WRITTEN BY: Peter Illyich Tchaikovsky, based on a fairy tale by E.T.A. Hoffman
PERFORMED AT: Keystone Theater, Sayre, PA and Samuel Clemens Center, Elmira, NY
PERFORMED ON: December 5 (Keystone Theater) and 13-15 (Clemens Center, 4 shows)
DIRECTOR: Rafael Grigorian
SPONSORED BY: Rainbow Dance Arts Company, Elmira
PRINCIPAL CAST (and selected extras):
* HERR DROSSELMEYER/MOUSE KING- Alexandre Chichkov
* MASHA/DREAM PRINCESS- Camcie Bishop
* HERR SILBERHAUS- Steven Dickinson
* MAN AT PARTY (#5)/ARABIAN MAN [#1]- David Alan Scott Jr.
* MAN AT PARTY (#6)- Jeff Spencer (was also ARABIAN MAN #2 on December 15)
* MAN AT PARTY (#4)- Matt Samuelson (except for December 15)
* MAN AT PARTY (#3)/ARABIAN MAN [#2]- Ryan Peterson (except for December 15)
* WOMAN AT PARTY (#2)- Leslie Benedict
* NUTCRACKER GENERAL/PRINCE- Isaac Campbell (December 5 & 15, 3 shows) and Sergio Neglia (Decmber 13-14, 2 shows)
PLOT: A young girl (Camcie Bishop) dreams she is taken to a magical world by a handsome prince (Sergio Neglia). A ballet, based on a fairy tale.
HISTORY: Once again, I had been asked to perform my comfortably small role in Rafael's "Nutcracker."
In previous productions of this show, I had only played a parent, thereby only appearing in the first act. This time, however, I also got to play an Arab, who appears in Act II.
It was during this show that Rafael asked me to be in his upcoming February 1998 production of "Romeo & Juliet".
Except for the December 15 Clemens shows (which were for area students), all performances were open to the public.
Additional note: Though they were listed in the program, my "Dracula" co-star Dennis Aiken, and "Bells" co-star Keith Grainger were unable to play parents in the show.
PHOTOS:
* Leslie Benedict, me, and Colleen Hogan (photo by Ryan Peterson)
* Me, Matt, Jeff, Ryan, and Steve Dickinson, before the Sayre show (photo by Leslie Benedict)
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