VERDI’S AIDA
CINDERELLA
NEAL GITTLEMAN’S 30TH SEASON
THREE ART FORMS. ONE FREQUENCY.
Winter 2024 / Spring 2025
December
The Nutcracker
December 13, 14, 15, 20, 21 & 22
Handel’s Messiah
December 18
The Nutcracker: Sensory Friendly
December 20
January
The Motortown All-Stars
January 4
Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto
January 10 & 11
Country Hits: Songs from Nashville
January 25
The Music of Tony Bennett
January 31 & February 1
February
Three Tenors, Encore!
February 2
Cinderella February 14, 15 & 16
Magic Carpet Concerts: BUGS!!
February 25, 26, 27
Hollywood Hits
February 22
March
Twist & Shout: The Music of the Beatles
March 8
Requiem March 14 & 15
Dayton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: It’s a World of Dance
March 16
Dayton Philharmonic Junior Strings & Youth Strings Spring Concert
March 23
April
Verdi’s Aida April 4 & 6
Beethoven
April 13
Dear Friends From the Leadership
Asthe winter season unfolds, we’re reminded of how much the arts ground and uplift us. In times of uncertainty and change, music, dance, and storytelling performances offer us chances to reflect, to dream, to connect, and to feel deeply together.
At the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, we believe the arts are not just entertainment; they’re a vital thread in the fabric of our community. They remind us of our shared humanity, spark joy in the everyday, and provide solace in moments of challenge.
Our upcoming winter performances celebrate the power of the arts to illuminate the human experience, with stories that resonate across time and melodies that linger long after the curtain falls. Whether you find
yourself moved by the grace of a ballet, the drama of an opera, or the soaring beauty of an orchestral piece, we hope you leave feeling enriched and renewed.
Now, more than ever, we need the arts— and DPAA needs you. Your presence, enthusiasm, and support fuel everything we do.
Thank you for being part of this journey. We look forward to sharing more magical moments with you this winter season.
With warmth and gratitude,
Patrick J. Nugent President and CEO
Joseph Zehenny DPAA Board Chair
Company Dancer Belle Urben wows in Coppélia
First Timers’ Guide
Is this your first time at a DPAA event? If so, welcome! To ensure your visit is meaningful and enjoyable, we offer the following resources.
Box Office
The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance proudly partners with Dayton Live for its box office services. Contact the box office at (937) 228-3630 or visit the office in the Schuster Wintergarden.
Restrooms / Family Restrooms
Restrooms are available on each level of the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre.
Accessibility
DPAA is committed to providing easy access to the arts. If you have accessibility needs or questions, please contact the box office.
Audio description is available upon request for patrons who have vision loss. Describers provide a live, objective, descriptive delivery of the visual elements of a performance in between the dialogue and/or music via a small receiver. Requests must be received two weeks prior to an event and are subject to the availability of the Describer. Please call the box office to make arrangements.
Assistive listening devices are available for all performances. Check out a device from the guest services kiosk or from a house manager in the lobby.
DPAA provides sign language interpretation upon request for performances at the Schuster Center and Victoria Theatre. Requests for sign language interpretation must be received two weeks prior to the event and are subject to the availability of the Interpreter. Please call the Box Office to make arrangements.
Age Recommendation
Our events are recommended for age 6 and up.
Military Appreciation and Discount Programs
In addition to our standard military discount, DPAA offers a Military Appreciation Program for active-duty military members, retired veterans with ID cards, and WPAFB government civilian employees in the region. Each household may
receive four free tickets annually. Contact the box office to redeem.
Group Sales
Bring a group of 10 or more; share a one-of-akind experience; and save up to 30% on tickets! Contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette, at (937) 535-5443.
Local Dining
Make it a night on the town! We recommend the following dining options: Blind Bob’s, Figlio Wood Fired Pizza, Jay’s Seafood, Joui, Lily’s, Manna Uptown, Meadowlark Restaurant, Mudlick Tap House, Salar Restaurant and Lounge, Spaghetti Warehouse, Table 33, The Caroline, and Troll Pub at the Wheelhouse.
Lost and Found / Security
In the event you lose an item at a performance or require assistance from the security team, call (937) 637-7366. For the safety of those in the audience, behind the scenes, and on stage, everyone who enters the performance space is required to pass through metal detectors.
Questions?
For additional ticket questions or information, contact our Engagement & Patron Services Manager, Kate LaFollette at (937) 535-5443.
Artistic Directors
Neal Gittleman
Artistic Director, Philharmonic
The 2024–2025 season is my 30th on the DPO podium, following founder Paul Katz, Charles Wendelken-Wilson, and Isaiah Jackson. Next year Keitaro Harada takes over. Until then, I’ll be surrounded by fabulous musicians and fabulous music. Favorite pieces by favorite composers. A world premiere and a U.S. premiere. A ballet I’ve conducted more than a hundred times (The Nutcracker) and one I’ve never conducted before (Cinderella). One of my favorite operas (Amahl and the Night Visitors). And my first-ever concert of country music! But what keeps popping into my head again and again as I think about this last year as your conductor? Song titles by my favorite band, The Beatles: “The Long and Winding Road,” “Come Together,” “We Can Work It Out.” And again and again, these lines: “And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Except for me, it’s “… equal to the music you make.” And of course, “P.S. I Love You!”
