCHEIN Choreographer RACHEL SOFAER Designer & Producer ELI KAPLAN-WILDMANN Musical Director & Conductor JEFF ROSENSCHEIN Director & Choreographer YAELI GREENBLATT Pippin is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
Cast
In alphabetical order
Amanda Bernstein.....................................................Player Sandy Cash..................................................................Berthe Dena Buckman Davies...........................................Player Jeff Fantl.......................................................................Pippin Danny Freedman......................................................Player Dale David Boccaccio Honor.............................King Charlemagne Elinor Kaufman..........................................................Player Daniel Lewin..............................................................Player Nuria Levy..................................................................Player Richie Mann...............................................................Lewis Netanya Mischel.......................................................Player Anaelle Rashba............................................................Theo Margo Hughes- Robinson......................................Catherine Rachel Sofaer...............................................................Player Mira Sykes...................................................................Fastrada Amalya Sykes.............................................................Player Rebecca Sykes.............................................................Leading Player Omer Yavin................................................................Player Gadi Zaig......................................................................Player
Amanda
Richie
Sandy
Dena
Jeff
Danny
Dale
Elinor
Daniel
Nuria
director’s note
The show runs two and a half hours, including one intermission Please do not use your phone during the show - it bothers those around you and can be seen by the performers as well
Netanya
Anaelle
Amalya Richie
Margo
Rachel
Rebecca Ricky Omer
Gadi Sandy
Mira
Song L ist Act One “Magic to Do” – Leading Player and Players “Corner of the Sky” – Pippin “War Is a Science” – Charlemagne, Pippin, and Soldiers “Glory” – Leading Player and Players “Simple Joys” – Leading Player “No Time at All” – Berthe and Players “With You” – Pippin “Spread a Little Sunshine” – Fastrada “Morning Glow” – Pippin, Leading Player and Players Act Two “Entracte” - Company “On the Right Track” – Leading Player and Pippin “And There He Was” – Catherine “Kind of Woman” – Catherine and Players “Extraordinary” – Pippin “Prayer for a Duck” – Pippin, Theo, and Catherine “Love Song” – Pippin and Catherine “I Guess I’ll Miss the Man” – Catherine “Finale” – Leading Player, Fastrada, Pippin, and Players
Wishing all the Starcatcher cast and crew a successful run. Look how we shineeee! Love, Richie
This awesome cast has had too many injuries... break hearts, not legs! Loving every minute with you all, let’s have an amazing run! Xoxo Amanda
Production roles The cast of the show contributed endlessly to its success, helping with so many details and spending many hours working on production aspects of the show. The following people also made invaluable contributions
Costume Items - Avri Manor, Aharon Manor, Barak Aviam Ish Shalom
Rehearsal Space - Tomer Belity-Dagan and the Jerusalem High School for the Arts Makeup - Dena Buckman Davies, Karen Feldman, Leah Stern, Geula Atlas Set Crew - Aryeh Superstein, Sophia Blumental, Yavni Bar Yam, Kim Glassman Front of House - Natalie Lahat, Ricky Fleischer, Asher Halperin, Peter Abelow, Shlomit Leah Kovalski, Fagie Ariel, Allison Teitlebaum, Or Gross Additional Photogarphy - Debora Fischer Pop-up Gardening - Shalvah Jacobson J-town Playhouse, AACI Encore! Educational Theater New Spirit, Jerusalem The Jerusalem Foundation, Canada & Jerusalem Administration - Bar Kayma with Noam and Lydia
Two of hearts Amalya and Mira, We always knew you two were amazing. We predict the amazingness will only grow. Love, Mom and Dad
Break a leg, Margo!
