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New Jersey Ballet’s

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Based on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E. T. A. Hoffman Music by Peter I. Tchaikovsky with the

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra

Based on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A. Hoffman Music

by Peter I. Tchaikovsky GARY S. FAGIN MICHAEL ANANIA Scenic Design New

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withPAUL the MILLER

Lighting Design Jersey Symphony Orchestra

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CAROLYN CLARK, Founder/Director PAUL HILLIARD McRAE, Assistant Director LUBA GULYAEVA, Ballet Mistress CAROLYN TENER BROWN, Repertory Coach Company History KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA, Repertory Coach SABOVICK-BLEICH, Repertory Coach For more than half a century, New JerseyROSEMARY Ballet has thrilled audiences from Bergen to DAVID TAMAKI, Repertory Coach Cape May with world-class professional ballet. The Company’s programming has given

hundreds of thousands of adults and children their first introduction to ballet and inspired in many a lifelong love of the arts. New Jersey Ballet has also taken the Artistic best of New Jersey EDWARD VILLELLA, Advisor Arts to audiences in other parts of the country and set records on international tours to Bermuda, India, Italy, Russia and The Taiwan.

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The founding of NewESTELLE, Jersey LEONID Ballet FLEGMATOV, created a profound change in the state’s cultural JUSTIN ALBINA GHAZARYAN landscape. New Jersey Ballet’s Founder, Carolyn Clark, established and grew the ballet ESNELNew RAMOS HERNANDEZ, SEballet HYUN JIN, ILSE KAPTEYN company to become Jersey’s premier company.

Her vision and leadership led to an immense expansion of classical and contemporary repertory over the years. New EMMANUEL MARTIROSYAN, NAREK MARTIROSYAN Jersey Ballet has brought the magic of dance theatre to countless students, children and RISA MOCHIZUKI, GABRIELLA NOA, EUNICE SUBA adults of all ages inspiring in many a lifelong appreciation of the arts.

MARI SUGAWA, ANDRE LUIS TEIXEIRA Each season, New Jersey Ballet’s critically acclaimed dancers perform a variety of CATHERINE WHITING, YUUKI works from classical, contemporary and jazz as YAMAMOTO well as new works from world renowned choreographers. The Company’s repertory includes works choreographed by some of RACHEL CARINA, KAITLYN DAL BON, JACKSON FERREIRA the greatest names in the world of dance: Balanchine, de Mille, Tudor, Nebrada, North, SOFIA GONZALEZ GARCIA, NAHOKO NAKAMOTO Pourfarrokh, Taras, Sappington, Renvall, Tomal, Vernon, Vesak, Petipa, Chabukiany, Saint AND Leon and Bournonville. New Jersey Ballet is also home to one of the largest collections SACRIPANTI, ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH of ballets for youngDARA audiences.The Company's artistic advisor is one of the greatest international dancers CHRISTINA of the 20th century; Edward Villella.

Mr. Villella, an international star THERYOUNG, HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA of New York City Ballet, performed in New AND Jersey Ballet’s first production of Nutcracker in 1971.

QUINCY SOUTHERLAND This season, former New York City Ballet Principal Dancer, Maria Kowroski joins New NewArtistic Jersey Ballet Board of Directors Jersey Ballet as Acting Director.

James R. Gillen, Scott T. Tross,writer Esq., Chairman Barbara Gilford, dance for The New York Times New President Jersey Weekly for more than LizaNew M.Walsh, Esq.,Vice H. McMahon, ten yearsLynn wrote this aboutVice thePresident impact and value Jersey BalletPresident has for New Jersey: Susan A. Manardo, Esq. Secretary Gale Raffield, Vice President Jennifer Bakshi Sally Levin "New Jersey Ballet Nicole Company is the ONLY dance organization Blomfield Donald A. Robinson, Esq. in the New York metropolitan area thatJason takes high quality programming and performances to Dailey Mark A. Scherer urban, rural and suburban communities throughout New Ellen Dec Nicole Stefanelli, Esq. Jersey (and at a cost that is "affordable" in comparison with the major organizations in New York Lisa D. Taylor, Esq. City who are at home at Lincoln Center). Residents of our state have access to Honorary Board of Directors a three-hundred year-old dance tradition, frequently on their doorsteps. New Jersey Ballet is an assemblage ofThomas professional The Hon. H. Keandancers who embody the highest standards of technique and artistry and they OURS!!!"

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New Jersey Ballet New Jersey’s Favorite Dance Company

CAROLYN CLARK, Founder/Director CAROLYN CLARK, Founder/Director PAUL HILLIARD McRAE, Assistant Director MARIA KOWROSKI, Acting Artistic Director LUBA GULYAEVA, Ballet Mistress PAUL H. McRAE, Assistant Director CAROLYN TENER Repertory Coach Director DAVIDBROWN, TAMAKI, Managing KOTOE LUBA KOJIMA-NOA, Repertory Coach Mistress GULYAEVA, Ballet ROSEMARY Repertory Coach Coach PETERSABOVICK-BLEICH, DIBONAVENTURA, Repertory DAVID TAMAKI, Repertory Coach Coach KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA, Repertory

GABRIELLE NOA, Repertory Coach ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH, Repertory Coach EDWARD VILLELLA, Artistic Advisor EDWARD VILLELLA, Artistic Advisor

The Company The Company JUSTIN ESTELLE, LEONID FLEGMATOV, ALBINA GHAZARYAN

EMILY BARROWS, SE HYUN JIN, ILSE KAPTEYN, RISA MOCHIZUKI ESNEL RAMOS SEWHITING, HYUN JIN, ILSE KAPTEYN EUNICE SUBA,HERNANDEZ, CATHERINE YUUKI YAMAMOTO ANTONIOUS HAMMOND, NAHOKO NAKAMOTO, JACOPO SENSOLI EMMANUEL MARTIROSYAN, NAREK MARTIROSYAN REBEKKA DIZDAR, YUIKO HONDA, MARY ANN MASSA, AVA PRENTICE RISA MOCHIZUKI, GABRIELLA NOA, EUNICE SUBA and SUGAWA, ANDRE LUIS TEIXEIRA DAVID LOPENA,MARI RAYNOR RUBEL, EMILY STEVENS, DARA SACRIPANTI CATHERINE WHITING, YUUKI YAMAMOTO with Guest Artists RACHEL CARINA, KAITLYN DAL BON, JACKSON FERREIRA CHUN WAI CHAN BROOKLYN MACK HENRY BERLIN, CAMPBELL, PHILIPNAKAMOTO DUCLOS, VINCE PELEGRIN SOFIAJESSE GONZALEZ GARCIA, NAHOKO AND

DARA SACRIPANTI, ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH New Jersey Ballet Board of Directors

THERYOUNG, HUMBERTO TEIXEIRA Scott T.CHRISTINA Tross, Esq. Susan A. Manardo, Esq. AND Chairman President Lynn H. McMahon QUINCY SOUTHERLAND Vice Chairman Nicole Stefanelli, Esq. Nicole Blomfield New Jersey Ballet Board of DirectorsTreasurer Secretary James R. Gillen, President Scott T. Tross, Esq., Chairman Gale DiFabio Raffield Jennifer Bakshi Liza M.Walsh, Esq.,Vice President Lynn H. McMahon, Vice President Donald A. Robinson, Scott M. Becchi Susan A. Manardo, Esq. SecretaryEsq. Gale Raffield, Vice President Jason Dailey Liza M. Walsh, Esq. Jennifer Bakshi Sally Levin Geoffrey S. Weinman, Ph.D. Ellen Dec Nicole Blomfield Donald A. Robinson, Esq. Jason Dailey Mark A. Scherer Honorary ofStefanelli, Directors Ellen Dec Board Nicole Esq. LisaHon. D. Taylor, Esq. H. Kean The Thomas Ruthi Zinn Byrne Board of Directors Lawrence P. Goldman Honorary Michael K. Furey, Esq. Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq. The Hon. Thomas H. Kean Millie E. Williams, Esq. Ruthi Zinn Byrne David J. Farris Leonard M. Fisher, Esq. Michael K. Furey, Esq. Lawrence P. Goldman Nina Mitchell Wells, Esq. New Jersey Ballet Company, 7-9 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932

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New Jersey Ballet New Jersey’s Favorite Dance Company

CAROLYN CLARK, Founder/Director PAUL HILLIARD McRAE, Assistant Director LUBA GULYAEVA, Ballet Mistress CAROLYN TENER BROWN, Repertory Coach ACT ONE KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA, Repertory Coach The curtain rises on a Christmas ROSEMARY Eve party at the home of Coach the Mayor, his SABOVICK-BLEICH, Repertory DAVID TAMAKI, Coach their children, Clara and Fritz. Everyone is engaged inRepertory games and dancing

The Story of Nutcracker

wife, and when old Herr Drosselmeyer arrives with his handsome nephew. At first the children are afraid Artistic Advisorwhat the old man has of Drosselmeyer, but their fear disappears EDWARD when VILLELLA, they discover brought: a life-size porcelain doll and a soldier doll!

Drosselmeyer distributes toy swords The Company and trumpets to the boys and dolls to all the girls...all except Clara. Drosselmeyer gives ESTELLE, LEONID her a colorfulJUSTIN Nutcracker.

