Zoe Meadows-Sahr
Nutcracker Character Guide
From the Mouse King to Marzipan, PNB’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® is full of characters that cheer and delight! If you’re attending the show, it’s helpful to familiarize yourself with these enchanting characters before you see them on stage. That way you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the performance without wondering who’s who. Whether it’s your first time seeing The Nutcracker or it’s already a long-standing family tradition, read on for some Nutcracker holiday magic!
Clara Stahlbaum
A girl having an eventful holiday
The Nutcracker
Drosselmeier's gift for Clara
Nathaniel/The Prince
Drosselmeier's nephew
Drosselmeier
Clara's godfather
Dr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum
Clara and Fritz's parents
Fritz Stahlbaum
Clara's brother
Mouse King
Enemy to nutcrackers and toy soldiers alike
🍭The Land of the Sweets🍭
✨ Sugar Plum Fairy ✨
Ruler of the Land of the Sweets
☕ Hot Chocolate ☕
🦚 Coffee 🦚
🍬 Marzipan 🍬
🍵 Green Tea Cricket 🍵
🤍Candy Canes❤️
🫚 Mother Ginger 🫚
🌼 Dewdrop 🌼
PNB’s Company dancers and School students are ready to entertain you as this delectable cast of characters! You can purchase tickets at PNB.org/Nutcracker. Already have your tickets? You can learn even more about these characters and the ballet’s story here.
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker® plays at McCaw Hall November 24th – December 27th, 2023.
Photo credits: Featured photo: PNB Company dancers and PNB School Students George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker®. PNB School student as Clara, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School student as The Nutcracker, photo © Angela Sterling. Ryan Cardea as Drosselmeier and PNB School Students, photo © Angela Sterling. Ginabel Peterson as Mrs. Stahlbaum and PNB School students in the party scene, photo © Angela Sterling. PNB School student as Nathaniel, photo © Angela Sterling. Dammiel Cruz-Garrido and Ginabel Peterson as Dr. and Mrs. Stahlbaum, photo © Angela Sterling. Luther DeMyer as the Mouse King, photo © Angela Sterling. Angelica Generosa as the Sugar Plum Fairy, photo © Angela Sterling. Leah Terada as Hot Chocolate, photo © Angela Sterling. Sarah-Gabrielle Ryan as Coffee, photo © Angela Sterling. Luca Anaya as Green Tea, photo © Lindsay Thomas. Noah Martzall and PNB School students as Candy Canes, photo © Lindsay Thomas. PNB Company dancers as Marzipan, photo © Angela Sterling. Miles Pertl as Mother Ginger, photo © Angela Sterling. Ashton Edwards as Dewdrop, photo © Lindsay Thomas. Choreography by George Balanchine © The George Balanchine Trust