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

The Nutcracker Performances:

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024

AM School Show - 9:45am

PM School Show - 12:45pm

Friday Evening Performance - 8:00pm

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Saturday Matinee Performance - 2:30pm

Saturday Evening Performance - 8:00pm

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Sunday Matinee Performance - 2:30pm

ACT 1

PARTY SCENE

Clara

Haley Cowan (Fri Eve, Sun Mat)

Kelsey Eaves (PM School, Sat Mat)

Chloe Etter (AM School, Sat Eve)

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

Kathlyn Messer (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Laurel Sanders Tolle (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Maid

Amanda Farrow

Clara's Cousins

Hanna Grace Griffith, Joyanna Griffith, Sara Kate Griffith, Layla Hallgren, Ella Parker, Emerson Woodard

Boy Cousins

Andrew Acosta, Jude Escobedo, Roy Gillingham, Norah Goolsby, Kalison Oliver, and Sarah Beth Songer

Party Girls

CAST A - AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat

Parker Brown, Kinslee Caddell, Scout Eddleman, Kenzie Hansen, Sophie Jackson, Kizer Runyan, Lily Speegle, Clara Sweet, Jane Weltzin and Parker Wilson

CAST B - PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat

Annabelle Brooks, Morgan Colerick, Emery Grant, Charlotte Hardegree, Harper Hodges, Seiden Kelley, Avery Loewen, Myla Lee, Molly Metcalf, Claira Petree and Emily Rose

Marching Lads

Payne Brown, Price Brown, Graham Farrow, Wyatt Farrow, Harrison Gore, Barrett Hardegree, Hillis Herrington and Grant Smith

Party Parents

Meredith Brannon & Seth Willis, Richard & Sophia Maryianowski and Amy & Stanley Smith

Harlequin Dolls

Rylie Archuleta & Sophie Jackson (Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Kinslee Caddell & Harper Hodges (AM School, Fri Eve)

Charlotte Hardegree & Avery Loewen (PM School, Sat Mat)

Mechanical Doll

Grace Parker (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Annabelle White (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Russian Doll

Emmy Howard (PM School, Sat Mat)

Lilah Jowers (Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Mary Strauser (AM School, Fri Eve)

BATTLE SCENE

Mouse King

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Soldiers

Rylie Archuleta, Harper Brannon, Parker Brown, Kinslee Caddell, Katy Fellhauer, Harper Ives, Landry Ives and Molly Metcalf

Battle Bunnies

Annabelle Brooks & Emery Grant (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Emily Rose & Parker Wilson (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Grey Mice

CAST A - AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat

Lyla Bennett, Charlie Cowen, Andi Eddleman, Polly Greenwood, Maizie Hansen, Elizabeth Kouba, Sadie Mahoney, Nora Marshall, Julia Parker, Nola Parker, Violet Sturgis, Margot Vinson

CAST B - PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat

Addison Campos, Carys Cassidy, Natalie Dorman, Nella Gildersleeve, Bennett Hodges, Landry Hutcheson, Kennedy Mitchell, Adriana Neal, Olivia Petree, Charlee Phillips, Collins Roan, Ellington Stephens, Blakely Zimmerman

Magical Toys

CAST A - AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat

Sarah Clarke, Scarlett Flowers, Everly Hall, Harlowe Henderson, Holland Ives, Aliyah Williams

CAST B - PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat

Adelina Barrera, Saylor Burroughs, Sully Mae Dickson, Scarlett Estes, Addison Smith, Gentry Westbrook

SNOW SCENE

Snow Queen

Bethany Findley (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Moira Robertson (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Snow King

Shannon Beacham (GUEST ARTIST)

Snowflakes

Grace Ann Alston, Natalie Brunt, Nia Brunt, Olivia Butler, Kortnie Coffey, Haley Cowan (Sat Mat), Kelsey Eaves (Sat Eve), Chloe Etter (Fri Eve, Sun Mat), Emmalee Griffith, Hanna Grace Griffith, Sara Kate Griffith, Audrey Kinsey, Grace Parker, Taylor Richardson, Abigail Smith, Claire Trammell, Lynleigh Wallace, Annabelle White

ACT 2

Big Angels

Lilah Jowers, Laura Leggett, Ryann Petree, Hannah Smith

Musical Angels

Cosette Alldredge, Jocelyn Alldredge, Harper Brannon, Raquel Castereno, Lilybelle Erdrich, Katy Fellhauer, Kinley George, Joyanna Griffith, Hattie McSherry, Grace Anne Songer, Elsie Stark, Hailey Suan, Addison Walla and Addison Ward

