The Nutcracker

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director ASHLEY WHEATER MBE
Choreography © by CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON 
Music by PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Conductor SCOTT SPECK
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, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Yumi Kanazawa, Nae Kojima, Natali Taht, Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Fernando Duarte, Stefan Gonçalvez, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, 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
Lucia Connolly, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht
Ice Cavaliers
Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Stefan Gonçalvez, Zachary Manske
Snowflakes
Tenley Connors, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Ao Wang, Hannah Jane Case*, Seehyun Kim*, Kyra Stafford*

In the World's Fair Pavilions

The Queen of the Fair Amanda Assucena
Spanish Dancers
Jeraldine Mendoza, Evan Boersma
Anais Bueno, Stefan Gonçalvez
Arabian Dancers Victoria Jaiani, Edson Barbosa
Chinese Dancer Wictor Hugo Pedroso
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Dylan Gutierrez
and Coco Alvarez-Mena, Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati
Venetian Masked Dancers Valeria Chaykina, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima
Mother Nutcracker Fernando Duarte
Fair Visitors
Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Yumi Kanazawa, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Natali Taht, Ao Wang, Maxwell Dawe, Jonathan Dole, Reed Henry, Blake Kessler, Jackson Miles, Valentino Moneglia Zamora, Xavier Núñez, Aaron Renteria
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