• Nutcracker Cast

    Photo: Vacanva Photography. (Ballet Brazos Nutcracker 2024. Artists: Ballet Brazos Party Scene: The Stahlbaum Family. Costumes: Karen Mathews, Casey Sink, and the Ballet Brazos Costume Department.)

  • Nutcracker Cast

    Photo: Vacanva Photography. (Ballet Brazos Nutcracker 2024. Artists: Hallie Ferris, London Quin as Flowers in Waltz of the Flowers. Costumes: Rhonda Sexton, Tetyana Sokolova, Ballet Brazos Costume Department.)

  • Nutcracker Cast

    Photo: Vacanva Photography. (Ballet Brazos Nutcracker 2024. Artists: Katherine Ross as Polichinelle. Costumes: Karen Mathews, Casey Sink, Ballet Brazos Costume Dept.)

  • Nutcracker Cast

    Photo: FigMint Photography. (Ballet Brazos Nutcracker 2023. Artists: Savannah Lednicky as a Lead Battle Mouse, Ballet Brazos Battle Scene cast. Costumes: Karen Mathews, Casey Sink, and the Ballet Brazos Costume Department.)

The Nutcracker Cast

Meet our artists who will transport you to the Land of the Sweets in the ballet world's time-honored holiday tradition that brings together young and old for an evening of magic and enchantment. 

Our 15th annual production of The Nutcracker features preeminent ballet dancers Ashley Laracey and Andrew Veyette from the New York City Ballet as our Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. Our cast includes dancers from professional ballet companies, guest artists from Texas, and pre-professional performers from across the Brazos Valley.

 

 Guest Artists

  • Andrew Veyette - Principal, New York City Ballet

    Sugar Plum Fairy’s Cavalier

    Photo: Paul Kolnik

  • Ashley Laracey - Soloist, New York City Ballet

    Sugar Plum Fairy

    Photo: Paul Kolnik

  • Jihun Hwang

    -Houston Ballet Academy-

    Nutcracker Prince, Nutcracker Doll

    Photo: Kristy Larkin

  • Golden Wright

    -Professor of Dance, College of Fine Arts & Communication, Lamar University-

    Uncle Drosselmeyer

    Photo: Lynn Lane

  • Dominick Oliver

    -Dance Instructor, Choreographer-

    Mouse King, Russian Peppermint

    Photo: Vacanva

  • Rylee Kinnard

    -Texas A&M Dance, Aggie Ballet Company-

    Snow Queen

    Photo: Ashkan Image Photography

Ballet Brazos Lead Dancers

  • Katharine Larkin

    Dew Drop Fairy (Evening)

    Photo: Kristy Larkin

  • Hana Reid

    Dew Drop Fairy (Matinee)

    Photo: Ashkan Image Photography

  • Juliana Larkin

    Clara (Evening), Columbine Doll (Matinee)

  • Ainsley Tomlinson

    Clara (Matinee), Columbine Doll (Evening)

    Photo: Lori Cottle

  • Dominic Reid

    Fritz (Evening), Polichinelle Cavalier (Matinee)

    Photo: Vacanva Photography

  • Christopher Yi

    Fritz (Matinee), Polichinelle Cavalier (Evening)

    Photo: Vacanva Photography

  • Jordan Soules

    Harlequin Doll (Matinee)

    Photo: Andrew Chin

  • Avadelle Stockberger

    Harlequin Doll (Evening), Lead Chinese Tea

    Photo: Kristy Larkin

  • Savannah Lednicky

    Soldier Doll

    Photo: E. K. Simmons Photography

  • Kit Gurganus

    Lead Spanish Chocolate

    Photo: Ashkan Image Photography

  • Adyson Green

    Lead Arabian Coffee

    Photo: Ashkan Image Photography

  • Deliah Schinzler

    Lead French Marzipan

    Photo: Kristy Larkin

  • Clara Diaz

    Lead Chinese Tea (Evening)

    Photo: E. K. Simmons Photography

  • Lucy Lyles

    Lead Chinese Tea (Matinee)

    Photo: Kristy Larkin

  • Kanzie Mantey

    Russian Peppermint

    Photo: Ashkan Image Photography

Ballet Brazos Dancers