Nutcracker
Casting
Tuesday, December 23 AT 2 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 23 AT 2 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: David LaMarche
ACT I
*UNCLE DROSSELMEYER: Myles Thatcher
*CLARA: Taya Lurie
FRITZ: Kai Duarte
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Tyla Steinbach, Juliette Windey
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Jakub Groot, Elizabeth Mateer
GRANDPARENTS: Alan Takata-Villareal, Joanna Berman
PARTY GUESTS: Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Carlota Cruz, Pemberley Ann Olson, Emmitt Friedman, João Percilio da Silva, Simone Pompignoli, Asher Stephenson
*DANCING DOLLS: Lucas López, Hui-Wen Peng, Alexis Francisco Valdes
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Cavan Conley
*KING OF THE MICE: Benjamin Davidoff
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Jihyun Choi and Mingxuan Wang
SNOWFLAKES: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Samantha Ciske, Jacey Gailliard, Carly Graham, Crystal Huang, Erin Jung, Aaliyahmarie Key, SunMin Lee, Katharine Lee, Pemberley Ann Olson, Luna Mae Pao, Elise Pickert, Amelia Soh, Tyla Steinbach, Maggie Weirich
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Wona Park
SPANISH: SunMin Lee, Tyla Steinbach, Lucas López, Jasper True Stanford, Alexis Francisco Valdes
*ARABIAN: Anatalia St. Clair with Davide Occhipinti, Benjamin Taber
*CHINESE: Lleyton Ho with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Maya Chandrashekaran, Rimi Nakano, Pemberley Ann Olson
*RUSSIAN: Dylan Pierzina with Benjamin Davidoff, Logan Shaw
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, Alya Cogur, Carlota Cruz, Jacey Gailliard, Carly Graham, Erin Jung, Katharine Lee, Hui-Wen Peng, Kira Rupnow, Amelia Soh, Maggie Weirich, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliette Windey, Cora Zieske
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Carmela Mayo and Cavan Conley
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.