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In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are under way. Clara (Vanessa Sharp) is excited when her godfather, Herr Drosselmeier (Hugh Bigney), arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the rest of the household is sleeping, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world that is both dark and enchanting.
Original Release
11/26/1986
US Release
11/26/1986
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell | Herr Drosselmeier / The Pasha |
| Vanessa Sharp | Young Clara / Clara (Christmas party; battle scene) |
| Patricia Barker | Dream Clara / Ballerina Doll / Clara (after the battle) |
| Wade Walthall | Nutcracker Prince |
| Maia Rosal | Mrs. Stahlbaum / Peacock |
| Carey Homme | Mr. Stahlbaum / Moor |
| Russell Burnett | Fritz |
| Jacob Rice | Fighting Nutcracker / Dervish |
| Martha Boyle | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Laura Schwenk | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
Directors
Writers
Kent Stowell, Maurice Sendak, E.T.A. Hoffmann
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Hugh Duncan Bigney Mitchell | Herr Drosselmeier / The Pasha |
| Vanessa Sharp | Young Clara / Clara (Christmas party; battle scene) |
| Patricia Barker | Dream Clara / Ballerina Doll / Clara (after the battle) |
| Wade Walthall | Nutcracker Prince |
| Maia Rosal | Mrs. Stahlbaum / Peacock |
| Carey Homme | Mr. Stahlbaum / Moor |
| Russell Burnett | Fritz |
| Jacob Rice | Fighting Nutcracker / Dervish |
| Martha Boyle | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Laura Schwenk | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Benjamin Houk | Adult at the Party / Mouse Captain / Dervish / Father / Mouse King |
| Beatrice Bassett | Adult at the Party / Grandparent |
| Ann Renhard | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Dianne Brace | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Christian Cederlund | Adult at the Party / Moor |
| Sterling Kekoa | Adult at the Party / Commedia |
| Gregory Draper | Adult at the Party |
| Lisa Stolzy | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Elizabeth McCarthy | Adult at the Party / Snowflake / Moor / Waltz of the Flowers |
| Gerard Ebitz | Adult at the Party / Moor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Thomas Coleman | Executive Producer |
| Michael Rosenblatt | Executive Producer |
| Willard Carroll | Producer |
| Donald Kushner | Producer |
| Peter Locke | Producer |
| Thomas L. Wilhite | Producer |
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