In June of 2015, the Citadel Dance Department presented an all new ballet written and produced by Director of Dance, Lari Lawrence-Gist, entitled “Steamed”. We introduced the audience to the main character, Sansa, who traveled thru time to try to prevent the destruction of the Earth at the hands of corrupt scientists who cared more for their inventions than that of the health and safety of the environment. In this Steampunk version of the classic “Nutcracker”, our heroine continues her journey. Sansa returns home to celebrate the holidays with her friends and family “a long time ago”. The Seer has forseen a great betrayal and comes to warn Sansa, but Sansa banishes her before she can show her the prophesy. The pirates ascend upon her home in the sky (a zeppelin) and a battle ensues. Sansa battles her enemies bravely, but during the action she is knocked unconscious. Her dreams are a Steampunk fantasy where all the characters of “Steamed” appear in extraordinary scenes. When she wakes, she must face the Seer and apologize for not listening before the Seer and her timekeepers send her and her loved ones reeling thru time once more.
“A Steamed Nutcracker” is open to dancers of ALL ages and abilities. Dancers 5-7 may sign up at Registration.
There is a $75 fee for this performance to cover costuming and production costs.
This production features a 30 piece professional orchestra.
Congratulations Dancers!!
A Steamed Nutcracker 2019
Act One
Sansa: Anya Walls, Rachel Kurland
Lawton: TJ Nichols, Rowan White
Cora/Pirate Queen: Laura Hall, Stella Rusk
Fiametta: Ellia Kantor, Amelia Lifferth
Brammall: Brayden Lynam, Tony Jordan
Seer: Lari Lawrence-Gist
Household Staff
Butler: JD Hall
Maids: Maeve Finnigan, Ally Racine, Fiona Rusk
Ornaments
Lily Arnold
Hope Dirnberger
Zoe Hume
Isabella Lifferth
Marley Momany
Dylan Rospierski
Ellie Saroni
Violet Seaton
Annabelle Sinnett
Audrey Teeter
Vivian VanHekken
Marley Walters
Envoy: Titan Shaw
Sansa’s Friends (Ball & Battle)
Lola Laurent
Ceili Oliver
Cora’s Friends (Ball) Pirates (Battle)
Lily Conybeare
Hadley House
Ava Neidlinger
Darby Oliver
Annabelle Shall
Hannah Sorenson
Mari Stegman
Avery Valenti
Seer’s Birds
Genevieve Gatt, Annabelle Holt, Piper Seaton
Cyborgs
Kimberly Barber
Lily Conybeare
Laura Hall
Ellia Kantor
Rachel Kurland
Lola Laurent
Brayden Lynam
Paige Mulick
TJ Nichols
Ceili Oliver
Stella Rusk
Mari Stegman
Anya Walls
Rowan White
Understudy: Tony Jordan
Act Two
Seer
Lari Lawrence-Gist
Baby Birds
Genevieve Gatt, Annabelle Holt, Piper Seaton
Understudy: Marley Momany
Father Thyme
JD Hall- Matinee
James Leppa- Evening
Paratroopers
Hope Dirnberger
Genevieve Gatt-Evening
Zoe Hume
Isabella Lifferth
Marley Momany-Evening
Dylan Rospierski
Ellie Saroni
Piper Seaton-Matinee
Violet Seaton
Annabelle Sinnett
Audrey Teeter
Vivian VanHekken
Marley Walters-Evening
Fiametta & Brammall
Ellia Kantor & Brayden Lynam-Evening
Amelia Lifferth & Tony Jordan- Matinee
Aviators
Lily Arnold
Maeve Finnigan
Genevieve Gatt
Annabelle Holt
Hadley House
Tony Jordan-Evening
Brayden Lynam-Matinee
Marley Momany-Evening
Ally Racine
Fiona Rusk
Annabelle Shall
Titan Shaw
Avery Valenti
Marley Walters-Matinee
Timekeepers
Matinee- Laura Hall, TJ Nichols, Anya Walls, Ellia Kantor
Evening- Rachel Kurland, Stella Rusk, Rowan White Understudies: Lily Conybeare & Lola Laurent
Sansa & The Pirate Queen
Rachel Kurland & Stella Rusk-Matinee
Anya Walls & Laura Hall-Evening
Three Eyed Ravens, Sansa & Lawton
Kimberly Barber
Lily Conybeare
Laura Hall
Tony Jordan
Ellia Kantor
Lola Laurent
Amelia Lifferth
Brayden Lynam
Ceili Oliver
Darby Oliver
Ava Neidlinger
TJ Nichols
Stella Rusk
Hannah Sorenson
Mari Stegman
Rowan White
&
Fledglings
Lily Arnold
Annabelle Holt
Annabelle Shall
Avery Valenti
Pas de Trois: Sansa, Lawton & The Seer
Rachel Kurland, Rowan White- Matinee
Anya Walls, TJ Nichols-Evening
Performances at the Mendel Center at Lake
Michigan College December 14th