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The Hanover Theatre Nutcracker Orchestra

Conductor • Eric Culver

Violin 1

Peter Sulski, Concertmaster

Tara Novak

Amy Sims Zoia Bologovsky

Violin 2

Irina Fainkichen, Principal Nadejda Krasteva Dana Ianculovici

Viola

Dimitar Petkov, Principal Heather Porter Dani Rimoni Cello

Kevin Crudder, Principal Ariana Falk

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Tony D’Amico, Principal Noelle Marty

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Tracy Kraus, Principal Elzbieta Brandys-O’Neill (+piccolo)

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Margaurite Levin, Principal Hunter Bennett (+ Bass Clarinet)

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Denise Plaza-Martins, Principal Grace Shryock (+ English Horn)

Bassoon Greg Newton

Trumpet

Ryan Noe, Principal Jay Daly

French Horn Clark Matthews, Principal Alyssa Daly

Trombone Neal Melley

Timpani Pieter Struyk

Percussion

Joe DeMarco, Principal Bill Manley

Harp Hyunjung Choi

Celeste David McGrory

The Party Scene

It is Christmas Eve at the Silberhaus home, a large and grand house with the most beautiful Christmas tree imaginable. The Silberhaus' are hosting their annual Christmas party, welcoming the arrival of their family and friends. The children, Clara and Fritz, are dancing and playing as they also welcome their friends. The party grows festive with music and dance as Godfather Drosselmeyer arrives. He is a skilled clock and toy maker and always full of surprises. Drosselmeyer draws everyone’s attention as he presents two life-size dolls. They are the delight of the party, each taking a turn to dance. The children receive gifts and Drosselmeyer gives Clara a beautiful Nutcracker that becomes the hit of the party. Fritz becomes jealous and grabs the Nutcracker from Clara and promptly breaks it. Clara is heartbroken and looks on as Drosselmeyer quickly repairs the Nutcracker with a handkerchief he magically draws from the air. As the evening grows late, the guests depart and the Silberhaus family retires for the evening. Clara, worried about her beloved Nutcracker, sneaks back downstairs and falls asleep with him in her arms.

The Fight Scene

As the clock strikes midnight, strange things begin to happen. Clara begins shrinking as her beautiful Christmas tree grows high above her. The room fills with an army of mice, led by the fierce Rat Queen. The Nutcracker awakens, and leads his army of toy soldiers into battle with the mice. The Rat Queen corners the Nutcracker and battles him one-on-one. The Nutcracker seems to be no match for the Rat Queen. Clara, horrified, makes a final, daring effort to wrestle away the Rat Queen’s sword, but the Nutcracker intercedes and impales the Rat Queen. She drops to the floor and the mice run away, carrying their leader’s lifeless body.

The Land of Snow

The Nutcracker turns into a Prince and takes Clara on a journey to the Land of Snow, an enchanted forest wonderland where they are welcomed by The Snow Queen, Snow King and dancing snowflakes.

The Land of Sweets

The Prince escorts Clara to the Land of Sweets, where they are greeted by the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier. The Prince tells the Sugar Plum Fairy about the daring battle with the army of mice. They are rewarded with a celebration of dances from around the world. As a finale, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Cavalier dance a beautiful Pas de deux.

The Dream Ends

Clara awakens from her dream and finds herself back at home with her beloved Nutcracker.

The Cast & Scenes of The Nutcracker

PROLOGUE CAST

Chestnut Girl: Elena Polsky

Townspeople: Ted Achtem, Zoey Crandall, Noël DeRosa, Elise Drake, Jaxson Farrington, Briley Gardell, Dayana Gonzalez, Linnea Guinan, Emma Jalbert, Jiyoo Jeon, Amelia Kocou, Calle Merchant, Gillian Murphy, Violet Palko, Matthew Polsky, Casey Reid, Madison Rizzo, Stella Seney, Sophia Shliapa

ACT I

PARTY SCENE

Clara Silberhaus: Adrianna Cook

Fritz Silberhaus: Andy Lane

Herr Drosselmeyer: Mark Harootian

Frau Silberhaus: Ana Luisa Thompson- Konopka

Herr Silberhaus: Sean Kelley

Maids & Butler: Audrey Achtem, Kristina Jarobski, Evan Underkofler

Kissy Doll: Madison Rizzo

Soldier Doll: Red Cast: Calle Merchant, Blue Cast: Emma Jalbert

Party Parents: Ted Achtem, Benjamin Dolan, Meghan Gates, Linnea Guinan, Heather Larsen, Matthew Mange, Charlotte McNutt, Gillian Murphy, Marco Trafecante-Lamboy

