The Nutcracker 2022

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ANNABELLE JACKSON AS CLARA IN BALLET WEST'S THE NUTCRACKER, 2019 | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

Sponsors

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PRODUCTION SPONSORS

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Sponsors

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

We sincerely thank our generous sponsors for making each performance possible.

INDIVIDUALS

The Family of Willam Christensen

CORPORATIONS

FOUNDATIONS AND GOVERNMENT

C. COMSTOCK CLAYTON FOUNDATION

THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS FOUNDATION

GEORGE S. AND DOLORES DORÉ ECCLES FOUNDATION

THE FLORENCE J. GILLMOR FOUNDATION

The Official Medical Provider of Ballet West

EMMA ECCLES JONES FOUNDATION

FREDERICK Q. LAWSON FOUNDATION

JANET QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

MCCARTHEY FAMILY FOUNDATION

S.J. AND JESSIE E. QUINNEY FOUNDATION

SIMMONS FAMILY FOUNDATION SORENSON LEGACY FOUNDATION

UTAH DIVISION OF ARTS AND MUSEUMS

UTAH OFFICE OF TOURISM

THE COMPANY

Adam Sklute ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

Michael

Scolamiero EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE ELIZABETH SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR

PRINCIPALS

Emily Adams, Katlyn Addison, Hadriel Diniz, Adrian Fry, Jenna Rae Herrera, Amy Potter, Jordan Veit

FIRST SOLOISTS

Tyler Gum, Chelsea Keefer

SOLOISTS

David Huffmire, Brian Waldrep

DEMI-SOLOISTS

Dominic Ballard, Olivia Gusti, Kazlyn Nielsen, Jake Preece, Kristina Weimer, Joshua Whitehead

ARTISTS

Jazz Khai Bynum, Lillian Casscells, Beau Chesivoir, Isabella Corridon, Amelia Dencker, Anderson Duhan, Nicole Fannéy, Robert Fowler, Connor Hammond, Jacob Hancock, Noel Jensen, Vinicius Lima, Joseph Lynch, Jonas Malinka-Thompson, Amber Miller, Rylee Ann Rogers, Anisa Sinteral, Tatiana Stevenson, Victoria Vassos, Loren Walton, Claire Wilson

BALLET WEST II

Stella Birkinshaw, Micheal Bushman, Kai Casperson, Kye Cooley, Maren Florence, Luca Freudenberg, Victor Galeana, Elijah Hartley, Schuyler Lian, William Lynch, Lexi McCloud, Julie Outmesguine, Kennedy Sheriff, Rebecca Trockel, Kaeli Ware

ARTISTIC STAFF

Pamela Robinson-Harris PRINCIPAL REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Jared Oaks MUSIC DIRECTOR

Michael Andrew Currey

Jane Victorine Wood interim principal rehearsal director

Calvin

Jason

Nicholas Maughan COMPANY PIANIST

Bruce

Reuben Lehr

Courtney Hellebuyck CHILDREN’S REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

Angelina Pellini

WILLAM CHRISTENSEN, CO-FOUNDER & FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR GLENN WALKER WALLACE, CO-FOUNDER

Board of Directors

OFFICERS:

Chair

Shari H. Quinney* Vice Chair

Sarah Eccles Taylor* Ballet Instructor Treasurer Mike Black* Owner/President Common Law PC Secretary

Rachele McCarthey* Psychiatrist University of Utah

Artistic Director Adam Sklute* Ballet West Executive Director Michael Scolamiero* Ballet West *Executive Committee Members

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AT LARGE: Gordon Bowen Chief Creative Office/ Global Chairman Bronwyn Newport Bradley Community Advocate Frank L Corbett Owner

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Marc A. Fuller Partner Peterson Partners Samantha Topping Gellert

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Ashley Smith Utah Jazz SMASH Dance Academy

Krista Sorenson Director Sorenson Impact Foundation

Meghan Gallivan Stewart

Kristin Allred Stockham Community Volunteer

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Julia Watkins Community Volunteer

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD: Carol Christ

Dr. Erik Erlingsson Barbara Levy Kipper Nicole Mouskondis David C. Pickett

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP BOARD: Carol Kroesche

Carol Baer

William Connelly Nile Eatmon Tami Hansen Julie Hopkins Marina Lawson Diana Major Spencer

EL CASCANUECES

Coreografía: Willam F. Christensen

Música: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Diseño de Escenografía: John Wayne Cook

Diseño Adicional de Escenografía: Dick y Belinda Bird

Diseño de Vestuario: David Heuvel

Colorista y Pintora de Vestuario: Lisa Waering Sacaris

Máscaras: Robert Allsopp

Director de Iluminación: Michael Mazzola

Diseño de Iluminación: Kevin Dreyer

Diseño de Proyección: Mike Tutaj

Recreación de proyección: Paul Deziel

Diseño de Titeres y Accessorios: Cory A. Thorell

Gestión de Proyectos: Michael Andrew Currey

Presentando a la Orquesta Ballet West dirigida por Director de Música: Jared Oaks

El Conductor Invitado: Gabriel Gordon

Vuelo a cargo de Foy

El espectáculo dura aproximadamente 2 horas, con un intermedio de 20 minutos.

ARTISTS OF BALLET WEST | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

THE NUTCRACKER

Choreography: Willam F. Christensen

Music: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Scenic Design: John Wayne Cook

Additional Scenic Design: Dick and Belinda Bird

Costume Design: David Heuvel

Costume Dyer and Painter: Lisa Waering Sacaris Masks: Robert Allsopp

Lighting Director: Michael Mazzola

Lighting Design: Kevin Dreyer

Projection Design: Mike Tutaj

Projection Recreation: Paul Deziel

Props and Puppetry Design: Cory A. Thorell

Project Management: Michael Andrew Currey

Featuring the Ballet West Orchestra conducted by

Music Director: Jared Oaks

Guest Conductor: Gabriel Gordon

Flying by Foy

The performance lasts approximately 2 hours, with one 20-minute intermission.

About Ballet West

From Balanchine to Bournonville, and Petipa to Tharp, Ballet West boasts a rich and varied repertoire, elegant and versatile artists, and an American style and legacy that is as dynamic, expansive, and unexpected as the Rocky Mountain region it represents. Ballet West has toured the world several times over, presenting the very best in American classical ballet.

Ballet West was established in Salt Lake City in 1963. Willam F. Christensen was the company’s first artistic director, co-founding the company together with Utah’s “First Lady of the Arts,” Glenn Walker Wallace. In 1951, Christensen had established the first ballet department in an American university at The University of Utah, and with the tireless assistance of Mrs. Enid Cosgriff, this program grew into the Utah Civic Ballet, Ballet West’s first incarnation. But this was not the first ballet company Willam Christensen founded. Along with his brothers, Lew and Harold, Christensen made history by establishing the oldest ballet company in the western United States, the San Francisco Ballet. There, he went on to create the first full-length American productions of Coppélia, Swan Lake, and his evergreen production of The Nutcracker, which remains in Ballet West’s repertoire to this day.

With 37 company members, 16 second company members, and a thriving academy that trains dancers of all ages, many of whom have gone on to professional careers with Ballet West and companies around the world, Ballet West ranks among the top professional ballet companies in America. Since its inception, the Company has had five artistic directors—its founder Willam Christensen, Bruce Marks, John Hart, Jonas Kåge, and currently Adam Sklute, each of whom has helped to build Ballet West’s unique and expansive profile.

For more than 50 years, Willam Christensen and Ballet West have developed and influenced innumerable great artists in the ballet world. Some notable figures include Bart Cook, Finis Jhung, Jay Jolley, Victoria Morgan, Tomm Ruud, Michael Smuin, Richard Tanner, and Kent Stowell.

With an eclectic and ever-expanding outlook, Ballet West is truly an American pioneer in the world of dance.

willam christensen, founder of ballet west

glenn walker wallace, co-founder of ballet west

From the Artistic Director

Dear friends, Welcome to Willam Christensen’s renowned and magical ballet, The Nutcracker.

The Nutcracker first premiered in 1892 in St. Petersburg, Russia, featuring a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov. Petipa wrote the libretto himself, which he based on the Alexandre Dumas adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s story, The Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Only two hours long with one intermission, it was considered a short ballet and served as an opening “act” for Tchaikovsky’s opera Iolanthe. Ironically, as beloved as The Nutcracker has become, critics at the time considered Petipa’s plot to be an over-simplistic rethinking of the cumbersome Hoffmann/Dumas story. Additionally, they did not appreciate the extensive use of children in the leading roles, and they were bothered by the fact that the principal ballerinas had only short opportunities to dance. Tchaikovsky’s score also received mixed reviews initially, but when it was rearranged and shortened to become The Nutcracker Suite, its infinitely hummable music found its way into the hearts of many. It is interesting that, now, the extensive use of children and the multiple roles for dancers is the very thing that helps keep this work so endearing and enduring.

Between 1919 and 1934, multiple revisions of The Nutcracker were presented throughout Europe, but it wasn’t until 1940 that it was first presented to American audiences as a one-act, abridged version, choreographed by Alexandra Fedorova for the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. An offshoot of Diaghilev’s famed Paris company, the Monte Carlo troupe toured the United States, from large cities to small towns. Their Nutcracker Suite became a popular presentation as Americans became familiar with the ballet’s music. (In 1940, Disney incorporated The Nutcracker Suite into a segment of Fantasia, allowing Tchaikovsky’s score to gain household recognition).

In the late 1930’s, Willam Christensen - “Mr. C” - made history by founding the first singular ballet company in America – the San Francisco Ballet (prior to that, ballet in the United States was seen only as a “sideshow,” often connected to opera companies). Mr. C presented America’s first productions of Swan Lake (1939) and Coppélia (1940) before beginning work on America’s first full-length production of The Nutcracker. Mr. C likely had seen the abridged production by the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo - in fact, that company’s leading ballerina and main choreographer at the time were none other than Alexandra Danilova and George Balanchine, respectively. As children, both had been a part of the fulllength Nutcracker back in St. Petersburg, Russia. Now, decades later, the two Ballet Russe alumni advised Mr. C on details about the story, the breakdown of scenes, casting, and more. As the legend goes, on one such visit, the three had been talking all hours of the night when the ever-elegant Danilova kicked off her shoes to show Mr. C some steps. However, Balanchine intervened, saying, “Oh, no, Choura [the traditional Russian diminutive for Alexandra], he must find his own way.”

...And find his way he did. Taking what he had learned from Balanchine and Danilova, along with his own research, vision, and ingenuity, Mr. C created a

From the Artistic Director

Nutcracker that is both faithful to the original concept and lively in a uniquely American way. Mr. C followed Petipa’s lead by giving many of the leading roles to children. Perhaps this was out of practical need – amidst World War II, he may not have had enough trained adult dancers to fill the multitude of dancing roles. However, by using so many children in the production, he brilliantly created a charming family show and also a built-in audience for it as parents, grandparents, siblings, and whole families would come to see their relative perform in a professional production.

Mr. C, along with his brothers and their wives, began his career in Vaudeville, and he therefore understood how the second act of The Nutcracker, with its series of vignettes, or divertissements, could also play like a Vaudeville show. He insisted that the battle scene in the first act be funny, almost like a cartoon, and he kept the proceedings throughout moving along. This, in my opinion, is part of the ballet’s appeal.

The Nutcracker became the perfect vehicle for introducing a wider American audience to the art form of ballet. George Balanchine choreographed his own version in 1954 and, by the late 1960s, The Nutcracker had become the bread and butter for most companies. Some choreographers chose to have the leading roles played by adults, for a deeper, darker psychological exploration of the story, but most chose to go in the direction of Mr. C’s model for pure family entertainment.