Kathleen Clawson,
Artistic Director, Opera; Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair
Kathleen Clawson begins her fifth season as Dayton Opera Artistic Director and Dr. Ron Anderson and Robb Sloan-Anderson Chair. Clawson began directing for the Opera in 2009 and has directed 19 productions since, including serving as dramaturg and stage director for the world premiere of Finding Wright
An acclaimed opera director, she directed The Santa Fe Opera’s world premiere of Shoes for the Santo Niño (2011) and was stage director and dramaturg for their world premiere of UnShakeable (2016).
A mezzo-soprano, Clawson’s credits include soloist with the Dayton Philharmonic, productions with The Santa Fe Opera and Dallas Opera, recording de Falla’s “El Amor Brujo” for Maria Benitez’ Teatro Flamenco tour, and singing “Mother Abbess” in Debby Boone’s international tour of The Sound of Music.
Brandon Ragland
Artistic Director, Ballet; Sponsored by Dr. Troy Tyner and Dr. Ingrid Brown
Brandon Ragland has more than a decade of professional experience as a dancer, choreographer, and educator. He trained in Birmingham, AL, and has a bachelor’s degree in Dance-Arts Administration from Butler University. After graduation, Ragland danced with Alabama Ballet, followed by Louisville Ballet in 2010, spending 13 years as a leading artist. A respected choreographer, Ragland choreographed works for Louisville Ballet, Alabama Ballet, Ballet Arkansas, AROVA Contemporary Ballet, Next Generation Ballet, Sedona Chamber Ballet, and The Perla Ballet. In 2017, Ragland was honored to perform with the Black Iris Project at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kennedy Center’s Dance Across America Program. He has received numerous awards, including “Best Artist” in Louisville Magazine and The Lift a Life Foundation’s “Emerging Leader in the Arts Award” from The Fund for the Arts.
Keitaro Harada
Music and Artistic Director Designate, Philharmonic; Sponsored by Barbara O’Hara
Named Music and Artistic Director Designate for Dayton Philharmonic for the 2024–25 season, Keitaro Harada will begin a five-year tenure as Music and Artistic Director with the 2025–26 season. As Music and Artistic Director of the Savannah Philharmonic since the 2020–21 season, Harada has transformed the orchestra and energized its audiences throughout the community with his imaginative programs and charismatic presence.
Harada is a recipient of the 2023 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award. In 2024, he was named Permanent Conductor of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Partner for the Aichi Chamber Orchestra. Harada was Associate Conductor for four years at the Cincinnati Symphony and Pops, where he regularly assisted Music Director Louis Langrée and collaborated with James Conlon and Juanjo Mena at the orchestra’s annual May Festival.
Dayton Ballet Company Dancers
Dayton
Artists-In-Residence
Connor Barak Claire Bergman Nicolas Bierwagen Erin Blair Harrison Broadbent
Tomasin Corrente Emma Duncan
Alyssa Eyster Hailey Flanagan Jasmine Getz
Katy Gilliam Isaac Jones
Patrick Lennon
Tarique Logan Kyan Park
Lukas Pringle Francisco Rivera Belle Urben Catherine Voorhees
Jalen Williams
Opera
Gabrielle Flannery
Isabel Randall Carl Rosenthal
Randell McGee Clara Passmore
Dayton Ballet Studio Company
Xochitl Atienza Sara Beth Austin
Daniela Bennetti Analiese Capponi
Amber Huggett
Ryan Norman Elizabeth Sabol
The Nutcracker
December 13–22, 2024 • Schuster Center
ARTISTS
Brandon Ragland, choreographer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
Neal Gittleman, conductor
Dayton Ballet
Dayton Ballet Studio Company
Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
Dayton Ballet School
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
FIND TODAY’S CAST
Date
December 13 at 7:30 ...................................................................................................................... I
December 14 at 2:30 .................................................................................................................... III
December 14 at 7:30 IV
December 15 at 2:30 .................................................................................................................... V
December 20 at 7:30 .................................................................................................................. VI
December 21 at 2:30 I
December 21 at 7:30 .................................................................................................................... III
December 22 at 2:30 IV
CAST FOR DECEMBER 13 (7:30) AND DECEMBER 21 (2:30)
Act I: Stahlbaum Family Party
Drosselmeyer .............................................................................................................. Isaac Jones Clara Rebecca Perry
Fritz .............................................................................................................. Addison Stransberry
Mayor Stahlbaum Patrick Lennon
Mrs. Stahlbaum Elizabeth Sabol
Cook ...................................................................................................................... Claire Bergman
Party Mothers Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Jasmine Getz Party Fathers Connor Barak, Nicolas Bierwagen, Tarique Logan, Francisco Rivera Party Children .... Libby Briggs, Audrielle Connelly, Maya Fairchild, Benjamin Forney, Caleb Forney, Violet Gier, Elaine Gottesman, Amy Grennek .................................................................. Merrick Richter, Ruby Rotramel, Teagan Reynolds Maids ....................................................................................... Jenna Mumford, Anna Williams
The Nutcracker is produced with significant support from the Miriam Rosenthal Foundation for the Arts and the Kettering Family Foundation. The Presenting Sponsor of this performance is All the Best Delicatessen. Special thanks to Mark’s Photo & Video LLC for providing the lobby photo booth.