FritzFLEGMATOV, grabs forALBINA the GHAZARYAN Nutcracker and breaks it. Drosselmeyerʼs RAMOS HERNANDEZ, SE HYUN JIN, ILSE KAPTEYN nephew helpsESNEL Clara tuck the broken Nutcracker into her doll's bed. The guests leave and the family retires forMARTIROSYAN, the night. NAREK MARTIROSYAN EMMANUEL RISA MOCHIZUKI, GABRIELLA EUNICE SUBA for one last look at the Nutcracker.

As the empty living room grows dark,NOA, Clara returns MARIsofa SUGAWA, LUIS TEIXEIRA She falls asleep on the andANDRE a magic spell creeps over the room. Giant mice appear from behind the fireplace. toy soldiers pursue the mice. The Christmas tree CATHERINEChild-size WHITING, YUUKI YAMAMOTO grows very tall.RACHEL The CARINA, roomKAITLYN changes and everything DAL BON, JACKSON FERREIRA disappears except the now-giant Nutcracker who leads the toy soldiers against the mice. Clara wakes up and helps the SOFIA GONZALEZ GARCIA, NAHOKO NAKAMOTO Nutcracker defeat the Mouse King.

AND The Nutcracker turns into a handsome prince, and he and Clara glide away.

As they pass through the forest, the King and Queen of Snowflakes DARA SACRIPANTI, ROSEMARY SABOVICK-BLEICH and their swirling CHRISTINA subjectsTHERYOUNG, dance aHUMBERTO splendidTEIXEIRA waltz.

AND

QUINCY SOUTHERLAND

ACT TWO New Jersey Ballet Board of Directors Clara and her Prince journey to the Kingdom of Sweets where the Sugar Plum Fairy and her court Scott await.

TheEsq., Sugar Plum shows young couple to a pair of thrones and the Jamesthe R. Gillen, President T. Tross, Chairman Liza M.Walsh, Presidentfrom faraway lands, Mother Lynn H. McMahon, Viceto President whole kingdom comes entertain them.

ThereEsq.,Vice are dances Susan A. Manardo, Esq. Secretary President Ginger andGale herRaffield, ClownVice Children, the Waltz of the Flowers and the grand pas de deux. The entire court joins in aJennifer final Bakshi waltz, andSally theLevin curtain falls as Clara climbs into the swan boat Blomfield Donald A. Robinson, Esq. and sails home onceNicole more.

Jason Dailey Mark A. Scherer Ellen Dec Nicole Stefanelli, Esq. Lisa D. Taylor, Esq.

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Cast (in order of appearance - alternating casts) Act I Scene 1

Fritz........................................................................................................ Diego Arpino, Julian Ternstroem Little Boys.........................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Clara............................................................................................................................................ Yuiko Honda Mia Cirafesi, Kathryn Chen, Emily Schablik, Skylar, Smith, Ashley Wang Little Girls..........................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Father........................................................................................................................................ Raynor Rubel Mother.............................................................................Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Mary Anna Massa Grandmother................................................................... Rosemary Sabovivk-Bleich, Dara Sacripanti Guests.................................................................. Henry Berlin, Antonious Hammond, David Lopena Vince Pelegrin, Jacopo Sensoli, Yuuki Yamamoto, Jonathan Najera Emily Barrows, Rebekka Dizdar, Mary Ann Massa Ava Prentice, Emily Stevens, Eunice Suba, Catherine Whiting Drosselmeyer........................................................................................................................ Paul H. McRae Drosselmeyer’s Nephew................................................Henry Berlin, Philip Duclos, David Lopena, Vince Pelegrin, Jacopo Sensoli Porcelain Doll................................................................Emily Barrows, Yuiko Honda, Risa Mochizuki Soldier Doll........................... Philip Duclos, Antonious Hammond, David Lopena, Vince Pelegrin

Act I Scene 2 - The Magic Spell Solo Mice............................................. Hannah Anderson, Diego Arpino, Isabella Diaz, Ruby Dyer Alli Squillace, Sydney Stavraka, Julian Ternstroem Solo Soldiers.......................................... Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Emily Schablik, Ashley Wang Nutcracker Prince.......................................................................................... Henry Berlin, Philip Duclos David Lopena, Vince Pelegrin, Jacopo Sensoli Bugle Boy.....................................................................Nico Burbach, Liam Heiman, Zachary Pierson Soldiers.............................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Mice...................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Mouse King.................................................................................................... Henry Berlin, Raynor Rubel

Act I Scene 3 - In The Forest

Act I Scene 3 - In The Fore

Snow Queen ...............................................

Snow Albina ...............................................

Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn Albina Gh Act I Scene 3 - In Queen The Forest Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung Mari Sugawa

Snow Queen............................................. Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Risa Mochizuki, Eunice Suba

Snow King ........................................Snow Leonid King Flegmatov, ........................................

Narek MartirosyanLeonid Flegmato

Snow King.......................................................................Henry Berlin, Jesse Campbell, Philip Duclos Andrew Notarile, Andre Luis TeixeiraAndrew Notarile Raynor Rubel, Yuuki Yamamoto

Solo Snowflakes ..........................................

Solo Snowflakes Rachel Carina, ..........................................

Kaitlyn Dal Bon Rachel Ca

Solo Snowflakes......................................................... Emily Barrows, Rebekka Dizdar, Yuiko Honda Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella Risa Mochizuki, Noa Nahoko Nak Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Ava Prentice, Catherine Whiting

Eunice Suba, Christina Theryoung, Catherine Eunice Suba, Whiting Christina Theryou

Snowflakes.......................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page

Snowflakes .............................................................

Snowflakes .............................................................

See Alternating Cast Page See

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Act II - Kingdom Of Swee

Act II - Kingdom of Sweets Guardian Angel....................................................................Emily Barrows, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn Mary Ann Massa, Ava Prentice, Emily Stevens Angels...............................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Courtiers...........................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Chocolate...............................................................Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Eunice Suba Catherine Whiting, Philip Duclos, Jacopo Sensoli, Yuuki Yamamoto Coffee.............................................................................................................. Henry Berlin, Raynor Rubel Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Mary Ann Massa, Emily Stevens and Catherine Epstein, Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon Katie Lefkowitz, Vanessa Nussbaum, Camille Wong Tea.............................................Antonious Hammond, David Lopena, Raynor Rubel, Yuiko Honda and Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Emily Schablik, Ashley Wang Toffee.................................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page Mirlitons........................................................................ Emily Barrows, Rebekka Dizdar, Yuiko Honda Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Mary Ann Massa, Risa Mochizuki Nahoko Nakamoto, Ava Prentice, Eunice Suba, Catherine Whiting Trepak.............................................................................................................. Henry Berlin, Philip Duclos Antonious Hammond, David Lopena, Vince Pelegrin Mother Ginger.................................................................... Diego Arpino, Isabella Diaz, Sophie Levin Solo Clowns........................................................ Giulia Buckley, Jada Lynn Casasnovas, Ella Harvin Charlotte Sarama, Lily Silver, Reese Tancke Clowns..............................................................................................................See Alternating Cast Page

Dew

Mother Ginger ................ Armani Davidson, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel Waltz Diego of The Flowers Solo Clowns ...............................

Arpino, Brooke Carilli, Cerys Evans Isabella Fernandes, Ava Lieber Drop........................................................................................

Risa Mochizuki, Lily Silver, Stephanie Zimany, Erica Wang

Nahoko Nakamoto Eunice Suba, Catherine Whiting

Clowns .......................................................................... See Alternating Cast Page

Solo Flowers.........................................................................Emily Barrows, Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn Mary Ann Massa, Ava Prentice, Emily Stevens Waltz of The Flowers

Flowers.............................................Kylie Blake, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Catherine Dougherty Dew Drop ..................... Risa Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella Noa Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel,Catherine Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon Mari Sugawa, Christina, Theryoung, Whiting Katie Lefkowitz, Vanessa Nussbaum, Nicolette Solo Flowers ..............

Violeta Angelova, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan Riera, Emily Schablik Ilse Kapteyn, Eunice Suba, Ashley Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung Alexa Symmons, Wang, Camille Wong, and Skylar Smith Flowers .................................. Kaitlyn Dal Bon, Eunice Suba, Nina Yoshida and Kristina Arriaga, Julie Fawcett, Michele Loughlin Heidi Marie, Ava Prentice, Niolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Ariana West Grand Pas de Deux and Jennifer Catalfamo, Grace He, Giselle Wong

Grand Pas de Deux Sugar Plum..........................................................................