Party Girls: Ainsley Colorio, Zoey Crandall, Elise Drake, Briley Gardell, Finley Hughes, Ella Hurley, Anna Mancini, Olivia Merrick, Violet Palko, Casey Reid, Stella Seney, Sophia Shliapa, Alyssa Shotsberger, Katherine Totman

Party Boys: Jaxson Farrington, Levi LaCroix, Zoe Lavigne, Bridget Santos

BATTLE SCENE

The Nutcracker Prince: Teddy Grillo

Mary Mouse*: Flora Pacheco

Mice: Carys Brady, Lily Braman, Ada Caulfield, Isla Clayton, Lucy Gleason, Emma Laptewicz, Jacqueline Murphy, Juliana Ortiz, Oliana Prado Gleckel

Rats: Kailyn Brenn, Brooke Farrington, Kira Howe, Abby Pratt, Elena Polsky

Lead Soldier: Lindsey Berthiaume

Soldiers: KateLyn Baillargeon, Isla Brady, Alexandra Bruce, Emma Harvey, Jiyoo Jeon, Amelia Kocou, Nova LaCroix, Quinn McDowell, Alyssa O’Harra, Julie Tagliaferri

Rat Queen: Dayana Gonzalez

Mini Rat Queen Doll: Luciana Drake

Mini Nutcracker Doll: Lyla Mange

* Role named in honor of benefactor, Mary C. DeFeudis, who helped make The Nutcracker scenic design possible.

LAND OF SNOW

Snow Queen: So Jung Shin

Snow King: Juan Montobbio Maestre Corps de Ballet: Noël DeRosa, Denali Herbert, Tessi Lawler, Casey Reid, Madison Rizzo, Morgan Soulé

Lead Reindeer: Emma Isadore Reindeer: Mya Babbidge, Alexandra Holman, Darcy Marks, Cora LaCroix, Kennedy McMahon, Veronica Metzger, Violet Metzger, Arya Monaco, Sarah Newhall, Carla Pacheco, Olivia Schiavo, Cora Vensel

Intermission (20 minutes)

ACT II

ANGELS

Angel Principal: Denali Herbert

Angels: Elle Angarita, Kailyn Brenn, Sarah Delongchamp, Meghan Gates, Natalia Gillaspie, Karissa Kocou, Naila Manasseh, Alba Martinez, Elena Polsky, Abby Pratt, Mikel Roth, Erin Sullivan

Small Angels: Helena Adkins, Jillian Bukoski, Cara Klatt, Emily Pulsifer, Kaiden Quinn, Madeline Zawada

LAND OF SWEETS

Spanish Principal: Red Cast: Morgan Soulé, Blue Cast: Madison Rizzo

Arabian Princess: Red Cast: Dayana Gonzalez, Blue Cast: Kristina Jarobski Arabian Attendants: Elise Drake, Natalia Gillaspie, Olivia Merrick, Stella Seney Chinese Principal: Red Cast: Emma Jalbert, Blue Cast: Calle Merchant Chinese Dragon: Sarah Delongchamp, Kira Howe, Elena Polsky Russian Principal: Red Cast: Madison Rizzo, Blue Cast: Morgan Soulé Russian Corps de Ballet: Audrey Achtem, Finley Hughes, Eliza Kalwarczyk, Katherine Totman Shepherdess: Noël DeRosa

White Sheep: Nina Browning, Penelope Dolan, Elena Perez, Hazel Soucy Black Sheep: Isabella Cook Mother Ginger: Mark Harootian Polichinelles: Claire Angarita, Avery Deorsey, Luciana Drake, Lyla Mange, Emily Piel, Claire Reid-Eriksen, Kathryn Rosenthal, Catarina Sabourin

WALTZ OF THE FLOWERS

Dew Drop Fairy: Rachele Perla Corps de Ballet: Noël DeRosa, Denali Herbert, Emma Jalbert, Tessi Lawler, Casey Reid, Madison Rizzo, Morgan Soulé, Katherine Totman