Sugar Plum Doll Daniela Bennetti
Nutcracker Prince Doll ................................................................................................ Kyan Park
Battle Scene
Rat King
Nicolas Bierwagen
Rats Connor Barak, Harrison Broadbent, Tarique Logan, Jalen Williams
Mice ............................ Lola Andrejcio, Edith Richards, Vivan Weidman, Colette Whalen
Soldiers Abriella Dennis, Clark BonDurant, Rian Farrell, Benjamin Forney, ........................................ Beatrice Hart, Genevieve Helm, Harper Henderson, Greta Kline,
............................................... Juliette Moreland, Louise O’Brien, Ellen Smith, Lola Zimmer
Land of Snow
Older Clara Xochitl Atienza
Nutcracker Prince ......................................................................................................... Kyan Park
Snow Queen ....................................................................................................... Hailey Flanagan
Snow King Patrick Lennon
Snowflakes ............... Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Jasmine Getz, Katy Gilliam, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees
Act II: Land of Time
Clouds ................................................................ Cora Bartone, Katy Benjamin, Kate Briggs, Charlotte Duda, Harper Logan, Evelyn Nyholm
Angels Emma Barrentine, Abigail Briggs, Eliana Egbert, Lilias Harper-Adam, .............................. Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard, Harper Thompson, Chayse Whitis
Sugar Plum Fairy Belle Urben
Sugar Plum Cavalier Lukas Pringle
King’s Court Jesters ............................................. Harrison Broadbent, Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Francisco Rivera
Timeless Scent ......................................................................... Jasmine Getz, Patrick Lennon
High Seas .............................................. Nicolas Bierwagen, Jalen Williams, Sophia Krapf, Jillian Reichert, Annabelle White, Anna Williams
Porcelain Dolls ............................................... Alyssa Eyster, Hailey Flanagan, Katy Gilliam
Mother Time .............................. Claire Bergman with Ella Barrón, Eden Beert-Nordeen, Maya Fairchild, Elaine Gottesman, Amy Grennek, Ava Kitchen, ....................................................................... Jane Middleton, Sarah Press, Teagan Reynolds, Charlotte Richard, Anna Rude, Ellie Savage
The Queen’s Garden
Dew Drop Erin Blair
Flowers ........................................
Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Analiese Capponi, Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Jessica Etling, Alyssa Eyster, Katy Gilliam, Amber Huggett, Mollie Juniewicz, ............................................................................................... Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees
Butterflies
Abilene Boyd, Mallory Martin, Finley Nichols, Bianca Odreman, Lucie Rivet, Madeline Susco
CAST FOR DECEMBER 14 (2:30) AND DECEMBER 21 (7:30)
Act I: Stahlbaum Family Party
Drosselmeyer .......................................................................................................... Lukas Pringle
Clara Ava Kitchen
Fritz Harper Henderson
Mayor Stahlbaum ......................................................................................... Nicolas Bierwagen
Mrs. Stahlbaum Catherine Voorhees
Cook ............................................................................................................................. Katy Gilliam
Party Mothers ................. Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman Party Fathers Harrison Broadbent, Patrick Lennon, Kyan Park, Jalen Williams Party Children ....................... Makenzie Berling, Aimee Besl, Lorelei Besl, Jack Colbert, ............................................ Layla Espy, Eleanor Henderson, Poppy Kitchen, Sofia Kitchen
Alek Kohut, Essie Looker, Evelyn Payton
Maids .............................................................................................. Andrea Keen, Eliana Egbert
Sugar Plum Doll Xochitl Atienza
Nutcracker Prince Doll Connor Barak
Battle Scene
Rat King .................................................................................................................. Jalen Williams
Rats Nicolas Bierwagen, Patrick Lennon, Tarique Logan, Kyan Park
Mice Theresa Hinkle, Madeleine MacPherson, Lillian Miner, Elinda Turlington
Soldiers ....................... Olympia Bramel-Agee, Corbin Buehler, Lilah Burns, Ian Egbert, Ava Elliott, Genevieve Helm, Alek Kohut, Korra Mitman, Leyla Shakhasdinova, Addison Stransbery, .......................................................................................Zoey Thompson, Kennedy Washington
Land of Snow
Older Clara Mollie Juniewicz
Nutcracker Prince .................................................................................................. Connor Barak
Snow Queen ............................................................................................................ Jasmine Getz
Snow King Francisco Rivera
Snowflakes ................. Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, ....................................... Daniela Bennetti, Tomasin Corrente, Alyssa Eyster, Katy Gilliam, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Belle Urben, Catherine Voorhees
Act II: Land of Time
Clouds ................................................ Lorelei Besl, Madelyn Hackett, Katerina Medvedev, Charlotte Wallen, Eleanor Walters, Madeline Winner Angels Hope Casanova, Aurora Cash, Jessica Etling, Ni’Zuri Dunson, Nora Haas, ........................................................................ Sophia Krapf, Jillian Reichert, Annabelle White
Sugar Plum Fairy Hailey Flanagan
Sugar Plum Cavalier Isaac Jones
King’s Court Jesters ....................................................... Daniela Bennetti, Amber Huggett, Tarique Logan, Jalen Williams
Timeless Scent Nicolas Bierwagen, Belle Urben
