McAninch Arts Centerat College of DuPagepresents

Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet

Tchaikovsky’s

Featuring New PhilharmonicKirk MusprattMusic Director and Conductor

Original Choreography byKenneth von Heidecke

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Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.Belushi Performance Hall

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Founder and Artistic Director

Kenneth von Heidecke

Artistic AdvisorMaria Tallchief

Production and Stage Manager

Steven Choate

Costume DesignersJeff Hendry

Oswaldo Muniz

Set Designer, Acts I and II

Sahin Sahinoglu

Act II ArchesJon Gantt

Rehearsal Assistants Rachel MytnikAnna Wallace

The Nutcracker

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Act I Clara ............................................................................................ Alexandra Guckel, Julia Ragus Fritz ........................................................................................................................Johnny Rabe Herr Silberhaus ........................................................................................................Jeffrey Wolfe Frau Silberhaus ...................................................................................................... Anna Wallace Maids ...........................................................................................Nyla Thurston, Brianna Wrobel Guests .......................................... Janice Augustine, Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca Darrell Dautrieve, Joey Gasso, Otis Harris, Patrick Ingram Party Children ..............................Reagan Davidson, Miah Cross, Leroy Denkins III, James Grice, Terrance Green, Alexandra Guckel, Christina Guckel, Elizabeth Gustas, Ellie Leonard, Sasha Lindstrom, Vaughn Lindstrom, Madelyne Lowe, Hannah Mitchinson, Anna Polski, Julia Ragus, Justin Smusz, Mary Wielgos Drosselmeyer ..................................................................................................Michael Anderson Dolls .......................................................................................................Jamy Meek, Lucy Wang Nutcracker Prince ..................................................................................................... Jamy Meek Mouse King ............................................................................................................Jeffrey Wolfe Mice .......................................Michaela Bendis, Ashley Bikulcius, Reagan Davidson, Tali Degani, Adrianna Feil, Angelica Feil, Christina Guckel, Isabel Herscher, Ellie Leonard, Jacqueline Liedtke, Steffi Liu, Madelyne Lowe, Alexandra Marchenko, Anna Polski, Kate Shuert, Isabel Shuman, Clara Sun, Louisa Zhang Soldiers ............................................................. Alexandra Guckel, Elizabeth Gustas, Lily Huang, Sasha Lindstrom, Hannah Mitchinson, Megan Perucca, Julia Ragus, Jessie Tan, Nyla Thurston, Mary Wielgos, Andrianna Wrobel, Brianna Wrobel, Kelly ZhangSnow Queen ......................................................................................................Autumn Eckman Snow King ............................................................................................................Randy Herrera Snow Demi-Soloists ................................... Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Amy Wallace, Lucy Wang Corps De Ballet ........................................ Alexandra Guckel, Elizabeth Gustas, Sasha Lindstrom, Megan Perucca, Julia Ragus, Anna Polski, Nyla Thurston, Mary Wielgos, Brianna Wrobel

ACT II

Angels ...........................................................Audrey Batson, Michaela Bendis, Ashley Bikulcius, Tali Degani, Adrianna Feil, Angelica Feil, Isabel Herscher, Marianna Keigher, Steffi Liu, Alexandra Marchenko, Kate Shuert, Isabel Shuman, Clara Sun, Zoey Tian, Louisa Zhang Sugar Plum Fairy ................................................................................................Autumn Eckman Cavalier .................................................................................................................Randy Herrera Demi-Soloists .......................................... Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca, Lucy Wang Flowers ....................................................Reagan Davidson, Alexandra Guckel, Christina Guckel, Elizabeth Gustas, Ellie Leonard, Jacquie Liedtke, Sasha Lindstrom, Madelyne Lowe, Hannah Mitchinson, Anna Polski, Julia Ragus, Jessie Tan, Nyla Thurston, Mary Wielgos, Andrianna Wrobel, Brianna Wrobel, Kelly Zhang Spanish ............................................................................................ Anna Wallace, Jeffrey Wolfe Chinese ..........................................Alexandra Guckel, Julia Ragus, Mary Wielgos, Patrick Ingram Reed Flutes................................................................Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca, Anna Wallace, Lucy Wang Arabian .......................................................................................Autumn Eckman, Randy Herrera Italian Principals ............................................................................... Anna Wallace, Jeffrey Wolfe Italian Corps ....................................................... Elizabeth Gustas, Alexandra Guckel, Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca, Julia Ragus, Mary Wielgos, Darrell Dautrieve, Joey Gasso, Otis Harris, Patrick Ingram Cavalier Variation ...................................................................................................Randy Herrera Sugar Plum Variation ..........................................................................................Autumn Eckman Russian Soloist ........................................................................................................... Lucy Wang Russian ................................................................ Miah Cross, Terrance Green, Elizabeth Gustas, Alexandra Guckel, Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca, Julia Ragus, Mary WielgosSugar Plum Fairy Pas de Deux ......................................................................................... (Adage) Dewdrop Fairy ...................................................................................................... Susan Vishmid Waltz of the Flowers ...............................................Alexandra Guckel, Lily Huang, Rachel Mytnik, Megan Perucca, Anna Polski, Julia Ragus, Anna Wallace, Lucy Wang, Mary Wielgos Darrell Dautrieve, Otis Harris, Patrick Ingram, Jeffrey Wolfe Sugar Plum Pas de Deux .................................................................................................... (Coda) Waltz Finale and Apotheosis

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PROGRAM PROGRAM

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SYNOPSIS OF THE NUTCRACKERThe curtain rises to show the living room of the Silberhaus home in 19th century Germany. It is Christmas Eve and little Clara and her brother Fritz anxiously await the festivities. As the house fills with guests, a huge Christmas tree becomes the center of activity. After the children and parents dance, Drosselmeyer presents the children with three life-sized mechanical dolls. Then to his godchild Clara he gives a special present, a wooden nutcracker. Out of jealousy, Fritz seizes the nutcracker and the toy is broken. Drosselmeyer consoles the weeping Clara and fixes the broken nutcracker. After a visit from the Baroness, the guests dance a minuet and afterwards bid farewell. The Silberhaus family prepares for bedtime.