In the early 1950s, Mr. C first presented his Nutcracker in Salt Lake City, with the Utah Civic Ballet (which would later become Ballet West). As a true testament to its popularity, the production has since enjoyed an almost uninterrupted run. While Mr. C himself tinkered with his original work over the years, changing sets and costumes four times and even authorizing his successors to modify aspects of the choreography, he never lost sight of what made his ballet magical.

It is this magic that the whole company and I always wish to recreate for you and your families. As always, thank you for your patronage. We wish you the happiest of holidays.

Adam Sklute

Artistic Director

Ballet West

Since 2007, Adam Sklute has expanded Ballet West’s outlook, repertoire, and visibility with exciting Company and world premieres, increased touring, heightened public exposure, and greater focus on the Ballet West Academy. He began his career with The Joffrey Ballet, rising through the ranks from dancer to Associate Director. His stewardship of Ballet West has been marked by both financial growth and elevated artistry, and was the subject of The CW Network’s docu-drama, Breaking Pointe, which aired for two seasons. From September 2016 to October 2017, Sklute took on the dual position of CEO and Artistic Director, overseeing both administrative and artistic operations of Ballet West. An internationally sought-after teacher and adjudicator, Sklute has received numerous awards, including Utah’s Enlightened 50 (2014), The Bronze Minuteman Award for Outstanding Service to Utah and The Nation (2015), and Utah Diversity Connection’s Business Award for outstanding commitment to diversity initiatives. Most recently, Sklute was included in Deseret Magazine’s 25 Changemakers of the West for his efforts to build greater equity and inclusion in classical ballet.

From the Executive Director

You are about to embark on a magical journey unlike any found on stage during the holiday season in Utah: The Nutcracker—America’s oldest and longestrunning Nutcracker choreographed by our founder, Willam Christensen.

The staying power of The Nutcracker is not unique to Ballet West. Millions of people throughout the United States, and more recently the world, have made attending this holiday classic an indispensable part of their holiday celebrations year after year. Yet here at Ballet West, we have the honor of laying claim to the Nutcracker that started it all back in 1944 when Mr. C, as he is affectionately known, created the first full-length version of Tchaikovsky’s ballet for San Francisco Ballet. Other than the 2020 holiday season, when the pandemic interrupted our schedule here at Ballet West, this Nutcracker been performed for 76 of the last 77 years in the United States and for 67 years by Ballet West.

Thanks to a generous lead gift from the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, our Nutcracker had a complete makeover in 2017 with new sets, costumes, props, and projections. Having never seen the older version, I am unable to make comparisons between the two productions. But I have been assured that as beloved and cherished as the former production was, the new version quickly found a place in the hearts of audiences from Utah and throughout the United States. Years after the new production was unveiled, the 2021 run was the most successful in recent memory with packed houses!

It is our distinct pleasure to share with you this treasure every December. We are blessed to have such an amazing company in our community, and we are equally honored to have earned your support year after year with your patronage and love for this incredible organization as well as for our Nutcracker.

On behalf of all of us at Ballet West, may The Nutcracker and the holidays bring you closer and create wonderful memories for you and your families.

Warm wishes,

Michael Scolamiero Executive Director

Michael Scolamiero joined Ballet West in 2017 after an extensive international search led by Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Scolamiero previously served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet for three years, during which time the organization achieved a significant reduction in debt, as well as robust growth in ticket revenue, contributions, and touring income. Prior to Miami City Ballet, Mr. Scolamiero was Pennsylvania Ballet’s Executive Director for 17 years, the longest tenure in the Company’s history and among the longest of any leader of a major ballet company. During his tenure, Mr. Scolamiero led the organization’s first capital campaign that raised $11.9 million (against a $10 million goal) to build an endowment and fund repertoire expansion. At Ballet West, Mr. Scolamiero is set to implement a newly-completed strategic plan and excited to guide a growing and robust Company.

In Memory

Roxanne Christensen Lazzara, daughter of Willam and Mignon Christensen, passed away in November. Born into a legacy ballet family, Roxanne grew up watching the Companies her father founded, San Francisco Ballet and Ballet West. She fell in love with dance and the stage with her first role as a buffoon in The Nutcracker and went on to study in the program her father founded - the University of Utah's Ballet Department, the first accredited ballet program in the United States.

Afterward, she joined Ballet West as a company member and toured the United States, helping to establish the reputation of not just Ballet West, but ballet itself. In 1971, Roxanne toured Europe in what would become a pivotal expedition for the little company from Utah. Accolades from the most prestigious critics in Europe were penned for Ballet West and the tour elevated the Company to international acclaim. Roxanne will be deeply missed by staff, dancers, and supporters. Those who knew her will miss her verve and kindness, as well as performance intermissions where she would whisper wonderful stories of a glamorous past.

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Company Casting

12/2 EVE., 12/10 EVE., 12/16, 12/21

EVE., 12/24

Dominic Ballard Herr Stahlbaum

Dr. Drosselmeyer

Lynch Frau Stahlbaum

Lillian Casscells Maid

Claire Wilson Doll

Kristina Weimer Bear

Elijah Hartley Grandparents

of Ballet West

Joshua Whitehead, Kazlyn Nielsen Parents

Nutcracker Prince

Vinicius Lima/Jacob Hancock (12/10 EVE.) Mouse King Tyler Gum/Robert Fowler (12/21 EVE.) Mice

of Ballet West Snow Queen and Snow King

Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep/ Katlyn Addison, Adrian Fry (12/21) Snowflakes

of Ballet West

Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier ..... Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz/ Katlyn Addison, Tyler Gum (12/16 EVE.)

Spanish Dance

Arabian Dance

David Huffmire/Jake Preece (12/10 EVE.), Rylee Ann Rogers (12/10 EVE.)/Kristina Weimer, Amber Miller (12/2 EVE.)/Claire Wilson

Kazlyn Nielsen, Dominic Ballard with Artists of Ballet West II

Chinese Warrior

Tyler Gum/Joshua Whitehead (12/16) with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy

Mirlitons

Russian

Chelsea Keefer/Kristina Weimer (12/10 EVE.) with Artists of Ballet West

Joshua Whitehead/Vinicius Lima (12/21 EVE.) Beau Chesivoir (12/16) with Artists of Ballet West

Robert Fowler Waltz of the Flowers ....................Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Mother Buffoon

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz/ Katlyn Addison, Tyler Gum (12/21 EVE.)

Ensemble

Company Casting

12/3 MAT., 12/11 MAT., 12/17 EVE., 12/23 MAT

Dr. Drosselmeyer

Adrian Fry, Dominic Ballard (12/17 EVE., 12/23 MAT.)

Dominic Ballard Frau Stahlbaum

Herr Stahlbaum

Anisa Sinteral Maid

Claire Wilson Doll Kazlyn Nielsen Bear

William Lynch Grandparents

Vinicius Lima/Joshua Whitehead (12/11 MAT.), Lillian Casscells Parents

of Ballet West Nutcracker Prince

Jacob Hancock Mouse King

Robert Fowler Mice

of Ballet West Snow Queen and Snow King

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz/ Katlyn Addison, Adrian Fry (12/17 EVE.) Snowflakes

of Ballet West Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier

Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit Spanish Dance Brian Waldrep, Lillian Casscells, Claire Wilson, Nicole Fannéy (12/3 MAT.) Arabian Dance

Anisa Sinteral, Joseph Lynch with Artists of Ballet West II Chinese Warrior

Joshua Whitehead with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Kristina Weimer with Artists of Ballet West Russian

David Huffmire/Beau Chesivoir (12/11 MAT.) with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon

Vinicius Lima/Dominic Ballard (12/11 MAT.) Waltz of the Flowers

Amy Potter, Tyler Gum with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit Finale

MAT.

Tyler Gum Herr Stahlbaum Robert Fowler Frau Stahlbaum

Lillian Casscells Maid

Kristina Weimer

Olivia Gusti

Elijah Hartley Grandparents

Beau Chesivoir, Jazz Khai Bynum Parents

of Ballet West Nutcracker Prince

Noel Jensen/ Joshua Whitehead (12/10 MAT.) Mouse King

Jake Preece Mice

of Ballet West Snow Queen and Snow King ........Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit Snowflakes

Artists of Ballet West Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier ...... Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep Spanish Dance

Jake Preece, Kristina Weimer, Amber Miller Arabian Dance

Chelsea Keefer, Joshua Whitehead / Anisa Sinteral, Joseph Lynch (12/10 MAT.) with Artists of Ballet West II Chinese Warrior

Tyler Gum with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Kazlyn Nielsen with Artists of Ballet West Russian

Vinicius Lima/Beau Chesivoir (12/10 MAT.) with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon

Dominic Ballard Waltz of the Flowers

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz/ Katlyn Addison, Adrian Fry (12/18 MAT.) with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep Finale

Adrian Fry/Joseph Lynch (12/18 EVE., 12/20)) Herr Stahlbaum

Vassos

Isabella Corridon

Kristina Weimer

William Lynch

Vinicius Lima/ Beau Chesivoir (12/9), Kazlyn Nielsen

of Ballet West

Joshua Whitehead

Joseph Lynch/ Jake Preece (12/18 EVE., 12/20)

Chelsea Keefer, David Huffmire/Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep (12/9)

Ballet

Katlyn Addison, Tyler Gum/ Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit (12/9) Spanish Dance

Jordan Veit/Jake Preece (12/9), Rylee Ann Rogers, Amber Miller

Victoria Vassos, Hadriel Diniz/ Brian Waldrep, Lillian Casscells (12/18) with Artists of Ballet West II

Vinicius Lima/Tyler Gum (12/9) with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Olivia Gusti with Artists of Ballet West Russian

Beau Chesivoir with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon Robert Fowler Waltz of the

Kristina Weimer, Dominic Ballard with Artists of Ballet West

Katlyn Addison, Tyler Gum/ Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit (12/9)

Company Casting

Joshua Whitehead with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Isabella Corridon

Nicole Fannéy, Dominic Ballard with Artists of Ballet West II Chinese Warrior

Vinicius Lima with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy

Victoria Vassos with Artists of Ballet West

Joshua Whitehead with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon

Katlyn Addison, Adrian Fry with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Kazlyn Nielsen, Jake Preece Finale Entire Ensemble

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Dominic Ballard Herr Stahlbaum

Jake Preece/Joseph Lynch (12/8) Frau Stahlbaum

Lillian Casscells

Amelia Dencker

Kristina Weimer

William Lynch

Joshua Whitehead, Olivia Gusti

of Ballet West

Lima

Jenna Rae Herrera, Jordan Veit/ Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep (12/8 EVE.)

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz (12/8)/ Cheslea Keefer, David Huffmire (12/17 MAT.) Spanish Dance

Adrian Fry, Olivia Gusti/ Lillian Casscells (12/8 EVE.), Nicole Fannéy Arabian Dance

Lillian Casscells, Brian Waldrep/ Olivia Gusti, Tyler Gum (12/8) with Artists of Ballet West II Chinese Warrior

David Huffmire/ Joshua Whitehead (12/8 EVE.) with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Kazlyn Nielsen/ Victoria Vassos (12/8) with Artists of Ballet West Russian

Joshua Whitehead/Beau Chesivoir (12/8) with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon

Ballard

Amy Potter, Tyler Gum/ Kazlyn Nielsen, Jake Preece (12/8 EVE.) with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz (12/8)/ Cheslea Keefer, David Huffmire (12/17 MAT.) Finale

Entire Ensemble

Company Casting

12/11 EVE., 12/23 EVE.