High Seas ........................................... Harrison Broadbent, Kyan Park, Emma Barrentine, Eliana Egbert, Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard Porcelain Dolls .................................. Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Catherine Voorhees
Mother Time Claire Bergman with Ella Barrón, Makenzie Berling, ......................................................... Aimee Besl, Layla Espy, Sofia Kitchen, Jane Middleton, Maci Muster, Rebecca Perry, Sarah Press, Charlotte Richard, Ellie Savage, Tea Vinevicius
The Queen’s Garden
Dew Drop .................................................................................................................... Katy Gilliam Flowers Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Erin Blair, ......................................... Analiese Capponi, Emma Duncan, Jessica Etling, Alyssa Eyster, .................................. Jasmine Getz, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees Butterflies Sofia Diraimondo, Samantha Neal, Nora Russell, ................................................... Dilara Shakhasdinova, Madeline Susco, Hannah Zorbaugh
CAST FOR DECEMBER 14 (7:30) AND DECEMBER 22 (2:30)
Act I: Stahlbaum Family Party
Drosselmeyer .............................................................................................................. Isaac Jones Clara Rebecca Perry
Fritz .............................................................................................................. Addison Stransberry
Mayor Stahlbaum Patrick Lennon
Mrs. Stahlbaum Elizabeth Sabol
Cook ...................................................................................................................... Claire Bergman
Party Mothers Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Jasmine Getz
Party Fathers Connor Barak, Nicolas Bierwagen, Tarique Logan, Francisco Rivera
Party Children .... Libby Briggs, Audrielle Connelly, Maya Fairchild, Benjamin Forney, Caleb Forney, Violet Gier, Elaine Gottesman, Amy Grennek
.................................................................. Merrick Richter, Ruby Rotramel, Teagan Reynolds
Maids ....................................................................................... Jenna Mumford, Anna Williams
Sugar Plum Doll Daniela Bennetti
Nutcracker Prince Doll ................................................................................................ Kyan Park
Battle Scene
Rat King .......................................................................................................... Nicolas Bierwagen Rats Connor Barak, Harrison Broadbent, Tarique Logan, Jalen Williams
Mice ...................................... Portia Durocher, Lucy Kline, Ada O’Brien, Emerson Woods
Soldiers .................... Abriella Dennis, Clark BonDurant, Rian Farrell, Benjamin Forney, Beatrice Hart, Genevieve Helm, Harper Henderson, Greta Kline, ............................................... Juliette Moreland, Louise O’Brien, Ellen Smith, Lola Zimmer
Land of Snow
Older Clara Xochitl Atienza Nutcracker Prince Kyan Park
Snow Queen ....................................................................................................... Hailey Flanagan
Snow King Patrick Lennon
Snowflakes
Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, .........................................Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Jasmine Getz, Katy Gilliam, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees
Clouds ................................................................ Cora Bartone, Katy Benjamin, Kate Briggs, ........................................................................ Charlotte Duda, Harper Logan, Evelyn Nyholm
Angels Emma Barrentine, Abigail Briggs, Eliana Egbert, Lilias Harper-Adam,
Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard, Harper Thompson, Chayse Whitis
..............................
Sugar Plum Fairy Belle Urben
Sugar Plum Cavalier Lukas Pringle
King’s Court Jesters .............................................
Harrison Broadbent, Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Francisco Rivera
Timeless Scent Jasmine Getz, Patrick Lennon
High Seas ..............................................
Porcelain Dolls
Nicolas Bierwagen, Jalen Williams, Sophia Krapf, Jillian Reichert, Annabelle White, Anna Williams
Alyssa Eyster, Hailey Flanagan, Katy Gilliam
Mother Time .............................. Claire Bergman with Ella Barrón, Eden Beert-Nordeen, Maya Fairchild, Elaine Gottesman, Amy Grennek, Ava Kitchen, ....................................................................... Jane Middleton, Sarah Press, Teagan Reynolds, ...............................................................................Charlotte Richard, Anna Rude, Ellie Savage
The Queen’s Garden
Dew Drop
Erin Blair
Flowers ............... Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Analiese Capponi, Katy Gilliam, ........................................ Tomasin Corrente, Emma Duncan, Jessica Etling, Alyssa Eyster, Amber Huggett, Mollie Juniewicz, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees
Butterflies ..................................................... Margot Connelly, Joey Jahn, Wyola Karahan, Khari Patterson, Zenyatta Sams, Xiaomei Zhang
CAST FOR DECEMBER 15 (2:30)
Act I: Stahlbaum Family Party
Drosselmeyer .......................................................................................................... Lukas Pringle
Clara Ava Kitchen
Fritz ................................................................................................................... Harper Henderson
Mayor Stahlbaum Nicolas Bierwagen
Mrs. Stahlbaum Catherine Voorhees
Cook ............................................................................................................................. Katy Gilliam Party Mothers Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman Party Fathers Harrison Broadbent, Patrick Lennon, Kyan Park, Jalen Williams Party Children ....................... Makenzie Berling, Aimee Besl, Lorelei Besl, Jack Colbert, Layla Espy, Eleanor Henderson, Poppy Kitchen, Sofia Kitchen
.................................................................................... Alek Kohut, Essie Looker, Evelyn Payton