Clara sneaks back to comfort her broken nutcracker and falls fast asleep on the floor. While she is sleeping, the scurry of little mice is heard as they begin to steal gifts from under the Christmas tree. At the stroke of midnight, Clara imagines the face of Drosselmeyer to appear in the clock and the presence of a threateningly wicked Mouse King. Suddenly, Drosselmeyer appears and begins to cast a magical spell. The Christmas tree grows enormous in size and the nutcracker is magically transformed into a Prince who aids Clara in the ensuing battle. Mice and toy soldiers battle while a final duel between the Prince and the Mouse King builds to a climactic point. Just as the Mouse King is about to conquer the Prince, Clara courageously jumps on his back while the Prince hurls his sword and kills the wicked Mouse King.

As the mice disappear, the Prince invites Clara to go on a magic journey in his sleigh. They come to the Kingdom of Snow where they meet the Snow Queen and King. Snowflakes dance as the snow falls in the forest. Clara and the Prince continue their journey and arrive in the court of the Sugar Plum Fairy. The Prince tells the court of Clara’s courage during the battle. The Sugar Plum Fairy seats Clara and the Prince at the throne and commands the court to perform a series of divertissements for their entertainment. Finally, the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier perform a pas de deux and conclude with a brilliant coda. Now the entire court joins in the Waltz Finale as they wave farewell to Clara. Moments later Clara awakens in her own living room as she sees Drosselmeyer’s face disappear into the clock.

NOTES FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTORRussian choreographer Marius Petipa gave Tchaikovsky detailed instructions for the musical flavor and meter of the ballet The Nutcracker. In those days, it was common for choreographers to explicitly indicate the exact counts and rhythm that their choreography would require. By the time Tchaikovsky completed his score, however, Petipa had fallen ill. The task of setting the choreography fell upon his assistant, Lev Ivanov. The premiere performance was given at the Maryinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, on Dec. 18, 1892. The scenery and costumes were found to be lacking in taste and it was believed Ivanov’s choreography was uneven in inspiration. Worst of all, the ballerina who danced the role of the Sugar Plum Fairy lacked sensitivity and lyricism.

Despite the ballet’s disappointing premiere, The Nutcracker gradually established itself as one of the world’s most popular ballets. In Russia, Ivanov’s choreography has long since been replaced by other ballet masters. In Europe and the United States, almost every major city has its own individual and unique production of the ballet. In fact, the first production of The Nutcracker ever produced in the United States was in 1954, choreographed by George Balanchine and featured our artistic advisor, Maria Tallchief, as the Sugar Plum Fairy. Among the numerous productions of the ballet, the most notable of the 20th century have been those of Balanchine, Cranko, Neumiere and Nureyev. What has attracted these artists to create new productions? Surely not the beauty of the fairy tale, although many have exercised ingenuity through visualizing psychological undertones. The popularity of the ballet significantly owes itself to the brilliance of the composer’s score, which compels choreographers to realize the spirit of Tchaikovsky.

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Jennifer Batson Kim Bendis

Erika Bikulcius Rachel Davidson

Eric Guckel Fay Guckel

Melissa Herscher

Bernettia Hollingsworth Patty Lindstrom

Alan Lowe Audrey Lowe

Julia Monsivais Nicholas Mytnik Robert Mytnik Caryn Perucca

Lori Ragus Julie Shuert Amy Wallace Fang Wang Tao Wang

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Maria Tallchief (Artistic Advisor) is universally known as America’s first great Prima Ballerina. She is among six women in the history of ballet to have received the title “Prima Ballerina Assoluta.” Tallchief is listed in the

encyclopedia and is the topic of many books. She was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Award for the Arts in 1998 and recipient of the Presidential Award in 1952 and 1999. She was the highest paid dancer in the world during her career. She is recognized by the world as the greatest interpretess of Stravinsky’s ballet, The Firebird. She has been on the cover of many magazines including Time, Life, and Newsweek. Once married to the legendary choreographer, Balanchine, she was Prima Ballerina of the New York City Ballet and performed all over the world. Many times, she was featured on the Ed Sullivan Show, the Bell Telephone Hour, and others. A two-hour documentary of her life and legendary career is currently being filmed for PBS.

Kirk Muspratt (Music Director and Conductor) was recently named “Chicagoan of the Year” in classical music by John von Rhein and the staff of the Chicago Tribune. In honoring Muspratt, von Rhein said, “Ask the delighted

adults and kids who this year flocked to his concerts in west suburban Glen Ellyn with the New Philharmonic Orchestra … They will tell you he made concert going an interactive experience that was both enlightening and — are you ready? — fun.”

Recognized as one of the outstanding figures in the new generation of conductors, Muspratt has garnered international critical acclaim as a “born opera conductor” (Rheinische Post), “a knowledgeable musician who delivers superbly controlled, gorgeously shaped readings” (St. Louis Post-Dispatch), and “friend to local music” (Midwest Beat Magazine). The Los Angeles Times declared, “Watch him!”

In July 2004, Muspratt was named both music director of New Philharmonic and artistic director/music director of DuPage Opera Theatre. Productions featured Otello, Madama Butterfly, Le Nozze di Figaro, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Hansel and Gretel, La Boheme, Faust, Tosca, The Beggars Opera, Elixir of Love, Turandot and Gianni Schicchi.