Dear Jeff, Our fortune ha s been predicted: a week full of wondrous entertainment-music, dance an d more. The future wi ll bring me great pride and you much satisf action. I cannot wait to see this fabulous play . You are fantastic!! Much love, Devra
About The Cast & Crew Amanda Bernstein (Player) lives in Modi’in, is married to Aryeh and has recently finished Masters studies in Communications, Culture and Film at the Hebrew University. She is thrilled to be taking part in another wonderful Starcatcher production. Past performances include “Avenue Q”, “Pride and Prejudice”, “Merrily We Roll Along”, “Second Star to the Left”, “Rent”, “Hairspray”, “Oliver!” and “Guys and Dolls”. Sandy Cash (Bertha) is a performing songwriter who, after making Aliya, sang professionally in the chorus of the Israeli Opera and at the Cameri Theater (“Les Miserables”). Now a science writer for the Weizmann Institute, Sandy’s community theater roles include Anna in “The King and I”, Diana in “Next to Normal”, the Mother Superior in “Sound of Music”, and most recently, Katisha in “The Mikado”. Dena Buckman Davies (Player) has previously been on stage in “Peter Pan”, “Hairspray”, “Second Star To The Left”, “Count The Stars”, “Singing in the Rain”, “Second Labor Live Monologues” and most recently “Cinderella”. In the daytime she is a fashion designer working in a bridal studio. Dena very much enjoyed being part of another Starcatcher production. Jeff Fantl (Pippin) is excited to make his return to the stage since
his last performance in high school (“Little Shop of Horrors”) 13 years ago! Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Jeff currently resides in Efrat with his wife, Devra, and 3 little boys, and works as an electro-optics engineer in Rehovot. Many thanks to Devra for holding down the fort throughout this entire production! Danny Freedman (Player, Production Manager) Although Danny had been in the creative and backstage teams of recent shows (choreographing and designing sets) this is his first time on stage in six years. Roles from way back in the past include A-rab (West Side Story), Doody (Grease), Malcolm (13), Kurt (Sound of Music) and Curly (Peter Pan). He'd like to say thank you to the whole team for taking him in straight from his travels in Central America. Dale David Boccaccio Honor (King Charlemagne) of Jerusalem and Denver is a writer, editor, PR coordinator and event planner. Dale David has performed dozens of roles on stage including: “West Side Story” (Bernardo), “The Pirates of Penzance” (The Pirate King), “Rent” (Paul, Mr. Jefferson, Seasons of Love soloist), “Barefoot in the Park” (Victor Velasco), “Arsenic the Musical”! (Jonathan Brewster), 1776 (Judge James Wilson), “The Miracle Worker” (Captain Arthur Keller), “Merrily We Roll Along” (Tyler), “The Producers” (Roger
DeBris), “Divine Right” (Schlomo), “Singin’ in the Rain” (Rod). Elinor Kaufman (Player) is a veteran in the Jerusalem Community theater world. She has acted in many productions including “Avenue Q” (Christmas Eve), “Grease” (Jan), “Little Shop of Horrors” (Crystal), and “Blood Brothers” (Linda). She has also been on the directorial team of “West Side Story” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”, and produced “Rent” and “Singin’ in the Rain”. In real life Elinor is a mom of 2 and plans trips to Israel in her role as program coordinator for Ramah Israel. She is very excited to have the opportunity to create magic with the Pippin cast. Daniel Lewin (Player) is delighted to be part of his 3rd Starcatcher production and is excited that Pippin gets to be this really fun and amazing temporary last show before he fly's back to South Africa for a couple months to finish his Aliyah process. Daniel studied Drama for 2 years at Oakfields College and is interested in a degree in Psychology. Theatre credits include “Grease” (Doody/Teen Angel), several college productions, “Spring Awakening” (Georg), “Singin' in the Rain” (Villian/ensemble), and most recently “You're a Good Man Charlie Brown” (Title Role). Daniel has also featured in a couple local movies and short films. Nuria Levy (Player, Dance Captain) is so excited to be part of Starcatcher’s "Pippin" after performing in last