Maids .............................................................................................. Andrea Keen, Eliana Egbert
Sugar Plum Doll Xochitl Atienza
Nutcracker Prince Doll ......................................................................................... Connor Barak
Battle Scene
Rat King .................................................................................................................. Jalen Williams
Rats
Nicolas Bierwagen, Patrick Lennon, Tarique Logan, Kyan Park
Mice ............................ Lola Andrejcio, Edith Richards, Vivan Weidman, Colette Whalen
Soldiers Olympia Bramel-Agee, Corbin Buehler, Lilah Burns, Ian Egbert, Ava Elliott, Genevieve Helm, Alek Kohut, Korra Mitman, ................................................................................ Leyla Shakhasdinova, Addison Stransbery, Zoey Thompson, Kennedy Washington
Land of Snow
Older Clara .......................................................................................................... Mollie Juniewicz
Nutcracker Prince .................................................................................................. Connor Barak
Snow Queen Jasmine Getz
Snow King .......................................................................................................... Francisco Rivera
Snowflakes ................. Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Daniela Bennetti, Tomasin Corrente, Alyssa Eyster, Katy Gilliam,
..................................... Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Belle Urben, Catherine Voorhees
Land of Time
Clouds Lorelei Besl, Madelyn Hackett, Katerina Medvedev, Charlotte Wallen, Eleanor Walters, Madeline Winner
Angels .............................
Hope Casanova, Aurora Cash, Jessica Etling, Ni’Zuri Dunson, Nora Haas, Sophia Krapf, Jillian Reichert, Annabelle White
Sugar Plum Fairy Hailey Flanagan
Sugar Plum Cavalier .................................................................................................. Isaac Jones
King’s Court Jesters
Daniela Bennetti, Amber Huggett, Tarique Logan, Jalen Williams
Timeless Scent ...................................................................... Nicolas Bierwagen, Belle Urben
High Seas Harrison Broadbent, Kyan Park, Emma Barrentine, .................................................................... Eliana Egbert, Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard
Porcelain Dolls .................................. Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Catherine Voorhees
Mother Time Claire Bergman with Ella Barrón, Makenzie Berling,
......................................................... Aimee Besl, Layla Espy, Sofia Kitchen, Jane Middleton, ............................................... Maci Muster, Rebecca Perry, Sarah Press, Charlotte Richard, Ellie Savage, Tea Vinevicius
The Queen’s Garden
Dew Drop .................................................................................................................... Katy Gilliam
Flowers
Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Emma Duncan, Jessica Etling, Alyssa Eyster, .................................. Jasmine Getz, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees Butterflies
Abilene Boyd, Mallory Martin, Finley Nichols, Bianca Odreman, Lucie Rivet, Madeline Susco
CAST FOR DECEMBER 20 (7:30)
Act I: Stahlbaum Family Party
Drosselmeyer
Lukas Pringle
Clara ......................................................................................................................... Ava Kitchen
Fritz Harper Henderson
Mayor Stahlbaum ......................................................................................... Nicolas Bierwagen
Mrs. Stahlbaum Catherine Voorhees
Cook Katy Gilliam
Party Mothers ................. Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman
Party Fathers Harrison Broadbent, Patrick Lennon, Kyan Park, Jalen Williams
Party Children ....................... Makenzie Berling, Aimee Besl, Lorelei Besl, Jack Colbert, ............................................ Layla Espy, Eleanor Henderson, Poppy Kitchen, Sofia Kitchen
Alek Kohut, Essie Looker, Evelyn Payton
Maids .............................................................................................. Andrea Keen, Eliana Egbert
Sugar Plum Doll .................................................................................................. Xochitl Atienza
Nutcracker Prince Doll Connor Barak
Battle Scene
Rat King .................................................................................................................. Jalen Williams
Rats Nicolas Bierwagen, Patrick Lennon, Tarique Logan, Kyan Park
Mice Portia Durocher, Lucy Kline, Ada O’Brien, Emerson Woods
Soldiers ....................... Olympia Bramel-Agee, Corbin Buehler, Lilah Burns, Ian Egbert, Ava Elliott, Genevieve Helm, Alek Kohut, Korra Mitman, Leyla Shakhasdinova, Addison Stransbery, .......................................................................................Zoey Thompson, Kennedy Washington
Land of Snow
Older Clara Mollie Juniewicz
Nutcracker Prince Connor Barak
Snow Queen ............................................................................................................ Jasmine Getz
Snow King Francisco Rivera
Snowflakes ................. Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, .......................................
Daniela Bennetti, Tomasin Corrente, Alyssa Eyster, Katy Gilliam, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Belle Urben, Catherine Voorhees
Act II: Land of Time
Clouds ................................................
Lorelei Besl, Madelyn Hackett, Katerina Medvedev, ..............................................................Charlotte Wallen, Eleanor Walters, Madeline Winner Angels Hope Casanova, Aurora Cash, Jessica Etling, Ni’Zuri Dunson, .................................................. Nora Haas, Sophia Krapf, Jillian Reichert, Annabelle White
Sugar Plum Fairy Hailey Flanagan
Sugar Plum Cavalier Isaac Jones
King’s Court Jesters .......................................................
