Nutcracker 2025

Welcome dancers to our production of the Nutcracker! We are so excited to have you!

This is a preliminary cast list. We will be adding more dancers to the Act 1 Party Scene. Note there are 2 shows, 1 pm and 4 pm. Some dancers have different parts in each show. Please look for your name to see what you roles you have been cast as.

We will be releasing the rehearsal schedule on a monthly basis to accommodate production needs.

Nutcracker cast

Clara 1 April Jansen / Clara 2 Isabell Striebel

Drosselmeyer - 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, +more TBD

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

Nutcracker - Ezra Lee

Fritz - TBD

Party girls -Valerie Shaw, Helen Howard, Rowan Knoll, +additional Level 1 students TBD

Mice - same as party girls

Mouse Queen - Elise Pepper (understudy Madison Worvey)

Soldiers - TBD

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

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)