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THEATRE STAFF
Executive Director .......................................................................... Jason Goedken
Artistic Director ............................................................................ Whitney Morse
Associate Artistic Director ................................................................. Angel Creeks
Director of Operations ......................................................................... Jon Cronin
Director of People, Projects & Culture ...............................................Leslie Becker
Production Manager ....................................................................... Mike Giovinco
Booking Manager ................................................................................ Sierra Weiss
Senior Business Manager ................................................................... Sean Graham
Lighting Supervisor ......................................................................... Ally Southgate
Associate Lighting Supervisor .......................................................... Dio Raquel Jr.
Senior Production Coordinator ..............................................................Madi Carr
Audio Visual Director ........................................................................... Luke Bezio
Production Coordinator ................................................................ Nichole Pollack
Production Manager ...............................................................Mark Kirschenbaum
House Manager .................................................................................... Alec Speers
Assistant House Manager ........................................................... Savannah Wagner
Director of Ticketing & Customer Relations ............................... Yasmeen Stogden
Marketing Director ..................................................................... Monica Berdecio
Ad Sales ..................................................... marketing@significantproductions.org
The Sharon®L. Morse
PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Dear Patron of the Arts,
Welcome to The Sharon® L. Morse Performing Arts Center!
Much like the building’s namesake, my grandmother, Sharon L. Morse, we love all varieties of the performing arts here. It is in her memory that I, along with my amazing team of artists and arts administrators, strive to bring many different types of the highest quality entertainment here to The Sharon.
Since opening in 2015, we have strived to establish your trust, that a show at The Sharon is a show worth seeing. Perhaps you find yourself here today to see a concert of one of your favorite musicians, or to take in the national tour of a Broadway show. Either way, we encourage you to consider trying out a new show that perhaps you haven’t heard of before, knowing that it has been intentionally curated by our team.
We welcome you to The Sharon: a place for you to see an old favorite, but also a place to discover your new favorite. I sincerely hope you enjoy the show today, and I look forward to seeing you here again soon!
See You at The Sharon,
Whitney Morse
Artistic Director
ART.
ARTISTS.
AUDIENCE.
SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS (SIGPRO) is a Non-Profit arts organization that operates The Sharon L. Morse Performing Arts Center (The Sharon) & The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol (The Studio).
OUR MISSION; SigPro cultivates a diverse collaborative community with a focus on artists' well-being that strives to provoke thought and spark conversation through high quality performing arts.
OUR TEAM MEMBERS
We believe that fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace is essential for the creation of exceptional art. Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion extends to our employees. This ensures every individual who contributes to our productions feels valued and empowered. We actively promote a workplace culture that embraces differences and encourages collaboration among our diverse team of artists, technicians, administrators, and volunteers.
Thank You FOR SUPPORTING SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTIONS
In order of contributions:
MULTI-DONORS
Mary Homko
Donna Taylor
Russell Jones
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Sarah Lindmeier
Patricia Schlemmer
Jon Cronin
Private Donor
Fidelity Charitable
Private Donor
Attendees at The Sharon's 9th Birthday Lobby Lunch
Lynn & Kathy Glassock
Sharon Curry
Ron Kravet
Bob Kendi
April & David Linscott
Honey & David Kirk
John McAuley
Melissa Warner
Marge Alder
Russell Jones
Marianna Niesen
Liza Diana Walters
Donna Silver
Jim Ward
Roger & Karen Kass
Xiomara Guevara Medoza
Edward & Gale Labuda
Nancy Garrison
Marie Connolly
Stan Ackerman
Giuseppina (Jo) Jones
Muriel Trulson
John Van Dyke
Diann Sherwin
Brian Grode
IN HONOR OF Peg Fiore
Alice Stogden
Ursula Becker
Thank you to our anonymous donors.
THE NUTCRACKER
Sponsored in part by The PNC Foundation It’s just not the Holidays without the Nutcracker!
Welcome to Judge Silberhaus’s festive Christmas party! His daughter Clara is given a fantastic Nutcracker Doll by her mysterious Uncle Drosselmeyer. She is enchanted by the gift. But in a fit of jealousy her mischievous brother Franz breaks the doll. Almost magically her Uncle Drosselmeyer’ s handsome nephew fixes the toy! After such excitement, she falls into a restless sleep, dreaming of a fierce battle between an army of toy soldiers and huge wicked rats. The Nutcracker soldier battles the Mouse King, and is saved at the very last moment by Clara, who fells the wicked Mouse with her shoe. Lo and behold, he is the handsome nephew!
To thank her for saving his life, he takes her on a wonderful journey.
They travel through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of the Sweets where the beautiful sugar Plum Fairy reigns over wondrous sweets from different lands.
As the Sugar Plum Fairy and her court wave goodbye, Clara’s Uncle Drosselmeyer mysteriously appears with the magical Nutcracker.
Alas, it was all a dream. But was it?
