Nutcracker Information Packet 2o24

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General Information

  • Our digital acceptance forms are requested back by Tuesday, Sept 24th.  
  • Rehearsals begin the weekend of October 5th & 6th (Sept 29th for Waltz of the Flowers)
  • Photo Day: Sunday, Dec 15th
  • In Studio Dress Rehearsal at Parker Dance: Saturday, Dec 14th.
  • Theatre Dress Rehearsal at Ponderosa High School: Thursday, Dec 19th
  • The Nutcracker 2024 will be held at Ponderosa High School (7007 Bayou Gulch Rd, Parker CO)
  • Performances Dates:
      1. Friday, December 20th at 7pm.
      2. Saturday, December 21st at 2pm.


A Note From our Nutcracker Director

Nutcracker roles are given based on age, size, and skill level. Students might be in a particular dance for several years, but the dance may be choreographed or costumed differently, or they will dance different parts of the same dance.  If they aspire to certain roles and did not make it this year, we encourage them to keep working hard at their technique, and to try again next year! Coveted roles are earned by several factors. The dancer’s technical ability, stage presence and performance quality plays a part in these decisions. Additionally, we are looking at a dancer’s full body of work here at the studio which includes their audition as well as their presence and work in regularly scheduled classes throughout the dance year. Another factor is the costume quantity.  Our costumes are already purchased and we need to match dancers to the costumes we have. 

Casting

Nutcracker Cast List 2024 PDF for downloading

 

NUTCRACKER CAST LIST 2024
CLARA:  Scarlett Ritter

Understudy: Evie Wagner

DROSSELMEYER: Dan Monteton

FRITZ: Orla McLarnon

NUTCRACKER: Nixxon Marr

MOUSE QUEEN: Halley Gerou

Understudy: Evon Vidis

HARLEQUINN DOLL: Miriam Reedy

KISSY DOLL: Evie Wagner

Understudy: Tallie Turk

SOLDIER DOLL: Violet Crone

MAIDS: Mary Kate Gaetos, Tallie Turk

MRS. STAHLBAUM: Kayla Dishuck

BABY CLARA: TBA

BABY MOUSE: TBA

BABY SOLDIER: TBA

 SNOW QUEEN: Carsyn Funk

Understudy 1: Lizzie Enfield

Understudy 2: Daphne Kurtz

SNOW SOLOISTS: Lizzie Enfield, Daphne Kurtz

Understudy: Miriam Reedy

DEW DROP FAIRY: Lizzie Enfield

Understudy: Daphne Kurtz

SPANISH SOLOIST: Daphne Kurtz

MARZIPAN SOLOISTS: Miriam Reedy

RUSSIAN SOLOIST: Evie Wagner

Understudy: Mary Kate Gaetos

CHINESE SOLOIST: Tallie Turk

ARABIAN SOLOIST: Etelle Blatshteyn

SUGAR PLUM:

Sophia Irick

Understudy Lauren Lindberg

 
ACT 1
PARTY SCENE
CLARA’S FRIENDS:

Lila Burdick

Anna Cate Hammer

Avery Schmidt

Reese Taylor

Josie Trainer

 

PARTY GIRLS:

Charlie Ihm

Peyton Clark

Devaney Davis

Katheryn Dugger

Marin Hamby

 

 

 PARTY BOYS:

Emma Burson

Melanie Enfield

Ariella Lindley

Victoria Petkova

Ellisyn Irick

 

PARTY PARENTS :

Mr and Mrs Burdick

Kevin Ihm

Mike Eddy

TBA

 

 
BATTLE SCENE
LITTLE MICE:

Eliana Rodriguez

Allie Craney

Scarlett Johnson

Sloan Johnson

Emerly Lutz

 NUTCRACKER PRINCE:

Nixxon Marr

MOUSE QUEEN:

Halley Gerou

 
SOLDIERS:

Amaya Davis

Miranda Giachino

Ofelia Rodriguez

Pepper Milne

 

 

 

 POINTE SOLDIER SOLOIST :

Lucy D’Arcy

Understudy: Etelle Blatshteyn

 

 

 

 
SNOW SCENE
SNOW SOLOISTS:

Lizzie Enfield, Daphne Kurtz

Understudy: Miriam Reedy

 CRYSTALS:

Orla McLarnon

Cora Lewis
SNOW CORPS:

Miriam Reedy (Captain)

Evie Wagner (Captain)

Lila Burdick

Anna Cate Hammer

Avery Schmidt

Reese Taylor

Josie Trainer

Etelle Blatshteyn

 FLURRIES:

Natalie Cibak

Claire Bennett

Kelly Emeson

Gracyn Peterson

Delaney Spencer

Adelyn Horton

Annalise Santa Cruz
ACT 2
ANGELS
HOOP ANGELS:

Elyssia Casadia

Evon Vidis

 LEAD LITTLE ANGEL:

Emily Eddy
POINTE ANGEL SOLOIST:

Halley Gerou

Understudy: Lucy D’Arcy

 

 