Se Hyun Jin, Ilse Kapteyn, Risa Mochizuki Nahoko Albina Nakamoto, Eunice Suba, Catherine Whiting Sugar Plum ...................... Risa Mochizuki, Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn Mari Sugawa, Gabriella Noa, Catherine Whiting

Cavalier................................................................. Chun Wai Chan, Brooklyn Mack, Yuuki Yamamoto Cavalier ................. Albert Davydov, Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan Andre Luis Teixeira, Yuuki Yamamoto

Finale.................................................................................................................................... Entire Company Finale .................................................................................. Entire Company 

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Nutcracker Alternating Casts

Junior Company I / II

Girls Kylie Blake, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, CatherineLittle Dougherty, Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel Catherine Dougherty, Paige Henderson, Ashley Narsu, Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter Samantha Howden, Katie Vanessa Nussbaum, Nicolette Riera and Sabine AlexandraKwon, DiCostanzo, AbbyLefkowitz, Kalina Miller, Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang and Kylie Blake, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo,Camille Kathryn Chen, Mia and Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis,Sofia Dana Harel Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang, Wong Bonnie Chen, Elliott Heiman, LibbySophia Herz, Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Fiona Quirk andTedesco Sofia Elliott Sophie Levin, Julia Liliana Reilly, Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith, Olivia Emma Kaufman, Sophia Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith and Eliana Goodman, Ava Lieber, Melissa Rachofsky

Little Boys Little Girls Diego Arpino, Max Belov, Justin Chiafullo, Aleksandr Fegan, Liam Heiman, Andrew Hill, Sam Kelly Kylie Blake, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Catherine Dougherty, Dana Harel Joseph McDonald, Timothy Silverman, Julian Ternstroem, Zachary Zukowsky Kyla Kinahan, Nicolette Riera, Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang Mice and Bonnie Chen, Brooke Sophie Levin, Liliana Reilly, Sophia Skylar Tedesco Barber, Norah Chinn, Adia Decker, IsabellaShkolnikova, Diaz, Daphne Faulkner, LisaSmith, Faulkner,Olivia Isabel Flicker Libby Herz, Andrew Hill, Sophie Levin, Jonathan NicoletteMorrow, Rubel, Timothy Silverman, and Izabela Baseman, Beatrice Crucs,Najera, Caroline Alessia RieraZachary Zukowsky Soldiers and Carolyn Chen, Julianne Gallagher, Jacobs, Mayu Koyama, Hannah Anderson, SophieErin Apple, Tanseem Madison Arampulikan,Kovach, Diego Arpino, Natalia Arpino, MiaPayton Bellomo Smith Janel Brahmbhatt, Anna Brinkhoff, Gwyneth Brown, Giulia Buckley, Avril Callanan, Natalia Cardozo

Boys Carolyn Chen, Audrey Curran,Little Madison Decker, Emily Deutsch, Isabella Diaz, Allison DiBrienza Jahnavi Fernandes, Fuller, Matilda Gelber, Catherine Leah Gershgorin, Taylor Guli Jarom Anderson, Diego Romy Arpino, Nico Burbach, KillianGerbino, Connolly, Filip Fegan Ella Harvin, Isabel Horn, Zoriana Horodysky, Alena Howson, Sophie Hu, Yaxi Huang, Erin Jacobs Liam Heiman, Pierson, Benjamin Julian Ternstroem EmilyZachary Jin, Ella Jordre, Sophia Kahn, Jia Kim,Rachofsky, Maya Kirton, Maria Kozlyakova, Skylar Kuiken

Alyona Kushnirskiy, Andreana Lee, Audrey Lei, Xiang Shining Li, Yaelle Lieb, Nina Mody, Vika Nelson

MiceMahima Pugazendhi, Mayuri Rajakaruna, Chrystal Rakela Chloe Novoa, Shiloh Pickett, Gianna Piloto, Ekaterina Isabella Santamaria, Evelyn Selan, Sienna Shaw, Guli, JessicaDana Shen, Lily Silver,Audrey Riya SinhaLei Hannah Anderson, DiegoRoberts, Arpino, Isabella Diaz, Ruby Dyer, Taylor Harel, Anjali Sivaraju, Payton Smith, Reese Tancke, Gabrielle Tedesco, Julian Ternstroem, Evangeline Turturro Sophie Levin, Elizabeth Malanga, Kiran McMillan-Tulsiani, Jonathan Najera, Liliana Reilly Natalie Vilchez, Grace Webber, Caroline Wolitzer, Chloe Woo, Scarlet Wurster, Kaitlyn Xie Alyssa Slavin, Alli Squillace, Sydney Stavraka, Julian Ternstroem, Grace Webber Snowflakes

Marina Chiafullo, Catherine Dougherty, Colleen Fetherston, Paige Henderson, Katie Lefkowitz, Ashley Narsu Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Miranda Spaulding, Ava Sutter, Emily Weisman, Camille Wong and Alexandra DiCostanzo Soldiers Hailey Linck,Gwyneth Abby KalinaBuckley, Miller, EmilyEva Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang Natalia and Kylie Blake Reese Arana, Ella Baldwin, Bucovsky, Nico Burbach, Cardozo Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel Elaini Chiafullo, Katerina Clemente, Audrey Curran, DaSilva, Allison DiBrienza Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Howden,Victoria Sabine Kwon, VanessaMadison Nussbaum,Decker, Fiona Quirk, Ella Schestag

Angels Sophie Dion, Josephine Ethier, Tamar Harel, Ella Harvin, Liam Heiman, Enya Ienciu, Anna Jagen Kylie Blake, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Catherine Epstein Sophia Kahn, Caroline Kelder, Harley Kerian, Alyona Kushnirskiy, Bethany Laluces, Andreana Lee Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Howden, Kyla Kinahan, Sabine Kwon, Vanessa Nussbaum Caitlyn Liu, Elizabeth Malanga, Oliviaand Martin, AnickSofia McClellan, SophieEmma McDavit, Serena Mody Fiona Quirk , Ella Schestag Bonnie Chen, Elliott, Lisa Faulkner, Kaufman, Sophie Levin Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith, Olivia Tedesco, Emily Xing and Izabela Baseman, Katherine Bernard Vika Nelson, Chloe Sophia Novoa, Riley Omlor, Wendi Ouyang, Zachary Pierson, Anna Ruff, Kelly Santana Beatrice Crucs, Hannah Fertig, Eliana Goodman, Erin Kirk, Ava Lieber, Kiran McMillan-Tulsiani Charlotte Sarama, Sophia Lena and Scholz, EvelynCarolyn Selan,Chen, Delaney Silver Caroline Morrow,Scarpin, Melissa Rachofsky Avril Callanan, CatherineShedd, Gerbino, Lily Payton Smith Katherine Tan,Slavin, Lauren Venturella, WolitzerJacqueline and Brooke Barber, Norah Sarah Chinn, Adia Decker Anjali Sivaraju, Alyssa VictoriaCaroline Stavreva, Valdivia, Ward Megan Donovan, Ruby Dyer, Isabella Fernandes, Isabel Flicker, Tzeviya Keller, Maya Kirton, Shiloh Pickett Joy Webber, Lyra Winton, Claire Yu, Chloe Zhang, Anna Zyskin Gianna Piloto, Zoe Plomaritis, Charlotte Prunty, Sydney Stavraka, Ashley Xiang, Kaitlyn Xie, Zara Zhao

Courtiers Snowflakes

Marina Chiafullo, Catherine Dougherty, Colleen Fetherston, Paige Henderson, Katie Lefkowitz Kylie Blake, Kathryn Chen, Cirafesi, Catherine Epstein,Camille DanaWong Harel Ashley Narsu,Mia Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, MirandaDougherty, Spaulding, AvaCatherine Sutter, Emily Weisman, and Alexandra DiCostanzo, Hailey Linck, Abby Kalina Miller, Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Katie Lefkowitz, Vanessa Nussbaum, Nicolette Riera and Kylie Blake, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Catherine Epstein Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang, Camille Wong and Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Vanessa Nussbaum, Fiona Quirk EllaSofia Schestag and Sofia Elliott,Reilly, Lisa Faulkner, Emma Kaufman, Sophia Shkolnikova, Elliott, Liliana Skylar Smith, Olivia Tedesco andSkylar Smith, Emily Xing

Clowns Beatrice Crucs, Melissa Rachofsky, Samantha Rever, Trinity Savage and Maya Kirton, Madison Kovach Schuyler Abramson, Hannah Anderson, Natalia Arpino, Gianna Bellomo, Lexie Berger, Janel Brahmbhatt Lilah-Rae Brown, Gwyneth Buckley, Eva Bucovsky, Natalia Cardozo, Elaini Chiafullo, Audrey Curran Angels Avellina deFazio, Sophie Dion, Josephine Ethier, Abrisham Fayazbakhsh, Siena Felici, Jazlyn Fonseca Izabela Baseman, Beatrice Crucs, McMillan-Tulsiani, Caroline Melissa Rachofsky Ava Gonzales, Sofia Grum,Kiran Lana Guelich, Whitney Guelich, Amelia Hanks,Morrow, Charlotte Hao, Mia Hao, Ella Harvin Isabelle Hogle,Riera, Tamar Harel, Alena Howson,and EnyaJanel Ienciu, Erin Jacobs, Ella Jordre, Kelder Samantha Rever, Alessia Trinity Savage Brahmbhatt, SheaCaroline Byam,Kelder, AvrilFiona Callanan Simona Kempf, Harley Kerian, Skylar Kuiken, Hana Letang, Oceana Li, Sophie McDavit, Camila Mena Carolyn Chen, Julianne Gallagher, Maya Madison Kovach, Mayu Koyama, Kaavya Krishnan Julia Miloslavskiy, Serena Mody,Kirton, Ria Mukherji, Riley Omlor, Wendi Ouyang, Angelena Pagano, Emma Pino Madelyn Robeson, Jennifer Rothrock, Santamaria, EvelynCaroline Selan, EsmeWolitzer Silver, Payton Sienna Shaw, Payton Smith, Katie Tan,Isabella Lauren Venturella, andSmith VictoriaGuli, Stavreva, Sara Stevenson, Vera Strigun, Olivia Sullivan, Sun, Vivienne Sun, Gabriella Tedesco Anya daSilva, Taylor Isabel Horn, Erin Jacobs, Audrey Lei,Joya Alexa Regateiro, Jessica Shen Gabriella Volpicelli, Sarah Ward, Aliyah Warjanka, Hannah Warjanka, Sierra Warjanka, Joy Webber Lily Silver, Gabriella Verney, Scarlet Wurster and Elizabeth Harvin, Sophia Kahn Claire Yu, Chloe Zhang, Sophie AnnGulberg, Zhou, AnnaElla Zyskin