Dr. Drosselmeyer .............. Tyler Gum/Dominic Ballard (12/11 EVE.) Herr Stahlbaum

Jake Preece Frau Stahlbaum

Vassos Maid

Amelia Dencker Doll Kazlyn Nielsen (12/23 EVE.)/ Isabella Corridon (12/11 EVE.) Bear

Galeana Grandparents

Beau Chesivoir, Lillian Casscells Parents

of Ballet West Nutcracker Prince

Noel Jensen/ Joshua Whitehead (12/11 EVE.)

Mouse King .............................................................Joseph Lynch Mice

of Ballet West Snow Queen and Snow King .............. Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz/ Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep (12/11 EVE.) Snowflakes..................................................Artists of Ballet West Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier ...... Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep/ Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz (12/11 EVE.)

Spanish Dance

Adrian Fry/Jordan Veit (12/11 EVE.), Rylee Ann Rogers, Claire Wilson Arabian Dance

Nicole Fannéy, Joseph Lynch with Artists of Ballet West II Chinese Warrior Vinicius Lima with Artists of Ballet West II and Students of Ballet West Academy Mirlitons

Chelsea Keefer/Kazlyn Nielsen (12/11 EVE.) with Artists of Ballet West Russian David Huffmire/Beau Chesivoir (12/11 EVE.) with Artists of Ballet West Mother Buffoon ...........Beau Chesivoir/Robert Fowler (12/11 EVE.)

Waltz of the Flowers

Kristina Weimer, Dominic Ballard with Artists of Ballet West Grand Pas de Deux

Amy Potter, Brian Waldrep/ Emily Adams, Hadriel Diniz (12/11 EVE.) Finale..................................................................Entire Ensemble

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The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy, the official school of Ballet West, is Utah’s premier source of dance training, providing the highest caliber of ballet instruction to professionally bound students as well as to those who simply wish to enjoy this beautiful and athletic art-form. Academy students experience a structured curriculum offered in a nurturing, respectful, and positive environment, celebrating and exploring each student’s individual strengths and abilities.

The Ballet West Academy and its distinguished faculty is led by Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, an ever-growing and dynamic leader in the international field of dance. Pre-professional students are given the unique opportunity to be observed regularly and take classes with Ballet West Artistic Director, Adam Sklute, and be considered for future positions with Ballet West. Avocational students build strength, coordination and confidence through focused and joyous top level dance education.

Classes begin at age three and are available at four locations including: Salt Lake City, Utah County and Park City.

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frederick quinney lawson ballet west academy ballet centre and trolley corners campuses principal katherine lawrence

ballet west academy barbara barrington jones family foundation thanksgiving point campus principal heather thackeray

ballet west academy peggy bergman park city campus principal allison debona

EQUAL HOUSING LENDER

Children's Casting

Courtney Hellebuyck Student Rehearsal Director & Principal Faculty

Lisa Hoyt & Scout Sutton

Rehearsal Assistants

12/2 – 12/4

Olivia Humeniuk Fritz Bean Shane Nephew

Pierce Mendoza Vendor

Charlotte White Carolers

Maloree Bradshaw, Kaitlyn Cable, Adalyn MacDonald, Zoë Wilson Party Girls

Lydia Avery, Alexis Boyle, Virginia Hebl, Lily Hendricks, Lila Jackson, Kallie Permann, Daphne Smith Party Princess

Jane Beech Party Boys

Christian McDonald, Lydia Leeshman, Giana Nigro, Cameron Spencer, Jack Sweeney, Devin Zurita Butlers & Mouse Minions .............. Noah Engar, Noah Hill, Chad Johnson, Chase Petersen, Elijah Van Gilder, Aaron Williamson Mouse Prince Violet Hall Baby Mice

Emma Beasley, Andrea Hunsaker Rifleman

Piper Dunlop Drummer

Luisa Bueno Trumpeter Daisy Stewart First Regiment

Kinslee Higley, Elliott Jeppsen, Isla Long, Hazel Lowe, Laynee Lundberg, Lyla Petersen, Kate Shurtliff, Camryn Waite Second Regiment

Olivia Baskerville, Natalia Jessop, Soleil Madrigal, Arielle Nelson, Roselea Ravelo, Aria Thackeray, Alexandra Whitehead, Eudora Wu Pages

Olivia Bellone, Leisel Blue, Adaline Buhler, Taelor Fjeldsted, Mia Ignacio, Luka Mishchenko, Malia Wellwerts, Charlotte White

Maloree Bradshaw, Kaitlyn Cable, Adalyn MacDonald, Emily Mackey, Abigail Mercer, Adrienne Nielsen, Katherine Patterson, Zoë Wilson Servants

Kaylie Carpenter, Sofia Drakou, Isabella Gonzalez Flanigan, Violet Hall, Eden Nelson, Brynlee Schulz Buffoons Marah Compton, Evie Embley, Lucia Fuoco, Phoebe Godfrey, Paisley Paulette, Jane Redd , Ivy Squires Buffoon Tumbler

Brielle Heath

Children's Casting

12/8 – 12/11

Clara .............................. Stasha Petkovic Fritz ......................................Devin Zurita Nephew Thomas Fowler Vendor

Marlie Lavine Carolers

Ada Comer, Jaiden Morley, Tegan Smith, Lauren Triplett Party Girls Lydia Avery, Paisley Fowers, Violet Jones, Kaylin Lunn, Avila Ostroski, Siri Sorensen, Molly Stowe Party Princess Sasha Scholnick Party Boys

Emma Bingham, Ben Evans, Sammy Mathews, Harper Pack, Bean Shane, Cameron Spencer Butlers & Mouse Minions

Gabriel Barrett, Quinlan Cumiskey, Chad Johnson, Chase Peterson, Elijah Van Gilder, Aaron Williamson

Teig Jenkins Lucia Fuoco, Ivy Squires Sophia Cannella

Charlotte Justis

Naomi Galke

Tessa Breinholt, Mia Bright, Maya Cheng, Giselle Garrison, Hazel Lowe, Katie Peck, Stella Seong, Xiting Chloe Su .............. Giada Brauer, Vi Vi Gardner, Sophie Hawkins-Marcus, Kate Mercer, Lucy Morton, Arielle Nelson, Zoey Stroman, Aria Thackeray

Carolyn Hadley, Diana Lau, Marlie Lavine, Alli Lin, Letti Slemboski, Isabella Spangler, Kanessa Workman, Natalie Workman

Children's Casting

Ladies-in-Waiting

Servants

Buffoons

Buffoon Tumbler

Ada Comber, Adalyn MacDonald, Emily Mackey, Abigail Mercer, Jaiden Morley, Adrienne Nielsen, Tegan Smith, Lauren Triplett

MaggieJayne Blackham, Bella Erickson, Stella Gardner, Elizabeth Heaps, Katherine Rasmussen, Savannah Rogers

Abrielle Blood, Caitlyn Ford, Andrea Hunsaker, Fiona Van Langveld, Elise McMurtry, Hadley Nielsen, June Phister

Emma Beasley

Children's Casting

12/15 – 12/18

Clara ...............................................................................

Isabelle Latimer Fritz

Marko Jovanovic-Hacon Nephew Talmage Child Vendor

Hannah Anderson Carolers

Mia Crumly, Amelia Emerine, Chloë McAllister, Josephine Thornock Party Girls

Hannah Gonsur, Tess Jensen, Morgan Kelly, Alexa Kenny, Ukiah Kocheshkov, Abigail Rasmussen, Sophie Seely Party Princess

LexiAnn Astill Party Boys

Korver Bush, Odin Child, Sam Cooley, Noah Hesse, Skye Olsen, Genevieve Wilson Butlers & Mouse Minions

Isaac Aguirre, Quinn Culhane, Quilan Cumiskey, Zachary Michelson, Caleb Wire Mouse Prince

Isabel Schutjer Baby Mice Indi Farr, Aspen Woolner Rifleman

Jaycee Preece Drummer

Giselle Hansen Trumpeter

Ashlyn Young First Regiment Millie Crane, Sienna Drago, Carina Gonsur, Miya Howard, Mackenzie Kim, Ainsley Mitarai, Maycie Neal, Libby Scherschligt Second Regiment

Molly Baron, Bella Brattos, Avery Child, Ella Croft, Paisley Crookston, Mallory Ostmark, Celeste Robinson, Micha Rose Walter Pages

Hannah Anderson, Haydenne Hageman, Daniela Jovanovic-Hacon, Brooke Lambert, Isabella Lance, Grace Santa Maria, Kristen Sholberg, Allie Webb

Carly Allyn, Olivia Bellone, Mia Crumly, Amelia Emerine, Regan Forster, Chloë McAllister, Lily Saba, Josephine Thornock Servants

Yulia Brattos, Kylie Collier, Lily Heaton, Sofia Galindo, Arlee Patterson, Tegan Rusten Buffoons

Olivia Anderson, Deveraux Baghoomian, Isabelle Heaton, Grace Heighton, Claire Nalder Alexa Silverman, Leanna Young Buffoon Tumbler

Brooklyn Pace

Children's Casting

12/20 – 12/24

Clara ....................................................................................

Kelsey Sukla Fritz

Noah Hesse Nephew Quentin Kirkbride Vendor

Noelle Thackeray Carolers

Emelie Harney, Lily Saba, Katelyn Serr, Josephine Thornock Party Girls

Charlotte Cooley, Kelsey Diaz, Madelyn Green, Liberty Lehauli, Cosette Maughan, Anna Jane Morgan, Winona Neal Party Princess

Lily Dibb Party Boys

Molly Caldwell, Liam Candee, Sam Cooley, Alice Foster, Atticus Maw, Ethan Taylor Butlers & Mouse Minions

Zachary Brickson, Adrian Fite, Dylan Gaddis, Lund Fuller, Joel Ruybalid, Mateo Salinas, Rowan Green Teigeler Mouse Prince HaUghn Kim Baby Mice

Olivia Anderson, Brooklyn Pace Rifleman

Sabrina Lowell Drummer

Sophia Lowell Trumpeter Peri Lewis First Regiment

Isabella Agrapides, Sloane Giese, Eloise Hawks, Evey Leonard, Sophia Martineau, Sophie Packer, Lucy Pearson, Eleanor Pratt Second Regiment Noelle Anderson, Molly Baron, Danielle Bender, Bella Brattos, Ella Croft, Paisley Crookston, Penelope Elliott, Alice Garcia Pages

Amelia Butterfield, Gracie Hebrew, Lydia Jaeggi Murphy, Ellie King, Savannah Lycan, Juliana Neal, Avery Stolberg, Noelle Thackeray

Emelie Harney, Sasha Lowell, Gi Gi McConnon, Kaiya Mortenson, Mia Petkovic, Lily Saba, Katelyn Serr, Josephine Thornock Servants

Alice Collins, HaUghn Kim, Kiara Mayorga, Payton Mecham, Stella Morrill, Hannah Smith

Buffoons Marianne Andersen, Preslee Andrew, Elli Crump, Ruby Hawks, Ella Koon, Sonia Neal, Aspen Woolner Buffoon Tumbler

Indi Farr

The Story

THE NUTCRACKER begins at the Stahlbaum home on Christmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum and their children, Clara and Fritz, are busy preparing for the evening festivities. The guests arrive, including Clara’s godfather, Dr. Drosselmeyer. Dr. Drosselmeyer has fashioned a special gift for Clara—a Nutcracker designed in the form of a small soldier. Clara falls in love with her Nutcracker at once.