 LITTLE ANGELS:

Mackenzie Gramling

Amelia Jelks

Anna Kritzberg

Kyla Georgell

Olive Nolan

Vivienne Wallen

Ally Pieper

Marlee Milne

Freyja Salazar
CANDY LAND SCENE
SPANISH SOLOIST: Daphne Kurtz

SPANISH CORPS:

Lila Burdick, Anna Cate Hammer, Avery Schmidt, Reese Taylor. Josie Trainer
MARZIPAN SOLOISTS: Miriam Reedy 

MARZIPAN CORPS: Charlie Ihm, Peyton Clark, Devaney Davis
CHINESE SOLOIST: Tallie Turk

CHINESE CORPS:

Emily Eddy

Mackenzie Gramling

Amelia Jelks

Anna Kritzberg

 Kyla Georgell

Olive Nolan

Vivienne Wallen

Ally Pieper

Marlee Milne

Freyja Salazar
RUSSIAN SOLOIST: EVIE WAGNER

Understudy: Mary Kate Gaetos                          

RUSSIAN CORPS:

Katheryn Dugger

Marin Hamby

 Emma Burson

Melanie Enfield

Ariella Lindley

Victoria Petkova

Ellisyn Irick

 
 

 

ARABIAN SOLOIST: Etelle Blatshteyn

ARABIAN SCARF GIRLS:

Natalie Cibak

Claire Bennett

Adelyn Horton

Cora Lewis

  

 

ARABIAN (BASKET) CORPS:

Kelly Emeson

Gracyn Peterson

Delaney Spencer

Annalise Santa Cruz       
MOTHERGINGER: Maggie Machado

GINGERBREADS:

Amaya Davis

Miranda Giachino

Ofelia Rodriguez

Pepper Milne

Emerly Lutz

 BABY DIVERTISSMENTS:

Eliana Rodriguez

Allie Craney

Scarlett Johnson

Sloan Johnson
DEW DROP FAIRY: Lizzie Enfield

Understudy: Daphne Kurtz

FLOWER CORPS:

Evie Wagner

Mary Kate Gaetos

Miriam Reedy

Daphne Kurtz

Carsyn Funk (Captain)

Tallie Turk

Halley Gerou

Etelle Blatshteyn

 

GARLANDS:

Violet Crone

Lucy D’Arcy

Elysia Casadia

Evon Vidis

 PROLOGUE FLOWERS:

Mary Kate Gaetos

Daphne Kurtz

Carsyn Funk (Captain)

Tallie Turk

Halley Gerou

Tallie Turk

Understudy: Violet Crone

 

SUGAR PLUM:

Sophia Irick

Understudy: Lauren Lindberg

 

 

 
   

 

 


Participation Information

Rehearsal Information
  • We have only 9 weekends of rehearsals to get performance ready!  We will try to set the schedule as much in advance as we can. The rehearsal times for your student’s dances depend on teacher schedules, what size room it needs, who can rehearse opposite them in another room, how many “layers” there are in the dance, and the age/experience of the dancers. We have approximately 40 dances to teach in 9 weeks with 6 teachers, 4 studios and dozens of kids!
  • Rehearsals are scheduled for Saturdays 10:00am-6:30pm and Sundays 12:30-6:30pm.  These are our blocks for rehearsal times, you will not be scheduled for the entire time. We try our best to schedule the youngest dancers for only one day for a few hours.
  • Always send water and a non-messy snack with your dancer! For very young dancers we will often schedule in a snack break if it’s a long rehearsal.  Also, make sure names are in all ballet shoes, since they are often left behind.
Rehearsal Schedule
  • Weekend #1 for our full cast is October 5th & 6th (Rehearsal 0: Sept 29th for Waltz of the Flowers Only)
  • We will not rehearse the weekend of second weekend of Fall Break (we do have rehearsals Oct 12/13 but NOT Oct 19/20)
  • We will not rehearse the weekend of Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov 30/31).
  • Photo Day: Sunday, Dec 15th
  • Mandatory In  Studio Dress Rehearsal at Parker Dance: Saturday, Dec 14th.
  • Mandatory Theatre Dress Rehearsal at Ponderosa High School: Thursday, Dec 19th
  • Performances Dates: Friday, December 20th at 7pm & Saturday, December 21st at 2pm.
Participation Fee
  • The Performance Fee is $380 (can be split in two payments). This covers: all 9 studio
    rehearsals, the dress rehearsal at the theater, a free T shirt, the digital videos of both shows, and all costume fittings and costumes. (Tickets, professional pictures, additional dvd’s, dancewear, shoes and tights not included)


Participation Acceptance

If you plan to participate, please fill out the online acceptance form to let us know you have formally agreed to participate. Students are allowed to miss 2 rehearsals at the most, however we discourage students from missing more than one rehearsal as 10 weeks goes by very quickly and there is much to learn to be performance ready. Please submit your acceptance by Tuesday, Sept 24th.