DANCE ALIVE NATIONAL BALLET
Dance Alive National Ballet, a Florida based professional ballet company, is one of the premier touring companies in the United States. The Company features an international roster of award winning dancers. Elegant and exciting, they are at the heart of the company’s undeniable success. DANB’s repertoire ranges from the quintessential classic, ‘the Nutcracker’, to the cutting edge movement of contemporary ballet. Throughout this choreographic tapestry are woven the ballets of founders Artistic Director Kim Tuttle and Resident Choreographer Judy Skinner whose distinctive artistic styles brand the company. Entertaining and insightful, provocative and joyous, Dance Alive National Ballet is a company for the ages.
DANB has toured the Continental United States, Cuba, Russia, Brazil and Costa Rica and virtually in Japan, and is represented by Siegel Artist Management.
“Admire the exquisite combination of techniques…. the tradition of the Bolshoi, the spirit of jazz and the sensuality of modern dance in a first-class spectacle.”
La Nacion, Costa Rica
~Exclusive Tour Representation ~ Siegel Artist Management, LLC; www.siegelartist.com
Pofahl Studios is the Official School of Dance Alive National Ballet
Dance Alive National Ballet is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency in partnership with the Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture. DANB is a registered 501C-3 notfor-profit organization. A copy of the official registration and financial information may be obtained by calling (800)435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval or recommendation by the State. FEID#23-7348157; Tax Exempt #: 85-8012680863C-7.
CREATORS & CAST
CREATORS
Music ............................................................................................ P.I. Tchaikovsky
Choreography ....................................................................................... Kim Tuttle
Light Design ........................................................................................ Bob Robins
Costume Design ................................ Soili Arvola, Chris Takashima, Rebecca Flake
Set Design .....................................................................................Dennis Mauldin
Grand Valance/Legs and Props ..............................................................Carlos Asse
CAST
Act I – Scene 1
The Christmas Party
Judge Silberhaus ...................................................................................Jose Ramos
Mrs. Silberhaus ................................................................................ Beatriz Povoas
Clara, their daughter ........................................................................... Leah Perine
Franz, their son ..................................................................................... Kai Cuevas
The Nanny .................................................................................... Marilyn Deiorio
Uncle Drosselmeyer ........................................................................ Tony Mancuso
His Nephew, the Nutcracker ............................................................. Stirling Kolb
Guests .............. Rachel Ridley and Andre Valladon, Emilia Leon and Robert Vega, Marite Fuentes and Tenki Nomura, Alison Tucker and Luan Brito
Clara’s Friends ................................ Ellie Aponick, Leo Cuevas, Iolanthe Cushman, Jaylina Farberow, Adalay Luetgert, Lea Sanchez
Party Girls .......................................... Kendall Barnett, Eva Cancellieri, Lilla Hall, Kylie Nagle, Lahna Sanchez, Bailey Thomas, Esther Thompson, Mia Villamil
Dolls
Ballerina Doll ................................................................................... Beatriz Correa
Little Doll ...................................................................................... Paloma Berjano
Nutcracker Doll ................................................................................. Stirling Kolb
Act I – Scene 2
The Magic Scene
The Mouse King ................................................................................ Tales Ribeiro
Mice ...............................................
Ellia Aponick, Leo Cuevas, Iolanthe Cushman, Jaylina Farberow, Tucker Gokey, Adalay Luetgert, Vic Mancuso, Lea Sanchez
Soldiers ........................... Kendall Barnett, Eva Cancellieri, Lilla Hall, Kylie Nagle, Lahna Sanchez, Bailey Thomas, Esther Thompson, Mia Villamil
CREATORS & CAST
Act I – Scene 3
Journey Through the Forest and Land of Snow
Spirits of the Forest ................................................Carla Amancio and Jose Ramos
Snow Queen .............................................................................. Rosemary Deiorio
Snowflakes ....... Paloma Berjano, Beatriz Correa, Marilyn Deiorio, Marite Fuentes, Emilia Leon, Beatriz Povoas, Rachel Ridley, Alison Tucker
~ INTERMISSION ~
Act II
The Kingdom of the Sweets
The Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier ................... Carla Amancio and Roberto Vega Divertissements
Chocolate from Spain ...........Soloists Marite Fuentes and Jose Ramos with Paloma Berjano, Beatriz Correa, Marilyn Deiorio, Alison Tucker
Coffee from Arabia ................................................ Emilia Leon with Tales Ribeiro Tea from China.................................................. Beatriz Povoas and Tenki Nomura with ribbon girl Marilyn Deiorio
Marzipan Shepherdesses .................................. Paloma Berjano and Beatriz Correa
Russian Trepak ....................................................Alison Tucker and Tucker Gokey
Mother Ginger and her Bon Bons
Mother Ginger ................................................................................... Vic Mancuso
Bon Bons ...................... Eva Cancellieri, Jaylina Farberow, Chloe Farris, Lilla Hall, Adalay Luetgert, Brie Komanski, Bailey Thomas, Esther Thompson
Waltz of the Crystalline Flowers
Dewdrop .................................................................. Rachel Ridley and Luan Brito Soloists ............................................................... Beatriz Correa and Beatriz Povoas
