SACRED HEART ACADEMY PRESENTS
THE NUTCRACKER Music by Tchaikovsky, Story by E.T.A. Hoffman SISTER VIRGINIA CROWLEY THEATER 2023
PRODUCER : Ms. Rachel Accetta CO - DIRECTOR: Ms. Annie Melia CO - DIRECTOR: Ms. Samantha Toohey STUDENT EXECUTIVE BOARD STUDENT PRESIDENT: Evalina Lentini STUDENT VICE PRESIDENT OF ACT 1: Athena Ambizas STUDENT VICE PRESIDENT OF ACT 2: Elizabeth Hughes SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ASSISTANT: Gabi Heigel LEAD MESSENGER: Elizabeth Kramer STUDENT CHOREOGRAPHERS ACT 1 MAIDS: Vivienne Coletta PARTY GIRLS & BOYS: Athena Ambizas CLARA & FRITZ: Athena Ambizas PARENTS DANCE: Athena Ambizas DOLLS: Caroline Barker CAROLERS: Kylie Cunha BATTLE SCENE: Veronica Biondi VISION: Sophia Quinn CLARA/NUTCRACKER: Elizabeth Hughes SNOW: Elizabeth Hughes ACT 2 HOT CHOCOLATE FROM SPAIN: Elizabeth Kramer COFFEE FROM ARABIA: Athena Ambizas TEA FROM CHINA: Kylie Cunha CANDYCANES FROM RUSSIA: Veronica Biondi MARZIPAN FROM EUROPE: Caroline Barker MOTHER GINGER AND THE POLICHINELLES: Vivienne Coletta WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS: Evalina Lentini FINALE COORDINATOR: Sophia Quinn
SHA NUTCRACKER 2023: CAST
ACT 1 PARTY SCENE NARRATOR: Gabi Heigel CLARA: Caroline Barker FRITZ: Elizabeth Kramer MAIDS 1. Hailey Freire 2. Francesca Tolentino
LEAD MOTHER: Bridget LaClaustra LEAD FATHER: Evalina Lentini MOTHERS Charlotte Formont Eliana Bey Sarah Mary Rizzi Victoria Alexis Jane Reardon
FATHERS Allison Kraus Haley Antoine-Sharma Jamie McNamara Tia Cherpellis Adenike Adeyemo
PARTY SCENE GIRLS Allison Parmiter Colleen Irwin Lucy Kearns Madelyn Joseph Molly Bonhomme Nadia Bey
PARTY SCENE BOYS Cecilia Renz Gianna Ambizas Gabriella Spinelli Natalie Sherman Olivia Revlock Tamoi Brown
DOLLS BALLERINA DOLL : Vivienne Coletta HARLEQUIN DOLL: Ava Bianco SOLDIER DOLL: Samantha Koenig
CAROLERS Brooke McGovern Kate Heaney Katherine Cielusniak
SHA NUTCRACKER CAST: 2023
ACT 1
BATTLE SCENE VISION: Charlotte Formont NUTCRACKER: Veronica Biondi
RAT KING: Adenike Adeyemo
SOLDIERS Allison Parmiter Chloe Jean Gia Bencivenni Gianna Ambizas Lucy Kearns Naomi Campbell
MOUSE Gabriella Spinelli Molly Bonhomme Nadia Bey Natalie Sherman Tamoi Brown Vanessa Charoenrat
SNOW SNOW QUEEN: Elizabeth Hughes SNOW Cecilia Renz Kylie Cunha Samantha Koenig Sienna Squadrito Sophia Quinn Vivienne Coletta
SHA NUTCRACKER CAST: 2023
ACT 2 LAND OF THE SWEETS SUGARPLUM FAIRY: Evalina Lentini CAVALIER: Cristian Laverde Koenig ANGELS: Cate Darcy Alexandra Delizo Bella Deonandan Saige Duperval Rebecca Farkas Kate Lenoir Nicole Lewis Hope Signora Ava Weber Nola Yule HOT CHOCOLATE FROM SPAIN LEAD: Elizabeth Kramer Allison Kraus Eliana Bey Francesca Tolentino Gabriella Spinelli Kathleen Cenophant Tia Cherpellis TEA FROM CHINA LEAD: Kylie Cunha Angelina SaDatino Bridget LaClaustra Chloe Jean Kaylee Grodin Madelyn Joseph Naomi Campbell COFFEE FROM ARABIA LEAD: Veronica Biondi Elena Quinones Gianna Ambizas Olivia Revlock Victoria Alexis
MARZIPAN FROM EUROPE LEAD: Sophia Quinn Cecilia Penz Charlotte Formont Vivienne Coletta Sienna Squadrito MOTHER GINGER AND HER POLICHINELLES LEAD: Jane Reardon Allison Parmiter Colleen Irwin Kathleen Cenophant Lucy Kearns Tamoi Brown Vanessa Charoenrat CANDY CANES FROM RUSSIA LEAD: SAMANTHA KOENIG Angelina SaDatino Hailey Freire Jamie McNamara Jenn Westfall Kate Heaney Madelyn Joseph Nadia Bey Sarah Mary Rizzi
WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS DEW DROP: Athena Ambizas FLOWERS Adenike Adeyemo Ava Bianco Brooke McGovern Gia Bencivenni Gianna Ambizas Haley Antoine-Sharma Jenn Westfall Katherine Cielusniak Kylie Cunha Victoria Alexis
Evalina Lentini Student President Sugar Plum Fairy Lead Father
Athena Ambizas Student Vice President, Act 1 Dew Drop Fairy
Elizabeth Hughes Student Vice President, Act 2 Snow Queen
Elizabeth Kramer Lead Messenger Fritz Hot Chocolate from Spain Lead
Caroline Barker Clara
Bridget LaClaustra Lead Mother
Adenike Adeyemo Rat King
Charlotte Formont Vision
Veronica Biondi Nutcracker Coffee from Arabia Lead
Gabi Heigel Social Media Assistant Narrator
Kylie Cunha Tea from China Lead
Jane Reardon Mother Ginger Lead
Samantha Koenig Candy Canes from Russia Lead
Sophia Quinn Marzipan from Europe Lead
NUTCRACKER TECHIE CREW: 2023
NUTCRACKER COSTUME CREW: 2023
Moderator: Mr. Donald Kelly
Moderator: Ms. Annie Melia
Student Technical Director:Casey Louhis Student Assistant Technical Director:Dayana Diaz
Captains: Caitlin Cartright Madeline Villalta
Stage Right Captain: Kira Midy Esther Gedeon Melissa Villalta Haley Gentiluomo Kira Vilus
Stage Left Captain: Anais Lamour Ayisha Johnston Giuliana Forte Emily Bautista Dayana Deras
Sound Captain: Dorothy Guadagno Lindsey Licatesi Maddy Boorman
Spots Captain: Jessica Senior Janeza Miguel Audrey Powers Natalia Taylor
Lights Captain: Katie Maldonado Joelle Ghiradella Samantha Adycki
Members: Courtney Coutrier Madison Dorlus Darby Nelson-Reid Amanda Guzman-Lorenzo Ariana Naraine Ramona Pellew Abigail Cadet Marelyn Diaz
SPECIAL THANKS
An incredibly special thank you to our Producer Ms. Accetta and our Co-Directors Ms. Melia and Ms. Toohey, for their dedication to this year’s performance. A heartfelt thank you to Mrs. Hecht, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Christel, and Mrs. Graham, for helping make the performance happen. A special thank you to our set construction team: Mr. Kelly, Mr. Mobijohn, and the Techie Crew. Thank you to Ms. Melia, and our Costume Crew for their creativity and coordinating costumes. Thank you, Mr. Cascio, for his enthusiastic performance as Uncle Drosselmeyer. A special thank you to Ms. Mariano and the graphic design students for creating the designs for the program and posters. Thank you, Ms. Mallon, for selling tickets, as well as Ms. Fincher and Ms. Tulino for coordinating usherettes. Thank you, Ms. Conte, and Sophia Carey for photographing the headshots for our lead cast members. A special thank you to Chris Mare for filming and Lindsay Sutliff for photographing the performance. Thank you to Dr. Jacquelyn Nealon and our marketing team. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped out with rehearsal dinners and the nutcracker sale. A special thank you to the Theater Department at Molloy College for lending us the Marley dance floor. A special thank you to Tap to Pointe dance studio for their terrific performance as the Angels.