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NUTCRACKER
ACT I
HOLIDAY’S EVE SCENE
Clara – Lilly Cacawa
Fritz Stahlbaum – Emerson Leimena (Cast 1) / Clara Broome (Cast 2)
Mr. & Mrs. Stalhbaum – Nate & Tina Mueller
Herr Drosselmeyer – Christopher Lynn
Parlor Maids - Giovanna Castaneda, Monica Mull, and Elizabeth Till
Party Parents – Jake Lowenstein, Evan Clark (Cast 1) / Sloan Brazauskas (Cast 2)
Clara’s Friends – Leah Becker, Maeva Howie, Daisy Ortiz, Lilian Parker, Iya Senzon, Connie Tcacenco, Evie VanRegenmorter
Party March Boys – Julie Earls, Ellie Davis, Eliana Frazer, Annika Hautala, Etta Marmion, Ellarae O'Neal, Stella Payne, Kate Rigsby, Frances Tanner, Noelie Vashchyshyna
Party March Girls – Clara Broome, Payton DeCraene, Fiona Jost-Fritz, Maeve LaForest, Emerson Leimena, Simone Menne, Charlotte Owens, Gwynn Ripley, Lia Swanson, Mae Taulbee, Penny Waller
Solider Puppet – Noelie Vashchyshyna
Mouse Puppet – Ellarae O'Neal
Harlequin Doll – Maggie Pulver (Cast 1) / Evan Clark (Cast 2)
Ballerina Doll – Sloan Brazauskas (Cast 1) / Taylor Miles (Cast 2)
BATTLE SCENE
Nutcracker - Jake Lowenstein
Soldiers - Leah Becker, Giovanna Castaneda, Maeva Howie, Violet Miller, Monica Mull, Lilian Parker, Iya Senzon, Evie VanRegenmorter
Mouse King - Lily Ortiz
Mice - Ember Crenshaw, Alice Goodrum, Emma Lappe, Daisy Ortiz, Sofia Payne, Madelynne Rhodes, Connie Tcacenco, Elizabeth Till, Cassie Whitmire
LAND OF SNOW SCENE
Snow Queen - River Cassidy (Cast 1) / Vanessa Voznyuk (Cast 2)
Snow - Sloan Brazauskas, Evan Clark, Kathleen Gibbs, Angelina Lipovskiy, Magnolia Martin, Addison McIntosh, Taylor Miles, Lily Ortiz, Hosanna Pardigon, Maggie Pulver, Maya Schoeppler, Kate Smith, Sophia Turnau, Betsy Van Cleve, Vanessa Voznyuk (Cast 1) / River Cassidy (Cast 2)
15 MINUTE INTERMISSION
ACT II
KINGDOM OF SWEETS SCENE
Pearl Angels - Leah Becker, Maeva Howie, Daisy Ortiz, Lilian Parker, Iya Senzon, Connie Tcacenco, Evie VanRegenmorter
Sugar Plum Fairy - Magnolia Martin
Fairy Maids - Lily Ortiz, Maya Schoeppler
Hot Chocolate Trio - Kate Smith, Betsy Van Cleve, Vanessa Voznyuk (Cast 1) / River Cassidy, Angelina Lipovskiy, Vanessa Voznyuk (Cast 2)
Tea Soloist - Sophia Turnau (Cast 1) / Taylor Miles (Cast 2)
Tea Corps - Julie Earls, Ellie Davis, Eliana Frazer, Annika Hautala, Etta Marmion, Ellarae O'Neal, Stella Payne, Kate Rigsby, Frances Tanner, Noelie Vashchyshyna
Coffee Soloist - Taylor Miles (Cast 1) / Sophia Turnau (Cast 2)
Shepherdess - River Cassidy (Cast 1) / Betsy Van Cleve (Cast 2)
Shepherdesses – Giovanna Castaneda, Ember Crenshaw, Alice Goodrum, Emma Lappe, Violet Miller, Monica Mull, Sofia Payne, Madelynne Rhodes, Elizabeth Till, Cassie Whitmire
Sheep - Julie Earls, Etta Marmion, Ellarae O'Neal, Noelie Vashchyshyna
Candy Canes - Clara Broome, Payton DeCraene, Fiona Jost-Fritz, Maeve LaForest, Emerson Leimena, Simone Menne, Charlotte Owens, Gwynn Ripley, Lia Swanson, Mae Taulbee, Penny Waller
Dew Drop Fairy - Angelina Lipovskiy (Cast 1) / Kate Smith (Cast 2)
Waltz of the Flowers - Sloan Brazauskas, River Cassidy, Evan Clark, Kathleen Gibbs, Addison McIntosh,Taylor Miles, Hosanna Pardigon, Maggie Pulver, Sophia Turnau, Betsy Van Cleve, Vanessa Voznyuk, Angelina Lipovskiy (Cast 2 ) / Kate Smith (Cast 1 )
Sugar Plum Fairy - Magnolia Martin Cavalier - Kendall Teague
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