Nutcracker cast

Clara - Isabell Striebel (show 1), April Jansen (show 2)

Drosselmeyer - Matt Carpenter (Understudy TBD)

Grandma - Ainsley Smelker / Abigayle Watkins

Men - John (Clara’s father), +2 more men TBD

Elegant ladies -Claudia Williams (Clara’s mother), Lacy Czerski, Alexia Vig, Madison Worvey, Elise Pepper, Christine Hammer, +more TBD

2 dolls - Hannah Vander Werff (Harlequin both shows), Jesa Hulings (pink doll show 2), April Jansen (pink doll show 1)

Nutcracker - Ezra Lee

Fritz - Valerie Shaw/Helen Howard

Party girls - Valerie Shaw (show 2), Helen Howard (show 1), Rowan Knoll, Nora Bruinsma, Joanna Bruinsma, Bailey Fisk, Ava Frey

Mice - Emmerson Bonsall, Valerie Shaw, Rowan Knoll, Joanna Bruinsma, Nora Bruinsma

Mouse Queen - Elise Pepper (understudy Madison Worvey)

Soldiers - Bailey Fisk, Alexia Vig, Ava Frey

Snow corps de ballet - Olivia Lee, Isabell Striebel/April Jansen, Jesa Hulings, Hannah Vander Werff, Claudia Williams, Madison Worvey, Elise Pepper

Snow demi soloists - Vanessa Ward, Veronika Smelik (?)

Chinese - April Jansen and Hannah Vander Werff (show 1), Sophia Lee (show 2)

Spanish - Abigayle Watkins, Ainsley Smelker

Arabian - Lacy Czerski, Claudia Williams, John

Marzipan - Lacy Czerski, Isabell Striebel, April Jansen (Isabell and April will be dancing in the marzipan as Clara or Marzipan depending on the show)

Russian - Alexia Vig, Jesa Hulings, Hannah Vander Werff, Ezra Lee (as Nutcracker last 20 seconds)

Flowers - Demi Lacy Czerski and Claudia Williams; Jesa Hulings, Hannah Vander Werff, Elise Pepper, Madison Worvey, Isabell Striebel/April Jansen (Understudy - Alexia Vig)

Flower soloist - TBD

Sugar plum - Mary Lee (show 1), Vanessa Ward (show 2)

September Rehearsal Schedule:

September 6

• 11-11:30am Russian

• 12-1pm Marzipan

• 1–1:45pm Clara solo

• break

• 2-3pm Snow Pas

September 13

• 11am-12:30pm Party scene (Elegant ladies, Party children, Clara, Fritz, dolls, Drosselmeyer)

• 12:30-1:15pm Mice and mouse queen

• 1:30-2pm Mouse Queen

• 2-2:45pm Nutrcracker and Mouse Queen

September 20

• 2-3pm Flowers

• 3-4pm Snow/Snow Pas

September 27

• 1-2pm Russian, Chinese, Marzipan

• 2-4pm Party scene with all party scene cast (Elegant ladies, men, party girls, Clara, Fritz, Drosselmeyer, dolls)

 October Rehearsal Schedule:

October 4 @ Dance dimensions

• 2:30-3:30pm Sugar Plum Pas de deux, only Ezra and Vanessa are needed

October 10 @ synergy

• 3-4:30pm Drosselmeyer and Clara

October 11 @ synergy

• 12:45-1pm Mandatory parent meeting for parents of party children

• 1-2pm Party children only

• 2-4pm Act 1 Party Scene only, Ezra not needed

October 18 @ Synergy

• 1-2pm Drosselmeyer and Clara

• 2-4pm Act 1 - party scene, battle scene, snow pas, mice, mouse queen, and soldiers are needed This is a very important rehearsal - please make every effort to attend

October 25 @ Dance dimensions

• 2-4pm Spanish, Chinese (Sophia Lee possibly needed), Arabian, Russian (Ezra possibly needed), Marzipan, Flowers (Vanessa and Olivia Lee are not needed at this rehearsal)

November Rehearsal Schedule:

November 1 @ Synergy

• 11:30am-12:30pm Mice, Mouse Queen, and Soldiers

• 1-2pm Flowers

• 2-3pm Snow Pas, Snow, Nutcracker, and Clara before battle scene

• 3-3:30pm Nutcracker and Mouse Queen

November 15 @ Dance Dimensions

• 2-2:45pm Act 2 beginning (Clara’s mime, introduction of countries/sweets), Spanish, Chinese (Sophia), Arabian

• 2:45-3:30pm Finale - mice and soldiers not needed, Level 1 ballet students are needed, no hip hop students needed

• 3:30-4pm Sugar Plum pas and variations

November 22 @ synergy

• 1-4pm Act 1 full run through (everyone needed) & Act 2 full run through in costume