Alyona Kushnirskiy, Olivia Martin, Anick McClellan, Delaney Shedd and Giulia Buckley Amelia Curran, Ruby Dyer, Celino Eto, Claire Lee, Sydney Stavraka, Grace Webber, Kaitlyn Xie Courtiers Kylie Blake, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Catherine Dougherty, Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Katie Lefkowitz, Vanessa Nussbaum, Nicolette Riera Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang, Camille Wong and Bonnie Chen Sofia Elliott, Sophie Levin, Liliana Reilly, Sophia Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith, Olivia Tedesco and Beatrice Crucs, Caroline Morrow, Melissa Rachofsky, Alessia Riera and Carolyn Chen, Julianne Gallagher, Maya Kirton, Madison Kovach, Payton Smith

Toffee Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Catherine Dougherty, Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Katie Lefkowitz, Vanessa Nussbaum, Nicolette Riera Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang, Camille Wong, Sophia Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith and Beatrice Crucs, Caroline Morrow, Melissa Rachokfsky, Samantha Rever, Alessia Riera, Trinity Savage

Nutcracker Alternating Casts

Clowns LittleBuckley, Girls Faith Anderson, Margaret Berger, Sophia Brown, Giulia Eva Bucovsky, Amanda Carpenter Catherine Dougherty, Paige Henderson, Ashley Narsu, Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Ava Sutter Jada Lynn Casasnovas, Victoria DaSilva, Sophie Dion, Siena Felici, Lily Goldstein, Taylor Guli and Alexandra DiCostanzo, Abby Kalina Miller, Emily Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang Brianna Gumpper, Vera Hall,Blake, Tamar Harel, Ella Harvin, Isabelle Hogle, Enya Ienciu, Caroline Kelder and Kylie Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Dana Harel Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Howden, Sabine Kwon, Fiona Quirk and Sofia ElliottMulroony Ela Korkmaz, Bethany Laluces, Audrey Liao,Samantha Kathryn McConnell, Sophie McDavit, Jane Emma Kaufman, Sophia Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith and Eliana Goodman, Ava Lieber, Melissa Rachofsky Ariane Nijborg, Alexandria Olivares, Willa Platt, Jennifer Rothrock, Charlotte Sarama, Miabella Scala Little Boys Sophia Scarpin, Lena Scholz, Audrey MilaAleksandr Shamszad, Song, Victoria Diego Arpino, Max Belov, Schuch, Justin Chiafullo, Fegan, Sophie Liam Heiman, Andrew Hill, SamStavreva Kelly McDonald, Timothy Silverman, Julian Ternstroem, Zukowsky Avery Sternberg, OliviaJoseph Sullivan, Vivienne Sun, Alexandra Syrek,Zachary Annabelle Talakoub Mice Emma Walker, Zara Walker, Sarah Ward, Joy Webber, Lyra Winton, Claire Yu, Chloe Zhang Brooke Barber, Norah Chinn, Adia Decker, Isabella Diaz, Daphne Faulkner, Lisa Faulkner, Isabel Flicker Libby Herz, Andrew Hill, Sophie Levin, Jonathan Najera, Nicolette Rubel, Timothy Silverman, Zachary Zukowsky

Understudies Soldiers

Hannah Anderson, Sophie Apple, Tanseem Arampulikan, Diego Arpino, Natalia Arpino, Mia Bellomo Understudy Janel Brahmbhatt, Anna Brinkhoff, GwynethClaras Brown, Giulia Buckley, Avril Callanan, Natalia Cardozo Carolyn Chen,Kovach, Audrey Curran, MadisonMorrow, Decker, Emily Deutsch, Isabella Madison Caroline Nicolette RieraDiaz, Allison DiBrienza Jahnavi Fernandes, Romy Fuller, Matilda Gelber, Catherine Gerbino, Leah Gershgorin, Taylor Guli Ella Harvin, Isabel Horn, Zoriana Horodysky, Alena Howson, Sophie Hu, Yaxi Huang, Erin Jacobs Understudy Little Boy Emily Jin, Ella Jordre, Sophia Kahn, Jia Kim, Maya Kirton, Maria Kozlyakova, Skylar Kuiken Alexander Alyona Kushnirskiy, Andreana Lee, Audrey Brown Lei, Xiang Shining Li, Yaelle Lieb, Nina Mody, Vika Nelson Chloe Novoa, Shiloh Pickett, Gianna Piloto, Mahima Pugazendhi, Mayuri Rajakaruna, Chrystal Rakela Understudy Little Girls Ekaterina Roberts, Isabella Santamaria, Evelyn Selan, Sienna Shaw, Jessica Shen, Lily Silver, Riya Sinha Anjali Sivaraju, Payton Smith, Tancke, Kaavya Gabrielle Tedesco, JulianSienna Ternstroem, Evangeline Janel Brahmbhatt, Shea Byam, AvrilReese Callanan, Krishnan, Shaw, KatieTurturro Tan Natalie Vilchez, Grace Webber, Caroline Wolitzer, Chloe Woo, Scarlet Wurster, Kaitlyn Xie

Lauren Venturella, Caroline Wolitzer and Anya daSilva, Taylor Guli, Isabel Horn, Ella Jordre, Jia Kim Snowflakes Audrey Lei, Nina Mody, Chloe Novoa, Mayuri Rajakaruna, Jessica Shen, Lily Silver, Scarlet Marina Chiafullo, Catherine Dougherty, Colleen Fetherston, Paige Henderson, Katie Lefkowitz, Ashley Wurster Narsu Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Miranda Spaulding, Ava Sutter, Emily Weisman, Camille Wong and Alexandra DiCostanzo Understudy Hailey Linck, Abby Kalina Miller, EmilySnowflakes Schablik, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang and Kylie Blake Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Levin, Chen, MiaSophia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis,and Catherine Epstein, Dana Harel Bonnie Chen, Sophie Shkolnikova Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Vanessa Nussbaum, Fiona Quirk, Ella Schestag

Izabela Baseman, Kiran McMillan-Tulsiani,Angels Caroline Morrow, Alessia Riera and Janel Brahmbhatt, Byam, Avril Caragiulo, Callanan, Carolyn Chen, Julianne Gallagher, Mayu Koyama KylieShea Blake, Stephanie-Rose Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Catherine Epstein Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Kyla Kinahan, Sabine Kwon, Vanessa Nussbaum Kaavya Krishnan, Sienna Shaw, Payton Smith, KatieHowden, Tan, Lauren Venturella, Caroline Wolitzer Fiona Quirk , Ella Schestag and Bonnie Chen, Sofia Elliott, Lisa Faulkner, Emma Kaufman, Sophie Levin Sophia Shkolnikova, SkylarUnderstudy Smith, Olivia Tedesco, Emily Xing and Izabela Baseman, Katherine Bernard Angels Beatrice Crucs, Hannah Fertig, Eliana Goodman, Erin Kirk, Ava Lieber, Kiran McMillan-Tulsiani EllaCaroline Jordre, Jia Kim, Mody, Novoa, Mayuri Rajakaruna Morrow, MelissaNina Rachofsky and Chloe Avril Callanan, Carolyn Chen, Catherine Gerbino, Payton Smith and NataliaKatherine Cardozo, Curran, VikaWolitzer Nelson, Slavin, Anna Zyskin Tan, Audrey Lauren Venturella, Caroline andAlyssa Brooke Barber, Norah Chinn, Adia Decker Megan Donovan, Ruby Dyer, Isabella Fernandes, Isabel Flicker, Tzeviya Keller, Maya Kirton, Shiloh Pickett and Madison Decker, Isabella Diaz, Bethany Laluces, Kelly Santana Gianna Piloto, Zoe Plomaritis, Charlotte Prunty, Sydney Stavraka, Ashley Xiang, Kaitlyn Xie, Zara Zhao

Courtiers Understudy Courtiers Marina Chiafullo, Catherine Dougherty, Colleen Fetherston, Paige Henderson, Katie Lefkowitz Izabela Baseman, Janel Brahmbhatt, Shea Byam, AvrilAvaCallanan, Koyama Ashley Narsu, Lauren Ng, Victoria Ruiz, Miranda Spaulding, Sutter, EmilyMayu Weisman, Camille Wong and McMillan-Tulsiani, Alexandra DiCostanzo, Hailey Linck,Shaw, Abby Kalina Miller, EmilyLauren Schablik,Venturella, Alexa Symmons, Ashley Wang Kaavya Krishnan, Kiran Sienna Katie Tan, Caroline Wolitzer and Kylie Blake, Stephanie-Rose Caragiulo, Kathryn Chen, Mia Cirafesi, Aleksandra Danis, Catherine Epstein Dana Harel, Julia Heiman, Libby Herz, Samantha Howden, Sabine Kwon, Vanessa Nussbaum, Fiona Quirk Understudy Clown Ella Schestag and Sofia Elliott, Lisa Faulkner, Emma Kaufman, Sophia Shkolnikova, Skylar Smith, Emily Xing Killian Connolly

