storm. The Nutcracker transforms into a charming Prince who takes Clara away in a magic
sleigh to the St. Petersburg Square where they are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy, her
Cavalier and court of dancers. Slowly, everyone begins to fade away. Clara awakes back in
her home to realize it was just a dream – or was it?
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The cast
KEY: I=Imperial Cast (Thu. 7:00PM), Z=Czarist Cast (Fri. 7:00PM),
F=Fabergé Cast (Sat. 2:00PM), M=Mariinsky (Sat 7:00PM)
ACT I
Clara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dominika Afanasenkov (F), Olivia Colbert (Z), Abigail White (I, M)
Uncle Drosselmeyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Belopavlovich
Pyotr, Apprentice to Drosselmeyer/Nutcracker Prince . . . . . . . . .Kenny Allen (Z), Avery Jarrard (I, M),
Stephen Myer (F)
Fritz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Luke Gutierrez (I, M), Ethan Kroll (Z, F)
Mrs. Silberhaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Acree (I, M), Morgan Johns (Z, F)
Mr. Silberhaus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kavanaugh Gillespie
Harlequin Doll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devin Hammond (I, M), Julius Taiber (Z), Tyler Wright (F)
Ballerina Doll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kendall Baker (I, M), Sasha Silverman (Z), Daniela Bennetti (F)
Toy Soldier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Avery Jarrard (Z, F), Stephen Myers (I, M)
Grandmother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daryn Diaz (Z, M), Emilie Leyva (I, F)
Father Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Beach
Maids. . . . . . . . . . . . . Maisee Anderson, Isabella Anderson, Rachel Bai, Arianna Conti, Anna Datseva,
Noelle Ganichot, Paulina Keim, Ericca Leyva, Emilie Leyva, Angela Lynch,
Alanys Mercado, Emily Claire Pope, Joslyn Smith, Charitssa Stone
Mummers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Suzanne Livesay, Elizabeth Smedley, Karen Senior
Parents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kenny Allen, Grace Apfel, Audra Cockrell, Daryn Diaz, Timothy Dobbins,
Annie Freeman, Devin Hammond, Colin Jeffress, Paulina Keim,
Maia Montgomery, Casey Noble, River Stenz, Julius Taiber, Roxanne Vermette,
Amy Wilson, Tyler Wright, Luke Yee
Clara’s Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isabella Archer, Tenley Connors, Vivian Furlano, Hana Konno,
Sydney Mitchell, Jody Palmer, Lauren Rubio, Frances Ryan, Halle Samerson,
Tatiana Tipton, Jonnee-Morgan Ward, Caroline Wehrell
Fritz’s Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vivian Furlano, Ava Grayson Miller, Lisa Mohabir, Jody Palmer,
Angelica Reyes, Lauren Rubio, Lacey Simon
Party Children . . . . . . Jackson Babanats, Hope Brillhart, Isabella Buga, Toren Cragun, Reese Denman,
Rafael Evsikov, Lucas George, Tenzin Hollon-Coleman, Ella Isacksen,
Liam Jacobs, Christine Johnson, Rachel Jones, Ava Keech, Alex Laurinaitis,
Noelle Lecain, Alexandra Leinweber, Akiya Martineau, Sloane Osterweil,
Fiona Paszko, Shannon Ratliff, Ella Reed, Ellie Rohleder, Kendall Rubio,
Presley Test, Ashton Tyner, Mikayla Valdes, Chloe Waite, Sarah Wilson-Guillen
King Mouse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timothy Dobbins (Z, F), Casey Noble I, M)
Mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Allen, Arianna Conti, Devin Hammond, Avery Jarrard,
Ethan Kroll, Angela Lynch, Trae Mikus, Stephen Myers,
Casey Noble, Emily Claire Pope, Joslyn Smith, Julius Taiber, Tyler Wright
Soldiers . . . . . . . . . . .Emma Bolton. Samantha Cogburn, Cristal Corpas, Summer Davies, Emily Dean,
Esperanza Evsikova, Luke Gutierrez, Sophia Jacobs, Christine Johnson, Rachel Jones,
Soraya Keaton-Baldwin, Ainsley Keaveny, Ava Keech, Dahlia Kolaxazov,
Giselle Kriitberg-Leon, Noelle Lecain, Lisa Mohabir, Kalynne O’Brien,
Natalia Parsons, Ella Reed, Lacey Simon, Presley Test, Nathalie Yencle-Torres,
Katherine Yencle-Torres