Daniela Bennetti, Amber Huggett, Tarique Logan, Jalen Williams
Timeless Scent Nicolas Bierwagen, Belle Urben
High Seas ........................................... Harrison Broadbent, Kyan Park, Emma Barrentine, Eliana Egbert, Jenna Mumford, Raeanne Richard Porcelain Dolls Emma Duncan, Alyssa Eyster, Catherine Voorhees
Mother Time .................................... Claire Bergman with Ella Barrón, Makenzie Berling, Aimee Besl, Layla Espy, Sofia Kitchen, Jane Middleton, ............................................... Maci Muster, Rebecca Perry, Sarah Press, Charlotte Richard, ............................................................................................................. Ellie Savage, Tea Vinevicius
Dew Drop ....................................................................................................................
Katy Gilliam Flowers ......................... Xochitl Atienza, Sara Beth Austin, Daniela Bennetti, Erin Blair, Analiese Capponi, Emma Duncan, Jessica Etling, Alyssa Eyster, .................................. Jasmine Getz, Amber Huggett, Ryan Norman, Catherine Voorhees Butterflies Margot Connelly, Joey Jahn, Wyola Karahan, Khari Patterson, Zenyatta Sams, Xiaomei Zhang
PRODUCTION/ARTISTIC STAFF
Rachel Cahayla Wynne, rehearsal director & Studio Company manager
Sharon Neumeister, rehearsal assistant
Megan Forney, Dayton Ballet School
Education Manager & Dayton Ballet
School Ensemble Co-Director
Gabrielle Sharp, Dayton Ballet School
Ensemble Co-Director
Ray Zupp, scenic designer
Daniel B. Chapman, projection designer
Lyn Baudendistel, costume designer
Daniel B. Chapman, projection designer
Matthew P. Benjamin, lighting designer
Zach Wuest, assistant lighting designer
Kelly DeLisle, production stage manager & resident stage manager
Alex Wolfthal, assistant stage manager
Dylan Serrano, assistant stage manager
Tommy Baudendistel, additional construction
Jo Baudendistel, stitcher
Ashton Brunn, stitcher
Emmy Goerling, stitcher
Debra McKiernan, stitcher
Emily Sollinger, stitcher
Ashley Wilz, stitcher
Samantha Baudendistel, costume volunteer
Elli Blair, costume volunteer
Michele Blair, costume volunteer
Amanda Bowman, costume volunteer
Maxx Bowman, costume volunteer
Gail Caroll, costume volunteer
Osaromwenyeke King, costume volunteer
Amy Magnus, costume volunteer
Dan Petry, costume volunteer
Shirley Petry, costume volunteer
Lisa Stempler, costume volunteer
Marsha Turner, costume volunteer
Taylor Wessel, costume volunteer
Scenery constructed for Dayton Performing Arts Alliance by Opera Southwest.
Synopsis
Act I
(Early 1900s) It’s Christmas Eve in Downtown Dayton, and Clara Stahlbaum, her brother Fritz, and their father visit Drosselmeyer’s toy store for holiday shopping. Clara is captivated by a Nutcracker figurine but decides on a beautiful new doll instead. Empathetic
to her desire for both, her father secretly asks Drosselmeyer to bring the Nutcracker and other toys to their Christmas party that evening.
Later, at the Stahlbaum family home, preparations are underway for the Christmas celebration. As guests arrive, the children excitedly admire the gifts under the tree. Drosselmeyer arrives and enchants the partygoers with magic before introducing two life-sized
dolls that dance to everyone’s delight. Among his gifts, he presents Clara with the Nutcracker. Fritz, overcome with jealousy, breaks the doll, but Drosselmeyer repairs it, much to Clara’s relief.
After the party, the family goes to bed. Unable to resist checking on her Nutcracker, Clara sneaks back to the living room. As the clock strikes midnight, strange things begin to happen. Mice scurry about, and under Drosselmeyer’s magical influence, the Christmas tree, fireplace, presents, and the Nutcracker grow to enormous sizes. Clara finds herself face-to-face with an army of rats led by the fearsome Rat King. The Nutcracker, now life-sized, leads an army of toy soldiers into battle. The fight reaches a critical point, but Clara’s courage helps the Nutcracker defeat the Rat King.
As a reward, Drosselmeyer transforms the Nutcracker into a prince, and Clara magically becomes older. Together, they
journey to an enchanted snow forest, where snowflakes dance around them. The beautiful Snow King and Queen greeted them warmly.
Act II
Their adventure continues into the Land of Time, a magical realm in which the pair explore history through dance. Clara and the Nutcracker Prince are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy, her Cavalier, angels, and clouds. After recounting their victory over the Rat King, Clara and the Prince are honored with a spectacular celebration. Court Jesters, Pirates, Porcelain Dolls, Mother Time, Dew Drop, and others perform dazzling dances, representing various moments in history.
As the celebration concludes, Drosselmeyer escorts Clara home. She wakes up on Christmas morning, once again her young self, unsure if her magical adventure was a dream or a gift of Drosselmeyer’s Christmas magic.
