The Nutcracker
Music by Peter Tchaikovsky
Choreography by Lavinia Reid
Artistic Director, Cindy Reid
CAST
ACT I, SCENE 1
At a Christmas party at Clara’s House
In Clara’s living room, a Christmas party is in progress. Dr. Drosselmeyer brings a special gift, a nutcracker for Clara. The children quarrel over the toy and break it, but Dr. Drosselmeyer repairs the nutcracker. The guests depart and Clara goes to bed.
Clara: Avery Waters
Fritz: Hugo Lloyd
Clara’s mom and dad: Rebecca Lerch and Wayne Van Camp
Grandparents: Carolyn Soriano and Johann Studier (Geneva), Greg Branche (Ithaca)
Adults: Charleigh Huxtable, Meital Brody, Lila Mohler, David Gludish, Joseph Gonzales, Elden Van Camp
Children: Lys Alcaine, Dorothy Minas, Hazel Strickland, Aliya Yu, Debbie Barbash, Adrien Lavine, Phoenix Modisher, Quincy Zawel
Teens: Gwen Lloyd, Rachelle Rhule, Sage Korfine
Maid: Jane Chauncey
Drosselmeyer: Brian Hall
1st Act Dolls: Abril Peralta (Columbine), Adelyn Aittama (Harlequin)
ACT I, SCENE 2
The Battle
Clara returns downstairs to get her nutcracker. She finds her nutcracker, magically transformed into a Nutcracker Prince and all of the toys have come to life. A battle ensues between the mice and the toys and Clara saves the Nutcracker Prince from the Mouse King. When the battle is won, Clara and the Prince travel to the Land of Snow.
Mouse King: Wayne VanCamp
Nutcracker: Richard Huxtable, Joseph Gonzalez
Lt. Mice: Hazel O’Brien, Rachelle Rhule
Mice: Naomi Batten, Theo Hamilton, Terme Ghorashinezhad, Dunja Plavsic, Leona Sangiuliano, Molly Xie
Tin Soldiers: Severine Alcaine, Debbie Barbash, Anna Hall, Ula Kurpios, Gwen Lloyd, Lucia Sine, Patience Shantaya, Samantha Swart
Dolls & Toys: Honour Shantaya (Ballerina Doll), Emi Asakura (Rag Doll), Charleigh Huxtable (Teddy Bear)
Nutcracker Prince: Hugo Lloyd
ACT I, SCENE 3
Land of Snow
Snow Queen and King: Elliana Gibb and Sage Korfine
Snow flakes (1st corps): Demi-soloists Anna Fuchs & Mia Lashley with Adelyn Aittama, Emi Asakura, Claire Kwak,
Hazel O’Brien, Abril Peralta, Maria Sun
2nd Corps: Severine Alcaine, Charleigh Huxtable, Gwen Lloyd, Honour Shantaya, Patience Shantaya, Samantha Swart (Rachelle Rhule, understudy)
*20 Minute Intermission*
ACT II, SCENE 1
In the Land of the Sweets
Clara is escorted by the Nutcracker Prince into the Kingdom of Sweets, where she is greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy. There she views a special performance of the Sweets and the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier.
Sugar Plum & Cavalier: Maria Valencia Alvarez & Nick Hagelin (Geneva), Peter Nicholas Garvey (Ithaca)
Angels: Honour Shantaya & Samantha Swart with Debbie Barbash, Ula Gludish, Anna Hall, Lucia Sine
Chocolate: Elden VanCamp, Claire Kwak, Emi Asakura
Tea: Anna Fuchs
with Fortune Cookies: Lys Alcaine, Yana Gludish, Kaarina Granroth,Dunja Plavsic
Coffee: Elliana Gibb
with Coffee Bearers: Severine Alcaine, Anna Hall, Patience Shantaya, Lucia Sine
Candy Canes: Joseph Gonzales and Lila Mohler, Maria Sun
Marzipan: Abril Peralta & Richard Huxtable
with Lambs: Frieda Bewley, Annabelle Hess, Alice Johnson, Naomi Keinan, Terme Ghorashinezhad
Mother Ginger: Wayne VanCamp & Jane Chauncey
Gingerettes: Severine Alcaine, Gwen Lloyd, Rachelle Rhule, Patience Shantaya, Lucia Sine
Waltz of the Flowers
Dewdrop: Mia Lashley
Demi-Soloists: Hazel O’Brien, Maria Sun
Flower Corps: Adelyn Aittama, Emi Asakura, Anna Fuchs, Elliana Gibb, Claire Kwak, Abril Peralta (Severine Alcaine, Honour Shantaya, Samantha Swart, understudies)
Rosebuds: Dorothy Minas, Hazel Strickland, Molly Xie, Aliya Yu (Naomi Batten, understudy)
Grand Pas de Deux, variations and Coda
Sugar Plum Fairy: Maria Valencia Alvarez
Cavalier: Nick Hagelin (Geneva), Peter Nicholas Garvey (Ithaca)
ACT II, SCENE 2
After each sweet creature has once again come and danced before Clara, she finds herself in a dark hallway of her house. Drosselmeyer, having a midnight smoke on his pipe finds her tired but filled with excitement at what she claims to have seen. He promptly puts her to bed once more.
Apotheosis and Finale: entire ensemble
Ithaca Ballet Production Staff
Artistic Director: Cindy Reid
Ballet Master: Rachel Myers
Guest Choreographer: Lavinia Reid
Marketing Director: Amy Opperman Cash
Production/Stage Manager: Courtney McGuire
Production Director: Cindy Reid
Lighting Designer: Katt Hass
Lighting Tech: Momo Percy
Sound Director: Ari Corsner
Properties Manager: Janet Olsen
Fly Operator: Jesse Koennecke
Crew: Wayne VanCamp
Wardrobe: Natasha Keller
Wardrobe Assistants: Aoise Stratford with Lauren Korfine, Marietta Gibb, Amy Attima, Shannon Veley
Costumes, Backdrops: Alice Reid, Hilary Sharp, Alex Moore
Concessions: Bronwyn Butcher Swart, Isabel Peralta, Laura Ward, Lindsay Kurz
Company Photo Board: Nancy Fuchs