Featured Dancers

Hannah Drasil

Clara, Snow, Waltz

Hannah has been dancing under the direction of Sharon McCormick for the past 14 years. This is her 12th year in the LACBC production of The Nutcracker. Her past roles have included Trepak, Harlequin, Clara’s Best Friend, Baker, Interrmediate Snow, Mouse, Young Guest, Candy Cane, Lilac, and Gingerbread, plus Snow and Waltz.

She has auditioned for, and been accepted by summer intensive programs at Joffrey New York, Joffrey San Antonio, and the Pennsylvania Ballet (The Rock School). She atended The Rock School in Philadelphia in 2005.

Hannah is 17 years old and a senior at Rim High this year. She is very excited to be Clara in her final Nutcraker.

Max Cibelli

Fritz, Soldier

Max is returning for his second season in the role of Fritz, his fifth season performing in The Nutcracker. He continues to appear in his original role as a soldier.

Max has studied ballet and jazz at the Lake Arrowhead School of Dance for the past four years and hopes to continue dancing through college. But that is still quite a way off because Max is just 12 years old.

Max’s other interests include traveling and exploring the world, breeding snakes, and mechanical engineeering.

Marge Cox

Frau Stahlbaum, Narrator

Marge has performed in the LACBC Nutcracker every year since it began back in 1994. She received her dance training from Sharon McCormick, and has also danced in productions of Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, La Boutique Fantasque, and La Fille Mal Gardee. Her favorite role is that of Clara and Fritz’s mother in The Nutcracker.

When she is not dancing, she is “Doctor Marge” — greatly loved as a pediatrician. She is also a glowing newlywed, having married Chris Cox this year.

Chris Cox

Herr Stahlbaum

This is Chris’ second season as Herr Stahlbaum.

Chris recently returned to California after living in Arizona and working in commercial project management. He is now in land development and is happily and newly married to Marge Cox, Frau Stahlbaum.

Tom Zepko

Herr Drosselmeyer

Tom became involved with the The Nutcracker as sound technician for the LACBC’s first full production 1994. He joined the cast the following year and has been immersed in many aspects of the production ever since. On stage, he has most often been the Russian party guest, but has also taken a couple of turns as Herr Stahlbaum. This is his second season as Drosselmeyer.

Tom’s diverse skills include software engineering, website construction (including the ballet company site), photography, music editing, and driving a Zamboni ice resurfacer. He is now the facility manager at East West Ice Palace, an ice skating and fitness center complex in Artesia. He’s comfortable tackling a wide variety of construction and maintenance projects, but he often wishes his toolbox contained just a little bit of Drosselmeyer’s magic dust.