The Nutcracker 2023 Casting
Welcome to The Nutcracker
Welcome to The Washington Ballet’s Production of The Nutcracker!
View the cast list for your Nutcracker performance.
Brittany Stone. Photo by Spencer Bentley.
November 25th: 1:00PM
Student Cast: Ruby
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Act 1
Clara: Danielle Foege
Prince: Francesco Messina
Clara’s Mother: Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Clara’s Father: Stephen Nakagawa
Drosselmeyer: Andile Ndlovu
Old Soldier: Paolo Tarini
The Maids: Anya Orlova & Anna Joy
The Butler: Andrey Maciano
Grandfather: Nicholas Cowden
Military Parents: Catherine Doherty & Ethan Slocomb
Elegant Parents: Noura Sander & Vladimir Tapkharov
Big Family Parents: Abigail Brent & Gilles Delellio
Merry Widow: Nardia Boodoo
Ambassador: Rony Baseman
Aunt Pitty: Samara Rittinger
Aunt Pat: Misha Glouchkova
Miss Liberty: Tamako Miyazaki
John Paul Jones: Jie-Siou Wu
Bald Eagle: Lope Lim
Nutcracker: Rafael Bejarano
Rat King: Ethan Slocomb
Red Coat Rats: Jacob Liberman, Cayce Cavett, Giimon Scholz, Paolo Tarini, Gabriel Saad, Miles Orvetti
Snow Queen: Jessy Dick
Snow King: Javier Morera
Snow Flurries: Stephanie Sorota, Deanna Pearson, Ceci Moffit, Amaya Joesph, Samantha Priolo, Anya Chiu, Abigail Brent, Chloe Butler, Andrea Allmon, Now Clattenburg, McKenna Ulbrick, Madison Bruns
Act II
Sugar Plum: Kateryna Derechyna
Cavalier: Oscar Sanchez
Dew Drop: Eun Won Lee
Spanish Women: Andrea Allmon, Brittany Stone, Noura Sander
Spanish Men: Paolo Tarini, Nicholas Cowden, Harry Warshaw
Anacostian Maiden: Ayano Kimura
Anacostian Brave: Lope Lim
Big Fisherman: Jacob Liberman
Ribbon Girls: Brooke Lai & Eliza Rhodes
Frontiersman: Ethan Slocomb
Lead Cardinal: Catherine Doherty
Tom Cat: Andrey Maciano
Cardinals: Jessy Dick, Deanna Pearson, Stephanie Sorota, Abigail Brent
Mother Barnum: N/A
Cherry Blossoms: Rebecca Ruelas, Ceci Moffit, Anya Chiu, Emilia Howard, Samantha Priolo, Sophia Sheahan, Chloe Butler, Anya Orlova, Ana Sofia Fonesca, Cecelia Johnson, Anna Joy, Misha Glouchkova
November 25th: 5:30PM
Student Cast: Diamond
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Act 1
Clara: Anya Chiu
Prince: Jacob Liberman
Clara’s Mother: Kateryna Derechyna
Clara’s Father: Oscar Sanchez
Drosselmeyer: Stephen Nakagawa
Old Soldier: Ethan Slocomb
The Maids: Noe Clattenburg & McKenna Ulbrick
The Butler: Paolo Tarini
Grandfather: Nicholas Cowden
Military Parents: Stephanie Sorota & Harry Warshaw
Elegant Parents: Nardia Boodoo & Rafael Bejarano
Big Family Parents: Ashley Murphy-Wilson & Jie-Siou Wu
Merry Widow: Brittany Stone
Ambassador: Rony Baseman
Aunt Pitty: Deanna Pearson
Aunt Pat: Andrea Allmon
Miss Liberty: Ayano Kimura
John Paul Jones: Lope Lim
Bald Eagle: Gilles Delellio
Nutcracker: Oscar Sanchez
Rat King: Harry Warshaw
Red Coat Rats: Andrey Maciano, Cayce Cavett, Paolo Tarini, Jie-Siou Wu, Rony Baseman, Ethen Slocomb
Snow Queen: Eun Won Lee
Snow King: Ariel Martinez
Snow Flurries: Catherine Doherty, Jessy Dick, Sophia Lutman, Salma Gonzalez, Jillian Schene, Catherine Galipeau, Sophia Sheahan, Danielle Foege, Anya Orlova, Stephanie Sorota, Noura Sander, Anna Joy