A Note from the Choreographer
It is with great joy that I welcome you to the world premiere of Dayton Ballet’s fresh take on The Nutcracker! This cherished holiday tradition has brought joy to so many over the years, and I couldn’t be more excited to share this refreshed version with you that honors the classic tale but also introduces exciting new elements and creative interpretations.
This production breathes new life into the beloved story of Clara and her enchanting journey. Thanks to the incredible talents of costume designer Lyn Baudendistel and scenic designer Ray Zupp, we’ve reimagined the visual world of Clara’s journey to create an experience that’s vibrant, immersive, and truly unforgettable. And of course, all of this comes to life against Tchaikovsky’s iconic score, performed live by the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Our production features over 125 local children from Dayton Ballet School and other area ballet schools; this performance is as much a celebration of local talent as it is a holiday tradition. Their energy and charm add a heartwarming touch, reminding us all of the incredible talent and spirit within our community.
As we unveil this fresh take on The Nutcracker, we invite you to join us on the journey from Clara’s home to the Land of Time. I hope you’ll find yourself captivated by the same wonder and joy that inspired us in creating this production. Whether this is your first Nutcracker or your fiftieth, I believe there’s something here to surprise and delight everyone.
Thank you for your continued support of the arts in Dayton. I look forward to sharing this unforgettable experience with you.
— Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Dayton Ballet
About the Artists
Ray Zupp
Scenic Designer
Ray Zupp has designed sets for Dayton Ballet’s Cinderella, Dracula: Bloodlines, and The Nutcracker (both Karen Russo Burke’s version and Brandon Ragland’s version). Always calling Dayton his home away from home, Zupp is a regular designer with the Human Race Theatre Company, having previously designed One Slight Hitch, The House, Lizzie: The Rock Musical, The Revolutionists, Deadline, and Peerless. Zupp has been designing for over a decade, working in theatres across the United States as well as television and film, working on projects for Netflix, HBO, Peacock, ABC, Amazon, and Disney+. A recent Masters graduate of Savannah College of Art and Design, Zupp has spent the last two years designing immersive attractions for major theme parks in the United States and abroad in the UK, Saudi Arabia, and China.
Lyn
Baudendistel Costume Designer
Lyn Petry Baudendistel has over 40 years of experience designing and constructing clothing and costumes and is currently celebrating her 10th season as the Costume Director and Resident Designer for the Dayton Ballet and Dayton Opera, both part of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (DPAA). Baudendistel oversees every detail of costume creation Her reputation for innovation and meticulous craftsmanship ensures that each costume piece effectively reflects the artistic vision of each performance. In 2023, she was selected to design Dayton’s new production of The Nutcracker. In designing the 2024 Nutcracker, she sourced fabrics from Istanbul, Turkey, Chicago, and New York City.
Baudendistel’s Dayton Ballet portfolio showcases her versatility, including the design and construction of full-length story ballets such as The Great Gatsby and Sleepy Hollow (choreographed by Karen Russo-Burke), along with repertoire pieces for multiple choreographers such as Beethoven’s 9th, Don Quixote, Dia De Los Muertos, and Farandole, In Pieces, Isle of the Dead, I’ll Meet You There, Masquerade, No Strings
Attached, Prelude and Allegro, Still Water is No Drink, and Zero Impact. Her costume design and build extend into opera with Amahl and the Night Visitors, The Elixir of Love, and The Pearl Fishers (dancer costumes).
While Baudendistel has been a lifelong designer and stitcher, her early career and academic training started in the medical arts. In 2009, she made a pivotal shift in her career to follow her passion for creating stories through fabric and textiles, first, with Muse Machine, where she designed and patterned multiple pieces for shows, including Into the Woods, Wizard of Oz, Hello Dolly, Mary Poppins, Hairspray, and Mamma Mia. In 2014, Baudendistel joined DPAA and continues collaborating across all disciplines, leveraging her creative design.
Matthew P. Benjamin Lighting Designer
Matthew P. Benjamin is a lighting designer with over thirty years of experience, having designed professionally in the areas of dance, opera, concerts, corporate events, theatre, musicals, casinos, theme parks, and trade shows. He a proud member of the United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829.
Benjamin is also a professor of theater and the resident lighting designer for Wright States University’s Theatre and Dance Programs. He also serves as the Head of the Theatre Design and Technology Program. In addition to his tenure at Wright State, he has taught at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, the Interlochen Center for the Arts, the University of Cincinnati, and the New Jersey Governor’s School for the Arts.
Benjamin has designed lighting for a wide variety of genres, as well as concert lighting for The Doobie Brothers and other national recording artists. He is also a theatrical consultant to educational programs and professional organizations, having recently designed lighting systems for a tap room, a municipal library, and a new performing arts center.
He is an active freelance designer whose professional credits include seven seasons as the resident lighting designer for the Opera Theater of Lucca, Italy, along with design work for Luna Negra Dance Theatre, the Alley Theatre, Human Race Theatre Company, Aspen Music Festival, TriCities Opera, Muse Machine, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Opera at Florham, New Horizon Theater Company, South Jersey Regional Theater, Little Theater of the Rockies, Children’s Ballet Theater of New Jersey, Taj Mahal Casino, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Dayton Opera, and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences-Eastern Regional Emmy Awards, among others.