Tiny Angels

Cast A (Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Emma Mae Bayer, Maggie Branson, Kenzlee Fellhauer, Anna Frizzi, Larkin Gore, Cora Grant, Blakely Hale, Elah Jowers, Achsah Kukreja, Neve Kukreja, Gwen Mahoney, Rae Oliver, Kendalyn Seidensticker, Emily Sensing, Aevelyn Suan, Eloise Sugar, Rowan Walton and Quinn Whitten

Cast B (Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Collins Caddell, Cameron Carroll, Madeline Gaddis, Eleanor Goodman, Heidi Herrington, Hazel Hill, Wiley Martinez, Darcy Poindexter, Etta Pugh, Ramsey Ramirez, Charlotte Roeder, Leighton Sanders, Meyers Sojourner, Emerson Stephens, Collins Thompson, Harper Vinson, Leighton Willis, Addison Wiskow, Layla Wright and Drew Zimmerman

LAND OF THE SWEETS SCENE

Sugar Plum Fairy

Grace Ann Alston (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Perry Meadors (GUEST ARTIST) (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Sugar Plum Cavalier

Shannon Beacham (GUEST ARTIST) (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

David Huang (GUEST ARTIST) (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Jesters

Norah Goolsby & Margo Reed (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Abigail Smith & Sarah Beth Songer (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Spanish (Chocolate)

David Gott, Alvaro Muñoz, Jacob Stokes (GUEST ARTISTS)

Haley Cowan (PM School, Sat Mat), Kelsey Eaves (AM School, Sat Eve), Chloe Etter (Fri Eve, Sun Mat), Amanda Farrow, Bethany Findley, Ryleigh Green, Sara Kate Griffith, and Mercedes Valdez

Mirliton Soloist

Taylor Richardson

Mirliton Corps

Grace Ann Alston (Fri Eve, Sat Mat), Natalie Brunt, Nia Brunt (Sat Eve, Sun Mat), Moira Robertson (Sat Eve, Sun Mat), Claire Trammell (Fri Eve, Sat Mat) and Lynleigh Wallace

*Note: This dance is not performed in the School Shows*

Chinese Soloist (Tea)

Olivia Butler (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Audrey Kinsey (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Tucker Heim (GUEST ARTIST)

Chinese Corps

Natalie Blizzard, Emmy Howard, Hannah Pate, Ryann Petree, Leia Tolentino and Addison Ward

Chinese Messenger

Roy Gillingham

Peacock (Arabian Coffee)

Nia Brunt (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Claire Trammell (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Rex Hale (GUEST ARTIST)

Royal Attendants

TBD

Trepak Soloist

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Trepak Corps

Hanna Grace Griffith, Kalison Oliver, Addison Walla (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Kinley George, Ryleigh Green, Margo Reed (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Peppermint Twist Soloist

Mercedes Valdez

Candy Canes

Norah Goolsby (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat), Lilah Jowers, Charlotte Kukreja, Laura Leggett, Hattie McSherry, Kalison Oliver (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat), Elsie Stark, Mary Strauser, Pyper Wright

Gingerbreads

Seiden Kelley, Claira Petree, Clara Sweet (PM School, Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Scout Eddleman, Kizer Runyan, Jane Weltzin (AM School, Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Mother Ginger

Seth Willis (GUEST ARTIST)

Clowns (Polichinelles)

Cosette Aldredge, Roy Gillingham, Ruby Gillingham, Layla Hallgren, Ella Parker, Hannah Smith, Hailey Suan and Emerson Woodard

Dew Drop Fairy

Emmalee Griffith

Dew Drop Cavalier

Tucker Heim (GUEST ARTIST)

Butterfly

Grace Parker (Sat Eve, Sun Mat)

Annabelle White (Fri Eve, Sat Mat)

Waltz of the Flowers

Nia Brunt (Sat Eve, Sun Mat), Natalie Brunt, Kortnie Coffey, Bethany Findley, Audrey Kinsey, Moira Robertson, Laurel Sanders Tolle, Claire Trammell (Fri Eve, Sat Mat), Lynleigh Wallace, Mercedes Valdez (Understudy)

*Note: This dance is not performed in the School Shows*