GRAND PAS DE DEUX

Sugarplum Fairy: Alexandra Heier Cavalier: Jack Thomas

JENNIFER AGBAY (Artistic Director) is the Director of Dance at THTC. She received her early dance training at The Performing Arts School of Worcester, studying under Directors Shirley Benjamin, Wayne Stuart, and the late Kevin Milam. Jennifer received a Bachelor of Science from New York University. While at NYU, Jennifer studied under Christine Spizzo, Mireille Briane, Oleg Briansky, Colin Connors, Douglas Dunn, and Cynthia Rowan. Her professional repertoire includes performing with “Ballet for Young Audiences,” and The Washington Square Repertory Dance Company. From 2001-2003, Jennifer served on faculty at the Boston Ballet School. From 2003-2005, Jennifer was Artistic Director for the Performing Arts School of Worcester. In 2006, Jennifer founded Ballet Arts Worcester to provide students formal training in classical ballet. In 2017 BAW merged with The Hanover Theatre Conservatory. Jennifer continues to act as artistic director and/or choreographer for the conservatory. Jennifer is a two-time winner of best choreographer for the “Tamy” awards.

JUAN MONTOBBIO MAESTRE (Snow King) began his ballet training at a local school in Barcelona, Spain before attending the Corella Academy from 2014-2021 under the direction of Carmen Corella, a former dancer at Philadelphia Ballet, and Dayron Vera. in 2018, Juan received a scholarship for the summer intensive at the Vaganova Ballet academy and in 2019 received a scholarship for the summer intensive at the Dutch National Ballet Academy. Juan performs courtesy of Philadelphia Ballet. He joined Philadelphia Ballet II for the 2021/2022 season and was promoted to the main company for the 2022/2023 season.

JACK THOMAS (Cavalier) began ballet studies at age five as a form of rehabilitation after breaking his leg in a skiing accident. He received his training at several studios throughout Colorado, supplementing that training with summer intensives at Jacob’s Pillow, Houston Ballet Academy, Carreno

Dance Festival, and Pacific Northwest Ballet. In 2012, he joined the year-round training program at Houston Ballet Academy on a full scholarship, and, in 2015, competed as a finalist at the Prix de Lausanne. Jack joined Philadelphia Ballet for their 2016/2017 season as a member of the corps de ballet and was promoted to Soloist for the 18/19 season. He was promoted onstage to Principal Dancer by Angel Corella following the company’s evening performance of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® on December 11, 2021. Since joining the company, he has performed the principal roles of the Prince in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, the Prince in Angel Corella’s Swan Lake, Espada in Angel Corella’s Don Quixote, Solor in Angel Corella’s La Bayadère, and Cavalier in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. As well, Jack has performed leading roles in George Balanchine’s Theme and Variations and David Dawson’s Third Light, and danced in the world premieres of Brian Sanders’ Chicken Bone Brain and Juliano Nunes’s Connection.

SO JUNG SHIN (Snow Queen) received training at Sunhwa Arts High School and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in ballet from Sejong University on full scholarship. She has competed in numerous competitions, including 1st place for junior women at the 2016 Helsinki International Ballet Competition, senior finalist at the Perm Ekaterina Maximova Ballet Competition Arabesque. So Jung was awarded a gold medal at the Dong-A Dance Competition and in 2013, she was awarded the grand prize at the Sejong Dance Competition. In 2016, she was awarded Senior first place at the Seoul International Ballet competition. So Jung performs courtesy of Philadelphia Ballet. She joined Philadelphia Ballet for the 2016/2017 Season as a member of the Corps de Ballet, and was promoted to Soloist prior to the company’s 2021 performances of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. She has danced the principal roles of Cinderella in Ben Stevenson’s Cinderella, Odette and Odile in Swan Lake, Nikiya in La Bayadère and the Sugarplum Fairy in George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. In recent seasons she has danced principal roles in Christopher Wheeldon’s Polyphonia, and Juliano Nunes’ Encounters. She also danced in the world premieres Andrea Miller’s Evenings,

