Nutcracker
Casting
Sunday, December 28 AT 4 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
Sunday, December 28 AT 4 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: Val Caniparoli
*CLARA: Ui Kambayashi
FRITZ: Liam Kelly
HOUSEKEEPER AND MAID: Maggie Weirich, Carlota Cruz
DR. & MRS. STAHLBAUM: Nathaniel Remez, Katia Waldo
GRANDPARENTS: Jasper True Stanford, Joanna Berman
PARTY GUESTS: Sofia Albers, Kamryn Baldwin, Gabriela Gonzalez, Juliana Wilder, Benjamin Davidoff, Emmitt Friedman, Davide Occhipinti, with Students of San Francisco Ballet
*DANCING DOLLS: Simone Pompignoli, Tyla Steinbach, Alexis Francisco Valdes
*THE NUTCRACKER PRINCE: Francesco Gabriele Frola
*KING OF THE MICE: Benjamin Davidoff
*QUEEN & KING OF THE SNOW: Jihyun Choi and Mingxuan Wang
SNOWFLAKES: Sofia Albers, Julieta Castro, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Carly Graham, Isabella Howard, Erin Jung, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, SunMin Lee, Pemberley Ann Olson, Luna Mae Pao, Hui-Wen Peng, Tyla Steinbach, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey
INTERMISSION
ACT II
*THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Seojeong Yun
SPANISH: SunMin Lee, Anatalia St. Clair, Benjamin Davidoff, Lucas López, Myles Thatcher
*ARABIAN: Elizabeth Mateer with Rubén Cítores Nieto, Nathaniel Remez
*CHINESE: Dylan Pierzina with Students of San Francisco Ballet School
FRENCH: Rebecca Blenkinsop, Pemberley Ann Olson, Maggie Weirich
*RUSSIAN: Lleyton Ho with Logan Shaw, Jasper True Stanford
MADAME DU CIRQUE: Louis Schilling
and her BUFFOONS: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Davide Occhipinti
WALTZING FLOWERS: Sofia Albers, Addison Bauerly, Maya Chandrashekaran, Anna Chaziroglou, Samantha Ciske, Carlota Cruz, Erin Jung, Katharine Lee, Rimi Nakano, Kira Rupnow, Amelia Soh, Tyla Steinbach, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey, Madison Young
*GRAND PAS DE DEUX: Madeline Woo and Francesco Gabriele Frola
*Cast changes will be announced to the audience prior to each performance.