The Nutcracker Cast List 2024

Dear Dancers and Parents,

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Wow! What a wonderful turn out we had Saturday for Abilene Ballet Theatre auditions 2024-2025! Please accept the role or roles you’ve been given graciously. Casting is a daunting and laborious task and many, many hours of careful consideration have been put into placing each and every dancer into the role we feel will showcase that dancer. If you are unhappy about the part you’ve received, take a moment and remember that there are many dancers who would gladly dance that part for you. Any complaints about the parts you’ve received will result in an automatic replacement. After all, there are no small parts. Each and every part is a vital piece of the Nutcracker puzzle.

WE, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 38th ANNUAL PRODUCTION OF THE NUTCRACKER!

- Mrs. Nancy & Ms. Lisa

Cast A

AM school show, Friday night, Saturday matinee

Cast B

PM school show, Saturday night, Sunday matinee

ACT 1

PARTY SCENE

Clara

Haley Cowan/Kelsey Eaves/Chloe Etter

Drosselmeyer’s Nephew/Nutcracker Prince

Matthew Miller (GUEST ARTIST)

Uncle Drosselmeyer

Kevin Freeman (GUEST ARTIST)

Dr. & Mrs. Stahlbaum

Rex Hale (GUEST ARTIST) & Lisa Gore

Fritz

Hudson Gore

Aunt Marianna

Laurel Sanders Tolle/Kathlyn Messer

Maid

Amanda Farrow

Clara's Cousins

Hanna Grace Griffith, Joyanna Griffith, Sara Kate Griffith,

Layla Hallgren, Ella Parker, Emerson Woodard

Boy Cousins

Sarah Beth Songer & Roy Gillingham

Party Girls

CAST A

Kinslee Caddell

Parker Wilson

Parker Brown

Scout Eddleman

Jane Weltzin

Kizer Runyan

Kenzie Hansen

Lily Speegle

Sophie Jackson

Clara Sweet

CAST B

Molly Metcalf

Harper Hodges

Charlotte Hardegree

Avery Loewen

Morgan Colerick

Emery Grant

Seiden Kelley

Myla Lee

Emily Rose

Annabelle Brooks

Claira Petree

Gun Boys

Grant Smith, Harrison Gore, Payne Brown,

Price Brown, Graham Farrow, Wyatt Farrow,

Barrett Hardegree, Hillis Herrington

Party Parents

Meredith Brannon & Seth willis,
Amy & Stanley Smith,

Richard & Sophia Maryianowski

Harlequin Dolls

Harper Hodges & Kinslee Caddell/

Sophie Jackson & Rylie Archuleta/

Charlotte Hardegee & Avery Loewen

Mechanical Doll

Grace Parker/Annabelle White

Russian Doll

Marion Strauser/Emmy Howard/Lilah Jowers

BATTLE SCENE

Mouse King

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Soldiers

Rylie Archuleta, Molly Metcalf, Katy Fellhauer,

Parker Brown, Harper Brannon, Kinslee Caddell,

Harper Ives, Landry Ives

Battle Bunnies

Parker Wilson & Emily Rose/

Emery Grant & Annabelle Brooks

Grey Mice

CAST A

Lyla Bennett

Charlie Cowen

Andi Eddleman

Polly Greenwood

Maizie Hansen

Elizabeth Kouba

Nora Marshall

Julia Parker

Nola Parker

Sadie Mahoney

Violet Sturgis

Margot Vinson

CAST B

Addison Campos

Carys Cassidy

Natalie Dorman

Nella Gildersleeve

Bennett Hodges

Landry Hutcheson

Charlee Phillips

Kennedy Mitchell

Adriana Neal

Olivia Petree

Collins Roan

Ellington Stephens

Blakely Zimmerman

Magical Toys

CAST A

Everly Hall

Holland Ives

Sarah Clarke

Aliyah Williams

Scarlett Flowers

Harlowe Henderson

CAST B

Addison Smith

Scarlett Estes

Gentry Westbrook

Sully Mae Dickson

Saylor Burroughs

Adelina Barrera

SNOW SCENE

Snow Queen

Bethany Findley/Moira Robertson

Snow King

Shannon Beacham (GUEST ARTIST)

