Charlottesville Ballet thanks the many students who auditioned for this year’s professional production of The Nutcracker. If dancers were selected for a role in this year’s production, their casting is listed below.
PERFORMANCES & REHEARSALS:
Attendance at all rehearsals, put-togethers, and dress rehearsals is mandatory. If an absence is necessary due to an unforeseen illness or emergency, please give immediate notice to [email protected] A make-up private lesson may be required in the event of such an absence.
Nutcracker Staging Day – Charlottesville Only (Accepted students MUST be available):
Saturday, September 21 at Charlottesville Ballet Studios:
- Soldiers | 12:00pm-2:00pm
- Clara | 12:00pm-6:30pm
- Mice | 12:00pm-2:00pm
- Fritz | 1:00pm-6:30pm
- Angels (Blue & Silver Casts) | 1:00-2:00pm
- Angels (Red & Green Casts) | 2:30-3:30pm
- Chinese Corps | 2:30-3:30pm
- Gingerbread | 2:30-3:30pm
- Sheep | 3:30-4:30pm
- Party Scene | 3:30-6:30pm
Saturday, September 28 – Party Scene, Gingerbread, Clara and Demi-Soloists Rehearsals with Professional Company at Charlottesville Ballet Studios:
- Party Scene | 10:00am-12:00pm
- Gingerbread | 12:00-1:00pm
- Clara | 10:00am-5:00pm
- Chinese Demi-Soloists Only | 2:00-4:15pm
Weekly Rehearsals on the following Fridays – Charlottesville Only:
9/27, 10/4, 10/11, 10/18, 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 12/6 *No rehearsal Thanksgiving Week (11/29)
- Angels (Blue & Silver Casts) | 5:00-5:45pm
- Clara | 5:15-8:15pm
- Soldiers | 5:30-6:30pm
- Angels (Red & Green Casts) | 5:45-6:30pm
- Mice | 5:45-6:45pm
- Sheep | 5:45-6:30pm
- Chinese Corps | 6:30-7:15pm
- Party Scene | 6:45-8:15pm
Put-Together Rehearsals with the Professional Company at Charlottesville Ballet Studios:
CAST A – Saturday, November 23 from 1:45-7:00pm
CAST B – Sunday, November 24 from 12:45-6:00pm
Tech & Dress Rehearsal in the Theater:
Lynchburg Cast – The Academy Center of the Arts | Tuesday, December 10 & Wednesday, December 11 – CBA 4:45-9pm CVB 3:45-9pm
CAST A & B – Piedmont Virginia Community College | December 17, 4-9pm
Performances in the Theater – call times 1 hour before:
LYNCHBURG at the Academy Center of the Arts:
December 14 at 2:00pm and 7:00pm
December 15 at 4:00pm
CHARLOTTESVILLE at PVCC’s V. Earl Dickinson Building:
Cast B – Thursday, December 19 at 11:00am and 3:00pm
Cast A – Friday, December 20 at 2:30pm and 7:00pm
Cast B – Saturday, December 21 at 1:00pm and 4:30pm
Cast A – Sunday, December 22 at 2:00pm and 5:30pm
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Lynchburg Performances
Cville Cast A + Lynchburg Casts from Central Virginia Ballet: Angels, Sheep, & Chinese
Date: Saturday, December 14 at 2:00pm & 7:00pm & Sunday, December 15 at 4:00pm
The Academy Center of the Arts | 600 Main Street Lynchburg, VA 24504
Party Scene (Cast A – Adults, Maid, Clara, Fritz, Older Party Girls, Younger Party Girls, Party Boys):
Adults: Lucy Bassett, Rebecca Berlin, Kayla Chonoles, Dutch Dorschel, Matthew Ewald, Bill Hines, Rebecca McGregor, Sarah Messer, Eric Ramírez-Weaver, Sherry Whaley
Maid: Rebecca Berlin
Clara: Jaiya Chandra (Understudy: Marina Oliveira)
Fritz: Finnegan Driscoll (Understudy: Jack Wielar)
Older Party Girls: Magdalen Brent, Elizabeth Bryerton, Sophia Levine, Marina Oliveira, Sara Russamano, Abby Stiffler
Younger Party Girls: Julia Crum, Zoë Hawkins, Sylvia Moses, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson
Party Boys: Benjamin Berthy, Cormac Gabel, Cole Kretsch, Maximus Turner, Jack Wielar
Mice (Cast A): Maeve Chandler, Adeline Curtis, Micaiah Jones, Violet Jordan, Sabina Kurtz, Elina Nielsen, Emma Nielsen, Eleanor Trimble, Elizabeth Wolfe (Understudies: Alicia Jiang, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson)
Soldiers: Benjamin Berthy, Eleanor Burton, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Stella Graham, Fay Kobyra, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth, Molly McGinthy, Claire Rasmussen, Katie Shaps, Caroline Shiffler (Understudies: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb)
Angels: Students from CVB
Chinese Corps: Students from CVB
Chinese Demi-Soloists: Jeanne Berthy, Elizabeth Bryerton
Sheep: Students from CVB
Gingerbread: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb (Understudies: Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth)
Charlottesville Thursday Performances
Cast B
Date: Thursday, December 19 at 11:00am & 3:00pm
The V. Earl Dickinson Building at PVCC | 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Party Scene (Cast B – Adults, Maid, Clara, Fritz, Older Party Girls, Younger Party Girls, Party Boys):
Adults: Lucy Bassett, Rebecca Berlin, Kayla Chonoles, Dutch Dorschel, Matthew Ewald, Bill Hines, Rebecca McGregor, Sarah Messer, Eric Ramírez-Weaver, Sherry Whaley
Maid: Rebecca Berlin
Clara: Jaiya Chandra (Understudy: Marina Oliveira)
Fritz: Finnegan Driscoll (Understudy: Jack Wielar)
Older Party Girls: Jeanne Berthy, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Johanna Shiffler, Sabra Webb
Younger Party Girls: Eleanor Bassett-Taurel, Ava Ellis, Alicia Jiang, Lily Lischke, Natalie Macbeth, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver
Party Boys: Benjamin Berthy, Caius Elliott, Cole Kretsch, Elliott Stipe, Tyndale Wise
Mice (Cast B): Addison Brugh, West Catherine Carr, Arleigh Johnson, Miriam Lotter, Lanaysia Scott, Katie Smith, Porter VonAchen, Alana Weaver, Salem Wise (Understudies: Alicia Jiang, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson)
Soldiers: Benjamin Berthy, Eleanor Burton, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Stella Graham, Fay Kobyra, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth, Molly McGinthy, Claire Rasmussen, Katie Shaps, Caroline Shiffler (Understudies: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb)
Angels (11:00am Show – Red Cast): Serita Barzun, Eva Greene, Emma Li, Carson Powell, Amélie Saunders, Preston Silvers, Violet Wedge, Brooklyn Whitley
Angels (3:00pm Show – Green Cast): Fiona Bedford, Iris Bedford, Laila Howard, Sammie Jorgensen, Preston Silvers, Ezra Sterling, Virginia Stipe, Brooklyn Whitley
Chinese Corps (Cast B): Grace Duffy, Keira Goddard, Aubreigh Hector, Margaret James, Adelyn Luck, Erin Megonigal, Alexis Pullen, Amalia Wise
Chinese Demi-Soloists (Cast B): Jeanne Berthy, Sara Russamano
Sheep (Cast B): Georgiana Burton, Giana Bricker, Sawyer Carr, Kattie Crickenberger, Lilah Davis, Arabelle Elliott, Margaret Hector, Tabitha Lotter, Caroline Long, Evie Wedge
Gingerbread: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb (Understudies: Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth)
Charlottesville Friday Performances
Cast A
Date: Friday, December 20 at 2:30pm & 7:00pm