Repertoire at New Philharmonic was equally adventurous, including the world premieres of Stybr’s Variations for Contrabassoon, Taylor’s Firefly Orrery, and Lofstrom’s Oboe Concertino and Harp Concertino, which was recorded on the Origin Classical label. In 2009, New Philharmonic was awarded Professional Orchestra of the Year by the Illinois Council of Orchestras.

In his first months at New Philharmonic, Muspratt instituted a Side-by-Side program for local high school students and an Interactive Intermission Project involving both the musicians of the orchestra, opera and the patrons.

Muspratt begins his 15th highly acclaimed season as music director of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra (NISO). At NISO, he instituted several highly commended programs that include a popular Solo Competition for Children that results in a child performing at every concert of the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. He has also implemented an Orchestral Fellowship Program with Valparaiso University. One of his

Kenneth von Heidecke is founder and chief choreographer of the Chicago Festival Ballet and School. He is also a renowned choreographer for opera and ballet companies around the world having choreographed more than 60 operas and

80 ballets. Recently he choreographed Aida with rave reviews for Lyric Opera of Chicago. He choreographed a new production of Giselle in June 2012 and Coppelia in June 2013, two different productions of Aida for both Dallas Opera and San Diego Opera, and another Samson & Delilah.

Von Heidecke began his career as a dancer, working his way through the ranks of many prominent companies such as La Scala in Milan, Rome Opera, San Francisco Ballet, Ballet Met and Chicago City Ballet. Most significantly, he was hand-chosen by legendary Prima Ballerina Assoluta Maria Tallchief to appear in the 1975 world premiere of George Balanchine’s Orfeo ed Euridice, a ground-breaking moment in his career. Over the years, Tallchief continued to coach Von Heidecke in the Balanchine repertoire and today refers to him as her protégé.

His choreography has been presented at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Alaska Dance Theatre, Scotland’s Edinburgh Festival, Washington DC’s Kennedy Center, Los Angeles Music Center, New York City’s Lincoln Center, Dallas Opera, San Francisco Opera, San Diego Opera, Ballet Nacional de Panama, Germany’s Badisches Staatstheater and countless others. In 1989, he opened the doors to his school of ballet in Naperville, IL. In 1990 he founded his company, Chicago Festival Ballet, which performs a repertoire of classical, romantic and neoclassical works in venues around the United States.

The company also began producing an annual touring Nutcracker, now a staple in the Chicago area and a much-requested production in cities across the country. In 1996, Von Heidecke had the unique opportunity to serve as Ballet Master to the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Team. Former students of Kenneth von Heidecke include American Figure Skater Evan Lysacek (2010 Figure Skating Champion Gold Medalist and 2009 World Figure Skating Champion), Joanna Wozniak (principal dancer with Joffrey and featured in the film Save the Last Dance), Christina Salerno (former Royal Ballet dancer, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Zurich Ballet), and Victoria Born (dancer for American Ballet Theatre, principal role in the film Center Stage, Ballerina in the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera).

Von Heidecke’s works have been on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight news program, WTTW’s “Arts Across Illinois” entertainment special, PBS’ “Making of an Opera” and a PBS documentary on Maria Tallchief’s life. In 2008 he was inducted into the Fox Valley Hall of Fame. He has appeared on ABC, WGN, and NBC, and film maker and composer Stuart Meyer is currently filming a documentary on his life and career.

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among them grants from the Canada Council and the Presser Foundation. In 1983 and again in 1984, he was winner of the Strauss Conducting Prize while a conducting student at the Vienna Conservatory. During his tenure in Utah, he received the first Utah Up ’n Comers Award ever given to a classical musician. This honor was awarded to Muspratt for his work and involvement in the Utah Arts Community. In 1987, he was named winner of the prestigious Exxon/ Affiliate Artists Award.

Kirk began his studies as a pianist in New York with Harold Zabrack. He continued his studies at Temple University with Adele Marcus and Alexander Fiorillo. After completing graduate studies, Muspratt was accepted into the conducting program at the Konservatorium in Vienna, Austria.

Muspratt is a native of Crows Nest Pass, Alberta, Canada. Kirk became an American citizen in the summer of 2010.

PRINCIPAL DANCERS

Michael Anderson (Drosselmeyer) received some of his early ballet training in Seattle at Pacific Northwest Ballet School with Francia Russell and Flemming Halby. He graduated from Southern Utah University with a Bachelor of Science in Communications and went on to receive his master’s degree in Arts Administration from Wayne State University in Detroit. Anderson danced with Tulsa (OK) Ballet Theater, Michigan Ballet Theatre, and The American Folk Ballet.

He danced for 12 years with the Joffrey Ballet, where his roles included Drosselmeyer and the Mouse King in Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker, the Caller in Agnes DeMille’s Rodeo, and the Paris Manager in Leonide Massine’s Parade. Tony award-winning choreographer Ann Reinking created a role on Anderson in her tribute to Barbara Streisand, featured in Gerald Arpino’s groundbreaking Legends. Other roles

have been created on Anderson while at The Joffrey by choreographers such as Laura Dean, Peter Pucci and Tony Powell. Anderson has also appeared in two major motion pictures: Save the Last Dance and Robert Altman’s The Company, as well as in two public television specials about dance.

After retiring from the Joffrey Ballet in 2005, Anderson has worked for Columbia College Chicago in the Office of Institutional Advancement and is currently the associate vice president for Institutional Advancement. He is also the board president for Ron De Jesus Dance, a small contemporary dance company in Chicago.

Anderson continues to choreograph and teach throughout the country and enjoys performing with Chicago Festival Ballet whenever his schedule permits.