That night, Clara is unable to sleep without one more look at her beloved Nutcracker. She tiptoes back into the living room and cradles it once more before falling asleep. She is not sure whether she is dreaming, but before her eyes are huge mice playing in front of the Christmas tree that has grown to a tremendous size. The Nutcracker fights with the Mouse King and, in the heat of the battle, Clara takes off her slipper and throws it at the Mouse King. While he is distracted, the Nutcracker stabs him with his saber.

After the battle, the Nutcracker is magically transformed into a handsome prince and, grateful to Clara for saving his life, invites her to accompany him on a journey to the fabled Kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy. En route, they pass through the exquisite land of the Snow Queen and King.

Act II begins in the land of the Sugar Plum Fairy, where Clara is celebrated by dances from around the world, as well as the beloved Mother Buffoon with her many children who appear from under her gigantic skirt. Finally, Clara is whisked away with her prince in a sleigh, waving goodbye to the Sugar Plum Fairy and her international magical kingdom.

La Historia

EL CASCANUECES comienza en la casa de Stahlbaum en la Nochebuena. El Sr. y la Sra. Stahlbaum y sus hijos, Clara y Fritz, están ocupados preparándose para las festividades de la noche. Llegan los invitados, incluido el padrino de Clara, el Dr. Drosselmeyer. El Dr. Drosselmeyer ha creado un regalo especial para Clara, un Cascanueces diseñado en forma de un pequeño soldado. A Clara le encanta su Cascanueces.

Esa noche, Clara no puede dormir sin volver a ver una vez más a su amado Cascanueces. Vuelve de puntillas a la sala y lo toma en sus brazos antes de quedarse dormida. No está segura de si está soñando o no, pero ante sus ojos hay enormes ratones jugando frente al árbol de Navidad que ha crecido a un tamaño enorme. El Cascanueces lucha con el Ratón Rey y, en plena batalla, Clara se quita la zapatilla y la arroja al Ratón Rey. Mientras está distraído, el Cascanueces lo apuñala con su sable.

Después de la batalla, el Cascanueces se transforma mágicamente en un apuesto príncipe y, agradecido a Clara por salvarle la vida, la invita a acompañarlo en un viaje al legendario Reino del Hada Sugar Plum. En el camino, pasan por la exquisita tierra de la Reina y el Rey de Nieve.

El Acto II comienza en la tierra de la Hada de Azúcar, donde Clara se entretiene con una variedad de divertimentos, incluso bailarines españoles, árabes y chinos, así como la Madre Bufón, con sus muchos hijos que aparecen desde debajo de su falda gigantesca. La velada concluye con el grande pas de deux realizado por la Hada de Azúcar y su caballero. Siguiendo el pas de deux, Clara es llevada con su príncipe en un trineo, mientras se despide de la Hada de Azúcar y su reino mágico.

Principal Artists

EMILY ADAMS

Newtown, Pennsylvania

Ballet West II 2005, Artist 2007, Demi-Soloist 2011, Soloist 2013, Principal Artist 2015

SPONSORED BY THE JANET QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

KATLYN ADDISON

Ontario, Canada

Artist 2011, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

HADRIEL DINIZ

Minas Gerais, Brazil

Artist 2015, Demi-Soloist 2018, Soloist 2019, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY EMMA ECCLES JONES FOUNDATION

ADRIAN FRY

Omaha, Nebraska

Artist 2010, Soloist 2012, First Soloist 2014, Principal Artist 2017

SPONSORED BY MARCIA AND JOHN PRICE

Principal Artists

JENNA RAE HERRERA

Ontario, California

Ballet West II 2007, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2015, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2020, Principal Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY BEANO SOLOMON

AMY POTTER

Roanoke, Virginia

Ballet West II 2011, Artist 20122014, Soloist 2021, Principal Artist 2022

SPONSORED BY CAROLE WOOD AND DARRELL HENSLEIGH

JORDAN VEIT

Seattle, Washington

Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2013, Demi-Soloist 2016, Soloist 2018, Principal Artist 2022

SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

First Soloists

TYLER GUM

Calhan, Colorado

Ballet West II 2009, Artist 2010, Demi-Soloist 2014, Soloist 2016, First Soloist 2018

SPONSORED BY JOHN C. AND ANDREA MILLER

CHELSEA KEEFER

Huntsville, Utah

Ballet West Academy/ University of Utah Trainee 2010, Artist 2014, DemiSoloist 2017, Soloist 2018, First Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY JUDY AND LARRY BROWNSTEIN

Soloists

DAVID HUFFMIRE

Reno, Nevada

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2018, Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY THE FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON FOUNDATION

BRIAN WALDREP

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY JUDY BRADY AND DREW W. BROWNING

DOMINIC BALLARD

Albury, NSW, Australia

Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

Demi-Soloists

JAKE PREECE

Vancouver, Canada

Ballet West II 2016, Artist 2019, Demi-Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY THEODORE SCHMIDT

OLIVIA GUSTI

Tampa, Florida

Ballet West Academy

Trainee 2014, Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2016, DemiSoloist 2022

KAZLYN NIELSEN

Spanish Fork, Utah

Ballet West II 2012, Artist 2014, Demi-Soloist 2022

SPONSORED BY JONATHAN AND ELIZABETH SLAGER

KRISTINA WEIMER

Princeton, New Jersey

Ballet West II 2015, Artist 2017, Demi-Soloist 2022 SPONSORED BY MARK AND MELANIE ROBBINS

JOSHUA WHITEHEAD

Chesapeake, Virginia

Ballet West Academy

Trainee 2009, Ballet West II 2010, Artist 2012, DemiSoloist 2016

SPONSORED BY SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

Corps Artists

JAZZ KHAI BYNUM

Germantown, Maryland

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

LILLIAN CASSCELLS

Washington, D.C. Artist 2017

SPONSORED BY BRAD AND LINDA WALTON

BEAU CHESIVOIR

Washington, D.C.

Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020

SPONSORED BY KENT AND MARTHA DIFIORE

ISABELLA CORRIDON

Westport, Connecticut

Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

AMELIA DENCKER

Rockville, Maryland

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2021

ANDERSON DUHAN Holliday, Texas

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2022

NICOLE FANNÉY

Cary, North Carolina

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020

ROBERT FOWLER

Kennewick, Washington

Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY NANCY AND ROBERT STAGGERS

CONNOR HAMMOND

Coos Bay, Oregon

Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

JACOB HANCOCK Lehi, Utah

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

NOEL JENSEN

Carlsbad, California

dancer pages

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2020

VINICIUS LIMA

Vitoria, Brazil

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2016, Ballet West II 2018, Artist 2020

SPONSORED BY JEANNE POTUCEK

Corps Artists

JOSEPH LYNCH

Cumberland, Rhode Island

Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019

SPONSORED BY JULIA WATKINS

JONAS MALINKATHOMPSON

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021, Artist 2022

AMBER MILLER

Prosper, Texas Artist 2016

RYLEE ANN ROGERS Orem, Utah

Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

ANISA SINTERAL

Parker, Colorado

Ballet West II 2014, Artist 2015-2019, Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY MICHAEL BLACK AND KIMBERLY STRAND

TATIANA STEVENSON

Cortlandt Manor, New York

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2018, Ballet West II 2020, Ballet West 2022

VICTORIA VASSOS

Ticino, Switzerland

Ballet West II 2017, Artist 2019

SPONSORED BY VILIJA AVIZONIS AND GREG MCCOMAS

LOREN WALTON

Austin, Texas

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2020, Artist 2022

CLAIRE WILSON

Longview, Texas

Ballet West Academy

Trainee 2017, Ballet West II 2019, Artist 2021

SPONSORED BY ALLYSON AND JIM LARKINS

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ballet West Academy Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021

Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West II

London, England

Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West Acad

II

Ballet West Acad emy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2021

Ballet West II 2022

Salt Lake City, Utah

Ballet West Acad emy Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2021

Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West II 2022

Ballet West Acad emy Trainee 2019, Ballet West II 2021

San Diego, California

Ballet West II 2021

Ballet West Acad emy Trainee 2020, Ballet West II 2022

LEXI MCCLOUD North Salt Lake, Utah

JULIA OUTMESGUINE Los Angeles, California

KENNEDY SHERIFF Dallas, Texas

Ballet West II 2021

REBECCA TROCKEL

Palo Alto, California

KAELI WARE Alexandria, Virginia

STELLA BIRKINSHAW

MICHEAL BUSHMAN Manhattan, New York

KAI CASPERSON Salt Lake City, Utah Ballet West II 2022

KYE COOLEY Bowie, Maryland Ballet West II 2021

MAREN FLORENCE

LUCA FREUDENBERG

VICTOR GALEANA

Salt Lake City, Utah

emy Trainee 2020, Ballet West

2022 SPONSORED BY SHARI AND DAVID QUINNEY

ELIJAH HARTLEY Bend, Oregon

SCHUYLER LIAN Wayne, Pennsylvania

WILLIAM LYNCH

1ST VIOLIN

Aubrey Woods

Concertmaster

Emily Day-Shumway Associate Concertmaster

Nathan Mueller

Kathryn Langr Peggy Wheelwright Marcel Bowman Amanda Kofoed Katherine Kunz Melissa Draper * Laure Ha* Leslie Henrie* Meredith Campbell* Rebecca Moench* David Langr * Julie Wunderle * Kasia Sokol-Borup* Kate Mayfield* Andrea Ashdown * Rebekah Blackner* John Allen* Linda Duan* Chandelle Fairbanks*

2ND VIOLIN

Krista Utrilla Principal Kristiana Henderson Associate Principal David Price Rachel Karr Ann Cox Gail Picha Amy Oswald * Melissa Combe * Barbara Scowcroft* Shenae Anderson* Mark Oshida * Matthew Oshida * Donni Evans* Ben Robison* Gabriel Gordon *

VIOLA

Sunny Johnson Principal Kathleen Bradford Candace Wagner Jacob Davis Leslie Richards *

PERSONNEL MANAGER

Devan Freebairn* Andrea Ashdown * Emily Brown* Mallory Todd * Ian Parvin* Madison Moline* Madi Riley*

CELLO

Lauren Posey Principal Cassie Olson Robin Dunn Nicole Pinnell Hannah Brown* Lauren Miller * Megan Richards* Ambrynn Bowman * Bonnie Felger * Scott Lesser* Mira Larson* Eric Morgan*

BASS Matthew Shumway Principal Lola Plumb Elizabeth Lambson Eric Hansen * Alexander Willey* Justin Morgan* Denson Angulo*

FLUTE

Alison Olsen Principal Sally Humphreys

OBOE

Luca De La Florin Principal Justin Torres Karen Hastings *

CLARINET

Erin Voellinger Principal David Feller Henry Caceres * Laura Grantier*

BASSOON Brian Hicks Principal

Ballet West Orchestra

Christopher Egbert Robert Bedont * Jessica Wiley*

HORN

Lawrence Lowe Principal Steve Park Anita Miller* Brian Blanchard* Lauren Hunt* Maddy Tarantelli*

TRUMPET Kyra Sovronsky Principal Sara Marchetti Seretta Hart* Joe Reardon* Lisa Verzella*

TROMBONE

Will Kimball Principal Steven Hunter Neil Hendriksen Lyman Mcbride*

TUBA Michael Mccawley

TIMPANI Ken Hodges Principal Anthony Thackeray *

PERCUSSION

Heath Wolf Principal Chelsea Jones *

HARP

Janet Peterson Principal Julie Keyes * Tamara Oswald * Maria Phippen *

CELESTE Nicholas Maughan Vedrana Subotic* * Substitute Musician

Jared Oaks MUSIC DIRECTOR Seretta Hart ORCHESTRA

Nicholas Maughan ASSISTANT PERSONNEL MANAGER

Alexandra Utrilla CHORUS COORDINATOR

Profiles

Willam F. Christensen

Choreographer, The Nutcracker

Recognized as one of the leading pioneers in American dance, Willam Christensen, known affectionately as “Mr. C,” played a key role in the artistic contributions to Utah and to the United States. Along with brothers Lew and Harold, Willam began his career with dance lessons from his uncle at the Christensen Academy in Brigham City, Utah. Together, the brothers went on to a professional career in Vaudeville, and then in 1937, established the oldest ballet company in the United States, the San Francisco Ballet. While with the San Francisco Ballet, Mr. C choreographed the first fulllength version of The Nutcracker ever performed in the United States.

