Thursday, December 19, 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 | 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 | 
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 Teenage Boys 
Fernando Duarte, Hansol Jeong 
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 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 
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 Toy Soldiers 
Edson Barbosa, José Pablo Castro Cuevas, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Jackson Miles, Scott Reed, Aaron Renteria 
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 Rats 
Fernando Duarte, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Hyuma Kiyosawa, Ryo Sasaki 
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 Snow Soloists 
Valeria Chaykina, Anabelle de la Nuez, Olivia Duryea, Dara Holmes 
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 Ice Cavaliers 
Edson Barbosa, Evan Boersma, Stefan Gonçalvez, Zachary Manske 
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 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* 
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In the World's Fair Pavilions
| The Queen of the Fair | Anais Bueno | 
| Spanish Dancers | 
 Lucia Connolly, Jonathan Dole 
Dara Holmes, Jackson Miles 
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| 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 
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| Venetian Masked Dancers | Valeria Chaykina, Gayeon Jung, Nae Kojima | 
| Mother Nutcracker | Evan Boersma | 
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 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 
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 Dragons 
Yura Yamaguchi**, Paul Rivard*, Derek Wippel*, William Hanford** 
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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