The Nutcracker

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director ASHLEY WHEATER MBE
Choreography © by CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON 
Music by PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor TARA SIMONCIC
The Great Impresario of the Fair Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Peter, his apprentice Alberto Velazquez
Mother, a sculptress for the Fair Anais Bueno
Marie, her daughter Amanda Assucena
Franz, Marie's brother Alan Ruesch
The Rat Catcher, an employee of the Fair Jonathan Dole
The Nutcracker Zachary Manske
The Rat King, a villain Jonathan Dole
Teenage Boys
Fernando Duarte, Hansol Jeong
Workers at the Fair
Lucia Connolly, Tenley Connors, Anabelle de la Nuez, Amanda Illuminati, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Basia Rhoden, Edson Barbosa, Stefan Gonçalvez, Reed Henry, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Davide Oldano, Aaron Renteria, Ryo Sasaki
Toy Soldiers
Edson Barbosa, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Jackson Miles, Scott Reed, Aaron Renteria
Rats
Fernando Duarte, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Ryo Sasaki
Snow Soloists
Valeria Chaykina, Anabelle de la Nuez, Olivia Duryea, Gayeon Jung
Ice Cavaliers
Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Stefan Gonçalvez, Zachary Manske
Snowflakes
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Lucia Connolly, Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Basia Rhoden, Natali Taht, Dayla Bowman*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*, Yura Yamaguchi**
In the World's Fair Pavilions
The Queen of the Fair Anais Bueno
Spanish Dancers
Lucia Connolly, Jonathan Dole
Yumi Kanazawa, Jackson Miles
Arabian Dancers Jeraldine Mendoza, Dylan Gutierrez
Chinese Dancer Blake Kessler
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Edson Barbosa
and Anabelle de la Nuez, Olivia Duryea, Natali Taht
Venetian Masked Dancers Valeria Chaykina, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima
Mother Nutcracker Evan Boersma
Fair Visitors
Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Lindy Mesmer, Basia Rhoden, Hannah Jane Case*, Seehyun Kim*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Fernando Duarte, Reed Henry, Zachary Manske, Davide Oldano, Paolo Randon
Dragons
Alexiane Fivas**, Paul Rivard*, Derek Wippel*, William Hanford** 

The Nutcracker Children's Cast

Franz Alan Ruesch
Ragamuffins/Rats Samuel Beukenkamp, Wyatt Bill, Harlow Chatys, Emily Jakola****, Madelyn Rendak, Solomon Rosenthal
Worker Girls Norah Cuevas****, Amaliah Guerrero, Erika Hasbun, Stella Hoffer, Asha Hopman, Gia Perona****, Kiara Szajda
Teen Worker Girls Elynor Awsumb, Coralie DeSchepper
Soldiers/Nutcrackers Emma Maldonado, Emily Mraz, Madeline Penkrot, Daisy Polo, Lily Shah, Chloe Torices
Cavalry/Dragons Lily Burch, Olivia Christopherson, Camilla Conti****, Cadence Ostrowski****
Walnuts Norah Cuevas****, Amaliah Guerrero, Erika Hasbun, Emily Jakola****, Gia Perona****, Madelyn Rendak
Waves/Dragons Elynor Awsumb, Samuel Beukenkamp, Wyatt Bill, Coralie DeSchepper
Junior Snowflakes Clara Cuevas, Cora Hakim, Katherine Kitching, Jordan Roloff
Snowflakes Lula Beukenkamp, Caitlynn Chiu, Emma Didricksen, Mae Fuller, Coco Garcia, Hailey Grace Ocampo, Caroline Roccasalva, Mia Roman, Colette Rozier, Aamani Varadhi, Janice Yuan, Yutian Zhong

*Joffrey Studio Company | ** Joffrey Academy Trainee | *** Joffrey Conservatory Student | ****Joffrey Academy Pre-Professional