Act II
Sugar Plum: Maki Onuki
Cavalier: Vladimir Tapkharov
Dew Drop: Tamako Miyazaki
Spanish Women: Jessy Dick, Ashley Murphy-Wilson, Stephanie Sorota
Spanish Men: Paolo Tarini, Rafael Bejarano, Gilles Delellio
Anacostian Maiden: Brittany Stone
Anacostian Brave: Oscar Sanchez
Big Fisherman: Jie-Siou Wu
Ribbon Girls: Lilly Dupont & Ella Fischer
Frontiersman: Lope Lim
Lead Cardinal: Ayano Kimura
Tom Cat: Nicholas Cowden
Cardinals: Andrea Allmon, Deanna Pearson, Noura Sander, Catherine Doherty
Mother Barnum: N/A
Cherry Blossoms: Salma Gonzalez, Amaya Joseph, Sophia Lutman, Ceci Moffit, Jillian Schene, Catherine Galipeau, Danielle Foege, Anya Orlova, McKenna Ulbrick, Abigail Brent, Madison Bruns, Now Clattenburg
November 26th: 1:00PM
Student Cast: Pearl
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Act 1
Clara: Jillian Schene
Prince: Cayce Cavett
Clara’s Mother: Brittany Stone
Clara’s Father: Rafael Bejarano
Drosselmeyer: Oscar Sanchez
Old Soldier: Rony Baseman
The Maids: Catherine Doherty & Abigail Brent
The Butler: Paolo Tarini
Grandfather: Gilles Delellio
Military Parents: Andrea Allmon & Ariel Martinez
Elegant Parents: Nardia Boodoo & Stephen Nakagawa
Big Family Parents: Nicole Graniero & Jie-Siou Wu
Merry Widow: Noura Sander
Ambassador: Ethan Slocomb
Aunt Pitty: Noe Clattenburg
Aunt Pat: McKenna Ulbrick
Miss Liberty: Jessy Dick
John Paul Jones: Andrey Maciano
Bald Eagle: Vladimir Tapkharov
Nutcracker: Vladimir Tapkharov
Rat King: Nicholas Cowden
Red Coat Rats: Francesco Messina, Jacob Liberman, Giimon Scholz, Ruei-Lin Cheng, Miles Orvetti Gabriel Saad
Snow Queen: Ayano Kimura
Snow King: Andile Ndlovu
Snow Flurries: Amaya Joseph, Lilly Dupont, Ella Fischer, Rebecca Ruelas, Deanna Pearson, Sabrina Bourell, Abigail Brent, Ana Sofia Fonseca, Cecelia Johnson, Misha Glouchkova, Mckenna Ulbrick, Eliza Rhodes
Act II
Sugar Plum: Tamako Miyazaki
Cavalier: Lope Lim
Dew Drop: Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Spanish Women: Deanna Pearson, Catherine Doherty, Amaya Joseph
Spanish Men: Ethan Slocomb, Andrey Maciano, Rony Baseman
Anacostian Maiden: Noura Sander
Anacostian Brave: Harry Warshaw
Big Fisherman: Francesco Messina
Ribbon Girls: Cecelia Johnson & Sophia Sheahan
Frontiersman: Vladimir Tapkharov
Lead Cardinal: Nicole Graniero
Tom Cat: Jie-Siou Wu
Cardinals: Anya Chiu, Danielle Foege, Madison Bruns, Misha Glouchkova
Mother Barnum: N/A
Cherry Blossoms: Julia Tames, Stephanie Sorota, Ella Fischer, Jessy Dick, Naye Rhee, Catherine Galipeau, Chloe Butler, Sabrina Bourell, Ana Sophia Fonseca, Andrea Allmon, Eliza Rhodes, Noe Clattenburg
December 2nd: 2:00PM
Student Cast: Sapphire
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Act 1
Clara: Sophia Lutman
Prince: Francesco Messina
Clara’s Mother: Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Clara’s Father: Stephen Nakagawa
Drosselmeyer: Nicholas Cowden
Old Soldier: Paolo Tarini
The Maids: Noe Clattenburg & McKenna Ulbrick
The Butler: Andrey Maciano
Grandfather: Javier Morera
Military Parents: Anna Joy & Ethan Slocomb
Elegant Parents: Deanna Pearson & Vladimir Tapkharov
Big Family Parents: Nicole Graniero & Gilles Delellio