The V. Earl Dickinson Building at PVCC | 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Party Scene (Cast A – Adults, Maid, Clara, Fritz, Older Party Girls, Younger Party Girls, Party Boys):
Adults: Lucy Bassett, Rebecca Berlin, Kayla Chonoles, Dutch Dorschel, Matthew Ewald, Bill Hines, Rebecca McGregor, Sarah Messer, Eric Ramírez-Weaver, Sherry Whaley
Maid: Rebecca Berlin
Clara: Jaiya Chandra (Understudy: Marina Oliveira)
Fritz: Finnegan Driscoll (Understudy: Jack Wielar)
Older Party Girls: Magdalen Brent, Elizabeth Bryerton, Sophia Levine, Marina Oliveira, Sara Russamano, Abby Stiffler
Younger Party Girls: Julia Crum, Zoë Hawkins, Sylvia Moses, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson
Party Boys: Benjamin Berthy, Cormac Gabel, Cole Kretsch, Maximus Turner, Jack Wielar
Mice (Cast A): Maeve Chandler, Adeline Curtis, Micaiah Jones, Violet Jordan, Sabina Kurtz, Elina Nielsen, Emma Nielsen, Eleanor Trimble, Elizabeth Wolfe (Understudies: Alicia Jiang, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson)
Soldiers: Benjamin Berthy, Eleanor Burton, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Stella Graham, Fay Kobyra, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth, Molly McGinthy, Claire Rasmussen, Katie Shaps, Caroline Shiffler (Understudies: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb)
Angels (2:30pm Show – Blue Cast): Hannah Achilles-Debaere, Camille Cacatian, Constance Dickinson, Eponine Gabel, Milena Mazzeo, Preston Silvers, Valerie Starkie, Brooklyn Whitley
Angels (7:00pm Show – Silver Cast): Juliana Kelly, Walker Kretlow, Victoria Muratt, Preston Silvers, Cate Suggs DeSorbo, Gracie Toe, Liliana Turner, Brooklyn Whitley
Chinese Corps (Cast A): Claire Breton-Whipple, Carson Fields, Elaina Loura, Cami Maupin, Maeve O’Brien-Olwell, Adelaide Smith
Chinese Demi-Soloists (Cast A): Jeanne Berthy, Elizabeth Bryerton
Sheep (Cast A): Lylah Burtner, Georgia Barrow, Olivia Curtis, Carrington Hillis, Ava Hines, Nadia Howard, Gisele Kirby, Harlow Lawrence, Kate Thompson
Gingerbread: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb (Understudies: Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth)
Charlottesville Saturday Performances
Cast B
Date: Saturday, December 21 at 1:00pm & 4:30pm
The V. Earl Dickinson Building at PVCC | 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Party Scene (Cast B – Adults, Maid, Clara, Fritz, Older Party Girls, Younger Party Girls, Party Boys):
Adults: Lucy Bassett, Rebecca Berlin, Kayla Chonoles, Dutch Dorschel, Matthew Ewald, Bill Hines, Rebecca McGregor, Sarah Messer, Eric Ramírez-Weaver, Sherry Whaley
Maid: Rebecca Berlin
Clara: Jaiya Chandra (Understudy: Marina Oliveira)
Fritz: Finnegan Driscoll (Understudy: Jack Wielar)
Older Party Girls: Jeanne Berthy, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Johanna Shiffler, Sabra Webb
Younger Party Girls: Eleanor Bassett-Taurel, Ava Ellis, Alicia Jiang, Lily Lischke, Natalie Macbeth, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver
Party Boys: Benjamin Berthy, Caius Elliott, Cole Kretsch, Elliott Stipe, Tyndale Wise
Mice (Cast B): Addison Brugh, West Catherine Carr, Arleigh Johnson, Miriam Lotter, Lanaysia Scott, Katie Smith, Porter VonAchen, Alana Weaver, Salem Wise (Understudies: Alicia Jiang, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson)
