Nutcracker
Casting
Tuesday, December 16 AT 7 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
Nutcracker
Casting & Credits
Tuesday, December 16 AT 7 pm
CHOREOGRAPHER
Helgi Tomasson
COMPOSER
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.
CONDUCTOR: Marc Taddei
ACT I
*UNCLE DROSSELMEYER: Nathaniel Remez
*CLARA: Luka Ganaden
FRITZ: Liam Kelly
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Elizabeth Mateer, Maya Chandrashekaran
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Hansuke Yamamoto, Katita Waldo
GRANDPARENTS: Jasper True Stanford, Joanna Berman
PARTY GUESTS: Sofia Albers, Carlota Cruz, SunMin Lee, Maggie Weirich, Luca Ferrò, Davide Occhipinti, Logan Shaw, Asher Stephenson
CAMEO APPEARANCE: Nancy Curtiss
*DANCING DOLLS: Simone Pompignoli, Tyla Steinbach, Lleyton Ho
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Fernando Carratalá Coloma
*KING OF THE MICE: Benjamin Davidoff
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Jacey Gailliard and Rubén Cítores Nieto
SNOWFLAKES: Kenzie Andrews, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Anna Chaziroglou, Samantha Ciske, Alya Cogur, Carly Graham, Isabella Howard, Erin Jung, Aaliyahmarie Key, JeeHo Lee, Pemberley Ann Olson, Leili Rackow, Tyla Steinbach, Aila Whitely, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Sasha Mukhamedov
SPANISH: SunMin Lee, Carmela Mayo, Luca Ferrò, Lleyton Ho, João Percilio da Silva
*ARABIAN: Kamryn Baldwin with Davide Occhipinti, Benjamin Taber
*CHINESE: Dylan Pierzina with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Maya Chandrashekaran, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
*RUSSIAN: Lucas López with Logan Shaw, Jasper True Stanford
MADAME DU CIRQUE: Louis Schilling
and her BUFFOONS: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Sawyer Jordan
WALTZING FLOWERS: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Anna Chaziroglou, Samantha Ciske, Carlota Cruz, Carly Graham,Katharine Lee, Rimi Nakano, Kyra Orozco-Davey, Luna Mae Pao, Hui-Wen Peng, Leili Rackow, Kira Rupnow, Tyla Steinbach, Maggie Weirich, Madison Young
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Jasmine Jimison and Fernando Carratalá Coloma
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.