Janice Augustine has danced for Chicago Festival Ballet, SSPA Ballet, Lyric Opera of Chicago and DuPage Opera Theater. She has danced as a principal dancer, soloist and in the corps de ballet in various operas including La Traviata, Carmen, and The Merry Widow. She has also choreographed Amahl & the Night Visitors and Cosi Fan Tutte for DuPage Opera Theater. In addition to ballet and opera, Augustine danced as a soloist for Broadway Dances and Franklin Avenue Dance Company. She has performed in more than 30 musicals, including West Side Story for Theater at the Center, Chicago for Buffalo Theater Ensemble and as Charity in Sweet Charity. For Wheaton College’s Opera Music Theater she has choreographed numerous productions, most recently Rodgers & Hart, a Celebration. In addition to teaching ballet at Von Heidecke Dance Center, Augustine is the instructor and choreographer of our newest class addition — Musical Theater/Jazz.

most highly praised projects is the innovative collaborations with the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists. Together they have presented La Traviata, Die Fledermaus, Carmen and La Boheme. In 2006 with NISO, he initiated the South Shore Summer Music Festival.

In order to involve the community to the maximum, Muspratt has created “Just Ask Kirk™” cards for audience members’ questions and a “Kirkature™” cartoon to help advocate the credo: “Classical music is for everyone.”

From 1991 through 1996, Muspratt served as resident conductor to Lorin Maazel at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Prior to this, he was appointed as associate conductor to Joseph Silverstein at the Utah Symphony Orchestra (1990-1992). From 1987 through 1990, Muspratt served both as assistant conductor to Leonard Slatkin at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra as well as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. He was music director of the Alberta Ballet from 1997 through 1999. At the New York Philharmonic, Muspratt has served as a cover conductor.

In addition to his work in Pittsburgh, Utah and St. Louis, Muspratt has guest conducted the orchestras of Los Angeles, Montreal, London, Korean Broadcast Symphony, Detroit, Rochester, National Arts Center, Vancouver, Knoxville, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Hamilton, Victoria, Thunder Bay, New Orleans, Stamford, Binghamton, Lafayette, South Bend, Puchon, Annapolis, Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra and Baltimore Chamber Symphony. Summer debuts have included the Tanglewood, Chautauqua and Sewanee Music Festivals and the Banff Center for Performing Arts.

In Europe, Muspratt was assistant conductor in the opera houses of Monchengladbach/Krefeld, Germany, from 1985 to 1987. His

American opera-conducting debut came with the Utah Opera in 1991. He returned there to premiere Mascagni’s L‘Amico Fritz. Maestro Muspratt has conducted Die Fledermaus for the Calgary Opera, Faust and Merry Widow for the Utah Opera, Of Mice and Men and Il Barbiere di Siviglia for the Arizona Opera, all to stunning critical acclaim. In addition, he debuted at the Ash Lawn-Highland Summer Opera Festival in Virginia. He returned to Arizona Opera to conduct their production of Dialogues of the Carmelites, to the Utah Opera for their new production of Faust and Amahl and the Night Visitors at Opera Illinois, all to stunning critical acclaim.

In 1983 and 1984, Muspratt was invited to be a scholarship student at the Chautauqua Institute and in 1986 was selected as a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival. A year later, he was invited into the Conducting Program at the Tanglewood Festival. In 1988, he was chosen to be one of three conducting fellows for the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute at the Hollywood Bowl.

As a teacher, Muspratt has taught at the Conductors’ Institute of the University of South Carolina, the Conductors’ Guild National Workshops, Association of Canadian Orchestras National Conference in Toronto, the Conductors’ Studio at Illinois State University and at Westminster Choir College in Princeton. During the summer, he often teaches a graduate conducting class at VanderCook College of Music. Muspratt recently completed six-year tenure on the Board of Directors of the Conductors’ Guild.

Having always enjoyed working with young people, he has conducted the Pennsylvania Regional Orchestra and the Pennsylvania All-State Orchestra and most recently the IMEA District 9 orchestra. Muspratt has conducted the Boston University Tanglewood Orchestra at the Tanglewood Festival. Muspratt has been the recipient of numerous awards,

PROFILES PROFILES

Jamy Meek (Nutcracker Prince and Doll) is a dancer and performer from Lubbock, TX, who has travelled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He has performed works by Jiri Kylian, Ohad Naharin, Nacho Duato, Margo Sappington, Danny Ezralow, Marguerite Donlon, William Forsythe and Twyla Tharp among countless others. During his 13-year career at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, and then his three-year career at Nederlands Dans Theater, he has developed an understanding and gained experience in the different approaches to dancing works created by European and American master choreographers, as well as being able to enlighten audiences with a relaxed approach of humor and character work. He is also an experienced teacher and coach and has taught master classes in ballet and jazz throughout the United States. He holds a BFA in dance performance from Oklahoma City University where he performed in various musicals including Oklahoma! (Dream Curly), Guys and Dolls, and Anything Goes.

Rachel Mytnik has been studying ballet at Von Heidecke’s School of the Chicago Festival Ballet for 15 years. In the 11 years she has danced in Von Heidecke’s Nutcracker, she has performed many roles, including Demi-Soloist in Snow, Reed Flutes, and Waltz of the Flowers, Party Parent, Snow Corps de Ballet, Italian, and Russian. She has also performed in Chicago Festival Ballet’s productions of Cinderella, Giselle, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty. She has studied musical theater, and has appeared in North Central College’s musical productions of Brigadoon and Oliver. She is studying Culinary Arts and Emergency Medical Services at Joliet Junior College. Mytnik is currently an instructor at Von Heidecke’s School of Dance, and plans to pursue a career as a professional dancer.

Megan Perucca began dancing at Von Heidecke School of Ballet when she was four years old. Perucca loves to dance in The Nutcracker and is thrilled this year to be dancing in several new roles including Parent, Reed Flutes, Italian and Russian. Megan has also enjoyed dancing in Giselle, Coppelia and The Sleeping Beauty with Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet. She is 12 years old and in the seventh grade at Gregory Middle School. When she isn’t dancing, she enjoys playing the clarinet and spending time with her dog, Sydney.