Christensen moved his family to Utah to nurse his wife’s ill health. In 1951, he founded the first ballet department at an American university, the University of Utah. Shortly thereafter, in 1953, he formed the University Ballet Theatre, the first ballet company ever incorporated into a university.

Mr. C’s contributions to dance also include producing the first full-length version of Coppélia ever to be mounted by an American choreographer and producing the first full-length Swan Lake in the United States. In addition, Mr. C produced the first American Cinderella and his version of Stravinsky’s The Firebird.

In 1963, Willam Christensen, in conjuction with Glenn Walker Wallace, founded Ballet West under the name Utah Civic Ballet. Willam served as Artistic Director for Ballet West, and, both under and following his direction, Ballet West has grown to become one of America’s leading ballet companies.

After retiring as Artistic Director in 1978, Mr. C founded the Christensen Academy and continued teaching well into his 90s. He served as special artistic advisor for Ballet West’s annual performances of The Nutcracker up until his death on October 14, 2001. Reporting on his death at the age of 99, the San Francisco Chronicle called him “the grandfather of American ballet.”

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Composer, The Nutcracker

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) studied at the Conservatory in St. Petersburg, where George Balanchine later studied piano in addition to his studies in dance. Tchaikovsky is one of the most popular and influential of all Romantic composers. His work is expressive, melodic, and grand in scale, with rich orchestrations. His output was prodigious and included chamber works, symphonies, and concerti for various instruments, as well as operas and works for the piano. His creations for ballet, composed in close partnership with Marius Petipa, include Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and The Sleeping Beauty.

Presenting Sponsor

Nutcracker Performers from the Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy

Isabella Agrapides

Isaac Aguirre

Hannah Anderson Molly Baron

Gabriel Barrett

Olivia Bellone Danielle Bender MaggieJayne Blackham

Liesel Blue Tanya Bosch Maloree Bradshaw Yulia Brattos

Bella Brattos

Giada Brauer

Luisa Bueno Korver Bush Amelia Butterfield Kaitlyn Cable Molly Caldwell Sophia Cannella Kaylie Carpenter Maya Cheng Alice Collins Ada Comer Sam Cooley Millie Crane Mia Crumly Quinn Culhane Quinlan Cumiskey Sofia Drakou

Piper Dunlop Penelope Elliott Amelia Emerine Noah Engar

Taelor Fjeldsted

Isabella Gonzalez Flanigan

Caitlyn Ford

Thomas Fowler Lucia Fuoco Dylan Gaddis

Alice Garcia

Stella Gardner

Vivi Gardner Giselle Garrison

Rowan Green Teigeler

Carolyn Hadley Haydenne Hageman

Sophie Hawkins Marcus

Ruby Hawks

Eloise Hawks

Elizabeth Heaps Virginia Hebl Grace Heighton Noah Hesse Mia Ignacio Lila Jackson

Lydia Jaeggi Murphy Elliott Jeppsen Chad Johnson Marko Jovanovic-Hacon Daniela Jovanovic-Hacon

Charlotte Justis Alexa Kenny HaUhn Kim Mackenzie Kim Quentinn Kirkbride Brooke Lambert Isabella Lance Isabelle Latimer Diana Lau Marlie Lavine Liberty ‘Libby’ Lehauli Peri Lewis Hazel Lowe Sophia Lowell Sabrina Lowell Adalyn MacDonald Emily Mackey Soleil Madrigal August “Sammy” Mathews Kiara Mayorga Chloë McAllister Pierce Mendoza Zachary Michelson Luka Mishchenko Jaiden Morley

Stella Morrill Lucy Morton Claire Nalder Sonia Neal Juliana Neal Winona Neal Eden Nelson Arielle Nelson

Adrienne Nielsen Giana Nigro Mallory Ostmark Harper Pack Katherine Patterson Chase Petersen Stasha Petkovic Jaycee Preece Katherine Rasmussen Celeste Robinson Tegan Rusten Joel Ruybalid Lily Saba Mateo Salinas Grace Santa Maria Sasha Scholnick Isabel Schutjer Stella Seong Kristin Sholberg Alexa Silverman Letti Slemboski Tegan Smith Hannah Smith Isabella Spangler Cameron Spencer Daisy Stewart Molly Stowe Xiting Chloe Su Jack Sweeney Ethan Taylor Noelle Thackeray Lauren Triplett Elijah van Gilder Micah Rose Walter Allie Webb Malia Wellwerts Charlotte White Aaron Williamson Zoë Wilson

Genevieve Wilson Caleb Wire Aspen Woolner Natalie Workman Kanessa Workman Eudora Wu

Guest Dance Schools

Ballet West would like to thank the following dance schools for training many of the youth cast members in our 2022 production of The Nutcracker. We are proud to host these dancers for this production.

All American Gymnastics

Artistic Endeavors Dance

Ballet West Academy

Barlow Arts Conservatory

Bountiful School of Ballet

Central Utah Ballet

Children’s Ballet Theatre

Clytie Adams School of Ballet

Creative Arts Academy Dance Impressions

Dancemaker Studio

Davis Dance Academy

Encore Dance Studio

EnPointe School of Ballet Expressions Dance

Groove The Academy

Hi-Light Dance Academy

International Ballet Conservatory

Jean Taylor Studio One

Jennifer Hansen Premier Dance Academy

LaRae’s Dance Unlimited

Leaps and Bounds Dance Academy

Linda Fenton Dance Studio

Luv 2 Dance Studio

Madeline’s Academy of Dance Instruction

Performing Dance Center

Poise Dance Center

Rocky Mountain Dance

Salt Lake City Ballet

Salt Lake Dance Center

Silhouette Dance Studio

Studio 1 Dance Center

Synergy Dance Academy

Tanner Dance

The Dance Company

The Dance Project Salt Lake City

The School of Dance

Tooele Valley Academy of Dance Utah Dance Academy

Utah Dance Center Utah Dance Institute West Point Ballet Academy

BALLET WEST TRAINEE SAMANTHA STINSON | PHOTO BY BEAU PEARSON

SHEN YUN’s unique artistic vision expands theatrical experience into a multi-dimensional, inspiring journey through one of humanity’s greatest treasures—the five millennia of traditional Chinese culture. Featuring one of the world’s oldest art forms—classical Chinese dance—along with patented scenographical effects and all-original orchestral works, Shen Yun opens a portal to a civilization of profound wisdom and divine beauty.

S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater

George

Wellness Partners

We are thankful for all the medical professionals who are committed to helping our dancers perform their best and stay injury free.

Ballet West Official Medical Provider

Dr. Claire Gross, MD, CAQSM

Jennifer Bentley, PT, DPT, OCS

Tony Kemmochi, Psy. D. Betsy Johnson MS ATC, Pilates

Ashley Hagensick, Dietitian Tristin Turner, PT, DPT Tony Kemmochi, PsyD

Dr. Jeremy Wimmer Mallory Berge, L.Ac.

DONATIONS OF $1,000 AND ABOVE SCENERY AND PROPS

The Nutcracker

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Clara’s Sleigh

McCarthey Family Foundation

Grandfather Clock

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation Show Curtain

Dominion Energy Christmas Tree

Katherine W. & Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. Foundation

Puppet Show

R. Harold Burton Foundation Chinese Dragon

Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation

Christmas Presents Sorenson Legacy Foundation Nurembug Set

2017 Ballet West Board of Directors

Cannon Mark Weisbender

MAIN COMPANY SPONSORS

DiFiore Family

Roxanne Christensen and Tony Lazzara

Ben and Lael Selznick Sarah and Rich West

GENERAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT

Paul and Melanie Lyon

Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe

Peter and Catherine Meldrum

Dan P. Miller

Nebeker Family Foundation Paterson Center

Susan Warshaw

Jacquelyn Wentz Anonymous

75th Anniversary Campaign Donors

COSTUME SPONSORS

Drosselmeyer

John and Andrea Miller

Doll

Charlie Gardner and Patti Eylar Bear

Hank and Diane Louis Grandparents

Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach

Party Guests

Ila and Anne Neeley Irwin and Harriet Ross Jo-Ann Wong

Clara’s Party Dress

Dr. Pamela Parkinson and Joshua Scoby Clara’s Nightdress

Judy and Larry Brownstein

The Huntsman Foundation Clara’s Tutu

The Huntsman Foundation In Memory of Judee Ross Fritz

Emmett and Lola Black Nutcracker Fans of Holland & Hart, LLP

Nephew Jacob Stewart Party Girls

Gwen Creel-Erickson

The Huntsman Foundation

Kennedy and Natalie SlagleLifetime Products

Tracy Family Military Girl

Barbara and Jim Clark Party Boys

The Huntsman Foundation

Christopher Slager Military Boy Griffin and Mia Horne & Family Bubba Stewart Carolers

Zoey Lovett Mouse King

Barbara Levy Kipper

Mouse Prince Gibson Hochhauser Mice

Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation

Bajian Fernald

Katharine Lamb Soldiers

Mirabella Efstratis Holland & Hart, LLP

Mia Horne and Family The Huntsman Foundation

John Michael “Jack”

Adriana Rose McCarter Athena Metos

Sebastian and Costello Mitchell Chris and Courtney Opdyke Kennedy and Natalie SlagleLifetime Products

Aurelia Niamh and Errol Armelle Thompson

“Ya Ya” Lyn V. Trenbeath Julia S. Watkins

Snow Queen

Madeline Cassell

Mckenzie Brooke Hallsey Sandra and Richard Jacobson Grandchildren of Cynthia Lampropoulos

Brian, Janae, Jess, Anne, and Spencer Powell

In Memory of Judee Ross Linda and Brad Walton

Snow Cavalier

Jeanie Pollack

Michael Scolamiero

Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh

Snow Corps de Ballet

Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning

The Burris Family

The Futch Family The Huntsman Foundation

Alexia Faye, Kapri Rose, and Serena Sylvia Peterson

Nutcracker Campaign Donors

Shannon, Glenn, Zane, Slade, and Case Schemmer

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Samantha Slager

Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach

Sugar Plum Fairy Ballard Spahr LLP

Peggy Bergmann

Emma Cassell

Alan and Jeanne Hall Cindy and Blake Strong

Lisa West

Courtney Carter Zwick

Sugar Plum Cavalier

Kenneth J. Ariotti

Christopher Ruud Tom Ruud

Pages

Suzanne and Clisto Beaty

Catherine DeBry

Dr. Debbie Hadlock

The Huntsman Foundation

Madeleine JiaTai Miller

Anonymous

Ladies-in-Waiting Lisa Hoyt Servants

Kay Christiansen

Caroline and Eleanor Madsen

Jennifer Strachan and Tom Biersbach

Terry Vismantas

Livery

Nicholas Anderson Spanish Women

Shanti Christiansen

Valeria Marti

Frances Conrad Valley, Choreographer Spanish Man

Marla Gault

Santiago Marti Arabian Woman

Blair Bieser

Ruby Jane Doss

Madeleine Plonsker

Arabian Man

Anthony and Jessica Mirabile Harvey Plonsker

Arabian Corps de Ballet

Kaffe Mercantile

Clara Kratzer

The Tracy Family Anonymous

Chinese Warrior and Dragon Dancers

The Rossi Family Mirliton Lead

Carol Anne Price Keithley and Ruthe Anne Price

Pamela Robinson-Harris Mirlitons

Ella Elizabeth Croft

Jacob Gardner

Joy Hodges

Mercedes Smith Russian Dancers

John and Kristi Cumming

Theodore Schmidt

In Memory of Mitchell Selznick Mother Buffoon

The Ballet West Guild Buffoons

Chloe, Finley, Isabelle, and Makena Gardner

Declan, Miles, Natalie, and Owen Miller

Waltz of the Flowers Lead Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom Waltz of the Flowers DemiSoloists

