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 Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Peter, his apprentice Xavier Núñez
Mother, a sculptress for the Fair Anais Bueno
Marie, her daughter Ao Wang
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
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Natali Taht, Edson Barbosa, Stefan Gonçalvez, Reed Henry, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Davide Oldano, Aaron Renteria, Ryo Sasaki
Toy Soldiers
Edson Barbosa, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, 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, Dara Holmes
Ice Cavaliers
Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Stefan Gonçalvez, Zachary Manske
Snowflakes
Coco Alvarez-Mena, Lucia Connolly, Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Natali Taht, Dayla Bowman*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*

In the World's Fair Pavilions

The Queen of the Fair Anais Bueno
Spanish Dancers
Lucia Connolly, Jonathan Dole
Dara Holmes, Jackson Miles
Arabian Dancers Victoria Jaiani, Edson Barbosa
Chinese Dancer Blake Kessler
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
Hyuma Kiyosawa
and Coco Alvarez-Mena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Natali Taht
Venetian Masked Dancers Valeria Chaykina, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima
Mother Nutcracker Evan Boersma
Fair Visitors
Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Seehyun Kim*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Derek Drilon, Fernando Duarte, Reed Henry, Zachary Manske, Davide Oldano, Paolo Randon
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