year’s “Singin’ in the Rain”. She previously appeared in "Second Star to the Left" (Ariel), "Aida" (ensemble), and "Oliver!" (ensemble). In her spare time she is getting her masters in English Literature and works as an English teacher, a translator, and a tour guide at Yad Vashem. Richie Mann (Lewis) holds an MA in political science and has worked in media relations and marketing for numerous Jewish and Israeli organizations. Previous theatre credits include “Singin’ in the Rain” (Policeman/Butler), “Spring Awakening” (Otto), “RENT “(Mr. Jefferson/Pastor), “A Chorus Line” (Don Kerr), “Little Shop of Horrors” (additional roles and puppeteer) and “Hairspray” (Fender). While a little less self-absorbed than his character (though not by much), he enjoys slaying Frisians and Visigoths and lifting half the cast. Love to my Mom (and to all other family and friends). Netanya Mischel (Player) has been involved in Jerusalem’s community theater for a while now, and has loved every minute of it. You may have seen her as Lindsay Lohan in “Avenue Q”, Liesl in “The Sound of Music”, Ronnette in “Little Shop of Horrors”, Dodger in “Oliver!” and more, as well as her directorial debut “Second Star to the Left”. When she isn't performing, Netanya is a social worker in Jerusalem. Anaelle Rashba (Theo) is excited to be appearing onstage for the first time. A grade 4 student at Yehuda Halevy school, Anaelle is in the
choir at her school and also studies drama and cyber security. In the past she took classes in gymnastics and fencing. With 4 older sisters, Anaelle is used to being the youngest on a team and is finding it very cool to be in the cast of Pippin! Margo Hughes-Robinson (Catherine) is a visiting student at the Schocken and Schechter Institutes in Jerusalem, studying for semicha at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Margo graduated from Clark University in 2015 with degrees in Jewish Studies and Theatre. Favorite past shows include “Urinetown” (Pennywise), “La Negrita” (Mo’nica Vane), “Assassins” (Sarah Jane Moore), and “Legally Blonde” (Enid Hoopes/ Producer). Margo is thrilled to be making her Jerusalem debut as part of the Starcatcher family, and is grateful to her husband David for all of his love and patience with late-night rehearsals Rachel Sofaer (Choreographer/ Player) is delighted to transport you into the magical world of Pippin! Originally from California, she made aliyah and has lived here for the past 4 years. She previously choreographed “Cabaret” at UC Santa Barbara, her alma mater. Being a bit of a theatre fanatic, she’s participated in Starcatcher’s productions of “A Chorus Line” (Val), “RENT” (Mimi), “Spring Awakening” (Martha) and “Singin in the Rain” (Tap Choreographer/ Dancer), along with other community productions in Jerusalem.
Mira Sykes (Fastrada) is a veteran of the community theater stage in Jerusalem. She has previously appeared in “Spring Awakening” (Mariana) “Merrily…” (Meg) and “Singin’ in the Rain” (Zelda). She is especially excited to be sharing the stage with her mom and her sister for the first time. Even though she is a lead this time around, she wants everybody to know that she is just an ordinary girl, just like all you other ordinary girls out there. Amalya Sykes (Player) This is Amalya’s first production of Pippin... in English. She first performed it in Hebrew at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. She also performed in “Fiddler on the Roof”, and as a Baby in “Free to Be You and Me”. She studied aerial arts (hoop, silks, trapeze and flying trapeze) in Chicago and Jerusalem, and is happy to put them to good use in Pippin. Rebecca Sykes (Leading Player) When Rebecca is not upside-down, she’s looking for reasons to do so anyway. So this role is no exception. She was happily a part of “Spring Awakening” and “Singin' in the Rain” with Starcatcher. Rebecca also performed in “Guys and Dolls” (Adelaide), “The Sound of Music” (Baroness), “Man of La Mancha” (Aldonza), “Wizard of Oz” (Glinda) and “Company” (Joanne). And even the hope of playing Mama Rose on stage someday is not as good as getting on stage with her actual daughters.
Omer Yavin (Player) is thrilled to be a part of this magical show and has been having the time of her life rehearsing dangerous balancing acts and magnificent choreography. She previously appeared in “Singin’ in the Rain” (ensemble) and in “RENT” (ensemble). Omer has been dancing since childhood and currently teaches acrobablance lessons for adults. She is 27 years old and a member of the Dror Israel movement. She lives in a commune with her friends who all work in informal education. Gadi Zaig (Player) is 19 years old originally from New Jersey. He’s previously acted in many shows with Encore! Education Theater Company. When Gadi isn’t acting, he’s a musician. He is a recent graduate of the Jerusalem Arts School where he studied voice and Jazz music. He is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist and also writes his own music. He is currently doing Sherut Leumi (National Service) as an assistant high school English teacher and plans to go to university soon.