Sue and Walker Wallace Elaine Wolbrom Waltz of the Flowers Corps de Ballet

In Memory of Betty Ann Anderson

Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning

Rita and Tracy Frankel Brooklyn Harlow Foyle Judy N. Knight

The Kohlburn Family Liliana Kratzer

The Love Family Nick, Mercy, and Tina Mamalis Suzy Mihalopoulos

Granddaughters of Peter Morgan

Lena Polster

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Dixie Stoddard

Elizabeth Uhl

$500-999

Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas

Leslie and Carl Barton

Frances and Jerome Battle Sharon and Michael Bertelsen Barbara B. Christensen John and Joan Firmage

DeGauss

Philip George

Edward and Natalie Grandy George Haley

John and Stacy Hamm

Stephanie and Tim Harpst

William K. and Janeal P. Hodges

Karen Horne and Michael Rowley

Scott Huntsman

David and Linda Irvine

Andrea Kirstein

Angela Martindale and Michael Snow

Norma Matheson

Willis McCree and John Fromer Sara and Robert Neal Lee Quinney

Barbara Snarr Reid

The Rickman Family Erin and Bryan Riggsbee Nate and Cami Shipp Krista and Jim Sorenson Rick and Chris Veit Mike and Debra Washburn Jane Wood

$250-499

Alex Brown

Susan Chilton

Michael Andrew Currey and Calvin Kitten

John Davis

Kathleen Harmon Gardner Jon and Tami Hansen

Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton

Becky Johnson

Barbara Horwitz

Larry and Tina Howard

Mary Hunt

Gordon Irving Karin Lockovitch

Michael Merz

Hilary and Ben Nitka Catherine Ostroski

Benjamin and Jade Romney

Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Beth and Randy Siebert Engles Tejeda

Lamont and Carol Tyler Vienna Foundation Kathryn Zwack Anonymous

$100-249

Lois and Stephen Baar

Adrienne Bell Blaine Benard

Kevan Blaire

Nanako Bolton

Paula Bowman Janice Brown

Sally Burgin

Kathryn and John Burnham

Rita Christensen Patricia Colon

Laura Cummings The Dance Centre

Brittany Ellis

Linda Fenton Dance Studio

Lana Clark Foley

Barbara W. Frazier

Friends of Ballet West Jeanette Glover

Helen Goodwin

Jerry Goulding

Virginia Huber

Jennifer Irwin Holly Jacobsen

Steve Jepperson

Charles Jr. Stacey Justice

Paulette Katzenbach

Bonne Kelly

Mary Lou Kohout

John Logan

Dr. and Mrs. Ned L. Mangelson

Lonny Martinez

Heather Mills

Shelah Miner

Jennifer Moldre

Kristi Lee Mortensen

Kevin Murray

Mark Peterson

Jennifer Porter

Brent Rammell

Karl Ryser

Margaret P. Sargent

Juergen Sass

LaShel Shaw

Nutcracker Campaign Donors

Cindy Smith

Patricia Smith

Robert and Arita Sparks

David Springer Jeanie and Roland Squire

Torey Swink

Anthony and Mary Temple LaRae R. Thackeray

Jane Thorpe John and Susan Walker

Jody Williams

Barbara Wirostko

Kathleen and Scott Woody Traci Worthington CW Land Co.

Katherine Yonally Anonymous

$25-99

John and Monique Abbott Diane Anderson and Karen Glick

Elizabeth Anderson Ann Atkisson Sally and Kamar Aulakh

Ellen Baggaley

Jeremy Barclay

Almina Barksdale David and Rebecca Bateman Kelley Beaudry

James Bennett

Marie and Wallace Bennett Katherine and David Broadbent Robin Brown Kristen and Thomas K. Brown, Jr. Donna Burroughs Heidi Cannella Allison Carter

Teresa Castolene

Richard Cawthon Richard Chodroff

Michele Christiansen JoAnn P. Colin Kellie Colunga

Debbie Costanzo

Cottonwood Study Group Charles and Susan Critchlow

Pati Crosby

Lori Darr

Ms. Kathy A.F. Davis

Michael J. Diehl

LJ Dustman

David Eastwood

Mary Erickson and Ann Jarcho

Thomas

David C. Fisher

Suzanne Fleming

Anna Francis

Friends of Ballet West

Janet and Harry Fuller Irina Galgolenko

Christina Gamache Annie Garavatti Nina Grover

Sara Guggisberg

James Guthrie

Janice Gygi

Curtis Hadley

AnnMarie Hamar Chad Hansen and Charles Payne Colleen Hansen

Kassandra Hansen Paul and Patricia Hansen

Mariana Harper Tracey Harty

Alexi Hatch Melissa Haupt

Ashley and Gracie H. Lillian H. Heil

Barry and Susie Horne Arnold Jackson

Brian and Michele Jahne Julia Jeffery Dallas Jenkins Karla Jenkins Lissa Jensen Marti Johnson Reynold and Joy Johnson Cindy Jones

Edna Jones Helen A. Kennedy Linda Kraync Dayna Kringlen Brita Larsen Susan Larsen Debra Larson Helen M. Leech Jane Lindsay Jacob Lowell Diane Luke Amber Mackey Sophia Maedjaja Christy Manilla Eugene McCarthy Sandrine and Thomas McDonald

Rebecca McKean Kathy Melby Connie Mendez Jennifer Michas Blake Miller

Penny Minnick Robert and Elizabeth Moll Kerry Moore

Nutcracker Campaign Donors

Susan and Barry Mortenson

Michelle Muntean

Cheryl Newton

Robert Nguyen

Alan Nicholls

John Oakman

Carol and Alfred Oestreich

Rebecca Ory-Hernandez

Dorothy Palmer

Michael and Cindy Palumbo

Ronald and Camille Parker

Ryan D. Patterson

Thea Peters-Brannon and Bob Brannon

Richard C. and Helen M. Petersen

Richard and Lois Peterson

Lana Petkovic

Mary Price

Stephanie Prows

Trinity Roberts

Barbara Robison

Patricia and Elmer Sandberg

Emily Schilling

Charlotte Sessions

Cassandra and Eric Slattery

Diane Smith

Nicole Squires

Eunice Stafford

Shannon Steele

Kimberly R.L. Stewart

Rustin Stokes

Lori and William Stratton

Maryann Streeper

Candace Swanger

Nate Swanson

Sharon Taplin

The Vicky Telford Family

Megan Tonkovich

Adam Tuero

Bobbi Ulvestad

Anna Valdez-Willie

Jerry and Jo Ann Van Os

Ryan Welch

John and Lauri Weston

Lawrence Wiedmann

Barbara Wolin

Yan Yan-Neale Anonymous (4)

SaltLakeActingCompany.Org

Corporate, Foundation, and Government Support

We thank the following community partners for their generous contributions.

$100,000 AND ABOVE

C. Comstock Clayton Foundation

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Intermountain Healthcare

Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation

Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts & Parks (ZAP)

Utah Division of Arts & Museums

Utah Office of Tourism

Utah State Board of EducationProfessional Outreach Programs in the Schools (POPS)

$25,000 - 99,999

Bank of America

BMW of Murray Dominion Energy

Marriner S. Eccles Foundation

Joan and Tim Fenton Family Foundation

The Florence J. Gillmor Foundation Form Medical Spa*

Utah Governor’s Office Of Economic Development

InterWest Moving & Storage*

David Kelby Johnson Memorial Foundation

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

The John C. Kish Foundation

Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation

John and Sonia Lingos Family Foundation

Mark Miller Toyota McCarthey Family Foundation

O.C. Tanner Company

S. J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation

The Rea Charitable Trust

The Shubert Foundation Sorenson Legacy Foundation Summit County Cultural RAP Tax

$10,000 - 24,999

Altabank

Beaver Creek Foundation B. W. Bastian Foundation

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Foundation Cranshaw Corporation

CompuNet, Inc.

Lawrence T. and Janet T. Dee Foundation

Goldman Sachs

The Grand America Hotel*

Richard K. and Shirley S. Hemingway Foundation

Holiday Inn Salt Lake City/ Downtown*

Inwest Title Services, Inc. National Endowment for the Arts Promontory Foundation

The Jerome Robbins Foundation Salt Lake Power Yoga* Simmons Family Foundation Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

Dr. Jeremy Wimmer with Elite Chiropractic Center*

$5,000 - 9,999

AC Hotel Salt Lake City/Downtown*

Ballet West Guild Bambara Restaurant*

Every Blooming Thing* Freed of London*

Goldman Sachs

Myriad Genetics, Inc. Nicholas & Company

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation

Ruth’s Chris Steak House* Salt Lake City Arts Council U.S. Bank Foundation

$1,000 - 4,999

Mallory Berge, L.Ac.* Closets by Design*

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Community Foundation

Henry W. and Leslie M. Eskuche Charitable Foundation

Gourmandise*

The Painted Pony Restaurant* Ray, Quinney & Nebeker Foundation

The above lists includes corporate, foundation, and government support received as of November 9, 2022.

*Indicates contribution made in-kind

Individual Donors

FOUNDER’S CIRCLE

We thank our Founder’s Circle donors, each of whom has given significantly to the company throughout its history, either through collective annual giving or extraordinary, onetime gifts.

B. W. Bastian Foundation

Peggy Bergmann

Val A. Browning Foundation

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

Marriner S. Eccles Foundation

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

Frederick Q. Lawson Foundation

Janet Quinney Lawson Foundation

The Meldrum Foundation

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation

Shari and David Quinney

Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Beano Solomon

James Lee Sorenson Family Foundation

Wells Fargo

HERITAGE CLUB

We thank our loyal Heritage Club patrons for their generous annual support.

