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 Dylan Gutierrez
Peter, his apprentice Zachary Manske
Mother, a sculptress for the Fair Jeraldine Mendoza
Marie, her daughter Valeria Chaykina
Franz, Marie's brother Elliot Angsurat
The Rat Catcher, an employee of the Fair Valentino Moneglia Zamora
The Nutcracker Alberto Velazquez
The Rat King, a villain Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Teenage Boys
Reed Henry, Maxwell Dawe
Workers at the Fair
Lucia Connolly, Tenley Connors, Anabelle de la Nuez, Amanda Illuminati, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima, Basia Rhoden, Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Jonathan Dole, Derek Drilon, Xavier Núñez, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Paolo Randon 
Toy Soldiers
Evan Boersma, Derek Drilon, Stefan Gonçalvez, Blake Kessler, Davide Oldano, Paolo Randon
Rats
Guillem Cabrera Espinach, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Maxwell Dawe, Reed Henry, Xavier Núñez, Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Snow Soloists
Lucia Connolly, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Ice Cavaliers
José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Blake Kessler, Aaron Renteria
Snowflakes
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Ao WangSeehyun Kim*, Remy Loren*, Kyra Stafford*

In the World's Fair Pavilions

The Queen of the Fair Jeraldine Mendoza
Spanish Dancers
Nae Kojima, Maxwell Dawe
Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach
Arabian Dancers Lauren Quinn, Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Chinese Dancer Fernando Duarte
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Davide Oldano
and Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Basia Rhoden
Venetian Masked Dancers Anabelle de la Nuez, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Mother Nutcracker Jonathan Dole
Fair Visitors
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Lindy Mesmer, Dayla Bowman*, Hannah Jane Case*, Seehyun Kim*, Noa Shoda*, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Xavier Núñez, Paolo Randon, Ryo Sasaki
Dragons
Alexiane Fivas**, Paul Rivard*, Derek Wippel*, William Hanford** 

The Nutcracker Children's Cast

Franz Elliot Angsurat
Ragamuffins/Rats Sasha Chatz, Sheppard Littrell****, Jaziel Peralta, Caroline Price****, Hiram Raigoza Galvan, Oliver Reeve Libke****
Worker Girls Mabel Baker****, Selma Gonzalez****, Nieva Kaeding Valentine****, Selah Kim, Mckenzie Martin, Elie Nystrom, Lulu Verma
Teen Worker Girls Jiwoo Cheong, Elle Stemler
Soldiers/Nutcrackers Alexa Akkurt, Stella Francesca Caliendo, Julissa Flores, Chloe Fundis, Delilah Gulbrandsen, Madeline Maine
Cavalry/Dragons Elin Kranz, Piper Matheny, Andrea Tollinche, Emily Xu
Walnuts Mabel Baker****, Sasha Chatz, Nieva Kaeding Valentine****, Mckenzie Martin, Elie Nystrom, Caroline Price****
Waves/Dragons Jiwoo Cheong, Sheppard Littrell****, Oliver Reeve Libke****, Elle Stemler
Junior Snowflakes Mila Doland, Madeleine Leonard, Brooklyn Suzuki, Noemi Vázquez
Snowflakes Elizabeth Asnis, Poppy Baker, Ella Boparai, Scarlett Carpenter, Hannah Fischel, Jimmy Gershenson, Bea Gonzalez, Winter James Reyhani, Elsie Mathews, Charlotte Melnyczenko, Amelia Slavik, Danielle Weiche

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