Johnny Rabe (Fritz) starred as Ralphie in the Broadway production of A Christmas Story the Musical and was a member of the First National Touring Company of the show. He starred as Walter in the world premiere of Secondhand Lions at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle. Chicagoland credits include The Music Man (Winthrop), For the Boys (Young Danny), and Mary Poppins (Michael Banks) at the Marriott Theatre Lincolnshire; Shadowlands (Douglas), Wizard of Oz (Munchkin Mayor), and Jacob (Josh) at Provision Theatre in Chicago; and The Music Man (Winthrop) at Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Rabe has also been featured on The View and Good Morning America.

Julia Ragus (Clara) has danced at Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet since she was four years old. Over the years, she has performed in Von Heidecke’s Nutcracker in the roles of an Angel, Mouse, Soldier, Party Girl, Blue Flower and German. Ragus is now honored to be performing the role of Clara for the first time (and Chinese, Italian and other roles in the production when not dancing Clara). She has also performed in Von Heidecke’s Cinderella, Coppelia and Giselle productions. Ragus is 13 years old and attends Kennedy Junior High School in Lisle, where she maintains a challenging academic course load and enjoys volleyball.

Autumn Eckmann (Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy and Arabian) received her classical training from the Atlanta Ballet and Capital City Ballet under her mentor, Tom Pazik. She graduated from the Houston Ballet Academy before moving to Chicago to join Giordano Dance Chicago. Eckmann was a principal dancer for State Street Ballet in Santa Barbara and a member of Luna Negra Dance Theater, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Lucky Plush Productions, Ron De Jesus Dance and RPM Productions. She currently serves as assistant artistic director and resident choreographer of Giordano Dance Chicago and is an instructor in the School of Theatre and Dance at Northern Illinois University.

Alexandra Guckel (Clara) is from Naperville and has studied classical ballet under Kenneth Von Heidecke since she was six years old. Since joining the Chicago Festival Ballet six years ago, she has performed various roles in the Nutcracker, Giselle, Coppelia and Sleeping Beauty, both in the Chicago area and on tour. In addition to ballet, Guckel enjoys playing the piano and violin and participating in sports such as soccer and skiing. She also likes learning foreign languages. Guckel is learning German and also speaks Greek. She is a sixth-grade student at Hill Middle School in Naperville.

Elizabeth Gustas started dancing at a very young age. She eventually studied at Contempo Dance Academy for several years, and Hubbard Street Dance Company during the summer. Recently, she has joined Von Heidkecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet. Gustas is a freshman at Benet Academy in Lisle. Along with ballet, she enjoys playing the flute, volunteering in the community, and reading.

Randy Herrera (Snow King, Cavalier and Arabian) began his studies at the Chicago Academy for the Arts in 1994–98, where he studied under the direction of Anna Paskevska,

Claire Bataille and Randy Duncan. He was also trained at the School of American Ballet and San Francisco Ballet School. Herrera has been in several competitions and has received many awards including the prestigious Princess Grace award. He was a member of the Joffrey ballet from 1999–01 and danced with Houston ballet as a principal dancer for nine years. Currently Herrera is a guest artist both nationally and internationally.

Lily Huang is from Naperville and started learning ballet in Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet School when she was six years old. She has danced in The Nutcracker production every year since she was a Mouse, performing a variety of roles each year. She also plays violin and is a lead violinist in the Naperville North High School Chamber Orchestra. She enjoys math and reading, is an honor student and a member of the school math team.

Patrick Ingram (Chinese) began his dance training at the age of 16, where he received a full scholarship to attend the Chicago Academy for the Arts, Chicago’s’ only private arts high school, under the tutelage of Randy Duncan. While a student, he was taught by Randy Duncan, Guillermo Leyva, Natalie Rast, and Deborah Goodman. Ingram has also been taught by some of the brightest minds at the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. In the summers of 2007 and 2009 he was accepted into their summer outreach program, where he was taught by Joffrey Ballet dancers such as Derrick Agnoletti, Aaron Rogers, and Caitlin Meighan. In the summer of 2013, Ingram completed Milwaukee Ballets’ Summer Intensive. While there, he was taught by the artistic director Michael Pink, as well as Rolando Yanes, and Australian choreographer, Timothy O’Donnell. Ingram is now a professional dancer, dancing as a performing apprentice with Inside Chicago Dance.

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1st Violin Reneé-Paule Gauthier, Concertmaster

Violetta Todorova Man Man Jiang Debby Ponko Karen Nelson

Irina Fatykhova

2nd ViolinMara Gallagher, Principal

Kristen Oyler Gail Salvatori

Amanda Fenton

Viola Ryan Rump, Principal

Sarah Tompkins Bill Kronenberg

Cello

Claire Langenberg, PrincipalNancy MooreAnne Monson

Bass Judith Hanna, Principal

Michael Meehan

Flute Carolyn May, Principal

Irene Claude Lisa Cisneros

Oboe Kevin May, Principal

Mary Simon

English Horn Melinda Getz

Clarinet Mary Payne, Principal

Barbara Drapcho

Bass Clarinet Ralph Wilder

Bassoon Susan Nigro, Principal

Patrick Zylka

Horn Michael Buckwalter, Principal

Mary Gingrich Phil Stanley

Ashley Wessel

Trumpet Wesley Skidgel, Principal

James Hahn

Trombone Cherai McCauley, Principal

Sean Keenan Darren Castellanos

Tuba Doug Zelinka, Principal

Timpani James Bond-Harris

Percussion Brandon Podjacek, Principal

Andrew Cierny

Harp Jaina Krueger

Keyboard Lisa Kristina

Orchestra ManagerPaula Cebula

LibrarianJack Riddle

Personnel ManagerKaren Dickelman

Susan Vishmid (Dewdrop Fairy) began her early training at age four at the Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica, CA, under the direction of Yvonne Mounsey and Rosemary Valaire. Vishmid continued her professional training at Pacific Northwest Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School and The Rock School on scholarships. She danced with the Pennsylvania Ballet, Napoles Ballet Company, San Diego Opera, California Contemporary Ballet, City Ballet of Los Angeles, City of Angels Ballet, California Riverside Ballet, Coast City Ballet, Ciara Dance Alliance and the San Gorgonio Ballet. Vishmid is an alumni from the University of Southern California and a certified Pilates and yoga instructor.