Clowns

Schuyler Abramson, Hannah Anderson, Natalia Arpino, Gianna Bellomo, Lexie Berger, Janel Brahmbhatt Understudy Flowers Lilah-Rae Brown, Gwyneth Buckley, Eva Bucovsky, Natalia Cardozo, Elaini Chiafullo, Audrey Curran Bonnie Chen, SofiaAvellina Elliott, Sophie Levin, Liliana Reilly, SophiaFayazbakhsh, Shkolnikova, OliviaJazlyn Tedesco deFazio, Sophie Dion, Josephine Ethier, Abrisham Siena Felici, Fonsecaand AvaBeatrice Gonzales, Sofia Grum,Kiran Lana Guelich, Whitney Guelich, Amelia Hanks,Morrow, Charlotte Hao, Mia Hao, Ella Harvin Izabela Baseman, Crucs, McMillan-Tulsiani, Caroline Melissa Rachofsky Isabelle Hogle, Tamar Harel, Alena Howson, Enya Ienciu, Erin Jacobs, Ella Jordre, Caroline Kelder, Fiona Kelder Samantha Rever, Alessia Riera, Trinity Savage and Janel Brahmbhatt, Shea Byam, Avril Callanan Simona Kempf, Harley Kerian, Skylar Kuiken, Hana Letang, Oceana Li, Sophie McDavit, Camila Mena Carolyn Chen, Julianne Gallagher, Maya Madison Kovach, Kaavya Krishnan Julia Miloslavskiy, Serena Mody,Kirton, Ria Mukherji, Riley Omlor, Wendi Mayu Ouyang,Koyama, Angelena Pagano, Emma Pino Madelyn Robeson, JenniferKatie Rothrock, Isabella Santamaria, Evelyn Selan, Esme Silver, Payton Smith Sienna Shaw, Payton Smith, Tan, Lauren Venturella, Caroline Wolitzer Victoria Stavreva, Sara Stevenson, Vera Strigun, Olivia Sullivan, Joya Sun, Vivienne Sun, Gabriella Tedesco Gabriella Volpicelli, Sarah Ward, Aliyah Warjanka, Hannah Warjanka, Sierra Warjanka, Joy Webber Claire Yu, Chloe Zhang, Sophie Ann Zhou, Anna Zyskin

GUEST ARTISTS BROOKLYN MACK of Elgin, South Carolina, is an International Principal Guest Artist, most recently dancing with English National Ballet.

He began his dance training at age 12 with the Pavlovich Dance School under Radenko Pavlovich and Milena Leben before receiving a scholarship to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet. While at the Kirov, he trained primarily under the auspices of Anatoli Kucheruk and Vladimir Djouloukhadze. After graduating from Kirov, Mr. Mack then apprenticed with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago and later joined American Ballet Theatre’s Studio Company. Mr. Mack spent three seasons as a principal dancer with Orlando Ballet before becoming principal dancer of The Washington Ballet where he danced for 9 seasons.

Mr. Mack has danced a wide array of choreography, spanning many different styles between classical, neoclassical, contemporary, abstract, and modern works throughout his career. Some of his notable awards include the Senior Silver Medal at the 2006 Jackson International Ballet Competition in Mississippi; the 2007 Princess Grace Fellowship Award; The Senior Silver Medal at the 2009 Helsinki IBC; the Marius Liepa Prize at the 2011 Boston IBC; the Silver Medal at the 2011 Korean International Dance Competition; the Gold Medal at the 2012 Boston International Ballet Competition; winner of the 2012 Istanbul Grand Prix; and the gold medal at the 2012 International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria.

Mr. Mack has also been featured on ABC, NBC, NPR, Ebony Magazine, listed in theGrio’s Top 100 (2014), and was named as a top “25 Dancers to watch” by Dance Magazine (2012).

Mr. Mack is highly in demand as a guest Principal dancer the world over. In 2016, Mr. Mack made his debut on three of the world’s greatest stages; at Covent Garden’s largest theatre; the London Coliseum, The historic Bolshoi in Moscow, as well as the illustrious and historic Paris Opera ballet’s Palais Garnier stage. In 2017, Mr. Mack debuted in the Republic of Georgia at the Tbilisi Opera House. In 2018, Mr. Mack made his debut in the role of Solor during his debut on the Ukrainian National Opera’s stage with the Ukrainian National Ballet in La Bayadere. In June of 2019 Mr. Mack made his debut on the Metropolitan Opera House Stage at Lincoln Center, NYC

as a Principal Guest Artist with American Ballet Theatre. Most recently, Mr. Mack was Principal Guest Artist with English National Ballet for half of their 2019-2020 season, dancing various works in their repertoire including Ben in Wheeldon’s Cinderella, Prince in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker, William Forsythe’s Playlist, excerpts of Coppelia and Etudes, as well as reprising his leading roles in Le Corsaire.

CHUN WAI CHAN Born in Guangdong, China, Chun Wai Chan trained at Guangzhou Art School and joined Houston Ballet in 2012, becoming a Principal in 2017 and joining New York City Ballet as a soloist in 2021. He danced Prince Siegfried in Stanton Welch’s Swan Lake and lead roles in William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated and Reflection by Justin Peck and many other lead roles in both classical and contemporary repertoire by renowned choreographers.

Mr. Chan has had many successes which include being featured in Dance Magazine’s “Top 25 to Watch” in 2016 and Pointe Magazine’s “The Standouts of 2017” and performing in the Ninjinsky-Gala XLI in Hamburg, Germany, New York’s 2015 Fall for Dance Festival and 2018 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, to name a few.

COMPANY DANCERS EMILY BARROWS began dancing at the age of 8. Later, she enrolled in pre-professional programs at Festival Ballet Providence and Koltun Ballet Boston. Ms. Barrows has trained at a number of summer intensive programs including Orlando Ballet, Ballet Austin, Atlanta Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.

She went on to join the conservatory program at Atlanta Ballet on full scholarship. She was offered a trainee position with Grand Rapids Ballet in 2017, and was promoted to apprentice in 2019. Ms. Barrows also performed with Minnesota Ballet.

COMPANY DANCERS SE HYUN JIN began her training at Daejeon Art High School, South Korea. She continued her training at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, in Washington, DC. Ms. Jin danced solo and principal roles with Milwaukee Ballet, Charleston City Ballet and Columbia Classical Ballet. Her repertoire includes such ballets as Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet and Don Quixote.

ILSE KAPTEYN began her training at the East Street Ballet in Massachusetts. Her training continued with Irina Vakhromeeva while a student at Deerfield Academy and she attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet, the Chautauqua Institution, and American Ballet Theatre NY. Ilse traveled to Moscow in the summer of 2011 and was accepted at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. Ms. Kapteyn joined NJB in 2012.

CATHERINE WHITING trained at the NJ School of Ballet and also attended programs at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. She was part of the school’s ensemble that took first place twice in the Youth Dance Festival of New Jersey. Ms. Whiting also won first place performing a pas de deux in that competition.

Her repertory includes Fairy Doll, Le Corsaire and Don Quixote. She joined NJB in 2011.

YUUKI YAMAMOTO trained at the Hakucho Ballet Academy in his native Japan.

He was a finalist in the Japan Grand Prix and won a scholarship to the Alvin Ailey School in New York. He has appeared in Don Quixote, Le Corsaire, Flames of Paris, Sleeping Beauty, Gopak, Nutcracker and many others. Mr. Yamamoto joined NJB in 2010.

TJ HAMMOND began his dance training at the age of three under the direction of Pelagie Green Wren in St. Louis, MO. At nine years of age, Mr. Hammond began his professional career as a seasonal performer with the Joffrey Ballet and an ensemble member with the St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre. He later attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, where he earned a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and a minor in Human Rights.

During his time at SMU, he studied under Carter Alexander, Silas Farley, Desmond EUNICE SUBA enrolled at Richardson, Dwight Rhoden, Leslie Peck, and New Jersey School of Ballet Myra Woodruff. at the age of 11 and joined the intensive program at age 13.

NAHOKO NAKAMOTO was A Junior Company member born in Japan, where she for 3 years, she was chosen trained at the Yuasa Balto dance the coveted role of let Academy. She has also Clara in NJ Ballet’s Nutcracker. Ms. Suba retrained in Vancouver, Canada, ceived scholarships to attend summer intenand at Alvin Ailey School. Her sive programs at Miami City Ballet, American repertory includes roles in Ballet Theatre, NY, and French Academie.

Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Don Quixote.

She won a Gold Medal at the 2018 Valentina Kozlova International Ballet Competition NYC. RISA MOCHIZUKI was born in Tokyo and trained at the Royal Ballet of Flanders, and Kishibi and Kawasaki Ballet Schools in Japan. Winning medals in several international competitions, she danced solo and principal roles with the Teatrul Balet Sibiu, Romania, the Constanta National Opera Ballet and the Timisoara National Opera Ballet. Principal roles include Don Quixote, Paquita, Nutcracker, Chopiniana and La Vivandiere. She joined NJB in 2014.

