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The Nutcracker

December 15th - 24th, 2005 (HISTORICAL)
This Years' Performance Here

Karen Gabay (as Maria) slays the Mouse King
(performed by Willie Anderson) as he attacked the
prone Nutcracker (Stephane Dalle).
Photo by Robert Shomler

Stephane Dalle (as Prince Alexis) and Karen
Gabay (as Maria)
Photo by Robert Shomler

Karen Gabay (as Maria) and Stephane Dalle
(as Prince Alexis) climb aboard a giant snowbird
and prepare to fly to Muscovy.
Photo by Robert Shomler
Alexandra Koltun (as Tsarina Tatianna) and
Alex Lapshin (as Tsar Nikolai) perform a pas
de deux.
Photo by Robert Shomler

Maria Jacobs (as Maria)
Photo by: John Gerbetz
Raymond Rodriguez (as Herr Drosselmeyer)
Photo by: John Gerbetz
The Nutcracker
Maximo Califano (as the Mouse King).
Photo by: John Gerbetz
Beth Ann Namey front & Dalia Rawson
(as Snowflakes) in a Wondrous Snowstorm.
Photo by: John Gerbetz
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A gift for everyone during the Holidays, our NUTCRACKER has become a yearly festive tradition for thousands of children and families throughout the Bay Area. The San Francisco Chronicle hailed it as "The Bay Area's Best" and "...one of the most entertaining 'Nutcrackers' anywhere in the country."

With its whimsical costumes and scenery, huge cast of professional dancers and a battalion of mice, this spectacularly colorful production is fresh and new with each and every viewing.

Hear Tchaikovsky's great score performed by Symphony Silicon Valley, let the dream of THE NUTCRACKER take you on a magical journey through a wondrous snowstorm to far away lands. Thrill to the surprise ending that has audiences on their feet. Don't miss this treasured
Holiday classic.

THE NUTCRACKER will warm your heart!

Choreography: DENNIS NAHAT
Music: PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY
Costumes and Scenery: DAVID GUTHRIE
Lighting: KENNETH KEITH

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION/PURCHASE TICKETS:
Thursday, December 15th, 7:30pm
Friday, December 16th, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 17th, 1:30pm - Children's Series Matinee (Act I only)
Saturday, December 17th, 7:30pm
Sunday, December 18th, 1:30pm - Matinee
Sunday, December 18th, 7:30pm
Tuesday, December 20th, 7:30pm
Wednesday, December 21st, 1:30pm - Matinee
Wednesday, December 21st, 7:30pm
Thursday, December 22nd, 1:30pm - Matinee
Thursday, December 22nd, 7:30pm
Friday, December 23rd, 1:30pm - Matinee
Friday, December 23rd, 7:30pm
Saturday, December 24th, 1:30pm - Matinee

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