MR. C. AND MRS. WALLACE $25,000 AND ABOVE

Peggy Bergmann

Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning DiFiore Family

Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and Matthew Prince

John and Andrea Miller

John and Marcia Price Family Foundation

Shari and David Quinney

Theodore Schmidt

Teresa Silcox

Jonathan and Liz Slager Beano Solomon

Brad and Linda Walton

Anonymous (2)

PRINCIPAL AND FIRST SOLOIST

$10,000 - 24,999

Vilija Avizonis and Gregory McComas

Michael Black and Kimberly Strand Judy and Larry Brownstein Willard and Julie Dere

W. Hague & Sue J. Ellis Foundation

Erik and Uzo Erlingsson

Marc and Cammy Fuller

Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert

Alan and Jeanne Hall Foundation

George W. Henry, Jr. and James Rose

Jennifer Horne-Huntsman and Scott Huntsman

Eli Madrigal-Paredes

Caryl Marsh

Rachèle McCarthey and Brock Van de Kamp

Jeanne Potucek

Mark and Melanie Robbins

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Ashley and Ryan Smith

The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation

Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate

Sarah Eccles Taylor and Gary Taylor Beatryx and Vincent Washington

Julia S. Watkins

Carole Wood and Darrell Hensleigh Anonymous

SOLOIST AND DEMI-SOLOIST

$2,500 - 9,999

Peter and Alexandra Agrapides Jordan Atkin and Samantha Stechschult

Clisto and Suzanne Beaty H. Brent and Bonnie Jean Beesley Kathleen and Andy Blank Gordon Bowen

Céline & Nathan Browning, and Rete & Rikki Browning Carol T. Christ

Frank Corbett

Leslie and Myles Culhane

Melissa H. Cutler

Linda S. Daines

J. Chase Dreyfous Jr.

Spencer F. and Cleone P. Eccles Family Foundation

John and Joan Firmage

Barbara W. Frazier

Charlie and Shannon Freedman

Dr. Martin I. and Sheila G. Gelman David and SandyLee Griswold John and Ilauna Gurr Stephanie and Tim Harpst Marc and Mary Carole Harrison Cindy and Howard Hochhauser Kathie and Charles Horman

Larry and Tina Howard

Robert and Dixie Huefner

Heidi Huntsman and Mark Robinson

Gordon Irving Brent and Maren Jensen

Adam and Jessie Justis

Jeanne M. Kimball

Carole Klein and Brad Chesivoir

The Kohlburn/Lecointre Family

James R. Kruse and Mary Jo Smith

Shari and Bruce Lindsay

Katherine Daines Lindsay

James MacInnes

Thomas and Mary McCarthey

Anne Neeley and Ila Neeley

Stephen and Melina Nicolatus

Elizabeth and Vincent Novack David Parkinson and Leonardo Arantes Silveira

Lana and Boris Petkovic

Jeanie Pollack

Richard and Nancy Potashner Shauna Bamberger Priskos

Convergence Planning Chris and Ellen Rossi

Margaret P. Sargent Sandefur Schmidt

Laura Scott and Rodney Mena Harris and Amanda Simmons

Adam Sklute and Christopher Renstrom

John Sklute Abigail Smith

Sue and Jack Stahl Kristin and Tom Stockham Cyndie Taylor

Jonathon Tonioli Roy and Lisa Vincent Susan Warshaw Jay and Alicia Wilson Edward Zipser

Anonymous

CORPS DE BALLET

$1,500 - 2,499

Fran Akita

Alta’s Rustler Lodge

Stephen Anderson

Bené Arnold

Carol Baer Greg and Marsha Baird Marcy Barlow

Frances and Jerome Battle Gary Beers

Diane Behl and Tom Proffitt

Vicki and Bill Bennion Ginny Bostrom

Patricia Buckley

Brett Campbell

Rebecca Marriott Champion

Cecile and Harold Christiansen

Drs. Joan L. and William J. Coles

Elinor and Martin Colman

Donna Conway

Wilma Corkery and John R. Corkery M.D.

Pascale De Rozario and Jonathan Crossett

Metta Driscoll

John Eckert

Sissy Eichwald

Joseph and Audri Ence

Hot Shot Sprinkler Repair & Landscape LLC

Karen L. Freed

David Keith Garside and Audrey Miner

Marla M. Gault

Julie and Devon Glenn

Natalie and Ted Grandy

Kenneth and Kate Handley

Jon and Tami Hansen

Sandra and David Haughey

Kimberly Heglar

David and Linda Irvine

David P. Heuvel and Johann Jacobs

Marilyn and Chester Johnson

G. Frank and Pamela Joklik

John S. Karls

Lawrence and Linda Kelley Helen Kennedy

Katherine Probert Labrum

Cynthia Lampropoulos and Dr. George Gourley

Helle and Jon Le Rette

Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe

David and Colleen Merrill

Jan Alsobrook Mitchell

Louis and Carolyn Mizell

Edward Moreton

Scott and JoAnn Narus

Trevor and Amy Nielson

Kirsten Novak

Earthology Landscape

Richard and Lois Peterson

Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker

Katie Marie Pollard

Nebeker Family Foundation Ogden

Suzanne and David Razor

Barbara Snarr Reid

Joy Rocklin

Howard and Kathy Rothwell

Carol Ann Saikhon

Mark and Linda Scholl

Robert and Nancy Schumacker

Michael Scolamiero

Shiebler Family Foundation

Aharon Shulimson and Julie Terry Sascha and Richard Shutkind

Brenda Thompson

Lou Ann Stevens

Kevin Voyles

Amy Wadsworth and David Richardson

Alan H. Weinhouse

Sarah and Rich West

Elizabeth Whaley

Jo-Ann Wong

The above list includes individual donations received as of November 9, 2022.

MEMBERSHIP

We thank our Members at the Producer and Director levels for their generous annual support of $500 and above.

DIRECTOR

$900-1499

Kenneth and Melinda Birrell Richard C. and Jennie Holman Blake

Janice and Richard Coleman

Rachel and Travis Colledge A. John Dansie Suzanne P. Day Dr. Frances Dolloph and Aleisa Barber

Natalie DuPaix Eric and Shellie Eide

William Etnyre and Michael Lonesome-Etnyre Dr. Nancy Futrell, M.D. Elizabeth and Jack Hammond Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper Julie Hopkins

Elise Hutchings

Keefer Family

Elizabeth Marcus, MD and Ira Belcove

Nancy Melich and Lex Hemphill Maura and Serge Olszanskyj

Tomi Jean Ossana and Chris Proctor

Tim Payne Linda S. Pembroke

Andrea and Don Peterson

Ken Potter Scot and Celeste Roberts

Individual Donors

Marilyn Smolka

George and Chris Tobler

Ed Turner and Steve Baker

Michael and Judith Wolfe Anonymous (3)

PRODUCER

$500-899

Sara Andersen

Sara Jane Andersen

Lester Aoki

Ronald and Kathy Aoki

Ernest and Jane Bebb

Peter and Rosemary Beck

Marie Bohata

Joan and Bryan Bowles

Donna Burroughs

Richard and Judith Cannon

Linda Jo Carron

Carol Carter

Susan Chilton

Philip Dachenhausen

Debbie Davis

Dr. Michael and Carol DeCaria Lee Dever and Carolyn Nichols

Paul and Terrell Dougan

Margaret Drake

Lori Eckles

In Memory of Lela and Reid Ellsworth

Joseph Foutz

Ann and Rick Gold Mary Gootjes and John Davis

The Kent Green Family Scott and Loree Hagen

Cynthia Hamman and Robert Robbins

Scott Hansen and Peggy Norton

Katherine Harney

Drs. Ivonne and Stevan Hobfall

William K. and Janeal P. Hodges

Barbara Horwitz

Judy Jones

Trevor Kobe

Eric Kreutzer

Anne Lawrence

Jinna Lee and Nathan Thomas

Thomas and Valerie Lindley

Kathy Lynch

David and Donna Lyon

Courtney Maclean

Howard Mann

Jessica Mathewson, Deanna Kerr, Jayne Carney, and Sheryl A. Scott

Susan McHugh

Keith and Donna Mercer

Individual Donors

Elia Miller

Heather Dawn Miller

Chris and Henry Morrison

Marilyn Neilson

Rachel Otto

Ronald and Camille Parker

Adam and Rebecca Paulson

Leslie Peterson and Kevin Higgins

Sandra Covey

Revolution Gear & Truck Parts Corey Rammell

Delia and Craig Reece Sonja Rife

Juergen Sass

Kenneth Shelley

David Gray Porter

Siobhan Smith

Kevin and Alice Steiner

Edward Stone

Don Stromquist and Regina Rosenthal

Annie and Cory Strupp

Summerhays Music

Jefforey and Jane Thorpe Dongngan Truong Megan Ware

Park City Ballet Corps

Bruce and Leigh Washburn

Judith W. Wolfe

Richard and Marsha Workman Neeley Wright Ms. Trisha Young Anonymous (7)

The above list includes individual donations received as of November 9, 2022.

We thank our Park City Ballet Corps for their support in bringing world-class ballet to Summit County.

EN POINTE

$25,000 AND ABOVE Hank and Diane Louis

PIROUETTE

$15,000 - $24,999

Keith and Nancy Rattie Lois Zambo

ALLEGRO

$5,000 - $9,999

Howard and Kathy Rothwell Summit Sotheby’s International Realty

TENDU

$1,500 -$ 2,499

Jennifer and Gideon Malherbe Rich and Cherie Meeboer

The above list includes individual donations received as of November 9, 2022.

Artistic Impact Fund Donors

We thank the below donors for their contributions to the Ballet West Artistic Impact Fund. Each gift was made specifically in support of one of three initiatives: Commissioning New Works, Commissioning New Productions, or Sponsoring National and International Touring.

Peggy Bergmann

George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation

John and Andrea Miller

Academy Scholarship Fund Donors

We thank those who have contributed to the Ballet West Academy Scholarship Fund, spanning all four Academy campuses, with generous donations of $1,000 and above.

In Memory of Robert Arbogast, from Friends, Family, and the Ballet West Guild

Cole Adams

Bronwyn Newport-Bradley and Todd Bradley

Judy and Larry Brownstein

George Cardon-Bystry

Vaughn Carrick

Brian Davis

Allison DeBona

Samantha Topping Gellert and John Gellert

Carolyn Guss

Bené Arnold

Gladys Banks*

Berenice J. Bradshaw*

Judy Brady and Drew W. Browning

Val A. Browning*

Kenneth P. Burbidge, Jr.*

Dr. Robert H.* and Marianne Harding Burgoyne

Mary Elizabeth Colton*

Orlando Coryell

Debbie Davis

The Donna L. Dell Trust*

Kent and Martha DiFiore

The Zorka D. Divich Trust*

Richard and Pamela Dropek

Dolores Doré Eccles*

Virginia Fackrell Estate*

Sid W. Foulger*

Dee Gauss

Gordon Irving

Josh and Marina James

Emma Eccles Jones Foundation

Barbara Levy Kipper

Jinna Lee and Nathan Thomas

Kate Lieberth Lytton Education in Dance Fund

Jon Monk

Park City Community Foundation: The Solomon Fund

David Parkinson and Leonardo Arantes Silveira

Gabrielle Patterson

Tatiana Lingos-Webb Prince and

Matthew Prince

Ryan Sargent

Sandefur Schmidt

Jonathan and Amanda Schmieder

Teresa Silcox

Jonathan and Liz Slager

The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation

Brad and Linda Walton Anonymous

The above list includes individual donations received as of November 9, 2022.

Encore Society

We honor those individuals who have made a meaningful commitment to the future of Ballet West by including the company in their estate planning.

Dr. Esther S. Gross* and Dr. George D. Gross*

Merribeth Habegger-Anderson*

Stephanie and Timothy Harpst

Melissa A. Herbst*

Geoffrey C. Hughes*

Johann Jacobs and David Heuvel

Grace Jackson*

Flemming and Lana Jensen

Sara Kaplan

Dennis L. Kay Trust*

Barry L. Keller*

Cynthia Lampropoulos Family Trust

Gaye Herman Marrash*

Willis McCree and John Fromer

Glenn H. and Karen Fugal Peterson

Nancy Rapoport and Jeff Van Niel

Joy Rocklin

Marian Ream*

Teresa Silcox

Steven P. Sondrup*

Margot Shott*

Norman C. Tanner* and Barbara L. Tanner*

David Tundermann*

Oma W. Wagstaff*

Mrs. Glen Walker Wallace*

Gladys Walz*

Susan Warshaw

Afton B. Whitbeck*

Carole M. Wood and Darrell Hensleigh

Marelynn Weiss Zipser* and Edward Zipser

*Indicates donor has passed away

Gifts Made In Memory and In Honor

We thank those donors who have made a gift to Ballet West in memory or in honor of the individuals listed below.