COMPANY DANCERS JACOPO MARIA SENSOLI AVA PRENTICE began her began his dance journey at training at the Ballet Barre age 14 in a studio in Rome, School of Performing Arts before joining New Jersey Italy. At age 19 he won a School of Ballet’s Intensive scholarship to the Joffrey BalProgram. As a member of let School in NYC from where New Jersey Ballet’s Junior he successfully graduated in May 2021 under the direction of Era Jouravlev. Company, she had the opportunity to perform in the company’s productions of Nutcracker, REBEKKA DIZDAR began Giselle, and Esmeralda among many others. her dance training when she In addition to her training at NJ School of moved to America. At age Ballet, Ms. Prentice has attended summer three, she began training in intensives at Ballet West and the French multiple dance styles ranging Academie of Ballet. Ms. Prentice graduated from ballet and contemporary Cum Laude from Blair Academy and currently to jazz, hip hop, tap and attends Drew University as a French major. musical theatre. Her early years inspired her DAVID WILSON MICHAEL and sparked the desire to pursue a professional LOPENA is a proud member dance career. As a student at the Joffrey Ballet of The University of CincinSchool, Dizdar trained with Era Jouravlev, nati College-Conservatory Andrei Jouravlev, Marina Bogdanova, Stacy of Music’s BFA in Ballet proCaddell, Gaiane Akop, Akop Akopian, Michael gram, class of ‘22. A Chicago Waldrop, as well as other faculty members. For native, he began his dance many years she trained extensively under Era Jouravlev and under master teacher Judith studies at The Joffrey Ballet under the direcReyn. She graduated from Joffrey Ballet School tion of Erica Edwards and Willy Shives. Mr. Lopena has studied with companies such as in 2021 and is thrilled to be a part of NJBallet.

Giordano Dance Chicago, Nashville Ballet, YUIKO HONDA began danc- and Ballet Chicago and has performed leading in Tokyo. Throughout her ing roles in various ballets such as Birthday training, she received awards Variations by Gerald Arpino, Don Quixote, at numerous ballet compe- George Balanchine’s Serenade, Sleeping titions. Ms. Honda was se- Beauty, Napoli, and The Nutcracker. Besides lected as a candidate of Prix his passion for ballet, he has an incredible de Lausanne 2018 and then appreciation for jazz, modern, contemporary, started professional ballet training in New Zea- and theater. land School of Dance through a scholarship.

RAYNOR RUBEL (AEA) She also trained at Architanz Training Program trained at NJ School of Ballet.

2021 in Tokyo. Ms. Honda joined NJB as an apMr. Rubel’s TV/Film credits prentice in 2021. include HBO TV Series The MARY ANN MASSA began Gilded Age. His Regional her training at Dance Stop Theatre credits include: The Dance Education Center, Music Man (Tommy Djilas) at under the direction of Gina Goodspeed Opera House and at Asolo Rep; Forcella. She attended The West Side Story (Big Deal/ Snow Boy/Fight Conservatory of Dance at Captain) at Asolo Rep and at Barrington Stage Purchase College where she Company; Saturday Night Fever (Gus) at Walearned a BFA in Dance with a concentration nut Street Theatre, Riverside Theatre, and at in ballet. During her time at Purchase, she had Westchester Broadway Theatre. Mr. Rubel’s the opportunity to perform works by George NY Theatre credits include: American Dance Balanchine, Norbert De La Cruz III, and Betty Machine’s re-staging of Jerome Robbins’ Jane Sills. Mary Ann went to Taiwan and Broadway and Agnes de Mille’s Forty Minutes performed a duet choreographed by Norbert For Lunch. He has performed as a guest artist De La Cruz III, in the Kuan Du Arts Festival. with NJBallet in Cinderella, Esmeralda, NutThis is her first season with NJB. cracker and as the Champion Roper in Agnes

COMPANY DANCERS de Mille’s Rodeo. He is the founder / owner of Farrell Ballet for five seasons, performing Carousel of Progress Academy: a performing renowned works by George Balanchine, Jearts school for students with special needs. rome Robbins, and Maurice Béjart. Mr. Campbell has also appeared with Aspen Santa Fe EMILY STEVENS began her Ballet, The Santa Fe Opera, and as a guest training at the NJ School of artist throughout the United States and in Ballet. As a member of New New Zealand. Since its inception, he was Jersey Ballet’s Junior Compa- part of Alessandra Ferri’s The Piano Upstairs, ny, she had the opportunity to which premiered at the Festival dei dui Mondi perform in many of the com- 56 in Spoleto, Italy. He currently dances for pany productions. Ms. Ste- The Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center vens has had the opportunity to attend sum- and is thrilled to dance in New Jersey Ballet's mer intensives such as ABT, French Acadamie, production of Nutcracker.

Joffrey Ballet, and BalletX where she trained under professionals such as Wes Chapman, VINCE PELEGRIN was born Mikhail Ilyin, and Christine Cox. She graduated and raised in Manila, Philipfrom the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in pines. Mr. Pelegrin began 2021 where she received her Bachelor of Fine his ballet training at the age Arts in Dance on artistic scholarship. While of 8 at Steps Dance Studio pursuing her degree, she worked with current in Makati, Philippines. At the and former company members of Philadelphia age of 16 he was awarded Ballet, Complexions, Philadanco, and BalletX. a full tuition and housing scholarship at the While at UArts she also had the opportunity American Ballet Theater Jacqueline Kennedy to be in works by Douglas Becker and Helen Onassis School in New York City. He attended Pickett, both former dancers for Ballett FrankKaatsbaan Summer Intensive in Upstate New furt under William Forsythe. Before graduation York in 2018 and American Ballet Theater Ms. Stevens began her professional career Summer Intensive in New York in 2019 with with Ajkun Ballet Theatre in NYC. full tuition scholarships. His repertoire conHENRY BERLIN is in his final year at The School sists of The Prince and Russian in Nutcracker, of American Ballet, where he has trained since Franz in Coppelia, Bluebird in Sleeping Beau2010. Mr. Berlin performed with New York City ty, Prince Benno in Swan Lake, Alexei RatBallet in over 100 performances of George mansky’s Seven Sonatas, Jerome Robbins’ Balanchine’s The Nutcracker, including the Interplay, and George Balanchine’s Donizetti. roles of the Nutcracker Prince and Fritz. He has had additional opportunities to perform PHILIP DUCLOS lives in with NYCB, dancing as a young Jester in Swan New York City where he has Lake and a Mandolin Boy in Romeo and Juliet. studied ballet since age sevIn 2017, he danced the role of Nutcracker Prince en at the School of American in New York Dance Theatre’s The Nutcracker.

Ballet. He has performed Mr. Berlin returned in 2018 and 2019 as a guest with the New York City Ballet artist to dance the Mechanical Soldier. He in over 130 performances inperformed for SAB’s Ballet Connoisseurship cluding roles in, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Series, “The Making of a Balanchine Dancer” Romeo and Juliet, La Sylphide, The Sleepat City Center in October of 2018 and at the ing Beauty, and The Firebird. He has also SAB Studios in February of 2019. He is grateful performed in the School of American Ballet’s for the opportunity to dance with New Jersey Workshop Performances, which include BourBallet Company in celebration of their 50th rée Fantasque and the Garland Dance. He anniversary Nutcracker production. was also the scholar in residence at the 2021 JESSE CAMPBELL received Vail Dance Festival. At the festival he perhis dance training on schol- formed in Balanchine’s Who Cares, a new Miarship both at the University chelle Dorance piece, and a new Cleo Parker of Arizona’s School of Dance Robinson piece. and at The Joffrey Ballet School in New York. He danced with The Suzanne

ARTISTIC STAFF FOUNDER/DIRECTOR CAROLYN CLARK A native of New Jersey, Ms. Clark is Founder/Director of New Jersey Ballet Company and Director of New Jersey School of Ballet. Ms. Clark performed classical and contemporary ballet with American Ballet Theatre and toured with that company throughout North America, Scandinavia, Europe and Africa, in addition to tours in the US and Canada. Additional ballet company credits include the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, Radio City Ballet, and as principal dancer with New Jersey Ballet and New Jersey State Opera. Ms. Clark’s professional credits also include Broadway musicals, and television shows, most notably The Bell Telephone Hour where she was assistant to the choreographer.

She is a founding member of ArtPride New Jersey, served two years on the President’s Council on the Arts for the John F. Kennedy Center, and five years on the Advisory Board of Channel 13. Ms. Clark was honored in 1976

by Governor Brendan Byrne for her “unique contribution to the arts of the State of New Jersey.” She has also been honored with a New Jersey Pride Award, and by the National Society of Arts and Letters and DanceNJ. Ms. Clark attended Rutgers University.

ACTING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Chaconne and Bugaku. Ms. Kowroski has had the pleasure of being created on by several choreographers including Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon, Mauro Bigonzetti, Justin Peck, Peter Martins, Boris Eifman, and Helgi Tomasson. She has also had the great privilege of working with the great choreographers Alexei Ratmansky and William Forsythe.

Ms. Kowroski was a guest artist with the Mariinsky ballet performing Swan Lake in 2003, a mixed Balanchine program in 2006 and 2019.

In 1994 Ms. Kowroski was the recipient of the Princess Grace Award and in 2011 she received the Jerome Robbins award. Ms. Kowroski joined New Jersey Ballet Company as the Acting Artistic Director in November 2021.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PAUL H. MCRAE trained at the San Francisco School of Ballet, New Jersey School of Ballet and the School of American Ballet. He became an apprentice with New Jersey Ballet at age 16. In 1974 joined Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, while there he attended Point Park College.

In Pittsburgh he studied and worked with Nicholas Petrov, Frederic Franklin, Leonid Massine and John Gilpin. He rejoined New Jersey Ballet in 1978 performing a wide range of solo and principal roles in the Company’s extensive repertory. Named Assistant to the Director of New Jersey Ballet in 1990 and he became Assistant Director in September 2001. Mr. McRae is on the ballet faculty at New Jersey School of Ballet and for the past twenty years has been on the residence ballet faculty at Kean University. He is a cofounder and former President of Dance/New Jersey, a board member of Art Pride New Jersey and New Jersey Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and he also serves as Co-Chair of the Arts Advisory Committee at Arts High School in Newark, New Jersey.