Flowers ................... Paloma Berjano, Marilyn Deiorio, Emilia Leon, Alison Tucker
Grand Pas de Deux of the Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier
Adagio ................................................................ Carla Amancio and Roberto Vega
Variation .................................................................................................. Mr. Vega
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy .......................................................... Ms. Amancio
Coda ............................................................................Ms. Amancio and Mr. Vega
Final Waltz ....................................................................................... The Company
DANCERS
Principals
Carla Amancio
Rosemary Deiorio
Tenki Nomura
Beatrix Povoas
Jose Ramos
Tales Ribeiro
Rachel Ridley
Andre Valladon
Ashley Brooke
Valladon
Roberto Vega
Soloists
Paloma Berjano
Luan Brito
Beatriz Correa
Marilyn Deiorio
Tucker Gokey
Stirling Kolb
Marite Fuentes
Emilia Leon
Alison Tucker
Corps de Ballet
Ellie Aponick
Sophia Borchardt
Madison Gaston
Lia Issakov
Adalay Luetgert
Marianna Mancuso
Victor Mancuso
Leah Perine
Lea Sanchez
Eva Vakusich
Maureen Ventresca
Apprentices
Kendall Barnett
Leo Cuevas
Iolanthe Cushman
Jaylina Farberow
Irma Impink
Bailey Thomas
Esther Thompson
Yaqi Song
Guest Artists
Nicole Assaad
Sterling Baca
Tim Cannon
Tak Kwan Chu
Ani Collier
Stephon Johnson
Mark Lowe
Tony Mancuso
Oksana Maslova
Norbert Nirewicz
Luana Rayssa
Keith Scheaffer
Sarah Beth Thompson
Tevfik Vatansever
Artistic Director/Founder ...................................................................... Kim Tuttle
Resident Choreographer/Founder ...................................................... Judy Skinner
Executive Director ......................................................................... Susan Scannella
Assistant Artistic Director .............................................................. Andre Valladon
Ballet Masters .......................................... Jose Ramos, Roberto Vega, Andre Valladon
Company Choreographers ............................. Tucker Gokey, Jose Rajos, Tales Ribeiro
Technical Directors ..............................................Robert P. Robins; Gerard Hale, III
Stage Manager .................................................................................... Tim Cannon
Resident Lighting Designer ........................................................... Robert P. Robins
Technical Consultant ............................................................................ Todd Bedell
Guest set Designers ...................................Carlos Asse, Paul Costanza, Matt Pollard
Technical Assistant ......................................................................... Victor Mancuso
Costume Designers ................................................. Chris Takashima, Rebecca Flake
Nutcracker Student Costumes ....................................................... Claudia Norden
Composer in Residence ......................................................................... Stella Sung
Conductor ................................................................................... Raymond Chobaz
Medical Consultants ................................ Dr. Anthony Mancuso; Dr. Kevin Vincent
Physical Therapist .......................................................................... Claudia Senesac
Videographer .............................................................. Houston Wells, Philip Marcel
Sound Studio ................................................................................................Skylab
Studio Photographer ............................................................. Johnston Photography
Performance Photographers ........ Ani Collier, Caroline Murray, Monica Sue Nielsen
Director of Grants ............................................................................. Ronda Bourn
Office Manager ............................................................................... LaTrinda Perry
Outreach Director ..................................................................... Emily Pozek Dixon
Administrative Assistant .............................................................. Rosemary Deiorio
Graphic Designer........................................................................... Hector Del Valle
Social Media Manager .................................................................. Caroline Murray
Social Media Specialist Beatriz Povoas
Web Consultant .................................................................................... Aaron Hall
Consultant Linda Rocha
Accounting Firms .................................... Kattell and Company, James Moore & Co.
Education Consultants ............................................................................ Jean Reid
Web Design ...................................................................... Gainesville Dev Academy
CAB Liaison .................................................................. Carol Velasques-Richardson
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President ..................................................................................... Lorie Gleim, Esq
Vice President ................................................................................... Tim Cannon
Treasurer ................................................................................ Weaver Gaines, Esq.
Secretary ....................................................................................Stephanie Johnson
Past President ..................................................................................... Gary Ascani
Executive VP of Operations .................................................................. Kim Tuttle
TRUSTEES
Star Bradbury, Erin Buss, Donna DeConna, Esq., Melanie Leonard, Susannah Peddie, Colleen Rand, Historian Tim Roark, James Robert, Esq., Larry Smith, MD, Ashley Walsh, MD
BOARD MEMBER EMERITI
Gary Ascani and Lucinda Lavelli
LEGAL COUNSEL
William Leonard, Esq.
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