Illinois Youth Dance Theatre
"The Nutcracker"
2024 Nutcracker Casting
Act I - Party Scene
Clara
Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 5pm)
Nutcracker Prince
Christopher Damle
Inspiration Fairy
Sterling Rubino (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Promise Rubino (12/21 5pm)
Marie
Sterling Rubino
Marie's Friends
Kaya Johnson, Marley Johnson, Promise Rubino
Clara's Friends
Melissa Campos, Hannah Casey, Kaylee Dziura,
Aubrey Higgins, Ava Hoffmann (12/21 5pm),
Nina Kashuba, Sydney Koonce, Laurel McCreery,
Allyson Ricci (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Clara's Cousins
Madelyn Cieslica, Isabella Depner, Gabriella Grode,
Monica Harrison, Ava Shales
Charlotte
Ava Hoffmann (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Allyson Ricci (12/21 5pm)
Charlotte's Friends
Victoria Bastiani, Josie Bush, Mia Fiora Castree,
Emma Cuervo, Yana Datsko, Adele Dihtyar,
Priscilla Gallina, Kendall Jenkins
Fritz
Marvin Burgos
Otto (Fritz's Younger Brother)
Alexander Bastiani
Drosselmeyer
Rob Lane
Mother
Ava Greiwe
Father
Adam Paradise
Maids
TBD
Jester Doll
Monica Harrison (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Madelyn Cieslica (12/21 5pm)
Harlequina Doll
Kaya Johnson (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Isabella Depner (12/21 5pm)
Columbine Doll
Marley Johnson (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Promise Rubino (12/21 5pm)
Soldier Doll
Ava Shales (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Sterling Rubino (12/21 5pm)
Act I - Battle Scene
Rat King
Michael McGrady
Mouse Princesses
Mia Fiora Castree, Yana Datsko, Priscilla Gallina
Mice
Eugenie Barajas, Alexander Bastiani, Ellie Chriscoe,
Lydia Hernandez, Skylar Lewis, Audrina Lindsay,
Mary Elizabeth McGrady, Gage Moro,
Lily Paradise, Maya Zakhem
Duchesses and Duke of Mouse Town
Victoria Bastiani, Emma Cuervo, Marvin Burgos
Baby Mouse
Genevieve Collins
Mini Mice
Audrey Chriscoe, Lucy Goffos, Ysobel Hisoler,
Genevieve McGrady, Nina Zakhem
Bunny Soldier
Kaylee Dziura
Sergeants
Preston Schroeder, Mason Busch
Lead Soldiers
Gabriella Grode, Bella Depner,
Adalyna DeJesus, Hannah Casey
Soldiers
Josie Bush, Melissa Campos, Hannah Casey, Adele Dihtyar, Aubrey Higgins, Ava Hoffmann, Kendall Jenkins, Nina Kashuba, Sydney Koonce, Laurel McCreery, Allyson Ricci
Act I - Snow Scene
Snow Queen and Snow Cavalier
Marlena Brinkmann and Justin Valentine (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Isabella Morris and Justin Valentine (12/21 5pm)
Snow Princesses
Marley Johnson (12/21 5pm), Isabelle Moan,
Isabella Morris (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Snow Corps de Ballet
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 5pm), Kaylee Dziura (12/21 5pm), Madelyn Cieslica, Isabella Depner,
Gabriella Grode, Monica Harrison, Kaya Johnson,
Marley Johnson (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Promise Rubino, Sterling Rubino, Ava Shales
Ice Crystals
Melissa Campos, Hannah Casey,
Kaylee Dziura (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Aubrey Higgins, Ava Hoffmann, Nina Kashuba,
Sydney Koonce, Laurel McCreery, Allyson Ricci
Act II - Land of Sweets
Sugar Plum Fairy
Isabella Morris (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Isabelle Moan (12/21 5pm)
Inspiration Fairy