MARIA KOWROSKI Maria Kowroski was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she began her ballet training at age seven with the School of Grand Rapids Ballet. Ms. Kowroski entered the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, in the fall of 1992.

She became an apprentice with New York City Ballet in the summer of 1994 and was invited to join the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in January of 1995. In the ARTISTIC ADVISOR spring of 1997, Ms. Kowroski was promoted to EDWARD VILLELLA A Kenthe rank of soloist and in the spring of 1999, nedy Center honoree, Mr. she was promoted to principal dancer. Ms. Villella is perhaps the greatKowroski has danced many principal roles est American premier danin the Balanchine repertory including, Agon, seur ever. Among his acApollo, Concerto Barocco, Mozartiana, Diamonds, Rubies and Emeralds from Jewels, complishments are Emmy Prodigal Son, Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Award winner, star of New

ADMINISTRATIVE/PRODUCTION STAFF York City Ballet, guest artist with the Bolshoi, performer at President Kennedy’s Inaugural, and first American to guest with the Royal Danish Ballet. In 1968, the Bell Telephone Hour’s salute to Villella became an Emmy Award-winning special. His Harlequin – A Patchwork of Love, the first ballet ever commissioned by an American TV network, resulted in Emmy Awards for the show and for Villella as choreographer, producer and star! He is a former member of the President’s Council on the Arts and a past recipient of the prestigious Capezio Award. Mr. Villella is founder of Miami City Ballet and has been Artistic Advisor to New Jersey Ballet since 1972.

KOTOE KOJIMA-NOA (Marketing Director, Rehearsal Coach) was born in Japan and studied with New York City Ballet principals Valentina Kozlova and Leonid Kozlov. Ms. Kojima-Noa joined NJB during the 2001-2002 season and has danced many soloist and principal roles in Nutcracker, Don Quixote, Cinderella, Giselle, and Sleeping Beauty. She is a Rehearsal Coach for the company and is on the ballet faculty at New Jersey School of Ballet. This season she joins the staff as Marketing and Social Media Director.

DAVID TAMAKI (Managing Director) began his formal training at New Jersey School of Ballet at age 7 and became a member of the NJB Junior Company in 1998. A year later he joined the company and during his career danced principal roles, which include the Champion Roper in Rodeo, the Prince and Trepak in Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet and Le Corsaire pas de deux to name a few. Mr. Tamaki is a ballet instructor for New Jersey School of Ballet and is Director of Advancement for NJB. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s College of California where graduated suma cum laude and holds a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Columbia University. Mr. Tamaki also leads NJ Ballet’s Dancing for Parkinson’s program, which provides free weekly dance classes to individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

TONI ANN AURIEMMA (School Administrator) Ms. Auriemma joined New Jersey School of Ballet in 1996.

For over 20 years, Ms. Auriemma has applied her organizational skills managing the school's scheduling, billing, and client communications. She also organizes NJSB students and parent volunteers for company and school productions and rehearses the Clowns for New Jersey Ballet Company's Nutcracker. Ms. Auriemma majored in Business Administration at Montclair State University.

PEGGY CASEY (Wardrobe) has an extensive background in costume design and construction. Ms. Casey holds a BFA in Fashion Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She has worked with a number of performance groups throughout her career including New York Dance Theatre, Dance Against BRIAN COAKLEY (Produc- Cancer, Manhattan Youth Ballet and Cirque Du tion Manager/Lighting De- Soleil to name a few. This is Ms. Casey’s first signer) served as Assistant season with New Jersey Ballet.

Technical Director at Kean University’s Wilkins theatre LUBA GULYAEVA (Ballet for 7 years, assisted for 3 Mistress) A graduate of the years at Raritan Valley ComVaganova Ballet Academy munity College and with New Jersey Ballet in Leningrad, Ms. Gulyaeva productions at both venues. He was responjoined the Kirov Ballet in sible for all aspects of production for NJB’s 1972, dancing featured roles premieres of Giselle, Esmeralda and Tom in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Sawyer. Mr. Coakley holds a B.A. in Com- La Bayadere and Don Quixote. In the 1980s, munications from Kean University. He most she was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join recently designed lighting for Minneapolis the staff of American Ballet Theatre where Ballet’s productions of A Midsummer Night’s she taught company class and coached the Dream and Rodeo. He joined New Jersey dancers. She also taught all levels at the ABT Ballet in 2001.

School. Additional teaching credits include

ADMINISTRATIVE/PRODUCTION STAFF the Australian Ballet in Melbourne, the School GARY S. FAGIN (Musical Conductor) is Muof American Ballet in New York, and seminars sic Director of New York City’s Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra and the Bucks County at numerous universities in the U.S. Symphony in Pennsylvania. Active as a comPETER DI BONAVENTURA poser, his Charlotte: Life? Or Theater? was (Coach) credits include sev- premiered to critical acclaim at the prince Mueral years as principal dancer sic Theater in Philadelphia; his John Adams in with Cleveland Ballet where Amsterdam: A Song for Abigail, received its he danced principal roles in world premiere performance at The Concertnumerous ballets including gebouw in Amsterdam before Queen Beatrix Swan Lake, Romeo & Juliet, of The Netherlands. Mr. Fagin received his Coppelia, Balanchine’s Apollo, Midsummer undergraduate degree from the University of Night’s Dream and the standard classical pas Pennsylvania; he was the first person to rede deux. He also guested numerous times ceive a Doctorate Degree in Conducting from Mother Ginger ................ Armani Davidson, Nicolette Rubel, Raynor Rubel in Caracas with ballerina Zhanda Rodriguez.

Yale University. He is Founder and Director of Solo Clowns ............................... Diego Arpino, Brooke Carilli, Cerys Evans Choreographer Fleming Flindt invited him to The New York ConductingIsabella Institute.

Fernandes, Ava Lieber Denmark to film his Lucifer’s Daughter, a balLily Silver, Stephanie Zimany, Erica Wang let to celebrate the Queen of Denmark’s 25th PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design). Broadway: Clowns ..........................................................................

See Alternating Cast Page Vanities, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Anniversary. Most recently, he was a principal dancer with New Jersey Ballet and with the Laughing Room Only. Associate/Assistant: Macbeth, Company, Sweeney Metropolitan Opera Ballet.

Waltz of The Flowers Todd, Little Women, Hairspray, The Producers, Live X3, Dew Drop .....................

Mochizuki, Nahoko Nakamoto, Gabriella ROSEMARY SABOVICKThe Music Risa Man, The Price, Saturday NightNoa Mari Sugawa, Christina, Theryoung, Catherine Whiting BLEICH (Coach) danced Fever, The Civil War, On The Town, The ..............

Violeta Angelova, Rachel Carina, Albina Ghazaryan with New Jersey Ballet Solo for Flowers Sound of Music, Titanic.

International: CinIlse Kapteyn, Eunice Suba, Mari Sugawa, Christina Theryoung 20 years. A versatile balle- derella (Asia), West Side Story (La Scala), .................................. Kaitlyn Dal Bon, Eunice Suba, Nina Yoshida rina, she was recognizedFlowers for Phantom of the Opera (Lisbon). Off-Broadand Kristina Arriaga, Julie Fawcett, Michele Loughlin her strong classical perfor- Heidi way:Marie, Waiting for Godot, Jackie Mason, AdAva Prentice, Niolette Rubel, Erin Snyder, Ariana West mances as the Sugar Plum dicted, Balancing and Jennifer Catalfamo, Grace He, Giselle Wong Act. Regional: Pasadena Fairy in Nutcracker, her bravura virtuosity in Playhouse, Theatre of de the Stars, Baystreet, Grand Pas Deux George Balanchine’s Stars and Stripes Pas Lookingglass, Chicago Shakespeare, Good...................... Risa Mochizuki, Albina Ghazaryan, Ilse Kapteyn de Deux, and her feistiness as the CowgirlSugar in Plum speed.

TV: Camelot (Live from Lincoln CenMari Sugawa, Gabriella Noa, Catherine Whiting Agnes deMille’s Rodeo. Ms. Sabovick-Bleich ter), A&E, as well as special events: BroadCavalier ................. Albert Davydov, Leonid Flegmatov, Narek Martirosyan toured internationally with Pavlova Celebraway Bares XVIII, Broadway UnderYuuki the Stars, Andre Luis Teixeira, Yamamoto tion Ballet, Kozlov and Friends, and InternaNew Year’s Eve from Times Square.

Finale .................................................................................. Entire Company tional Stars of Ballet. Her teaching experience  includes ballet and pointe classes for all lev els as well as jazz and tap for young dancers.

GABRIELLE NOA (Repertory Coach) began her training locally, joining the New Jersey School of Ballet at age 8. At 11, she performed the coveted role of Clara in NJB’s production of Nutcracker at Paper Mill Playhouse. Ms. Noa studied on scholarship at the Pennsylvania Ballet, dancing numerous roles. She joined NJB in 1999. Ms. Noa is noted for her work in such diverse works as For Ella and Flames of Paris, among others. She scored a major triumph as the Cowgirl in the company’s 2007 revival of Rodeo.