IN MEMORY

In Memory of Ray E. Andersen

Sara Andersen

In Memory of Gladys Banks Ballet West

In Memory of Janice Ione Berghout Ann Berghout Austin

In Memory of Bessa Colleen Hansen

In Memory of Earle Robert Bevins III Linda M. Thorn Bevins

In Memory of Megan Leigh Brown Marie Brown

In Memory of Kevin Brown Ballet West

Alvin and Gloria Charnes Steve C. Hegerfeld

In Memory of Willam Christensen David Barber and Greg Geilmann

In Memory of Samantha Clausing

Kathleen Phillips

In Memory of Jacqueline Cronsberg Sandra Jennings

In Memory of Lela and Reid Ellsworth Janet Ellsworth

In Memory of John H. Firmage, Jr. Katherine W. Lamb

In Memory of Deborah Dubinski Flamish Ballet West Guild

In Memory of Mark Fry Ballet West

In Memory of Roxanne Christensen Lazzara Ballet West

In Memory of Dorothy McBride William and Joanne Shiebler

In Memory of Peter Durkee Meldrum Ballet West

In Memory of Jed Moss Ballet West

In Memory of Lynette Myler Marie Bohata

In Memory of Sara Nelson Brad and Teresa Nolen

In Memory of Emily Johnson Ott Mark Ott

In Memory of Lucy Dodge Poindexter

Sandy Dodge

In Memory of Carol Ann Robertson Anonymous

In Memory of Roy W. Ryan

Shirley Veit

In Memory of Rulynn Skidmore Andrea Skidmore

In Memory of Walter Stoker

Julie Lewis

In Memory of Barbara L. Tanner Ballet West

In Memory of Reagan Tolboe Monte Caldwell Jim and Barbara Clark Kristin Cowan Thomas and Mary McCarthey Dennis Rocheleau

The Sam & Diane Stewart Family Foundation

Leslie Stone Ballet West Guild Ballet West John and Michelle Flynn

IN HONOR

In Honor of Bruce Caldwell Kenny and Janeal Hodges

In Honor of Abbigail Carpenter Lynn and Sharee Birrell

In Honor of Peter Christie Joel and Frances Harris

In Honor of Shelly Cordova Ballet West Senior Steps

Participants

In Honor of Aerilyn Grotepas Tonya Grotepas

In Honor of Rachael Darden Harper Michael R. and Sheila I. Harper

In Honor of Dr. Joel M. Harris Carolyn and Dennis Bernard

In Honor of Lucas Horns Gordon Irving

In Honor of Madeline Howell Karen Freed

In Honor of Barbara Levy Kipper Melissa Farruggia

In Honor of Alyxandra Luras Melissa Kristen Luras

In Honor of Jennifer Malherbe Madeleine and Harvey Plonsker

In Honor of Sebastian and Costello Mitchell

Carol Loucks

In Honor of Joy Rocklin Mary Gootjes and John Davis

In Honor of Nicole Ryujin Ravindra Gangadat

In Honor of Thresa Paige Kathleen Saunders

Alan Saunders

In Honor of Judith C. Scott Douglas Scott

In Honor of Sadie and Grace Shipp

Nathan Shipp

In Honor of Adam Sklute Anonymous

In Honor of Susan Torgesen Smith Joshua Smith

In Honor of Adam Sklute Anonymous

In Honor of Kassidy Snow Eric Kreutzer

In Honor of Dean and Dina Tilton Carol Ann Saikhon

In Honor of Alexis and Talia Thorum Julie Thorum

In Honor of Melodee Valentine Wendee Valentine

In Honor of Jaclyn Weisenbeck Anonymous

In Honor of Isabel Wilcox Amy Wilcox

In Honor of Wilkes Family Barbara Silberzahn

In Honor of Jared Oaks and the Members of the Ballet West Orchestra Kenny and Janeal Hodges

EXECUTIVE COMMITEE

HELLE LERETTE PRESIDENT JENNIFER MALHERBE VICE PRESIDENT ELLEN TOLSTAD SECRETARY

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Ballet West Staff

Adam Sklute ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

THE WILLAM CHRISTENSEN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR CHAIR

SPONSORED BY PEGGY BERGMANN

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE

Liz Crawford, Chief Financial Officer

Misha Eady-Harbold, Director of Company Management & Touring

Felicia Cowan, Director of Human Resources

Teri Percy, Assistant to the Executive Director and Board Liaison

Jennifer Bailey, Senior Accounting Manager

Sophia Ashaboglu, Accounting Coordinator

ARTISTIC STAFF

Pamela Robinson-Harris, Principal Rehearsal Director

Jane Victorine Wood, Interim Principal Rehearsal Director

Calvin Kitten, Director of Ballet West II / Rehearsal Director

Bruce Caldwell, Rehearsal Director and Company Archivist

Reuben Lehr, Artistic Operations Manager/ Assistant to the Artistic Director

Courtney Hellebuyck, Children’s Rehearsal Director

James Payne, Trainee Coordinator

Nicolo Fonte, Resident Choreographer

COSTUME PRODUCTION

Jason Hadley, Director of Costume Production Cindy Farrimond, Costume Shop Manager

Barbara Arcolio, Head Stitcher

Mary Kay Feicht, Vicki Goslin Raincrow, Stitchers

David Heuvel, Director of Costume Production Emeritus

EDUCATION & OUTREACH

Peter Christie, Director of Education and Outreach

Dana Rossi, Education Associate /Assistant Director, I CAN DO

Heather Fryxell, Associate Director, Adaptive Dance Shelly Cordova, Assistant Director, Senior Steps/

Forward Steps

Silas Campos, Manager, Education and Outreach Virtual and Technology Programs

Shelly Cordova, Ashley Creek, Lauren Devall, Audrey Dodd, Karen Dodge, Jennifer Heighton, Wendee Fideledey-McCulloch, Moisés Próspero, Nanette Reimschussel-Chertudi, Anne Marie Smith, Elease Stice, Alicia Trump, Ashlee Vilos, Hannah Willis, Trisha Wilstead, Educators

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Andrew Goldberg, Senior Director, External Affairs

Dana Rimington, Senior Manager, Communications and Publications

Bretleigh Sandorf, Annual Giving Manager

Austin Anderson, Development Data Manager Teagan Jung, Manager Special Events & Benefits

Jyn Van Putten, Manager of Foundations and Government Giving Lisa Jensen, Retail Sales and Boutique Manager

Beau Pearson, Photographer and Videographer

Beth Icard, Digital Marketing Coordinator

Matthew Barrett, Graphic Designer

Deanna Richardson, Project Manager, External Affairs

FREDERICK QUINNEY LAWSON

BALLET WEST ACADEMY

Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, Director, Ballet West Academy

Sarah Taylor, Director Of Business Operations, Ballet West Academy

Allison DeBona, Principal, Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus

Katherine Lawrence, Principal, Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre and Trolley Corners Campuses

Heather Thackeray, Principal, Barbara Barrington Jones Family Foundation Thanksgiving Point Campus

Eunice Stafford, Associate

Michael Scolamiero EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

THE ELIZABETH SOLOMON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR

Principal, Trolley Corners Campus

Catherine Batcheller, Principal Faculty and Artistic Engagement Coordinator

Stacey Mahan, Principal Faculty and Associate Director Of Curriculum

James Payne, Principal Faculty and Trainee Coordinator

Jeffrey Rogers, Principal Faculty and Director Of Academy Men’s Program

Jessica Baynes, Full-Time Faculty

Jordan Debona, Summer Intensive Coordinator

Jennifer Hildreth, Senior Academy Operations Manager

Jenny Lowell, Trolley Corners Campus Operations Manager

Rex Tilton, Park City Campus Operations Manager

Hannah Lowell, Sasha Lowell, Samantha Abrahamson, Samantha Gomm, Administrative Assistants

Silver Barkes, Hannah Brandt, Jazz Bynum, Bruce Caldwell, Dantzel Cherry, Nanette Reimschussel Chertudi, Natalie Desch, Jennifer Fjeldsted, Sammy Gomm, Tyler Gum, Jake Hancock, Eunice Kim Stafford, Calvin Kitten, Vera Kotova, Justine SheedyKramer, Lindsey Larsen, Deborah Latimer, Stephen Legate, Vinicius Lima, Amber Miller, Jaiden Morley, Bridget Payne, Kendra Rangel, Ashleigh Richardson, Autumn Ryskoski, Samira Saeed, Mary Ann Shaefer, Heidi Slagle, Connie Smith, Kramer Snead, Stefanie Spiece, Kristen Stringham, Scout Sutton, Jessica Harston Thompson, Rex Tilton, Kristina Weimer, Elizabeth Weldon, Bashaun Williams, Jane Wood, Nichele Woods, Instructors

Maggie Wright-Tesch, U Of U/BW Joint Trainee Liaison

MUSIC

Jared Oaks, Music Director Seretta Hart, Orchestra Manager

Nicholas Maughan, Company Pianist

Max Hall, Principal Academy Pianist

Penelope Brown, Lisa Haddon, Jim Kuemmerle, Sarah Lund, Brian Pappal, John Rukavina, Kimball Whitaker, Pianist

PRODUCTION

Michael Andrew Currey, Director of Production

Michael McCulloch, Production Stage Manager

Angelina Pellini, Stage Manager and Production Operations Coordinator

Robert Clifford, Technical Director / Head Carpenter

Joshua Belka, Assistant Carpenter

Jeff Herbig, Properties Master

James K. Larsen, Head Electrician

Corey Cresswell, Assistant Electrician

Jacquelin Bryce, Wardrobe Supervisor Emily Fowler, Wardrobe Assistant

Yancey J. Quick, Wig Master Heidi Belka, Pyrotechnician Members of IATSE Local 99 Run of Show Crew

PATRON SERVICES

Jack E Stahl, Associate Director of Technology and Ticketing

Natalie Thorpe, Senior Manager of Patron Services

Jane Harris, Patron Services, and Group Sales Lead Advisor, Andrew Wilson, Assistant Manager, Patron Services

Ballet West is an American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA), American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) company.

House Rules

To ensure the enjoyment of the majority of our patrons who arrive on time, and in deference to the artists, latecomers will not be admitted to the auditorium until there is an appropriate pause in the performance. During some productions, this pause may not occur until the end of the first act.

• Although masks are not required while attending Ballet West performances for the 2022-23 season, we encourage patrons who wish to wear a mask to do so. If you are feeling unwell, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or have been in close contact with someone diagnosed with COVID-19, we ask that you follow CDC quarantine and isolation guidelines and prioritize your health and the health of your fellow audience members and stay home. Ballet West reserves the right to change or amend the health policy for performances in the future.

• All casting is subject to change.

• For your own safety and the safety of other patrons, please do not exit the Theatre before the house lights are up.

• Any use of cameras and recording equipment in the Theatre, which is not authorized by the management, is strictly prohibited.

• No smoking, eating, or drinking is permitted in the auditorium.

• Lost articles may be claimed at security.

• Anyone expecting emergency calls is urged to leave their seat locations and cell phones with the house manager.

• No babes in arms.

• No children under the age of three will be permitted into the theatre.

• Please silence all electronic timepieces and cell phones for the period of the performance.

EMERGENCY EVACUATION INFORMATION

In the event of an emergency, please REMAIN SEATED and listen to information given by management and ushers

ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES

Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre offers assistive listening devices free of charge that may be checked out at the coat check counter located in the lobby.

former artist kyle davis with artists of ballet west in the nutcracker | photo by beau pearson

Lucy Barr, MD

D el i v e r i n g th e s e n s a t i o n of f l i gh t a n d s a n c t u a r y .