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ALEXANDRA HEIER (Sugar Plum Fairy) began training at Boston Ballet School at age six. She participated in the Boston Ballet trainee program and attended summer programs at the School of American Ballet and Chautauqua, where she received the Artistic Director’s Award for Overall Excellence. In 2014, Alexandra attended the Royal Danish Ballet summer program in Copenhagen as an exchange student from Boston Ballet. During her training at BBS, she performed numerous spotlighted student roles, including Clara in The Nutcracker. In BBS Next Generation, she danced the lead role in George Balanchine’s Divertimento No. 15, and danced in Balanchine’s Scotch Symphony and Raymonda Variations and Jerome Robbins’ Fanfare. With Boston Ballet II, Alexandra performed in Jorma Elo’s Overglow, Yury Yanowsky’s Conversation Pieces, and Victor Plotnikov’s Colloquial Dream. With Boston Ballet, she performed in Mikko Nissinen’s Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, and George Balanchine’s Symphony in C and Coppelia. Alexandra joined Philadelphia Ballet as an apprentice for the 2016/2017 season and was promoted to corps de ballet for 2017/2018, demi-soloist for 2019/2020, and soloist for 2022/2023. She has performed highlight roles including Gamzatti in La Bayadère, Myrtha in Giselle, Cupid and Flower Girls in Don Quixote, and 3rd Movement Principal in Symphony in C. She also performed soloist roles in Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella, Paquita, and Jewels, and pas de deux in Petite Mort and DGV. Alexandra was also involved in the company premieres of Rush and Episode 31, and the world premieres of Alignment and This Divide.

RACHELE PERLA (Dew Drop Fairy) is a professional freelance dancer based in New York City. She currently dances with New Chamber Ballet, under the direction of Miro Magloire, and trained with master teacher, Wilhelm Burmann. Rachele is an alumna of The Hanover Conservatory/The Youth Ballet of Worcester and of the PreProfessional Program at the Boston Ballet School. She graduated cum laude from Fordham University with a BFA in Dance from The Ailey School. Rachele has trained

internationally in ballet, contemporary ballet, modern, and improvisational techniques and has performed works by Alvin Ailey, William Forsythe, Madeleine Hollander, Earl Mosley, Margo Sappington, Levi Marsman, Telmo Moreira, among other notable choreographers.

MARK A. HAROOTIAN (Drosselmeyer, Mother Ginger) is a native of Worcester, Massachusetts. Harootian received his early dance training at the Performing Arts School of Worcester. His main training was in classical ballet, but also had extensive training in Modern, Jazz and Musical Theater. He attended the University of Utah, became a member of Utah Ballet and received his B.F.A. in ballet in 2004. From 2004-2012, Harootian performed a variety of works with Festival Ballet Providence as a company dancer and choreographed many premiered works at FBP and several other regional dance companies and universities. Harootian was a guest artist for Hong Kong’s Academy for The Performing Arts, Orange County School of the Arts and an adjunct professor at Chapman University. He also taught at California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley and Pasadena Dance Theater. Harootian obtained his M.F.A. in dance from Montclair State University in 2020 and is currently an adjunct professor at Salve Regina University and Dean College.

ANA LUISA THOMPSON-KONOPKA (Frau Silberhaus, Ballet Mistress) is a native of Brazil, Thompson-Konopka graduated from the Maria Olenewa School of Dance, the official School of the Theatro Municipal of Rio de Janeiro. While there, she performed in Coppelia and La Sylphide with the company. She also danced with Companhia de Danca Rio. Thompson-Konopka completed the David Howard Teacher’s Seminar in 2000. She served on the faculty at PASOW from 1998-2004. She served as ballet mistress for Ballet Arts Worcester from 2005-2017. She choreographed for the Worcester Youth Ballet Company and PASOW’s The Nutcracker. Thompson-Konopka has performed in numerous productions of The Nutcracker; including the roles of Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Arabian Princess and Spanish Soloist. She is now a faculty member and ballet mistress at THTC. Thompson-Konopka is a

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SEAN KELLEY (Herr Silberhaus) is excited to be returning to The Hanover Theatre stage for his sixth year in The Nutcracker. Sean has been involved with various Massachusetts community theater productions for a number of years, both on stage and backstage. Shows include: Bull in a China Shop, Titanic the Musical, 1776, Anyone Can Whistle and Jesus Christ Superstar. Sean would like to sincerely thank his family and friends, especially his best friend and amazing wife Jen, for her unconditional support during this crazy time of year and his daughters Anya and Abigail, for always keeping his heart dancing. You are daddy’s angels! And last but not least to Jennifer Agbay and her staff for allowing him this great opportunity. This stage feels like coming home for the holidays. Nicki and Dad, you have the eternal best seats in the house.

