The Nutcracker Casting Announcement Edmonton

November 22 2022
Casting

Get to know the 2022/23 Alberta Ballet dancers in The Nutcracker. See which artists you’ll see on stage in Edmonton this December.

December 7 | 7PM

Mother | Mariko Kondo
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikolai | Michael Scott-Kahans
Babuschka | Melissa Eguchi
Grandfather | Zachary Boresow
Hussar Doll | Alan Ma
Ballerina Doll | Allison Perhach
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Eli Barnes
Male Guests | Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Alyssa Churchill, Seira Iwamoto, Sayuri Nakanii, Mya Kresnyak
Calvary | Kale Lazarick, Zachary Boresow
Wolves | Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Kurtis Grimaldi
Snowflakes | Sayuri Nakanii, Mya Kresnyak, Seira Iwamoto, Brittany Broussard, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

Marzipan | Alexandra Gibson, Caleb Durbin
Caramel | Mariko Kondo, Eli Barnes, Zachary Boresow
Peppermint | Sayuri Nakanii, Kurtis Grimaldi
Popcorn | Michael Scott-Kahans
Christmas Rose | Alexandra Hughes
Flowers | Seira Iwamoto, Brittany Broussard, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**, Alyssa Churchill, Allison Perhach, Shiori Otsu, Mya Kresnyak

December 8 | 7PM

Mother | Jennifer Gibson
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikolai | Michael Scott-Kahans
Babuschka | Allison Perhach
Grandfather | Zachary Boresow
Hussar Doll | Scotto Hamed-Ramos
Ballerina Doll | Kira Anderson
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Eli Barnes
Male Guests | Aaron Anker, Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Brittany Broussard, Seira Iwamoto, Sayuri Nakanii, Shiori Otsu
Calvary | Michael Scott-Kahans, Kale Lazarick
Wolves | Zachary Boresow, Kurtis Grimaldi
Snowflakes | Sayuri Nakanii, Brittany Broussard, Seira Iwamoto, Allison Perhach, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

Marzipan | Melissa Eguchi, Eli Barnes
Caramel | Seira Iwamoto, Caleb Durbin, Kale Lazarick
Peppermint | Shiori Otsu, MIchael Scott-Kahans
Popcorn | Aaron Anker
Christmas Rose | Heather Dornian
Flowers | Charlotte Battigelli, Brittany Broussard, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**, Alyssa Churchill, Allison Perhach, Kira Anderson, Sayuri Nakanii

December 9 | 7PM

Mother | Heather Dornian
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikolai | Michael Scott-Kahans
Babuschka | Brittany Broussard
Grandfather | Zachary Boresow
Hussar Doll | Alan Ma
Ballerina Doll | Shiori Otsu
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Scotto Hamed-Ramos
Male Guests | Zacharie Dun, Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Charlotte Battigelli, Kresnyak
Calvary | Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Wolves | Zachary Boresow, Caleb Durbin
Snowflakes | Shiori Otsu, Mya Kresnyak, Seira Iwamoto, Allison Perhach, Alyssa Churchill, Melissa Eguchi, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

Marzipan | Seira Iwamoto, Zacharie Dun
Caramel | Heather Dornian, Caleb Durbin, Scotto Hamed-Ramos
Peppermint | Mya Kresnyak, Zachary Boresow
Popcorn | Kurtis Grimaldi
Christmas Rose | Alexandra Gibson
Flowers | Allison Perhach, Brittany Broussard, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Shiori Otsu, Melissa Eguchi

December 10 | 1PM

Mother | Seira Iwamoto
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikolai | Alan Ma
Babuschka | Allison Perhach
Grandfather | Zachary Boresow
Hussar Doll | Scotto Hamed-Ramos
Ballerina Doll | Sayuri Nakanii
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Eli Barnes
Male Guests | Aaron Anker, Michael Scott-Kahans, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Brittany Broussard, Kira Anderson, Melissa Eguchi, Shiori Otsu
Calvary | Kale Lazarick. Michael Scott-Kahans
Wolves | Zachary Boresow, Caleb Durbin
Snowflakes | Shiori Otsu, Brittany Broussard, Seira Iwamoto, Allison Perhach, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

Marzipan | Melissa Eguchi, Eli Barnes
Caramel | Seira Iwamoto, Caleb Durbin, Kale Lazarick
Peppermint | Shiori Otsu, Michael Scott-Kahans
Popcorn | Aaron Anker
Christmas Rose | Heather Dornian
Flowers | Charlotte Battigelli, Brittany Broussard, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**, Alyssa Churchill, Allison Perhach, Kira Anderson, Sayuri Nakanii

December 10 | 6PM

Mother | Mariko Kondo
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikola | Michael Scott-Kahans
Babuschka | Melissa Eguchi
Grandfather | Yoshiya Sakurai
Hussar Doll | Alan Ma
Ballerina Doll | Allison Perhach
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Eli Barnes
Male Guests | Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Alyssa Churchill, Seira Iwamoto, Sayuri Nakanii, Mya Kresnyak
Calvary | Kale Lazarick, Zachary Boresow
Wolves | Scotto Hamed-Ramos, Kurtis Grimaldi
Snowflakes | Shiori Otsu, Mya Kresnyak, Seira Iwamoto, Brittany Broussard, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

December 11 | 1PM

Mother | Jennifer Gibson
Father | Caleb Durbin
Nikolai | Michael Scott-Kahans
Babuschka | Allison Perhach
Grandfather | Yoshiya Sakurai
Hussar Doll | Scotto Hamed-Ramos
Ballerina Doll | Kira Anderson
Rat Doll/Rat Tzar | Eli Barnes
Male Guests | Aaron Anker, Kurtis Grimaldi, Kale Lazarick
Female Guests | Brittany Broussard, Seira Iwamoto, Sayuri Nakanii, Shiori Otsu
Calvary | Michael Scott-Kahans, Kale Lazarick
Wolves | Zachary Boresow, Kurtis Grimaldi
Snowflakes | Sayuri Nakanii, Brittany Broussard, Seira Iwamoto, Allison Perhach, Alyssa Churchill, Kira Anderson, Hotaru Maruyama**, Chizuru Kikuchi**

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