      Nutcracker Acceptance Form 

                                                                          


Nutcracker Roles

This sheet breaks down the Nutcracker Ballet by acts, scenes, and dances.  This is extremely helpful for those who are new to Nutcracker. Early rehearsals are when the many “layers” of dances are rehearsed independently, then gradually we start to combine the dances to create the “scene” or “Act”.  Some parts may vary in their name and not all parts are always danced.

ACT 1
Overture

Party Parents, Kids, (but not Clara’s “family”), Drosselmeyer

Party Scene

Party Girls, Boys, Clara’s friends, Fritz’s friends, Clara, Fritz, Head Maid, Maids, Dolls, Little Clara, Little Soldier, Little Mouse, Drosselmeyer, Party Parents

Battle Scene

Nutcracker, Clara, Drosselmeyer, Mouse Queen, Little Mice, Big Mice, Mama Mice, Flag Soldiers, Rifle Soldiers, Pointe Soldiers, Pointe Soldier Soloist

Snowy Forest Scene

Clara, Nutcracker, Crystals, Icicles, Flurries, Snow Attendants, Snow Queen, Snow Soloists, Snow Corps

ACT 2
Angels 

Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, Nutcracker, Angel Soloist, Angel Demi Soloist, Little Angels, Pointe Angels, Hoop Angels

Prologue 

Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, Nutcracker, Spanish Soloist, Arabian Soloist, Chinese Soloist, Russian Soloist, Marzipan Soloists, Dew Drop Fairy, Prologue Demi Flowers, Prologue Flowers

Spanish

Spanish corps, soloist

Arabian

Arabian Basket corps, Scarf corp, attendants, demi soloists, soloist

Russian

Russian corps, tambourine corps, demi soloists, soloist

Chinese 

Chinese corps, demi soloists, soloist

French Marzipan

Marzipan corps, demi soloists and soloists

Mother Ginger

Pointe Bakers, Clara, Gingerbreads, Chefs, Bakers, Baby Divertissements (Baby D’s)

Waltz of the Flowers

Dew Drop Fairy, Flower Demi Soloist, Flower Corps, Garlands

The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Sugar Plum Fairy

Finale

Act II soloists, demi soloists, and select corps dancers

 


Rehearsal Schedule Week 1-3 Outline

The rehearsal schedule will be posted weekly on Mondays on the Nutcracker 2024 Page, based on the needs of the teachers and scenes each week. The first three weeks have already been posted: Nutcracker 2024 Rehearsal Schedule. The schedule will remain the same “for the most part” during the first few weeks; dances won’t change the day they rehearse (for example, bounce between Saturday and Sunday), but might vary in start and end times within their given day. Please make sure to review it before you come, as changes may occur and will be put in red. 

Important Note: This information packet will NOT contain updates. The full week-to-week rehearsal schedule with the weekly updates will be posted on the Nutcracker 2024 Rehearsal Schedule.

Week 0: Sunday, Sept 29th for Waltz of the Flowers 2:00-5:00pm
Week 1-3: Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 26/27

Note: if viewing on a mobile device, you may need to rotate your device

Weekend 0: Sunday, September 29th
Yellow Studio Green Studio Blue Studio
Sunday
2:00-5:00pm
Waltz of the Flowers

 

Weekend 1-3  (Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 26/27)
Yellow Studio Green Studio Blue Studio
Saturday
9 to 10am BALLET CLASS
All Nutcracker Dancers Pt 1 and up
10 to 10:30am SUGARPLUM
Sugarplum
Understudies
10:30 to 12:00pm SNOW CORPS
All Snow Corps Dancers
12 to 12:30pm PARTY SCENE
Kissy Doll
Understudies
12:30to 1:30pm PARTY SCENE
Clara, Fritz, Clara’s Friends
Understudies		 12:30to 1:30pm CHINESE
Soloist and Corps
1:30 to 2:30pm PARTY SCENE
Party Girls and Party Boys		 1:30 to 2:30pm ANGELS
Little Angels, Hoop Angels
2:30 to 3:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Mouse Queen, Nutcracker Prince
Understudies		 2:30 to 3:30pm MARZIPAN
Soloist, Corps		 2:30 to 3:30pm MOTHER GINGER
Gingerbreads, Baby D’s
3:30 to 4:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Little Mice, Soldiers		 3:30 to 4:30pm ANGELS
Pointe Angel Soloist
Understudies
4:30 to 5:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Pointe Soldier, Soloist
Understudies
Sunday
12:30-1:30 SNOWY FOREST SCENE
Crystals, Icicles, Flurries (snack to 2pm)		 12:30-1:30 RUSSIAN
Soloist and Corps
1:30-3:00 SNOWY FOREST SCENE
Snow Queen, Snow Soloists
Understudies
 1:30-2:00 ARABIAN
Soloist
2:00 TO 3:00 ARABIAN
Scarf and Basket Corps
3:00 to 3:30 SPANISH
Soloist
3:30-5:30 FLOWERS
Dew Drop, Flowers, Garlands
Understudies		 3:30-4:30 SPANISH
Corps