CHRISTINE PETERS (Set Design) Design

Credits: 2012/2018 Elf Tour, 1st Date, Mickey & Minnie’s Doorway to Magic. Noel Tour. Broadway (associate designer): King Kong Alive on Broadway, Miss Saigon, 1984, Paramour, Les Miserables, Testament of Mary, Jekyll & Hyde, The Book of Mormon, Newsies The Musical, The Addams Family, Elf, Bonnie and Clyde, The House of Blue Leaves, Elling, Enron, Mary Stuart, The American Plan, Cyrano de Bergerac and Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life. National tours (associate designer): Waterfall, Aladdin, Newsies, Dirty Dancing, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wizard of Oz, The Phantom of the Opera, Jekyll and Hyde, Mary Poppins, Les Miserables and Beauty and the Beast. At the regional theater, (designer): Mary Poppins, Legally Blonde, Cinderella, Cats (Zoni Award, Set Design), Miss Saigon, The Man of La Mancha, My Fair Lady (Zoni Award) and The Music Man. Midtown International Theater Festival (designer): Tallish Tales: A Cautionary Fable for Children and Adults, (MITF Award, Set Design.)

PAUL MILLER (Lighting Design) Broadway: Ruben & Clay’s Christmas Show, Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only. Over a dozen National Tours including The Illusionists, Elf, The Producers, Hairspray and Nunsense. Many

commercial Off-Broadway productions and City Center Encores! He is a regular at many regional theatres in North America including The Old Globe, Stratford Shakespeare Festival (Ontario), D.C. Shakespeare, Chicago Shakespeare, Idaho Shakespeare, Great Lakes Theatre Co., Asolo Repertory, American Conservatory Theatre, Cleveland Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, The Goodspeed Opera House, Pittsburgh CLO and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre among others. His designs for ballet can be seen in the repertoires of The New Jersey Ballet, The Eglevsky Ballet and The Grand Rapids Ballet Companies. For television: Live from Lincoln Center, Netflix, Showtime and Comedy Central. Internationally: Productions in São Paulo, Toronto, London, Vienna, Milan (Teatro alla Scala), Manila, Johannesburg, Beijing, Slovenia, Canada and Mexico. Paul has been the Lighting Director for the internationally televised New Year’s Eve Celebration from New York’s Time’s Sq. for the last 20 years. Originally from Chicago he trained at The Theatre School at DePaul.

NICK JOYCE (Sound Design) has a four-decade long career in audio that spans the globe as a touring house mixer/monitor engineer/ production manager for such artists as Miles Davis, Doctor John, Joe Satriani, Donna Summer and John Scofield. In addition to his touring repertoire, add such special events as the 1990 Earth Day in Central Park (to an estimated audience over 750,000), the rededication of The Statue of Liberty (with the Boston Pops, July 4, 1986 at Liberty State Park in NJ), numerous studio recordings, sporting events and five seasons at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee School of Music as audio designer and mixer for their musical theatre program. He brings his in depth knowledge and expertise of all aspects of audio to The Hanover Theatre Conservatory while starting his 13th year with The Hanover Theatre as the Head of Audio. He is the audio designer and mixer annually for A Christmas Carol and the Youth Summer Programs.

ERIC CULVER (Conductor) studied at the Eastman School of Music, New England Conservatory and Catholic University. His teachers included Vincent Lenti (piano), Richard Pittman (conducting) and Robert Cogan (composition). He has been active

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as composer and conductor in New York City, Boston, Arlington, VA, Washington, D.C., Ramallah, West Bank and Guatemala City. He is currently Conducting Consultant with the Concord Orchestra. For several summers he was Resident Composer at the Redfeather Theatre Company at Green Hill Park, wrote incidental music for Lope de Vega’s Fuente Ovejuna and a full score for Brecht’s Caucasian Chalk Circle. He is thrilled to lead his fifth Nutcracker in The Hanover Theatre pit!

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Featured Dancers in The Nutcracker from the Youth Ballet Company

The Youth Ballet Company is our resident youth company and offers superior training and first-class performance opportunities. The Youth Ballet Company is comprised of students between the ages of 12 and 19. This company was created to give young, capable dancers a pre-professional experience for a professional dance lifestyle. Students are distinguished by divisions: Focus Group, Apprentice, Junior and Senior Company. Participation in this company is by invitation only.

Senior Company

Junior Company

Apprentice Company

Focus Group

Dayana

Gonzalez

Casey Reid

Teddy Grillo

Audrey Achtem

Morgan Soulé

Katherine Totman

Adrianna Cook

Finley Hughes

Elise Drake

Photos Mike Nyman.