Production Team Yaeli Greenblatt (Director, Choreographer) is a dancer, performer, and teacher, trained at the Vertigo workshop. Previous theatre experience: With Starcatcher Director-Choreographer for “Singin' in the Rain”, “Spring Awakening”, “Rent”, “A Chorus Line”. Choreographer for “Little Shop of Horrors” (Jest & Starcatcher), “Grease” (Center Stage), “West
Side Story”, “Hairspray” (Encore!), “Spelling Bee” (Jtown). Original musicals by Danny Paller “Ah Jerusalem!”, “Danger”, “November”. She is currently working towards a PhD in English Literature at the Hebrew University. She is honoured to take part in Pippin’s magic with this amazing cast. Jeff Rosenschein (Musical Director) is delighted to be working with this talented cast and crew on "Pippin". This is Jeff's twelfth show as pianist/ conductor and/or musical director, prior shows having been the Israeli premieres of "Rent" (in 2009) and "13", "Grease", "West Side Story", "The Last Five Years", "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee", "Hairspray", "Little Shop of Horrors", "A Chorus Line", "Rent" (2015), and "Spring Awakening". He sang for 3 years in the Zamir Chorale of Boston, was "Rosh Musica" for 6 summers at Camp Ramah in the Poconos, and sang in the chorus of 5 "Encore!" Gilbert and Sullivan shows (and "Carousel") in Jerusalem. Jeff is a Professor of Computer Science at Hebrew University, and has co-founded two Jerusalem-based software companies. He is married to Shira, father to Chana, Moshe, Yair, Margalit, and Elianna, and grandfather to Michael and Sammy. Eli Kaplan-Wildmann (Designer) is a director, designer and creator of theatrical content. As a director he has directed, along with the Starcatcher team, the shows “Hairspray,” “Little Shop Of Horrors,” “Rent” and “Singin’ In
The Rain.” As a designer, Eli has worked with Jerusalem’s Psik Theater, The Jerusalem Opera, The Light Festival, and in New York at off-Broadway’s Minetta Lane Theater and at the New York Theater Workshop. He designed "Unbound: The Recreated Haggadah," and is writing a musical called "Sacrifices" about his favorite city - Jerusalem. Elianna Rosenschein (Stage Manager) is taking a break from her theater hiatus in order to work on “Pippin.” She previously stage managed “RENT,” “A Chorus Line,” “Hairspray,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” “West Side Story,” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and more. Abigail Ellis (props) is a newcomer to Starcatcher. When not at Pippin rehearsals, she also worked on “Assassins” for J-Town Playhouse. Also an actor, she recently played Lucentio in “The Taming of the Shrew” last summer with Theater in the Rough. Abbey works at Hometalk and enjoys baking and DIY projects. Rachel Jacobson (Props Crafting) misses the stage but is happy to be a part of "Pippin" by continuing her streak in the prop studio. She finds human-eating plants from outer space strangely lacking in this production, but is honored to have designed The Book Of Pippin. Rachel spends her days in the R&D department of the Education Ministry, even as she finally fulfilled her dream of modeling Kate Monster, Princeton & the Bears for AACI's
"Avenue Q." She sends love and support to the entire cast, crew & production staff, and thanks to our fantastic audience members for coming to see the magic unfold.
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Dear Abba Fantl, Ima is bringing us to see the play. We want you to know that because we think you will do a good job in the play. You will sing good. We guess you will remember all your lines. We love you so so so much. Love, Avishai and Mordechai Yair
Mazal Tov, Jeff! We are excited to witness another of your many talents. With love, Ima and Abba
Mazal Tov To Dale David Boccaccio Honor (King Charlemagne) We love you and are proud of you. Love, Mama (Anna Boccaccio Honor) Dad (Tarzan Honor, Sr.) Fiance (Renee Olivett) And your family in Denver, Colorado and Los Angeles, California
Mazel tov Jeffrey on being Pippin in Pippin. Keep on being a star, and may you have a successful run. Love, Mom and Pops
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TALES OF HANS ANDERSEN
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