Ballet announces cast of December’s ‘Messiah’

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Andalusia Ballet yesterday announced the official cast list for its December production of “Messiah.”

A community chorus, accompanied by a small orchestra, will perform selections from Handel’s “Messiah.” Dancers cast for those selections include:

• “Behold the Lamb” – Ander Helms, Mary Ashton McMillan, Kelsey Nix, and Savannah Claire Morgan featured dancers; with Eriel Augmon, Sneha Bang, Sydney Brunson, Taran Carrasco, Elizabeth Cravey, Heidi Cross, Katie Frasher, Gabby Godwin, Olivia Jones, Meagan Langley, Tori Mack, Natilee Mathews, and Jodie Watson. Also Jared Jacoby, Cameron Morgan, and Patrick Willison.

• “Thy Rebuke” – Anna Payne

• “Behold, and See if There be any Sorrow” – Emily Kelley, Tori Mack, and Sydney O’Brien, with Jared Jacoby, Cameron Morgan, and Patrick Willison.

• “Lift Up Your Heads” – Sneha Bang (Fri/Sun) and Olivia Jones (Sat) with Erica Bernstein, Kelly Bourassa, Halle Burkhardt, Taran Carrasco, Elizabeth Cravey, Heidi Cross, Gabby Godwin, Olivia Jones/Sneha Bang, Meagan Langley, Elizabeth McCalman, Hannah McCalman, and Kayla Mitchell.

• “How Beautiful Are the Feet” – Kelsey Nix (Fri/Sun) and Sydney Brunson (Sat) with Eriel Augmon, Katie Frasher, and Jodie Watson.

• “Why Do the Nations War” – Sneha Bang, Kate Barrow, Erica Bernstein, Ander Helms, Emily Kelley, Natilee Mathews, Mary Ashton McMillan, Savannah Claire Morgan, Kelsey Nix/Sydney Brunson, Sydney O’Brien, and Anna Payne with Jack Barrow, Jared Jacoby, Cameron Morgan, Kole Varner, Jonathan Weed, and Patrick Willison.

• “Let Us Break Their Bonds” – Kate Barrow, Halle Burkhardt, Elizabeth McCalman, Hannah McCalman, and Savannah Claire Morgan.

• “Thou Shalt Break Them” – Mary Ashton McMillan.

• “Hallelujah” – Sneha Bang, Kate Barrow, Erica Bernstein, Sydney Brunson, Ander Helms, Emily Kelley, Tori Mack, Natilee Mathews, Mary Ashton McMillan, Savannah Claire Morgan, Kelsey Nix, Sydney O’Brien, and Anna Payne with Jared Jacoby, Cameron Morgan, and Patrick Willison.

• “Hallelujah Angels” – Olivia Amerson, Anabell Bryant, Rexanne Butler, Merrill Anne Culverhouse, Hannah Goodwin, Carly Hunter, Addie Hutcheson, Emmy Ellyn Rabren, Julia Smith, Lindsey Stephens, Sydney Ward, and Catherine Weed.

• “There Were Shepherds” – Ander Helms

• “Glory To God” – Taran Carrasco, Katie Frasher, Elizabeth McCalman, Hannah McCalman, Kayla Mitchell, and Jodie Watson with Jared Jacoby and Cameron Morgan.

• “O Thou Tellest Good Tidings to Zion” – Kate Barrow with Ava Bailey, Audrey Danford, Rachel Fleming, Abigail Livingston, Kassidy Mears, Ella Kate Nichols, Sarah Piggott, Michaelyn Russell, Hannah Sellers, Mary Taylor Seymore, Gracie Syler, and Emily Ward.

• “Rejoice” – Emily Kelley (Fri/Sun) and Sydney O’Brien (Sat) with Kelly Bourassa, Halle Burkhardt, Elizabeth Cravey, Heidi Cross, Gabby Godwin, Olivia Jones, Meagan Langley and Julia Smith.

• “People That Walked in Darkness” – Cameron Morgan.

• “Unto Us” – Savannah Claire Morgan (Fri/Sun)/Natilee Mathews (Sat). Also, Olivia Amerson, Anabell Bryant, Rexanne Butler, Merrill Ann Culverhouse, Hannah Goodwin, Carly Hunter, Addie Hutcheson, Emmy Ellyn Rabren, Lindsey Stephens, Sydney Ward,and Catherine Weed. With Jack Barrow, Kole Varner, and Jonathan Weed.

• “Then Shall the Eyes of the Blind” – Ander Helms with Cameron Morgan.

• “Flock” – Cameron Morgan with Eriel Augmon, Sneha Bang, Kate Barrow, Sydney Brunson, Katie Frasher, Ander Helms, Emily Kelley, Tori Mack, Natilee Mathews, Mary Ashton McMillan, Kayla Mitchell, Savannah Claire Morgan, Kelsey Nix, Sydney O’Brien, Anna Payne, Jodie Watson

• “ All We Like Sheep” – Erica Bernstein