The following is presented to inform our patrons and to maintain an orderly theatrical environment and experience. These policies notwithstanding, management will always strive to be fair, ethical and understanding of our patrons’ needs.

Accessible Seating and ADA Provisions: The Hanover Theatre is committed to providing access and an enjoyable visit for persons of different abilities. Spaces are reserved for patrons who use wheelchairs and for their ambulatory companions. When purchasing tickets, please be sure to mention if any special accommodations are required, including low vision, hard of hearing, limited mobility, etc.

Assistive Listening Devices: Devices are available. Please inquire at the box office or ask an usher. These cannot be reserved in advance, but the number of devices available should be sufficient for the usual demand. You will be asked to leave your driver’s license as a deposit.

Booking Protect: Protect your investment by participating in Booking Protect, a ticket insurance option. You can choose to select Booking Protect as an add-on before finalizing your transaction. Booking Protect is only available at the time of purchase and allows you to receive a full refund of the purchase price should you or anyone in your party be unable to attend due to injury, illness, adverse weather conditions and more.

Box Office Hours of Operation: (in person and by telephone) Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm; Sunday (if there is a performance), noon until 30 minutes after curtain on performance evenings. So that we may best serve patrons attending each event, please avoid visiting the box office to purchase tickets to future events during the hour prior to curtain time. Tickets may be purchased online 24/7 at TheHanoverTheatre.org or call the ticket office at 877.571.7469 during standard hours of operation.

Visit or mail the box office at: 2 Southbridge Street, Worcester, MA 01608. E-mail: boxoffice@thehanovertheatre.org

Cameras (Recording Devices): Our standard policy is that all such devices are prohibited from use in the theatre, and offenders may be ejected without compensation. All members of the press or media must receive advance authorization from the PR dept. (PR@ thehanovertheatre.org) to use cameras or recording devices inside the theatre and must display identification upon arrival.

Cell Phones: Out of respect to the performers and to fellow audience members, please remember to silence all cell phones while in the theatre. Also please note, there is no telephone which is manned throughout the performance. Please be sure to leave your cell number with anyone who may need to reach you during an emergency, and in the event of an emergency please take your call in the lobby.

Children: All patrons MUST have a valid ticket. Parents are discouraged from bringing children under five years of age to performances which are not specifically oriented to children. Parents must remove any disruptive children from the theatre into the lobby. For these reasons, and for the comfort of all audience members, please consider carefully whether it is appropriate for you to bring children under five to the theatre.

Concessions: Please do not bring outside food and drinks to the

theatre. Snacks and beverages are available for sale in the lobby.

First Aid: Please speak with the house manager or any of the ushers if you need first aid or have any sort of accident or medical emergency. Insurance regulations require that such instances be documented immediately.

Gift Certificates: These are available in any denomination and are available online, by calling or visiting the box office and may be used by the recipient in full or partial payment for event tickets or conservatory classes.

Groups: Attending the theatre is even more fun when you bring a group. Groups of 10 or more may be eligible for a discount. For information, contact Amy Osborn at 508.471.1689.

Inclement Weather Policy: It is generally impossible for touring shows and performances to be rescheduled, so we do not cancel events due to inclement weather. As with other touring performances and sporting events, we are unable to refund tickets. In extreme weather conditions we will do our best to exchange subscriber tickets to an alternate performance, if applicable. The theatre strongly recommends that you add on ticket insurance at the time of ticket purchase through Booking Protect to protect your purchase.

Lost and Found: Management is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Items found at the theatre will be held by the house manager. If you have lost an item, please contact the box office as soon as possible to make a report. You will then be contacted if the item has been found. Retrieval of the item is the responsibility of the customer. Items not claimed within 30 days will be donated or disposed of without compensation.

Prohibited items and activities which are prohibited include (but are not limited to): Smoking, weapons, outside food or drinks, camera or recording devices, laser pointers, disruptive or abusive language, pets (except those assisting persons with disabilities) and persons exhibiting intoxication or drug use. Offenders may be removed from the theatre without compensation.

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Resale of Tickets for Profit: Ticket holders may on occasion be in a position where they have purchased tickets that they later cannot personally use and will want to donate, give, trade or sell these tickets to friends or acquaintances. Management does not discourage private transactions of this nature. However, we may take appropriate actions to thwart the organized resale of tickets for profit by third parties, which we do not condone. The public is advised to be careful purchasing tickets from individuals they do not know personally, as such tickets may be void and in such cases admission to the theatre will be denied without compensation.