Merry Widow: Nardia Boodoo
Ambassador: Rony Baseman
Aunt Pitty: Kateryna Derechyna
Aunt Pat: Stephanie Sorota
Miss Liberty: Abigail Brent
John Paul Jones: Paolo Tarini
Bald Eagle: Jie-Siou Wu
Nutcracker: Javier Morera
Rat King: Harry Warshaw
Red Coat Rats: Cayce Cavett, Andrey Maciano, Jie-Siou Wu, Rafael Bejerano, Miles Orvetti, Ethan Slocomb
Snow Queen: Andrea Allmon
Snow King: Oscar Sanchez
Snow Flurries: Catherine Doherty, Jessy Dick, Ceci Moffit, Salma Gonzalez, Jillian Schene, Catherine Galipeau, Sophia Sheahan, Danielle Foege, Cecelia Johnson, Stephanie Sorota, Noura Sander, Madison Bruns
Act II
Sugar Plum: Eun Won Lee
Cavalier: Ariel Martinez
Dew Drop: Brittany Stone
Spanish Women: Deanna Pearson, Abigail Brent, Amaya Joseph
Spanish Men: Jie- Siou Wu, Andrey Maciano, Cayce Cavett
Anacostian Maiden: Andrea Allmon
Anacostian Brave: Rafael Bejarano
Big Fisherman: Javier Morera
Ribbon Girls: Audrey Weber & Eliza Rhodes
Frontiersman: Gilles Delellio
Lead Cardinal: Jessy Dick
Tom Cat: Paolo Tarini
Cardinals: Anya Chiu, Danielle Foege, Anya Orlova, Catherine Doherty
Mother Barnum: Ethan Slocomb
Cherry Blossoms: Julia Tamas, Lilly Dupont, Ella Fischer, Ceci Moffit, Jillian Schene, Catherine Galipeau, Sophia Sheahan, McKenna Ulbrick, Noura Sander, Cecelia Johnson, Madison Bruns, Sasha Koltusky
December 2nd: 7:00PM
Student Cast: Emerald
*SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
Act 1
Clara: Jillian Schene
Prince: Cayce Cavett
Clara’s Mother: Brittany Stone
Clara’s Father: Rafael Bejarano
Drosselmeyer: Andile Ndlovu
Old Soldier: Andrey Maciano
The Maids: Madison Bruns & Misha Glouchkova
The Butler: Paolo Tarini
Grandfather: Gilles Delellio
Military Parents: Catherine Doherty & Ariel Martinez
Elegant Parents: Noura Sander & Rony Baseman
Big Family Parents: Jessy Dick & Jie-Siou Wu
Merry Widow: Nardia Boodoo
Ambassador: Ethan Slocomb
Aunt Pitty: Samara Rittinger
Aunt Pat: Andrey Allmon
Miss Liberty: Ashley Murphy-Wilson
John Paul Jones: Javier Morera
Bald Eagle: Lope Lim
Nutcracker: Rafael Bejarano
Rat King: Stephen Nakagawa
Red Coat Rats: Gilles Delellio, Lope Lim, Ariel Martinez, Jie-Siou Wu, Nicholas Cowden, Javier Morera
Snow Queen: Maki Onuki
Snow King: Vladimir Tapkharov
Snow Flurries: Stephanie Sorota, Deanna Pearson, Sophia Lutman, Amaya Joseph, Samantha Priolo, Anya Chiu, Abigail Brent, Chloe Butler, Anya Orlova, Noe Clattenburg, McKenna Ulbrick
Act II
Sugar Plum: Nicole Graniero
Cavalier: Oscar Sanchez
Dew Drop: Kateryna Derechyna
Spanish Women: Misha Glouchkova, Catherine Doherty, Noura Sander
Spanish Men: Ethan Slocomb, Lope Lim, Harry Warshaw
Anacostian Maiden: Ashley Murphy-Wilson
Anacostian Brave: Ariel Martinez
Big Fisherman: Gilles Delellio
Ribbon Girls: Chloe Butler & Naye Rhee
Frontiersman: Jie-Siou Wu
Lead Cardinal: Tamako Miyazaki
Tom Cat: Javier Morera
Cardinals: Deanna Pearson, Stephanie Sorota, Abigail Brent
Mother Barnum: Nicholas Cowden
Cherry Blossoms: Rebecca Ruelas, Ceci Moffit, Anya Chiu, Emilia Howard, Samantha Priolo, Sophia Sheahan, Danielle Foege, Anya Orlova, Ana Sofia Fonseca, Andrea Allmon, Anna Joy, Noe Clattenburg