Performances
- 2026 Nov 27 Friday 6:00 PM
- 2026 Nov 28 Saturday 11:00 AM
- 2026 Nov 28 Saturday 5:00 PM
Auditions
- 2026 Jul 10 Friday
What To Know About This Production
Aspire Dance CNY is thrilled to be bringing the Nutcracker to the stage for a sixth year in a row! There is something magical and rewarding about performing for a community audience. We're especially excited to do so at the Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse this November! Our production includes more than just ballet, featuring various styles of dance.
Auditions For Aspire Dance Presents: The Nutcracker
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Cast List For Aspire Dance Presents: The Nutcracker
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Characters
- Maid Good Sense of Timing and Awareness of the Story
- Butler Good Sense of Timing and Awareness of the Story
- Clara Stahlbaum Co 4 or 5 Pointe, Dramatic Acting, Good sense of timing, Storytelling, Improvisation, and Independence
- Fritz Stahlbaum Character Acting, Ballet Experience
- Frau Stahlbaum Acting, Knowledge of the Nutcracker and Scene progression
- Herr Staulbaum Acting, Some dance
- Claras Best Friend Co 4 or 5, Character acting
- Party Child Co 3 or 4 ,Character acting, ages 10 and up
- Party Parent Character acting and Dance
- Drosselmeyer Dramatic character acting, Excellent sense of timing, Ability to carry a scene
- Drosselmeyer AssistantNutcrackerPrince Character acting, Charm, Commands the stage, Dance, Partnering
- Grandmother Character acting and Dance
- Dancing Doll Co 4 or 5, Pointe preferred
- French Doll Co 4 or 5, Pointe
- Harlequin Doll Tumbling
- Mouse King Stunts, Character acting, Commands the stage
- Magical Mice Character acting
- King Entourage Character acting
- Soldier Co 1, 2, or 3, Ages 7, Good sense of timing, Spatial awareness, Follows directions well
- Bunny Soldier Character Acting, Timing
- Snow Queen Co 5, Pointe
- Snow Cavalier Partnering
- Demi Snow Co 4 or 5
- Snow Co 4 or 5
- Sugar Plum Fairy Co 5 Strong Pointe, Ability to lead others on stage
- Cavalier Partnering
- Spanish Lead Co 5, Pointe
- Spanish Stage Presence
- Gumdrop Tumbling, Command the Stage
- Arabian Coffee Co 4 Pointe, Acro
- Licorice Advanced Tap Skills
- Marzipan Lead Co 5, Pointe
- Marzipan Pointe
- Tea Co 4 or 5, Pointe preferred
- Dew Drop Co 5, Strong Pointe SkillsTechnique
- Demi Flower Co 5
- Flower Strong Ballet Technique Must be available Fridays and Saturdays
- Flower Understudy
- Reindeer Minis
Cast
- Fenton Archer Party Child, Snow, and Gumdrop
- Audrey Bielak Harlequin Doll and Soldier
- Katherine Bigness Soldier
- Adele Bouchard Demi Snow, Snow, Tea, and Flower Understudy
- Kaliyah Bray Snow, Gumdrop, and Tea
- Katalia Bray Snow, Spanish, and Flower
- Gabriella Chapman Snow Queen, Marzipan, and Flower
- Lexis Collins Maid and Demi Flower
- Avery Cleckner Soldier
- Skylar Corbett King Entourage, Marzipan, and Flower
- Alet Davis Spanish
- Colin DeFrancesco Soldier
- Juniper Deluca Party Child and Snow
- Waverly Donahue Harlequin Doll and Soldier
- Miriam Ehrlich Fritz Stahlbaum, Snow, and Tea
- Jordynn Feathers Magical Mice
- Catherine Flaherty King Entourage, Marzipan Lead, and Flower
- Kaitlynn Fox Dancing Doll, King Entourage, and Flower
- Makenna Freyer Party Child
- Violet Gross Licorice and Flower
- Harlow Halbig French Doll, Snow, Marzipan, and Flower
- Stella Hamilton Soldier
- Aria Hawley Party Child
- Emilia Hayes Bunny Soldier
- William Jones Dancing Doll, Snow Cavalier, and Arabian Coffee
- Alexa Kittell Dancing Doll, Snow, and Flower
- Preslee Kogut Magical Mice
- Kate Lerro King Entourage, Spanish Lead, and Flower
- Sloane Lewis Magical Mice
- Hannah Loomis King Entourage and Demi Flower
- Jeb Loomis Butler and Demi Snow
- Charlotte Menendez Harlequin Doll and Soldier
- Adelaide Metz Party Child and Snow
- Zoë Moskowitz Soldier
- Violet Mumford Magical Mice
- Alexandra Murphy Magical Mice
- Isabella Musacchio Dew Drop
- Ava Musolino Snow, Gumdrop, and Tea
- Danielle Noel Party Child and Snow
- Nadia Palleschi Soldier
- Lily Pettinato Magical Mice
- Jocelyn Salm Magical Mice
- Madeleine Salloum Soldier
- Rose Scheer Maid, King Entourage, Licorice, and Flower
- August Shworles Magical Mice
- Maizie Smith Party Child
- Ava Stevcic Gaucher King Entourage and Arabian Coffee
- Hadelyn Stump Magical Mice
- Paisley Supple Snow and Spanish
- Elianna Tchurekow Soldier
- Brynne Toolan Sugar Plum Fairy
- Adalee Towsley Claras Best Friend and Snow
- Enzo Trombino Drosselmeyer AssistantNutcrackerPrince
- Olive Tucker Magical Mice
- Abby Turner Party Child
- Katie Turner Mouse King, Snow, Marzipan, and Flower
- Marlena Vecchio Clara Stahlbaum
- Julia VerDow Party Child
- Lydia Wasik Harlequin Doll and Soldier
- Lillian Waterhouse Soldier
- Corinne Welch Party Child
Crew
- TBD Stage Manager
- Larissa Nicholls Bird Rehearsal Assistant
- TBD Sound Engineer
- TBD Lighting Designer
- TBD Props Manager
- TBD Stagehand