Snowflakes

Grace Ann Alston, Natalie Brunt, Nia Brunt, Taylor Richardson, Claire Trammell, Emmalee Griffith, Olivia Butler,

Lynleigh Wallace, Kortnie Coffey, Abigail Smith, Audrey Kinsey, Sara Kate Griffith, Grace Parker, Annabelle White,

Hanna Grace Griffith, (Clara Spot)

ACT 2

Big Angels

Laura Leggett, Ryann Petree, Lilah Jowers, Hannah Smith

Musical Angels

Jocelyn Alldredge, Lilybelle Erdrich, Addison Ward,

Joyanna Griffith, Raquel Castereno, Grace Ann Songer,

Harper Brannon, Hattie McSherry, Elsie Stark, Katy Fellhauer, Addison Walla, Hailey Suan, Kinley George, Cosette Alldredge

Tiny Angels

Ballet Abilene's

Monday 4:30 & Thursday 5:30 5&6’s ballet

Tuesday 4:30 5&6’s ballet

LAND OF THE SWEETS

Sugar Plum Fairy

Grace Ann Alston/Perry Meadors (GUEST ARTIST)

Sugar Plum Cavalier

Shannon Beacham (GUEST ARTIST)/David Huang (GUEST ARTIST)

Jesters

Norah Goolsby & Margo Reed/

Sarah Beth Songer & Abigail Smith

Chocolate (Spanish)

Ryleigh Green, Sara Kate Griffith, Amanda Farrow,

Mercedes Valdez, Bethany Findley, (Clara Spot)

Mirliton Soloist (Marzipan)

Taylor Richardson

Mirliton Corps

Natalie Brunt, Lynleigh Wallace,

Nia Brunt/Claire Trammell, Grace Alston/Moira

Chinese (Tea)

Olivia Butler/Audrey Kinsey & Tucker Heim (GUEST ARTIST)

Chinese Corps

Hannah Pate, Leia Tolentino, Addison Ward,

Natalie Blizzard, Ryann Petree, Emmy Howard

Chinese Messenger

Roy Gillingham

Peacock (Arabian Coffee)

Nia Brunt/Claire Trammell

Peacock Atendants (Partner & Cage Carriers)

TBD

Trepak Soloist

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Trepak Corps

Margo Reed, Ryleigh Green, Kinley George/

Addison Walla, Klison Oliver, Hanna Grace Griffith

Trepak Corps

Margo Reed, Ryleigh Green, Kinley George/

Addison Walla, Klison Oliver, Hanna Grace Griffith

Peppermint Twist Soloist

Mercedes Valdez

Candy Canes

Lilah Jowers, Elsie Stark, Pyper Wright, Charlotte Kukreja,

Laura Leggett, Marion Strauser, Hattie McSherry,

Kalison Oliver/Norah Goolsby

Gingerbreads

Claira Petree, Clara Sweet, Seiden Kelley/

Scout Eddleman, Kizer Runyan, Jane Weltzin

Mother Ginger

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Clowns (Polichinelles)

Hannah Smith, Ruby Gillingham, Ella Parker,

Emerson Woodard, Layla Hallgren, Cosette Aldredge,

Hailey Suan, Roy Gillingham

Dew Drop Fairy

Emmalee Griffith

Dew Drop Cavalier

Tucker Heim (GUEST ARTIST)

Butterfly

Grace Parker/Annabelle White

Waltz of Flowers

Kortnie Coffey (understudy Mercedes Valdez), Bethany Findley, Moira Robertson, Natalie Brunt, Audrey Kinsey,

Lynleigh Wallace, Laurel Sanders Tolle,

Nia Brunt/Claire Trammell