🎟️ Nutcracker Tickets Now On Sale!
Join us for a magical holiday tradition as Musette Performing Arts School presents The Nutcracker at the University of Rio Grande!
✨ Show Dates:
Saturday, December 13
Sunday, December 14
Experience dazzling dancing, beautiful music, and holiday enchantment perfect for the whole family. Seats fill quickly each year—secure your tickets today and make this season unforgettable!
👉 Buy your tickets here.
The Nutcracker 2025 Cast List
Act I
Clara
Josie Bowcott, understudy- Stella Jackson
Fritz
Creedence Beman, understudy- Coda Sisson
Mrs. Stahlbaum
Caroline Shoecraft
Mr. Stahlbaum
Matthew Petrie
Party Teens
Ava Bullion, Campbell Burnett, Madisyn Caldwell, Danika Collins, Alaina Fuller, Everly Hager, Kennedy Meeks
Party Kids
Ada Bowers, Mirabelle Bowers, Zoe Burns, Scarlett Eastman, MaryEllen Goody, Claire Harrison, Stella Jackson, Carlie Minney, Jessa Penrod, Coda Sisson, Lorelai Trowbridge, Bella Vanco
Music Box Doll
Lily Hunt, understudy- Ava Bullion
Soldier Doll
Ida Patterson, understudy- Caroline Shoecraft
Snowflakes
The Muses: Mackenzie Bradbury, Ava Bullion, Campbell Burnett, Madisyn Caldwell, Emma Coffee, Danika Collins, Alaina Fuller, Amelia Hendrix, Lily Hunt, Caroline Shoecraft
Snow Queen
Ida Patterson, understudy- Madisyn Caldwell
Act II
Russian Candy Canes
Danika Collins, Colbie Harvey, Amelia Hendrix
Spanish Chocolate Lead
Madisyn Caldwell, understudy- Ida Patterson
Spanish Chocolate Ensemble
Ava Bullion, Alaina Fuller, Lily Hunt, Caroline Shoecraft
Chinese Tea Leads
Ida Patterson, Caroline Shoecraft, understudy- Lily Hunt
Chinese Tea Ensemble
Zoe Burns, Colbie Harvey, Stella Jackson, Jessa Penrod, Lorelai Trowbridge
Arabian Coffee Lead
Kyra Collins, understudy- Danika Collins
Arabian Coffee Ensemble
Mackenzie Bradbury, Campbell Burnett, Teigan Eddy, Kennedy Meeks
Gingerbread
Estelle Davidson, Scarlett Eastman, MaryEllen Goody, Claire Harrison, Amelia Hendrix, Stella Jackson, Jessa Penrod, Bella Vanco
Flowers
Ava Bullion, Madisyn Caldwell, Danika Collins, Alaina Fuller, Lily Hunt, Ida Patterson
Dew Drop Fairy
Caroline Shoecraft, understudy-Alaina Fuller
Narrators
Nora Smith, Noelle Dees, Everly Hager, Coda Sisson
The Nutcracker
Luke Sisson
Herr Drosselmeyer
Moe Austin
Casting Placement
Directors will not discuss casting decisions with students or parents. If a student or parent has concerns about casting, directors will discuss how that student can improve, rather than a rationale for casting decision.
Understudies are required to be at every rehearsal for pieces they are understudying and ready to step in at a moment’s notice.
Attendance is taken into serious consideration when determining class placement and casting. Consistent attendance will help increase a dancer’s technique, so technique and attendance are often correlated; both are taken into consideration when determining casting placement.
If a student has poor attendance, it is possible they may be removed from their role and an understudy will replace them. This decision is up to the directors and not up for discussion.