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 Alberto Velazquez
Peter, his apprentice José Pablo Castro Cuevas
Mother, a sculptress for the Fair Amanda Assucena
Marie, her daughter Anabelle de la Nuez
Franz, Marie's brother Alan Ruesch
The Rat Catcher, an employee of the Fair Dylan Gutierrez
The Nutcracker Maxwell Dawe
The Rat King, a villain Dylan Gutierrez
Teenage Boys
Zachary Manske, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Workers at the Fair
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anais Bueno, Valeria Chaykina, Tenley Connors, Olivia Duryea, Yumi Kanazawa, Nae Kojima, Natali Taht, Evan Boersma, Fernando Duarte, Stefan Gonçalvez, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Jackson Miles, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Ryo Sasaki
Toy Soldiers
Jonathan Dole, Stefan Gonçalvez, Jackson Miles, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Davide Oldano, Aaron Renteria
Rats
Fernando Duarte, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Zachary Manske, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Ryo Sasaki
Snow Soloists
Valeria Chaykina, Lucia Connolly, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Ice Cavaliers
Evan Boersma, Derek Drilon, Stefan Gonçalvez, Zachary Manske
Snowflakes
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Tenley Connors, Olivia Duryea, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Ao Wang, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Kyra Stafford*

In the World's Fair Pavilions

The Queen of the Fair Amanda Assucena
Spanish Dancers
Anais Bueno, Stefan Gonçalvez
Jeraldine Mendoza, Evan Boersma
Arabian Dancers Olivia Duryea, Jonathan Dole
Chinese Dancer Xavier Núñez
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Dylan Gutierrez
and Coco Alvarez-Mena, Amanda Illuminati, Basia Rhoden
Venetian Masked Dancers Valeria Chaykina, Yumi Kanazawa, Nae Kojima
Mother Nutcracker Fernando Duarte
Fair Visitors
Lucia Connolly, Tenley Connors, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Natali Taht, Ao Wang, Dayla Bowman*, Seehyun Kim*, Maxwell Dawe, Derek Drilon, Reed Henry, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Zachary Manske, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Paolo Randon, Aaron Renteria
Dragons
Yura Yamaguchi**, 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