Anna Wallace has been dancing with the Chicago Festival Ballet for 11 years, performing and touring with the multiple productions performed by the company. She has performed in shows such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Giselle and Coppelia as a corps de ballet member and has also been featured in soloist roles. This summer Wallace traveled to Philadelphia to dance at The Rock School for Dance Education’s five-week summer intensive program. She also danced at the Corpus Ballet School in Karlsruhe when the Von Heidecke Dance Center traveled there. She continues to strive towards her goal of a dance career while attending Naperville North High School.

Lucy Wang began her ballet training at the age of four, but it was not until she came under the instruction of Von Heidecke seven years ago that she learned true classical ballet. With Von Heidecke’s Chicago Festival Ballet, she has performed soloist and corps de ballet roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Giselle, Cinderella, and The Nutcracker. Wang currently teaches Pre-Ballet and Level A at Von Heidecke’s School of Ballet and hopes

to develop a love for classical ballet in her students that she feels herself. She looks forward to improving her skills under the guidance of Von Heidecke and continuing to pursue her passion in dance. Mary Wielgos, 16, spent six years as a competitive gymnast before focusing on dance. Her dance experience includes performing the role of Paquita at the Daley Center, Chicago, the role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, and the role of the Chinese soloist in the Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker. Wielgos also completed a pre-professional summer intensive with the Milwaukee Ballet, studying under the ballet Master and Mistress there. She plans to dance professionally.

Jeffrey Wolfe (Spanish and Italian) is from Clearwater, FL. He received his training through the Houston Ballet Academy in Houston, which he attended for two years on scholarship, and was accepted into Houston Ballet’s second company. Wolfe has spent the past three years freelancing around the United States, dancing with the Montgomery Ballet (soloist), River North Dance Chicago, Brooklyn-based Renegade Performance Group, and Ron De Jesus Dance Company. He has also been seen as a dancer and aerialist on the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. In addition, Wolfe spent four seasons dancing with BalletMet in Columbus, OH. He has performed original works by renowned choreographers including Stanton Welch, Harrison McEldowney, Lauri Stallings, and Randy Duncan. In 2002, he attended the Youth America Grand Prix Finals in New York City. Wolfe was also awarded the honor of being a winner in the Columbus Choreographic Project in 2008. He recently joined Montreal-based companies, EzDanza in June 2012, and José Navas/Company Flak, in October 2012.

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Global Flicks: FREE!The MAC is bringing back its international films series highlighting a variety of culturesin our world-class venue. Every Wednesday at 1:30 and 7:30p in February and March,we will present an acclaimed international film for FREE !

2015 Schedule of Presented Films

Feb. 4 Palestine: Omar (2013) Arabic—Drama/ThrillerFeb. 11 Spain: Vivir es facíl con los ojos cerrados (Living is easy with your eyes shut)

(2013) Spanish— ComedyFeb. 18 Brazil:Waste Land (2010) English/Portuguese—DocumentaryFeb. 25 Saudi Arabia:Wadjda (2012) Arabic—DramaMar. 4 Italy: La vita è bella (Life is Beautiful) (1997) Italian—Drama/ComedyMar. 11 Russia: Brat (1997) Russian— Crime DramaMar. 18 Ireland: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006) English—Historical DramaMar. 25 Burma: The Lady (2011) Burmese—Biography

All movies are held in the MAC Playhouse Theatre located on the second floor of the MAC.

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The Friends of the MAC is a family of people who have decided that a world-class performing and visual arts center should reside in their community. Ticket sales only provide 42 percent of our $3 million operating budget. It is through the support of College of DuPage and through the generous gifts from patrons and local businesses that we can keep art in our gallery and on our stages.

Your gift to the MAC • Brings nationally and internationally renowned artists to our community • Supports our SchoolStage program that annually offers affordable arts experiences to thousands of school children • Provides students and community members the opportunity to interact with artists • Enhances the quality of life in our community

Without the generous support of the Friends of the MAC we would not be the cultural hub of DuPage County. We gratefully thank our friends and we invite others to join them.

For complete details, visit the MAC Ticket Offi ce or call the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

Arts Center EndowmentGifts of $5,000 or greater can be made to the Arts Center Endowment. Donations made to the MAC’s Endowment, our “savings account,” go into a principal secured, invested account that will provide ongoing support for arts programming for years to come. The McAninch Arts Center and the College of DuPage Foundation can also provide you with Planned Giving opportunities that include life income, special trusts and bequests.

For more information, please contact the MAC at (630) 942-2263 or the College of DuPage Foundation at (630) 942-2466.