Standing Room: All persons entering the theatre must have a valid ticket, and are not allowed to stand in the back or aisles.

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We offer ASL sponsored by FLEXcon and audio description services at specific performances during our season. We offer wheelchair accessibility at all shows. Please visit TheHanoverTheatre.org/plan-your-visit/accessibility

Broadway Designers Transform The Nutcracker

The Hanover Theatre Conservatory’s annual production of The Nutcracker has undergone a major transformation with the help of internationally recognized Broadway designers Christine Peters and Paul Miller.

When Ballet Arts Worcester became part of the conservatory and The Nutcracker became a conservatory production, redesigning the show was an early discussion. Jennifer Agbay, the conservatory’s director of dance and the artistic director of The Nutcracker, always envisioned the show as a pop-up book come to life onstage.

When the national tour of ELF the Musical came to the theatre in 2018, the show’s inspired design caught the attention of the theatre’s staff. We found that the set of ELF had a similar pop-up and whimsical quality to what Agbay imagined for The Nutcracker After reaching out to Peters in early 2019 and officially bringing her on board in March, the redesign was set in motion.

Peters is an accomplished scenic designer most well-known for her work on ELF the Musical, although she has also worked on numerous other Broadway shows including Miss Saigon, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, The Addams Family and Bonnie and Clyde. Her national tour credits include Aladdin, Dirty Dancing, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Wizard of Oz,

The Phantom of the Opera, Mary Poppins, Les Misérables and Beauty and the Beast.

This production of The Nutcracker features a lighting design by Paul Miller, who collaborated with Peters on ELF the Musical. His Broadway work includes Amazing Grace, The Illusionists, Legally Blonde, Freshly Squeezed, Laughing Room Only and other OffBroadway and national touring productions. Miller’s lighting projects include every internationally televised live performance during the New Year’s Eve celebration in New York’s Times Square for over 20 years.

When approached with the project, Peters was excited at the possibility of making this magical world come to life on The Hanover Theatre’s stage. “Before The Nutcracker was one of the most famous ballets, it was a children’s book.  We wanted to go back to its roots, which felt like a very good fit especially for a production with so many children involved. The large illustrative quality of a pop-up book come to life gives a nod to the original story while adding a sense of whimsy and imagination as the characters travel to the different fantasy lands,” said Peters.

For Agbay, the project fulfilled a longstanding wish. “Finally after 15 years, my dreams of designing the production from scratch are coming true!” she said. “After speaking with

several designers, no one understood my artistic ideas more than Christine Peters. Right from the start, she was on the same page about my needs for magic and whimsy. Her designs emulate my vision of a real-life pop-up book with childlike charm, but not in a cartoonish way.  She shared my desire to make these designs enthralling so that children and adults alike will be transported into Clara’s magical world to take part in her voyage while experiencing their own special journey through this timeless story.”

We are excited to host The Nutcracker for you and to share our unique set design. As one of the theatre’s annual holiday productions, we are thrilled that this design will delight audiences for years to come. “This production provides so much to the city of Worcester and takes us on a sweet adventure, reminding us of the power of magic,” says Agbay. “The city can declare this treasured production as its own, and it will only get better over time.”

This major design transformation of The Nutcracker was made possible by a generous gift from Mary C. DeFeudis, honorary director of the theatre’s board of directors and an original founding member from the theatre’s 2008 opening. We are grateful for her commitment to the theatre and conservatory.

THEATRE ETIQUETTE

The following suggestions are based on comments from our patrons. We hope that you take these into consideration so that everyone may enjoy the show in comfort without distractions or interruptions.

• Please silence all cell phones and pagers.

• Please refrain from talking during the performance.

• Please refrain from taking any photos or videos of the performance, these acts are prohibited in our general policies.

• Please remove your hat so that patrons behind you can see.

• Please limit heavy perfumes or colognes; others around you may be allergic.

• If you must leave your seat during a performance, please do so as quietly as possible.

• Please be kind and stay until after the cast bows. The performers work extremely hard to give the public an enjoyable show. It would be greatly appreciated if you share your enthusiasm.

• If any problem should arise and you would like to speak with a theatre representative, please ask your usher for immediate assistance or see a House Manager in the main lobby.

Edmund Adamiak

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