Music: Peter Ilich TchaikovskyChoreography: Robert Weiss

After a Libretto by Marius PetipaScenic Design: Jeff A .R . Jones Costume Design: Judanna Lynn

Lighting Design: Ross Kolman Gingerbread Costume Design: Kerri MartinsenConductor: Alfred E . Sturgis

Illusions conceived by Rick Thomas

PROLOGUE: DROSSELMEYER’S TOY SHOPHERR DROSSELMEYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . YEVGENY SHLAPKOHIS NEPHEW (THE NUTCRACKER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN FONTANINI

ACT I: THE PARTY CLARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOLA THIRAKOUNFRITZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOAH PEETERS-DUFOURMAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SARAH AYERSBUTLER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROB SCHANTZDR . STAHLBAUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DAMEON NAGELFRAU STAHLBAUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIZABETH OUSLEYPARENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Taylor Ayotte, Sara Roe, Lily Wills, Lauren Wolfram

Sam Ainley, Raum Aron Gens-OstrowskiChristian Gutierrez, Miles Sollars-White

CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelliann Argo, Annabelle Coleman, Lauren Cutchin Kira Geniesse, J .T . Matthews, Caleb Power, Abigail Sevene

Zachary Spicer, Cyril Stimpson, Zander Stimpson THE GRANDPARENTS . . . . . . . . . . McKENZIE VAN OSS, LUKE POTGIETERTOY SUGAR PLUM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AMANDA GERHARDTTOY SOLDIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RAMMARU SHINDOHARLEQUINS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gracie Sorrell, VanAnh NguyenANGEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOPHIE NELSON

Special thanks to the Raleigh Boychoir - Jeremy Tucker, Conductor

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THE BATTLE RAT KING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IKE HAWKERSMITHMICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Marius Diaz, Mason Diaz, Elizabeth Fleegle, Caroline Hicks

Natalie Hignite, Charlotte Hinson, Kara Ostrovsky Adrienne Ruiz-Richards, Beatrice Sanderson, Kali Scott

CALICO CAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOPHIE NELSONBUNNIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tova Feldman, Lauren KreiserSOLDIERS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riley Allen, Mae Attwood, Anna Caldwell, Kate Ennis

Taylor Hoffman, Marianna Johnson, Silvia Johnson, Julia Kovacs Lucinda Lietz, Megan Malmberg-Burnette, Gabriela Manriquez

Tabitha Manriquez, Eliza May, Audra Miller, Sophia Mills, Elise Murray Sammie Spencer, Mackenzie Spicer, Molly Tharrington, Lilah Upton

THE LAND OF SNOW NORTHWIND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARCELO MARTINEZSNOWFLAKES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LARA O’BRIEN with

AMANDA GERHARDT, ELIZABETH OUSLEYKathleen Black, Abby Grossen, Sophie Nelson, Jenny Palmer, Sara Roe

Anna Socha, McKenzie Van Oss, Lily Wills, Lauren Wolfram

INTERMISSION

ACT II: THE LAND OF SWEETS SUGAR PLUM FAIRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASHLEY HATHAWAYTRUFFLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tea Binanay, Allyson Burman, Chloe Castiller

Tova Feldman, Katelyn Harmon, Daphne Lin, Kassidy McNeill, Audra Miller Tamanh Nguyen, Beatrice Sanderson, Astrid Tauber, Riley Taylor

CLARA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LOLA THIRAKOUNTHE NUTCRACKER PRINCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JOHN FONTANINIHOT CHOCOLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SOPHIE NELSON, LAUREN WOLFRAM

RAUM ARON GENS-OSTROWSKI, IKE HAWKERSMITHCOFFEE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .JACQUELINE SCHILLERwith Her Little Attendants . . . . . . . . . . Gabriela Manriquez, Tabitha ManriquezTEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAXMILIAN ISAACSON, BILAL SMITHCANDY CANES . . . . . . . . . . . CHRISTIAN GUTIERREZ, RAMMARU SHINDO

NIKOLAI SMIRNOVRIBBON CANDY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALICIA FABRY with

KATHLEEN BLACK, AMANDA GERHARDTMOTHER GINGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DAVY NETHERCUTTwith Her Gingerbread Cookies . . .Brianna Castiller, Kameron Draper, Logan Meyer

VanAnh Nguyen, Chase Staman, Marion Williams, Ashley Glen WintersBUTTERFLY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COURTNEY SCHENBERGERFLOWERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ELIZABETH OUSLEY, ALYSSA PILGER with

Taylor Ayotte, Sophie Nelson, Jenny Palmer Sara Roe, McKenzie Van Oss, Lauren Wolfram

SUGAR PLUM FAIRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ASHLEY HATHAWAYwith HER CAVALIER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KIEFER CURTIS

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2017, 2PM

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