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FRIENDS OF THE MAC

Encore Circle ($2,500 and up)Anonymous (2)Lowell and Barbara AndersonArthur J. Gallagher & CompanyAnna C. BallBank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.James A. BelushiDr. and Mrs. Robert L. BreuderMr. and Mrs. Steven G. BrownCadence HealthCleve CarneyMr. and Mrs. Alexander W. DemosEd Miniat, LLCFollett Higher Education GroupFranczek Radelet P.C.Tom and Mara GallagherDebra L. HanesSara and Stacey HuelsJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationMr. and Mrs. Keith R. KushnerMr. and Mrs. Joe LegatLegat Architects, Inc.Peter and Gretchen MarenBarb and Scott R. MarquardtDavid and Carolyn MayDr. and Mrs. Harold D. McAninchJudith and Raymond McCormackJohn and Lynette McCortneyMortenson ConstructionKirk MusprattJudith May O’DellMr. and Mrs. Donald PanovichPepper ConstructionPower Construction Company, LLCThe PrivateBankKelly and Roland RaffelRobbins SchwartzSteven M. Ruffalo and Lisa Jones RuffaloNancy and John RutledgeCharles SchlauMs. Dianne M. SkeetSmithGroup JJRU.S. BankVALICMr. and Mrs. Michael V. VivodaDr. Donald G. WestlakeBonnie M. Wheaton

Mark Wight and Eszter BorvendegWight & CompanyWilliam Blair and CompanyWintrust Community Banks

Director’s Circle ($1,000–$2,499)Anonymous (3)Anthony and Gwen AchillesMr. and Mrs. James R. AdamsMr. Larry Armour and Dr. Kim L. ArmourMr. Anson ArndtThe John A. Attard Family FoundationMs. Julie R. Bradley and Mr. Andrew J. BalintMilton and Heide BentleyRay BillettBeth and James BondeCatherine M. BrodRonald and Hope BucherClark and Linda CarpenterChapman & CutlerGreg and Janet ChejfecChicago Regional Council of CarpentersGinni and ChrisStephen and Sunday CumminsMark and Kim DornJames and Marie DrasalWilliam DunnGeorge and Kathryn FairbairnJohn and Joann FaulhaberKen and Debbie FulksJacquelyn L. GillIn Memory of Dr. Henry G. Giragos from the Giragos FamilyMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GoodMary GowerMr. and Mrs. Randy GunstGeorgia HamiltonJohn and Katharine HamiltonJean M. HawkinsonDon and Jackie HegebarthDr. and Mrs. Ryon HennessyHerricane Graphics Inc.Mrs. Heidi Heutel BohnStephen and Michelle HujarJeffrey Jens and Ann BoisclairDr. Jean V. KartjeMr. Lawrence P. Katzenstein

McAninch Arts Center acknowledges and gives grateful thanks to those donors who have contributed in support of the MAC mission and vision. This list of donors refl ects contributions made from Dec. 1, 2012 through Aug. 15, 2014. While we carefully prepared this list we recognize that errors may have occurred. Please accept our apology if you are not properly represented on this list and contact the MAC at (630) 942-3008 so we may correct our records.

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FRIENDS OF THE MACMr. Thomas KileyAnne and Ira J. KreftRichard and Susan LambEliot and Eileen LandauGil and Lola LehmanDr. Daniel E. LloydAlice LoganDeborah LovelyMr. and Mrs. L. Alan LowryAurelia and Ronald MaslanaMargaret and Michael McCoyTerrance and Linda McGovernJerry and Brigitte MillerBill and Nancy MooreSandy and Keith MooreDr. and Mrs. Joseph S. MorrisseyJohn M. Mulherin and Dr. Sara E. BonkowskiDrs. Donald E. and Mary Ellen NewsomRebecca NicholsonHelen PachayMadeleine PachayAlan Peterson, in memory of Carolyn LevickasMeri PhillipsJeffrey and Debora PonkoRichard C. and Elizabeth H. QuaintanceRiverside Technologies, IncThe Rev. Dr. Curtis and Leanne RolfeJudy RonaldsonBeth SchellKristin and Peter ShulmanMr. and Mrs. Hank SteinbrecherRichard and Janice StickaTom and Teri TraceyMr. Bjarne R. UllsvikJacqueline Vernot and Raymond Kotz Scott and Kristen WiersumCynthia Williams Cappello

Ambassador ($500–$999)Anonymous (6)Robert and Laura BarronMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. BelleJudith L. BittikofferMr. Paul BradleyDr. and Mrs. Christopher B. BurkeRick and Patty CarneyBill CharisChicago Blackhawks Hockey Team, Inc.Chicago BullsCora M. ChinDiane CooperDon and Anna Mae DaviaBarbara and George DiGuido

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin T. DixonMr. and Mrs. Gerald DroszczEagle Ridge ResortCamille and Joe EstermanMr. and Mrs. Christopher C. FaberMr. and Mrs. Donald H. FischerJoan and Ken FrankDick and Marge GieserMr. and Mrs. William GillardMs. Jean D. GorisMr. and Mrs. Linsley GrayMr. and Mrs. Robert G. HartmanGwen and Chet HenryHotel Arista at CityGate CenterJorge and Beatriz IorgulescuMrs. Jo Ann JacobsonMr. and Mrs. William S. KensholMr. and Mrs. Robert E. KingKaren and Gene KuhnKenneth and Rosemarie KuhnMary Anne LambertEdward J. MallyTheresa A. MallyMr. Robert MarksMs. Diana L. MartinezJames and Kimberley McDonnellEllen and Daniel McGowanJ. C. MorganMs. Patricia G. MurrayCharles and Kay MylerMr. and Mrs. Sherman L. NealNorth Central Illinois Labor CouncilJane OldfieldJennie C. OlsenSarah PackardMr. and Mrs. William ParkerJack and Marilyn PearsonPowerForward DuPageTom and Karen PulverJack E. RiddleJack E. Riddle, IIDave and Margie SchefflerWilliam and Nancy SchiererSkeet and Laura SkeetMr. Craig SmithLloyd SmithCherry StoddardWendolyn E. TetlowTheodore M. UtchenE. J. and Joyce Van CuraJames and Patricia VaryDr. and Mrs. E. VeleckisRobert and Kay Wahlgren