Benjamin received his MFA in theatrical design and production from the University of Cincinnati (College Conservatory of Music). His BFA in lighting design is from the North Carolina School of the Arts.
Daniel B. Chapman Projection Designer
Daniel B. Chapman is a freelance designer, software engineer, educator, and the author of Motion. He is a member of United Scenic Artists and has worked extensively as a production manager and technical director. He received his MFA in Lighting
Design from Carnegie Mellon and his BA from The University of New Mexico. He was an Associate Professor of Theater at University of Montana Western and has taught previously at Western Illinois University and Berea College.
Selected design credits include On the Verge, Restoration Comedy, Construction of the Human Heart, (The Acting Company) Of Mice and Men, and Damascus in New York; West Side Story, Legally Blonde, Hairspray, and Twelfth Night with Summer Theater of New Canaan; Beowulf, Troubled Water, Pedr Solis, and No Exit with Guerilla Opera; Pagliacci, Tancredi, Aida, Il Turco in Italia, La Boheme, Don Giovanni, and Il barbiere di Siviglia with Opera Southwest; The Wizard of Oz with New Mexico Ballet Co; Susannah with Ash Lawn Opera; Cymbeline Lifeboat and The Snow Queen in Chicago; and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Sleeping Beauty, Beauty and the Beast Southwest Folktales, Beyond the Classics, and Mythical Wonders with Ballet Repertory Theater of New Mexico.
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Musicians
Kirstin Greenlaw, Acting Concertmaster1
Aurelian Oprea Associate Concertmaster2
Youjin Na, Acting Assistant Concertmaster3
Elizabeth Hofeldt
David Goist Mikhail Baranovsky Louis Proske Sean Klopfenstein John Lardinois
Philip Enzweiler* Janet George
Kara Camfield, Acting Principal4
Ann Linn Baer, Acting Assistant Principal
VIOLIN I
Scott Moore Gloria Fiore Maggie Niekamp Nick Naegele* Lynn Rohr*
Yoshiko Kunimitsu Bill Slusser Yein Jin*
Sheridan Currie, Principal5
VIOLIN II
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OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN
Colleen Braid, Assistant Principal Karen Johnson6
Scott Schilling Lori LaMattina Mark D. Reis
Molly Castrucci8 Lucas Song9
Mark Hofeldt Nadine Monchecourt Oleg Babkov
Stephen Ullery Christopher Roberts
James Faulkner Bleda Elibal
Rebecca Andres, Principal11 Jennifer Northcut
Janet van Graas
Eileen Whalen, Principal12
Leslie Dragan Belinda Burge
Jonathan Lee, Principal Christina Coletta, Assistant Principal7
CELLO
Zoë Moskalew
Deborah Taylor, Principal10
Jon Pascolini, Assistant Principal
Donald Compton In Memoriam
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Robyn Dixon Costa
John Kurokawa, Principal13 Rachael Young, Principal14
Kristen Smith15
Aaron Brant, Principal16
Lotti Ropert
Todd Fitter
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Amy Lassiter Sean Vore, Assistant Principal
Charles Pagnard, Principal17 Alan Siebert
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Eric Knorr
Tyler Bentley, Acting Principal18
Richard Begel
Chad Arnow19
Timothy Northcut, Principal20
Gerald Noble, Acting Principal21
Michael LaMattina, Principal22 Davi Martinelli de Lira23
Leslie Stratton, Principal24
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Joshua Nemith25
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7 Edward L. Kohnle Chair in Memory of Andra Lunde Padrichelli, Principal Cellist 2003–2018
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We thank our corporate and foundation partners for their support of DPAA’s mission, programs, and artists.
IMPRESARIO
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OFFICERS
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ARTISTIC DIRECTORS EMERITUS
Thomas Bankston, Opera
ADMINISTRATION
Patrick J. Nugent, President and CEO
Teri Warwick, Chief Financial Officer
Michael Sieveking, Vice President for Information and Analytics
Sue Martin, Accounting Manager
ARTISTIC
Kathleen Clawson, Artistic Director, Opera
Neal Gittleman, Artistic Director and Conductor, Philharmonic
Brandon Ragland, Artistic Director, Ballet
Patrick Reynolds, Associate Conductor, Philharmonic; Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
Steven Hankle, Director, Philharmonic Chorus
Carolyn Sweezy, Manager, Philharmonic Chorus
Maureen Hickey Haitch, Conductor, Philharmonic Youth Strings
Michelle Mastin, Conductor, Philharmonic Junior Strings
Jeffrey Powell, Chorus Master, Opera Chorus
Sharon Neumeister, Company Teacher and Rehearsal Assistant
Rachel Cahayla Wynne, Rehearsal Director and Dayton Ballet Studio Company Manager
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Lynnette Ivey, Director of Institutional Giving
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Anne O’Hara, Development Operations Manager
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AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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Jacqueline Griffin, Learning Programs Manager
Melissa McCoy, Engagement Programs Manager
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Gabrielle Sharp, Co-Director of Dayton Ballet School Ensemble
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Milena Treer, Director of Production
Tim Crommes, Company Manager
Chris Brislin, Director of Theater Operations
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