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NUTCRACKER CASTING: DEC 17, 11AM

NUTCRACKER CASTING: DEC 17, 11AM

COMPOSER

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

CHOREOGRAPHER

Helgi Tomasson

RUNTIME

Act I – 47 min
Intermission – 20 min
Act II – 50 min

Total runtime: 1 hour, 57 minutes

CASTING

Conductor: Martin West

ACT I

Uncle Drosselmeyer: Myles Thatcher

Clara: Sofia Trias

Fritz: Santiago Stack Lozano

Housekeeper & Maid: Maggie Weirich, Carlota Cruz

Dr. & Mrs. Stahlbaum: Nathaniel Remez, Gabriela Gonzalez

Grandparents: Diego Cruz, Kristi DeCaminada

Party Guests: Jihyun Choi, Aaliyahmarie Key, Pemberley Ann Olson, Tyla Steinbach, Parker Garrison, Jakub Groot, Lleyton Ho, Andris Kundzins with Students of San Francisco Ballet

Dancing Dolls: Simone Pompignoli, Nicole Moyer, Lucas López

The Nutcracker Prince: Adrian Zeisel

King of the Mice: Benjamin Davidoff

Queen & King of the Snow: Kamryn Baldwin and Rubén Cítores Nieto

Snowflakes: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Jacey Gailliard, Laurel Ho, Aaliyahmarie Key, Katharine Lee, Sarah Lusetti, Campbelle Malicse, Swane Messaoudi, Rimi Nakano, Leili Rackow, Amelia Soh, Juliana Wilder, Juliette Windey

ACT II

The Sugar Plum Fairy: Seojeong Yun*

Spanish: Swane Messaoudi, Tyla Steinbach, Daniel Deivison-Oliveira, Justin-Cooper Meeks, Ben Taber

Arabian: Elizabeth Mateer with Jakub Groot, Nathaniel Remez

Chinese: Mingxuan Wang with Students of San Francisco Ballet School

French: Maya Chandrashekaran, Carlota Cruz, Juliana Wilder

Russian: Archie Sullivan with Andris Kundzins, Lucas López

Madame Du Cirque: Louis Schilling

with her Buffoons: Students of San Francisco Ballet School with Jasper True Stanford

Waltzing Flowers: Sofia Albers, Rebecca Blenkinsop, Brooklyn Brizendine, Jihyun Choi, Thamires Chuvas, Anna Chaziroglou, Jacey Gailliard, Katharine Lee, Sarah Lusetti, Misha MacGowan, Campbelle Malicse, Nicole Moyer, Hui-Wen-Peng, Lizzy Steward, Nicole Kosasih Widjaja, Juliette Windey

Grand Pas de Deux: Sasha Mukhamedov and Adrian Zeisel

*Denotes premiere in role

Scenic Design: Michael Yeargan
Costume Design: Martin Pakledinaz
Lighting Design: James F. Ingalls
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington
The 2004 premiere of Helgi Tomasson’s Nutcracker was made possible by Lead Sponsors The Herbert Family and The Swanson Foundation, and Sponsors Yurie and Carl Pascarella, Kathleen Scutchfield, and The Smelick Family.