Nutcracker Information Packet 2o24
Links to Packet Sections
- General Information
- A Note From the Director
- Casting Results
- Participation Information
- Participation Acceptance Form
- An Outline of Nutcracker Roles
- Rehearsal Schedule Week 1-3 Outline
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:
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- Friday, December 20th at 7pm.
- Saturday, December 21st at 2pm.
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A Note From our Nutcracker Director
Welcome to our annual Nutcracker Production, we’re thrilled you can join us!
Nutcracker roles are carefully 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; then as the dancer matures, they may and often should be given the opportunity to master a particular top roll and thereby be cast again in it! 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 based on several factors; the dancer’s technical ability, stage presence and performance quality, all play a part in these decisions.
Additionally, we are looking at the 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 coordinate dancers with our existing costumes. Enjoy growing, discovering and embracing many new challenges and accomplishments on your journey from studio to stage!
Casting
Nutcracker Cast List 2024 PDF for downloading
| NUTCRACKER CAST LIST 2024 | ||||
| CLARA: Scarlett Ritter
Understudy: Evie Wagner DROSSELMEYER: Devin Pile 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: Allie Craney BABY MOUSE: Sloan Johnson BABY SOLDIER: Scarlett Johnson |
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
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| 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
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PARTY BOYS:
Emma Burson Melanie Enfield Ariella Lindley Victoria Petkova Ellisyn Irick
PARTY PARENTS : Trent Burdick and Triana Burdick Kevin and Savannah Ihm Mike Eddy Kristen Allen Joseph Trainor |
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| BATTLE SCENE | ||||
| LITTLE MICE:
Eliana Rodriguez Allie Craney Scarlett Johnson Sloan Johnson Emerly Lutz |
NUTCRACKER PRINCE:
Nixxon Marr MOUSE QUEEN: Halley Gerou
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| SOLDIERS:
Amaya Davis Miranda Giachino Ofelia Rodriguez Pepper Milne
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POINTE SOLDIER SOLOIST :
Lucy D’Arcy Understudy: Etelle Blatshteyn
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| SNOW SCENE | ||||
| SNOW SOLOISTS:
Lizzie Enfield, Daphne Kurtz Understudy: Miriam Reedy |
CRYSTALS:
Orla McLarnon Cora Lewis |
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| 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 |
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| ACT 2 | ||||
| ANGELS | ||||
| HOOP ANGELS:
Elyssia Casadia Evon Vidis |
LEAD LITTLE ANGEL:
Emily Eddy |
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| POINTE ANGEL SOLOIST:
Halley Gerou Understudy: Lucy D’Arcy
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LITTLE ANGELS:
Mackenzie Gramling Amelia Jelks Anna Kritzberg Kyla Georgell Olive Nolan Vivienne Wallen Ally Pieper Marlee Milne Freyja Salazar |
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| CANDY LAND SCENE | ||||
| SPANISH SOLOIST: Daphne Kurtz
SPANISH CORPS: Lila Burdick, Anna Cate Hammer, Avery Schmidt, Reese Taylor. Josie Trainer |
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| MARZIPAN SOLOISTS: Miriam Reedy
MARZIPAN CORPS: Charlie Ihm, Peyton Clark, Devaney Davis |
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| 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 |
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| RUSSIAN SOLOIST: EVIE WAGNER
Understudy: Mary Kate Gaetos RUSSIAN CORPS: Katheryn Dugger Marin Hamby |
Emma Burson
Melanie Enfield Ariella Lindley Victoria Petkova Ellisyn Irick
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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 |
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| MOTHERGINGER: Maggie Machado
GINGERBREADS: Amaya Davis Miranda Giachino Ofelia Rodriguez Pepper Milne Emerly Lutz |
BABY DIVERTISSMENTS:
Eliana Rodriguez Allie Craney Scarlett Johnson Sloan Johnson |
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| 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 Carsyn Funk Understudy: Violet Crone
SUGAR PLUM: Sophia Irick Understudy: Lauren Lindberg
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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 |
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| Yellow Studio | Green Studio | Blue Studio |
Sunday |
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| 2:00-5:00pm Waltz of the Flowers |
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Weekend 1-3 (Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 26/27) |
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| Yellow Studio | Green Studio | Blue Studio |
Saturday |
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| 9 to 10am BALLET CLASS All Nutcracker Dancers Pt 1 and up |
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| 10 to 10:30am SUGARPLUM Sugarplum Understudies |
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| 10:30 to 12:00pm SNOW CORPS All Snow Corps Dancers |
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| 12 to 12:30pm PARTY SCENE Kissy Doll Understudies |
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| 12:30to 1:30pm PARTY SCENE Clara, Fritz, Clara’s Friends Understudies |
12:30to 1:30pm CHINESE Soloist and Corps |
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| 1:30 to 2:30pm PARTY SCENE Party Girls and Party Boys |
1:30 to 2:30pm ANGELS Little Angels, Hoop Angels |
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| 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 |
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| 4:30 to 5:30pm BATTLE SCENE Pointe Soldier, Soloist Understudies |
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Sunday |
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| 12:30-1:30 SNOWY FOREST SCENE Crystals, Icicles, Flurries (snack to 2pm) |
12:30-1:30 RUSSIAN Soloist and Corps |
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1:30-3:00 SNOWY FOREST SCENE
Snow Queen, Snow Soloists Understudies |
1:30-2:00 ARABIAN Soloist |
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| 2:00 TO 3:00 ARABIAN Scarf and Basket Corps |
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| 3:00 to 3:30 SPANISH Soloist |
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| 3:30-5:30 FLOWERS Dew Drop, Flowers, Garlands Understudies |
3:30-4:30 SPANISH Corps |
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