Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 2:00 PM
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 | Edson Barbosa | 
| Peter, his apprentice | Hyuma Kiyosawa | 
| Mother, a sculptress for the Fair | Victoria Jaiani | 
| Marie, her daughter | Yumi Kanazawa | 
| Franz, Marie's brother | Alan Ruesch | 
| The Rat Catcher, an employee of the Fair | Valentino Moneglia Zamora | 
| The Nutcracker | José Pablo Castro Cuevas | 
| The Rat King, a villain | Valentino Moneglia Zamora | 
| Teenage Boys Maxwell Dawe, Reed Henry | |
| 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, Jonathan Dole, Derek Drilon, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Davide Oldano, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Paolo Randon | |
| Toy Soldiers Evan Boersma, Jonathan Dole, Derek Drilon, Stefan Gonçalvez, Davide Oldano, Paolo Randon | |
| Rats Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Maxwell Dawe, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Wictor Hugo Pedroso | |
| Snow Soloists Lucia Connolly, Gayeon Jung, Natali Taht, Ao Wang | |
| Ice Cavaliers José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Derek Drilon, Blake Kessler, Aaron Renteria | |
| Snowflakes Tenley Connors, Dara Holmes, Amanda Illuminati, Lindy Mesmer, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Hannah Jane Case*, Seehyun Kim*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*, Cassidy Leishman**, Sophia Longid** | |
In the World's Fair Pavilions
| The Queen of the Fair | Victoria Jaiani | 
| Spanish Dancers | Nae Kojima, Maxwell Dawe Ao Wang, Guillem Cabrera Espinach | 
| Arabian Dancers | Lauren Quinn, Valentino Moneglia Zamora | 
| Chinese Dancer | Ryo Sasaki | 
| Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show | Davide Oldano and Lucia Connolly, Olivia Duryea, Basia Rhoden | 
| Venetian Masked Dancers | Amanda Assucena, Anabelle de la Nuez, Natali Taht | 
| Mother Nutcracker | Jonathan Dole | 
| Fair Visitors Tenley Connors, Amanda Illuminati, Lindy Mesmer, Dayla Bowman*, Hannah Jane Case*, Seehyun Kim*, Remy Loren*, Noa Shoda*, Derek Drilon, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Jackson Miles, Wictor Hugo Pedroso, Paolo Randon, 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