“The San Jose Nutcracker” - 2025
Congratulations on being cast as a party child!

Party Girls will need to purchase black one elastic loop ballet shoes.

Party Girls Group 1
Mia Kunikata
Jacqueline Lee
Rosie Speck
Shiyuan Wang
Zana Mazboudi
Taylor Nicholson
Esther Yu

Party Girls Group 2

Kylie Sharma
Emmanuella Shain
Solenne Shain
Prudence Rogers
Colette Overton
Ashley Sharma
Rosie Speck

Party Girls Group 3
Gianna Barbic
Anelie Thomson
Penelope Wilhelm
Arianne Ly-Gagnon
Anya Muthu
Eleni Papoulias
Lola Garduno

Party Boys Group 1
Rafael Wong-Solis
Isaiah Sharratt
Alec Beaver
Lucas Xu

Party Boys Group 2
Emilio Moreno
Brendan McGee
Giovanni Storti
Roman Stelling

Fritz and Fritz Understudies: Studio Company Dancers, Joe Leen, Satiago Viecco, Roman Stelling

In-Studio Rehearsal Schedule

Party Children (ACT 1): 
Saturdays:  3:00-4:15; October 4th - December 6th (no rehearsal October 25 and November 29th)
Sundays: 1:00-2:15; November 2nd, November 16th, November 23rd, December 7th

Theatre Rehearsal Schedule - Mandatory Availability

Level 3A and 3B students will be called to Theater Rehearsals at the times listed below. We will have multiple casts, so students will not be called to every rehearsal listed below, but students MUST BE AVAILABLE for all the rehearsals listed below unless they listed conflicts in their registration forms. Theater rehearsal dates for each student will be released by November 2. More details will be sent closer to theater week. Although Groups are listed above, these are preliminary. Final casting will be announced November 2.

Party Children (Act 1):
Tech rehearsal: Wednesday, December 10th, 5:00-7:00pm (Party Girls Group 3, Party Boys Group 1)
Tech rehearsal: Thursday, December 11th, 5:15-7:15pm (Party Girls Group 2, Party Boys Group 2)
Dress rehearsal: Friday, December 12th, 6:00-8:00pm (Party Girls Group 1, Party Boys Group 1)

Performance Schedule: MANDATORY AVAILABILITY

We will have multiple casts, so students likely will not be called to every performance listed below, but students MUST BE AVAILABLE for all the performances listed below. We plan to have 2 or 3 casts, depending on enrollment, so students will likely perform in 4 or 5 shows. Performance dates for each student will be released by November 2. Please note that the times listed below are performer drop off and pick up times, not the actual show times. More details will be sent closer to theater week. 

Party Children (Act 1)
Saturday, December 13th: 1:15-3:00 pm (Group 1 Boys), (Group 1 Girls)
Saturday, December 13th: 6:15-8:00 pm (Group 2 Boys), (Group 2 Girls)
Sunday, December 14th: 10:15 am-12:00 pm (Group 1 Boys with Rafael Wong-Solis), (Group 1 Girls)
Sunday, December 14th: 1:15-3:00 pm (Group 2 Boys), (Group 3 Girls)
Saturday, December 20th: 1:15-3:00 pm (Group 2 Boys), (Group 2 Girls)
Saturday, December 20th: 6:15-8:00 pm (Group 1 Boys), (Group 1 Girls)
Sunday, December 21st: 10:15 am-12:00 pm (Group 2 Boys), (Group 2 Girls)
Sunday, December 21st: 1:15-3:00 pm (Group 1 Boys), (Group 1 Girls)
Monday, December 22nd: 10-15 am-12:00pm (Group 1 Boys), (Group 3 Girls)
Monday, December 22nd: 1:15-3:00 pm (Group 2 Boys), (Group 2 Girls, no Prudence Rogers, with a Group 1 girl TBD)
Tuesday, December 23rd: 1:50-3:00 pm (Group 1 Boys - No Rafael Wong-Solis, replacement from group 2 Giovanni Storti), (Group 3 Girls)

NOTE: 3:00 PM and 8:00PM pick up times are at intermission. If you have tickets to one of these shows and would like your student performer to join you in the audience for the second half, they must also have a ticket. You may exit via the Market St. door to pick up your student and escort them back through that same door to have your tickets scanned and return to your seats.