Illinois Youth Dance Theatre
"Cinderella"
2024 Nutcracker Casting
Act I - Party Scene
Clara
Marley Johnson
Understudy: Madelyn Moan
Nutcracker Prince
Sage Simons
Inspiration Fairy
Maia Rose Whyte
Understudy: Emilia Harrison
Marie
Annabelle Busch
Understudy: Maia Rose Whyte
Clara's Older Sisters
Emilia Harrison, Madelyn Moan, Maia Rose Whyte
Clara's Friends
Madelyn Cieslica, Gabriella Grode, Bella Depner,
Hannah Casey, Monica Harrison, Nina Kashuba,
Melissa Campos, Kaylee Dzuira
Charlotte
Adalyna DeJesus
Understudy: Gabriella Grode
Charlotte's Friends
Sydney Koonce, Ava Hoffman, Cara Morgan
Fritz
Preston Schroeder
Hans (Fritz's Older Brother)
Hudson Busch
Otto (Fritz's Younger Brother)
Mason Busch
Drosselmeyer
Dave Gacier
Mother
Audrey Mazur
Father
Adam Paradise
Maids
TBD
Jester Doll
Lilia Bloomberg
Understudy: Hannah Casey
Harlequina Doll
Madelyn Cieslica
Understudy: Gabriella Grode
Columbine Doll
Emilia Harrison
Understudy: Monica Harrison
Soldier Doll
Maia Rose Whyte
Understudy: Adalyna DeJesus
Act I - Battle Scene
Rat King
Adam Paradise
Mouse Princesses
Tallulah Gallina, Camille Kruschel, Mia Fiora Castree,
Adele Dihtyar, Josephine Bush, Yana Datsko,
Victoria Bastiani, Arya Aguilar,
Kendall Jenkins, Everleigh Hickey
Baby Mice
Lily Paradise, Winnie Eccleston, Lydia Hernandez,
Eleanor Norwick, Mary Elizabeth McGrady
Duchess and Duke of Mouse Town
Priscilla Gallina and Hudson Busch
Mini Mice
Genevieve Collins, Giuliana Kruschel, Skylar Lewis,
Maya Zakhem, Alexander Bastiani
Bunny Soldier
Monica Harrison
Sergeants
Preston Schroeder, Mason Busch
Lead Soldiers
Gabriella Grode, Bella Depner,
Adalyna DeJesus, Hannah Casey
Soldiers
Nina Kashuba, Melissa Campos, Kaylee Dziura,
Sydney Koonce, Ava Hoffman, Cara Morgan
Act I - Snow Scene
Snow Queen and Snow Cavalier
Isabelle Moan and Logan O’Neil
Understudy: Isabella Morris
Snow Princesses
Madelyn Moan, Isabella Morris
Snow Corps de Ballet
Maia Rose Whyte, Emilia Harrison, Annabelle Busch,
Madelyn Cieslica, Lilia Bloomberg
Demi Crops de Ballet
Adalyna DeJesus, Monica Harrison,
Gabriella Grode, Bella Depner
Snow Sprinkles
Kaylee Dziura, Hannah Casey,
Melissa Campos, Nina Kashuba
Act II - Land of Sweets
Sugar Plum Fairy
Isabella Morris
Guardian Angel
Emilia Harrison
Archangels
Lilia Bloomberg, Madelyn Cieslica
Angels
Adalyna DeJesus, Monica Harrison, Gabriella Grode,
Bella Depner, Kaylee Dziura, Hannah Casey,
Nina Kashuba, Melissa Campos
Gateway Angels
Preston Schroeder, Mason Busch, Hudson Busch
Cherubs
Lily Paradise, Winnie Eccleston, ​Genevieve Collins,
Camille Kruschel, Giuliana Kruschel, Skylar Lewis,
Maya Zakhem, Lydia Hernandez,
Alexander Bastiani, Arya Aguilar, Eleanor Norwick,
Mary Elizabeth McGrady, Everleigh Hickey
Attendant Cherubs
Giuliana Kruschel, Alexander Bastiani
Spanish Reinas
Maia Rose Whyte, Annabelle Busch
Spanish Rey
Logan O'Neil
Arabian Queen
Isabella Morris
Chinese Leads
Isabelle Moan, Madelyn Moan
Chinese Dragon Princesses
Sydney Koonce, Cara Morgan, Ava Hoffman
Chinese Corps
Lily Paradise, Winnie Eccleston, Lydia Hernandez,
Eleanor Norwick, Mary Elizabeth McGrady
Candy Cane Princess
Maia Rose Whyte
Understudy: Emilia Harrison
Candy Canes
Adalyna De Jesus, Monica Harrison
Gingerbread Leads
Josephine Bush, Kendall Jenkins
Gingerbread Cookies
Tallulah Gallina, Priscilla Gallina, Mia Fiora Castree,
Victoria Bastiani, Adele Dihtyar, Hudson Busch,
Camille Kruschel, Yana Datsko, Arya Aguilar, Everleigh Hickey
Sugar Plum Fairy Variation
Isabella Morris
Understudy: Isabelle Moan
Ribbon Candy
Isabelle Moan
Marzipan Candy (Joined by Clara)
Emilia Harrison, Madelyn Moan
Marzipan Corps (with Marzipan Ribbons)
Gabriella Grode, Bella Depner,
Lilia Bloomberg, Madelyn Cieslica
Russian Czarina
Annabelle Busch
Russian Czar
Sage Simons
Russian Corps de Ballet
Nina Kashuba, Melissa Campos, Kaylee Dziura,
Hannah Casey, Preston Schroeder, Mason Busch
Sugar Cavalier Variation
Logan O’Neil
Act II - The Waltz
Dew Drop Fairy
Madelyn Moan
Understudy: Isabelle Moan
Flower Prince
Sage Simon
Flower Demis
Isabelle Moan, Maia Rose Whyte,
Emilia Harrison, Annabelle Busch
Flower Corps de Ballet
Lilia Bloomberg, Madelyn Cieslica, Bella Depner,
Monica Harrison, Adalyna DeJesus, Gabriella Grode
Sugar Plum Pas de Deux
Isabella Morris and Logan O’Neil
Understudy: Isabelle Moan