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FRIENDS OF THE MACCarol C. Wallace FamilyDr. and Mrs. Matthew C. WanzenbergMs. Kathy WesselWheaton Grand TheaterJoan and Raymond WielgosMs. Alice M. WilburDr. and Mrs. K. M. WilcoxKen and Viviane WilcuttsDr. Cathryn WilkinsonWoods Event ManagementMs. Kathleen C. YoskoJo Anne Zipperer

Performer ($250–$499)Anonymous (2)Nancy AlluredGene and John AndersenKatherine BalekDean M. BaliceDarlene BargerHarold and Karen BauerPatricia and Bruce BeckDennis and Mary BeemerBiff Behr and Lynne RichmanDr. and Mrs. James R. BentéMr. and Ms. Tyler BirtRichard BowesMary and Bill BoylanKay BraulikBroadway in ChicagoMr. and Mrs. Thomas BrosseauThe Cantlin FamilyCarolyn B. CollinsDr. and Mrs. Joseph E. CollinsMr. and Mrs. Charles CurrierGeorge W. and Ann DervisMr. and Mrs. Earl E. DowlingEakins PropertiesJoanne EastJoseph and Frances EraciMarcela FanningJack and Janet FeldmanUrs Geiser and Mary HobeinMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. GlaserMr. Fred Greenwood and Ms. Dianne A. McGuireMr. and Mrs. James E. HaleyDr. Eugene G. HallongrenDr. Steven L. HavensAleene L. Henninger-BoydenJohn A. HerndonLance HerningEdward and Susan JeszkaAnne V. Klecka

Virginia and Charles KlingspornMs. Susan KolavoLaborers Local 288Ida LeeTed and Martha MaasJohn MategranoMarty and Marian McGowanWalter B. McIntyre and Arlene BonetDr. and Mrs. John MessittMs. Mary Ann MillushMr. Robert MinkemaMr. and Ms. Joseph MooreMary Anne NielsenMr. Gerard Nussbaum and Dr. Linda Veleckis NussbaumBob and Joan OlachJim and Lorraine PaulissenJohn J. and Mary A. PlunkettMr. and Mrs. Charles PolitoAnna Marie PollMs. Rose ReeverSusanne RiedellMarlene and Bob RosecransS. E. RossNancy L. RubyLynn SapytaFred and Lorraine SchullerJerry and Susan SchurmeierRoger and Ann ShipleyMarilyn SmrcinaEllen and Grier StephensonMr. and Mrs. Richard E. SwansonMr. Respicio F. VazquezMr. John C. WeberLyn and Debbie WhistonRobert and Cynthia Wunderlich

Corporate and Community SponsorsArts MidwestBrookdale Plaza Glen EllynCabernet & CompanyChicago Jazz MagazineCOD FoundationDuPage Community FoundationHilton Hotels — Lisle/NapervilleI Have a BeanIllinois Arts CouncilJCS Fund of The DuPage Community FoundationNational Endowment for the ArtsSmith Financial Advisors Inc.90.9FM WDCB

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MAC Administrative StaffDirector of the McAninch Arts Center .......................................................................... Diana MartinezMarketing and Donor Relations Coordinator ..................................................................Roland RaffelBusiness Manager .........................................................................................................Ellen McGowanCleve Carney Art Gallery Curator ................................................................................ Barbara WiesenEducation and Community Engagement Coordinator ........................................................ Janey SartherDirector of Development for Cultural Arts ......................................................................... Janie OldfieldAdministrative Assistant ...................................................................................................Mandy RakowStudent Assistants ......................................................................................Sherry Gendel, Ana Santeliz

MAC Box Office and Front of House StaffBox Office Manager ............................................................................................................Julie ElgesAssistant Box Office Manager ...................................................................................Mary Ellen ReedyBox Office Assistants ......................................................................... Colleen Trinko, Gretchen WoodleyPatron Service Manager ...................................................................................................... Tom MurrayHouse Manager .............................................................................................................Jessica Shelvik

MAC Resident Professional EnsembleNew Philharmonic, Conductor and Music Director .............................................................Kirk MusprattNew Philharmonic Manager .............................................................................................. Paula Cebula

MAC Design and Technical StaffTechnical Production Coordinator ............................................................................................Jon GanttTechnical Director ....................................................................................................... Michael W. MoonCostume and Make-up Design Coordinator ......................................................... Allison Greaves AmideiProduction Manager............................................................................................................ Joe HopperAssistant Production Manager...........................................................................................Ben JohnsonSound and Equipment Manager ..............................................................................................Bob Murr

HOUSE NOTES• Mailing List: If this is your first visit to the McAninch

Arts Center, please stop by our Box Office to add your name to our mailing list or register your email at www.AtTheMAC.org.

• Cameras and recording devices are not allowed in the theater and are prohibited by our contracts with the artists.

• Smoking is not permitted in the theater or on campus.• Electronic pagers and patrons’ seat locations should

be given to the House Manager, who will notify you in the event of a call. Patrons wearing wristwatch alarms or carrying cellular phones are respectfully requested to turn them off while in the theater.

• Emergency phone number at College of DuPage Police Department for after-hour calls is (630) 942-2000.

• Latecomers are seated at the discretion of the House Manager.

• Groups of 15 or more may contact the Box Office at (630) 942-4000 to arrange for group discounts.

• College of DuPage is now tobacco free.• McAninch Arts Center volunteers are people

who assist the house staff in areas of ticket taking, ushering and general management during performances. To get involved, call (630) 942-4000.

• For Americans With Disabilities Act accommodations, call (630) 942-2141 (voice) or (630) 858-9692 (TDD).

• Infrared Assistive Listening Devices: For audience members who desire audio amplification of performances, headsets with individual volume controls are now available. You may check out the headsets at the Ticket Office with a credit card or driver’s license. Underwritten by a generous gift from The Knowles Foundation.