Soldiers: Benjamin Berthy, Eleanor Burton, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Stella Graham, Fay Kobyra, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth, Molly McGinthy, Claire Rasmussen, Katie Shaps, Caroline Shiffler (Understudies: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb)
Angels (1:00pm Show – Red Cast): Serita Barzun, Eva Greene, Emma Li, Carson Powell, Amélie Saunders, Preston Silvers, Violet Wedge, Brooklyn Whitley
Angels (4:30pm Show – Green Cast): Fiona Bedford, Iris Bedford, Laila Howard, Sammie Jorgensen, Preston Silvers, Ezra Sterling, Virginia Stipe, Brooklyn Whitley
Chinese Corps (Cast B): Grace Duffy, Keira Goddard, Aubreigh Hector, Margaret James, Adelyn Luck, Erin Megonigal, Alexis Pullen, Amalia Wise
Chinese Demi-Soloists (Cast B): Jeanne Berthy, Sara Russamano
Sheep (Cast B): Georgiana Burton, Giana Bricker, Sawyer Carr, Kattie Crickenberger, Lilah Davis, Arabelle Elliott, Margaret Hector, Tabitha Lotter, Caroline Long, Evie Wedge
Gingerbread: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb (Understudies: Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth)
Charlottesville Sunday Performances
Cast A
Date: Sunday, December 22 at 2:00pm & 5:30pm
Location: The V. Earl Dickinson Building at PVCC | 501 College Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22902
Party Scene (Cast A – Adults, Maid, Clara, Fritz, Older Party Girls, Younger Party Girls, Party Boys):
Adults: Lucy Bassett, Rebecca Berlin, Kayla Chonoles, Dutch Dorschel, Matthew Ewald, Bill Hines, Rebecca McGregor, Sarah Messer, Eric Ramírez-Weaver, Sherry Whaley
Maid: Rebecca Berlin
Clara: Jaiya Chandra (Understudy: Marina Oliveira)
Fritz: Finnegan Driscoll (Understudy: Jack Wielar)
Older Party Girls: Magdalen Brent, Elizabeth Bryerton, Sophia Levine, Marina Oliveira, Sara Russamano, Abby Stiffler
Younger Party Girls: Julia Crum, Zoë Hawkins, Sylvia Moses, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson
Party Boys: Benjamin Berthy, Cormac Gabel, Cole Kretsch, Maximus Turner, Jack Wielar
Mice (Cast A): Maeve Chandler, Adeline Curtis, Micaiah Jones, Violet Jordan, Sabina Kurtz, Elina Nielsen, Emma Nielsen, Eleanor Trimble, Elizabeth Wolfe (Understudies: Alicia Jiang, Olivia Ramírez-Weaver, Lily Rehm, Sydney Smythe, Abigail Wilkinson)
Soldiers: Benjamin Berthy, Eleanor Burton, Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Stella Graham, Fay Kobyra, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth, Molly McGinthy, Claire Rasmussen, Katie Shaps, Caroline Shiffler (Understudies: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb)
Angels (2:00pm Show – Blue Cast): Hannah Achilles-Debaere, Camille Cacatian, Constance Dickinson, Eponine Gabel, Milena Mazzeo, Preston Silvers, Valerie Starkie, Brooklyn Whitley
Angels (5:30pm Show – Silver Cast): Juliana Kelly, Walker Kretlow, Victoria Muratt, Preston Silvers, Cate Suggs DeSorbo, Gracie Toe, Liliana Turner, Brooklyn Whitley
Chinese Corps (Cast A): Claire Breton-Whipple, Carson Fields, Elaina Loura, Cami Maupin, Maeve O’Brien-Olwell, Adelaide Smith
Chinese Demi-Soloists (Cast A): Jeanne Berthy, Elizabeth Bryerton
Sheep (Cast A): Lylah Burtner, Georgia Barrow, Olivia Curtis, Carrington Hillis, Ava Hines, Nadia Howard, Gisele Kirby, Harlow Lawrence, Kate Thompson
Gingerbread: Julia Crum, Ava Ellis, Sylvia Moses, Marina Oliveira, Abby Stiffler, Sabra Webb (Understudies: Katie Comer, Avery Davis, Samantha Fischbeck, Sophia Levine, Natalie Macbeth)