NEW JERSEY BALLET ARTISTIC, ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL Founder/Director....................................................................................................................Carolyn Clark Acting Artistic Director.......................................................................................................Maria Kowroski Assistant Director........................................................................................................Paul Hilliard McRae Managing Director................................................................................................................. David Tamaki Artistic Advisor..................................................................................................................... Edward Villella Ballet Mistress...................................................................................................................... Luba Gulyaeva Repertory Coaches..............................................................Peter DiBonaventura, Kotoe Kojima-Noa Gabrielle Noa, Rosemary Sabovick-Bleich Marketing/Social Media............................................................................................... Kotoe Kojima-Noa Production Manager............................................................................................................. Brian Coakley Stage Manager................................................................................................................Mary Kate Grimes School Administrator................................................................................................. Toni Ann Auriemma Accounting................................................................................................................................. Laura Durso Rehearsal Pianist..............................................................................................................Vera Kharchilava Wardrobe Mistress................................................................................................................. Peggy Casey General Counsel..................................................................................................... Herrick Feinstein, LLP Physical Therapist..................................................................... Theatre Arts, PT, Sigrid Scruggs, DPT Photographer.................................................................................... VAM Productions, Caroline Habib Editorial Photographer.................................................................................................................Irina Leori Nutcracker Backstage Crew...................................Divina Arpino, Giulia Arpino, Armani Davidson Colleen Fetherston, Veronica Lenox, Monica Ruiz, Dara Sacripanti Nutcracker Sales.................................... Toni Ann Auriemma, Kotoe Kojima-Noa, Karan Davidson Christina Rubel, Diane Tamaki Clown Coach............................................................................................................... Toni Ann Auriemma New Jersey Ballet | 7-9 Vreeland Road | Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-597-9600 | Fax: 973-597-9442 | www.njballet.org

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NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Named “a vital, artistically significant musical organization” by The Wall Street Journal, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra embodies that vitality through its statewide presence and critically acclaimed performances, education partnerships and unparalleled access to music and the Orchestra’s superb musicians.

Music Director Xian Zhang—a “dynamic podium presence” The New York Times has praised for her “technical abilities, musicianship and maturity”—continues her acclaimed leadership of the NJSO. The Orchestra presents classical, pops and family programs, as well as outdoor summer concerts and special events. Embracing its legacy as a statewide orchestra, the NJSO is the resident orchestra of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark and regularly performs at State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick, Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, Richardson Auditorium in Princeton, Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown and bergenPAC in Englewood. Partnerships with New Jersey arts organizations, universities and civic organizations remain a key element of the Orchestra’s statewide identity.

In addition to its lauded artistic programming, the NJSO presents a suite of education and community engagement programs that promote meaningful, lifelong engagement with live music. Programs include school-time Concerts for Young People and NJSO Youth Orchestras family of student ensembles, led by José Luis Domínguez. NJSO musicians annually perform original chamber music programs at community events in a variety of settings statewide through the NJSO Community Partners program.

For more information about the NJSO, visit njsymphony.org or email information@njsymphony.org. Tickets are available for purchase by phone at 1.800.ALLEGRO (255.3476) or on the Orchestra’s website.

The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s programs are made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, along with many other foundations, corporations and individual donors.

NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Xian Zhang, Music Director, The Jaqua Foundation Chair FIRST VIOLIN Eric Wyrick, Concertmaster, The Dottie Litwin Brief Chair Brennan Sweet, Associate Concertmaster, The Elin Heine Mueller Chair David Southorn, Assistant Concertmaster Adriana Rosin, Assistant Concertmaster Naomi Youngstein James Tsao Xin Zhao Darryl Kubian

CELLO Jonathan Spitz, Principal, The MCJ Amelior Foundation Chair, in honor of Barbara Bell Coleman Na-Young Baek, Assistant Principal Sarah Seiver Ted Ackerman Frances Rowell Hyewon Kim Philo Lee Laura Andrade+

BASSOON Robert Wagner, Principal, The Charlotte and Morris Tanenbaum Chair Mark Timmerman

SECOND VIOLIN Francine Storck, Principal, The Dr. Merton L. Griswold, Jr. Chair Rebekah Johnson, Assistant Principal Debra Biderman Ann Kossakowski John Connelly Alexandra Neglia Ming Yang Héctor Falcón

BASS

TRUMPET Garth Greenup, Principal, The Amadeus Circle Chair Anderson Romero*, Second Trumpet/ Assistant Principal Michael Baker, Acting Second Trumpet/ Assistant Principal David Larson

VIOLIN Fatima Aaziza Wendy Y. Chen Maya Shiraishi JoAnna Farrer Minji Kwon Bryan Hernandez-Luch VIOLA Frank Foerster, Principal, The Margrit McCrane Chair Elzbieta Weyman, Assistant Principal Michael Stewart Christine Terhune Martin Andersen Lucy Corwin Henry Kao Brett Deubner David Blinn

Ha Young Jung, Principal,

The Lawrence J. Tamburri Chair Alexander Bickard, Assistant Principal Frank Lomolino Jonathan Storck David Rosi FLUTE Bart Feller, Principal The Edda and James Gillen Chair Kathleen Nester, Assistant Principal

HORN Chris Komer, Principal Andrea Menousek Lawrence DiBello Susan Standley* Michelle Baker

TROMBONE Charles Baker, Principal Vernon Post

PICCOLO Kathleen Nester

BASS TROMBONE Vincent Belford

OBOE Robert Ingliss, Principal, The Arthur E. Walters and Marjory S. Walters Chair Andrew Adelson

TUBA Derek Fenstermacher, Principal, The Liss Chair

ENGLISH HORN Andrew Adelson CLARINET Andrew Lamy E-FLAT CLARINET Andrew Lamy

TIMPANI Gregory LaRosa, Principal, The Mia and Victor Parsonnet Chair PERCUSSION David Fein, Principal PERSONNEL Adria Benjamin, Personnel Manager Naomi Youngstein, Assistant Manager LIBRARIAN Erin Vander Wyst, Principal

* Leave of absence for the 2021-22 season + NJSO Colton Fellow for the 2021-22 season The NJSO uses a system of string rotation. In each string section, members are listed in order of seniority. The musicians and librarians employed by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra are members of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.

Mayo Performing Arts Center

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gregory J. Supron, Chairman Robert Mulholland, Vice Chairman Anita J. Siegel, Esq., Secretary & Legal Counsel Mary Jane Robertson, Treasurer Allison Larena, President & CEO Edward W. Ahart, Esq. Tara Albritton Susan Brauer Christopher R. Carroll, Esq. Mary E. Cobb

Arthur B. Corwin Simone Craig Sally Epstein Edward A. Gramigna, Jr., Esq. Linda Hellstrom Thomas C. Jardim, Esq. Ken Lantigua Kristin Lynn Tom Malone Elizabeth A. Mattson Marylyn McLaughlin Howard Moseson Caroline Opondo Harry J. Riskin, Esq. Nikki Sumpter David Welsh

Trustees Emeriti Joseph M. Goryeb* Bud Mayo* Leonard Sichel The Late Stephen B. Wiley HONORARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES The Honorable Timothy P. Dougherty The Honorable Thomas H. Kean, Sr. Joe Piscopo John Pizzarelli *Former Chairman

MPAC STAFF Allison Larena Administration Ed Kirchdoerffer Sasha Pensado Anthony Scareon Charles Miller Adrienne Beck Anna Villegas Kadie Dempsey Julie Dwoskin Julie Royce Box Office Cheryl Yosh Jennifer Clarke Patrick Fragale Denise Biel Marthe Lablans Melissa Montuori Kathleen O’Donnell Marlene Rabiner Sarah Shatz

President & CEO General Manager Finance Director Manager of Administration & Board Relations Programming Consultant Programming Director Programming Coordinator Community Engagement Director Office Manager Financial Analyst Box Office Manager Assistant Box Office Manager Senior Box Office Associate Box Office Associate Box Office Associate Box Office Associate Box Office Associate Box Office Associate Box Office Associate

Development Marysue DePaola Development Director Justin Wynn Assistant Director of Development Lana Missaggia Membership & Special Events Manager Christina Wolfe Development Manager

Education Cathy Roy Jenny Boeckel Darius Frowner Jon Rodriguez Annie Belkin

Education Director Education Manager Musical Director Performing Arts School Coordinator Performing Arts School Assistant

Marketing Jean Leonard Marketing Director Michael Dundon Audience Development Manager Lauren Soule Digital Design and Platforms Manager Lindsey Fu Creative Manager Operations Lee Kaloidis Operations Director Erin Pach Front of House Director Michael Del Vecchio Operations & Starlight Manager Zachary England Front of House Manager Walter Urban Facilities Maintenance Shane Abdelrazeo Facilities Julian Montes Porter Production Chris Ball Andy West Jamie Westberry Jen Daniel John O’Krinsky Jim Sargent Angelique Mather Karen Kogut Luke Kostuchik Nick Giaimo

Production Director Production Manager Production Manager Catering & Hospitality Manager House Union Steward Lighting Director Audio Engineer Hospitality Manager Technical Assistant A2

MPAC’S MISSION Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2021-2022 season is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous other foundations, corporations, and individuals.

MPAC EDUCATION

MPAC is dedicated to providing exceptional arts education to children and adults of all ages and abilities.

Our Performing Arts School (PAS), founded in 2006, is a performance-based theatrical training program which serves approximately 700 students per year with over 20 classes a week within a supportive and creative atmosphere.

Winter/Spring 2022 registration is now open!

Visit us at mayoarts.org/PAS.

MPAC is proud to offer The Miracle Project™ New Jersey, a fully inclusive program for children with autism and other special needs.

For more, go to: mayoarts.org/the-miracle-project Major support for The Miracle Project at MPAC is provided by Bruce Jacobs and Ken Levy of Jacobs Levy Equity Management.

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