Sterling Rubino (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Promise Rubino (12/21 5pm)
Archangels
Madelyn Cieslica, Isabella Depner,
Gabriella Grode, Monica Harrison
Angels
Melissa Campos, Hannah Casey, Kaylee Dziura,
Aubrey Higgins, Ava Hoffmann, Nina Kashuba,
Sydney Koonce, Laurel McCreery, Allyson Ricci
Guiding Angels
Victoria Bastiani, Josie Bush, Mia Fiora Castree,
Emma Cuervo, Yana Datsko, Adele Dihtyar,
Priscilla Gallina, Kendall Jenkins
Cherubs
Eugenie Barajas, Audrey Chriscoe, Ellie Chriscoe,
Genevieve Collins, Lydia Hernandez, Skylar Lewis,
Audrina Lindsay, Genevieve McGrady, Mary Elizabeth McGrady, Gage Moro, Lily Paradise, Maya Zakhem, Nina Zakhem
Gateway Angels
Alexander Bastiani, Marvin Burgos
Attendant Cherubs
Ysobel Hisoler, Lucy Goffos
Spanish Reinas
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 5pm),
Kaya Johnson, Marley Johnson, Ava Shales
Arabian Queen and Arabian King
Marlena Brinkmann and Justin Valentine
Chinese Leads
Promise Rubino, Sterling Rubino
Dragon Princess
Monica Harrison
Chinese Dragon
Josie Bush, Adele Dihtyar, Kendall Jenkins
Chinese Corps de Ballet
Alexander Bastiani, Eugenie Barajas, Skylar Lewis, Audrina Lindsay, Maya Zakhem
Candy Cane Queen
Marley Johnson (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Kaya Johnson (12/21 5pm)
Peppermint
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Madelyn Cieslica, Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 5pm),
Isabella Depner, Gabriella Grode
Gingerbread Leads
Victoria Bastiani, Mia Fiora Castree, Priscilla Gallina
Gingerbread Cookies
Marvin Burgos, Ellie Chriscoe, Emma Cuervo,
Yana Datsko, Lydia Hernandez, Mary Elizabeth McGrady,
Gage Moro, Lily Paradise
Sugar Plum Fairy Variation
Isabella Morris (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Isabelle Moan (12/21 5pm)
Marzipan Candy
Marley Johnson, Promise Rubino, Sterling Rubino
Bo Peep
Laurel McCreery (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Hannah Casey (12/21 5pm)
Shepherdess
Josie Bush, Adele Dihtyar, Kendall Jenkins
Lead Lambs
Yana Datsko, Prisilla Gallina
Lambs
Ellie Chriscoe, Lydia Hernandez,
Mary Elizabeth McGrady, Gage Moro, Lily Paradise
Wolf
Alexander Bastiani
Trepak Leads
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Madelyn Cieslica, Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 5pm),
Gabriella Grode, Ava Shales
Trepak Corps de Ballet
Hannah Casey (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm), Melissa Campos, Kaylee Dziura, Aubrey Higgins, Ava Hoffmann, Nina Kashuba, Sydney Koonce, Laurel McCreery (12/21 5pm), Allyson Ricci
Sugar Cavalier Variation
Justin Valentine
Act II - The Waltz
Dew Drop Fairy
Isabelle Moan (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Sterling Rubino (12/21 5pm)
Flower Demis
Kaya Johnson, Marley Johnson,
Isabella Morris (12/21 5pm), Promise Rubino,
Sterling Rubino (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Flower Corps de Ballet
Lilia Bloomberg (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm),
Melissa Campos, Hannah Casey, Madelyn Cieslica, Adalyna De Jesus (12/21 5pm), Isabella Depner,
Kaylee Dziura, Gabriella Grode, Monica Harrison,
Nina Kashuba, Laurel McCreery, Ava Shales
Sugar Plum Pas de Deux
Isabella Morris and Justin Valentine (12/21 12pm, 12/22 2pm)
Isabelle Moan and Justine Valentine (12/21 5pm)