Digital Program

The Adventures of Madeline

Mid-Columbia Ballet

Artistic Director

Debra Pearse Rogo

Artistic Assistants

Amber Davis, Torrie Mower, Rebecca Rogo, Lily Wutzke, Allie Yates

Company

Naomie Bracy, Curran Campbell, Addison Chamberlain, Corinna Chu, Emily Croyle, Michael Cryan, Brianna Dahl, Philippe Gonzalez, Caetlyn Kovis, Morgan Lowry, Annie Martin, Claire McNeil, Leah Nguyen, Salma Oummani, Rylie Walters, Addison Wiser

About Mid-Columbia Ballet

The Mid-Columbia Ballet (MCB) is a nonprofit corporation, whose mission is to foster and advance the art of ballet in its various forms in the Mid-Columbia region. MCB is managed by a Board of Directors and the MCB Guild is responsible for managing volunteers and many fundraising activities.

The MCB consists of young dancers committed to the art of ballet. MCB’s repertoire includes classical, neoclassical, and modern works by choreographers from throughout the United States. MCB has been granted performance rights to several Balanchine works by the George Balanchine Trust and was the first pre-professional group to perform a work by Twyla Tharp.

MCB has performed at Chop Shop: Bodies of Work in Seattle, USA/International Ballet Competition, in Austria at the Tanzsommer Austrian Arts Festival and at SPRING TO DANCE in St. Louis, Missouri. MCB has hosted Regional Dance America/Pacific Festivals four times, each time bringing to the Tri-Cities over twenty amateur and professional ballet companies, internationally known dance teachers and lecturers, and university recruiters for the 4-day convention.

MCB has also grown to be a valuable community resource. MCB received the 2020 STAR award from the City of Richland for pivoting The Nutcracker to a free movie, Clara’s Tri-Cities Nutcracker Dream that had 14,000 YouTube views and featured over 30 local businesses and locations. In addition, MCB was selected as a grant recipient for Gesa’s Local Heroes program in 2020 and 2021 in recognition of the positive impact our outreach and educational efforts have had in our community. We are very honored to be recognized this way.

Thanks to our Nutcracker Backdrop Sponsors

We could not succeed in continuing this tradition without the support of our audience. Your support is the vital element that allows us to continue sharing this experience with you year after year.

Many thanks to our Backdrop Sponsors for helping provide new backdrops which we will use for many more years to provide performance opportunities for our dancers and to bring artistic excellence to our Community.

The Adventures of Madeline Stories

Madeline’s 1st Adventure

In our first adventure, Madeline and the Birthday Party, our twelve little girls and Miss Clavel after their morning routine, venture out into the busy Paris streets to buy birthday presents for their friend, Pepito, the Spanish Ambassadors son. After arriving at the party, the girls give Pepito their gifts, including Madeline, who has eaten most of the lollypop intended as a present. They all play games until Pepito and Madeline fight over who wins at “Musical Chairs” and then Madeline misses the donkey during “Pin the Tail on the Donkey” and hits an unsuspecting target! They all settle down to watch a magic show, until Madeline plays a trick on the magician. Miss Clavel decides it’s time to take the twelve little girls, and especially Madeline, home.

Madeline’s 2nd Adventure

In Madeline and the Fortune Tellers & Vagabonds, our heroine decides to leave Miss Clavel and her friends in a busy Paris Street and follow an exotic and colorful fortune teller to her camp. Once there, they initiate Madeline into their group. After a day of great fun, Madeline decides it is time to go home, but the fortune tellers & vagabonds beg her to stay. Madeline eventually gets home to her friends and Miss Clavel who have been very worried about her.

Madeline’s 3rd Adventure

In our third adventure, Madeline and the Ballet, Miss Clavel takes all the girls to the Paris Opera House to see a ballet performance. Madeline loves the ballet so much that she joins the dancers on stage causing chaos.

Madeline’s 4th Adventure

In our last adventure, Madeline and the Museum, Miss Clavel takes the girls on a trip to the Louvre. After almost destroying a painting, Madeline saves the day by thwarting a robbery. The curators of the museum are so pleased that they present Madeline with a very special gift.

The Adventures of Madeline

Music

Compilation of Light Orchestral Music

Choreography

Debra Pearse Rogo

Production Staff

Production Manager
Joel Rogo
Stage Manager
Rebecca Rogo
Assistant Stage Manager
Gaye Wutzke
Special Effects Designers
Jonathan & Cy Dickey
Lighting & Sound Designer
Scott Thomason
Photographer
Realife Photography
Technical Director
Jason Martin

A special thanks to ACT and Hanford High School

Cast List

Madeline
Eliza Bosch
Little Girls
Holly Adams, Lizzie Chavarria, Charlotte Debban, Jillian Feng, Genevive Hickman, Mary Jean Hoffman, Ellie Maldanado, Rose Merrill, Reese Mower, Maya Upadhyay, Masiala Watson
Miss Clavel
Torrie Mower
Paris Street Scene
Helena Bi, Conner Bickford, Natalya Blackburn, Tayla Bleazard, Hazel Blodgett, Naomie Bracy, Cerise Bricker, Vianne Bricker, Eleanor Brown, Curran Campbell, Addison Chamberlain, Corinna Chu, Keily Conley, Gwen Cook, Emily Croyle, Michael Cryan, Adrienne Cunanan, Brianna Dahl, Lyra Davis, Marcus Davis, Claire Debban, Jillian Feng, Marisol Garcia, Philippe Gonzalez, Emma Haugen, Ciana Holmes, Emmett Kirk, Caetlyn Kovis, Morgan Lowry, Paige Maier, Annie Martin, Claire McNeil, Mayleigh Montoya, Eleanor Moody, Reilly Murray, Leah Nguyen, Sarah Oh, Simone Olivette, Bailey Olsen, Salma Oummani, Claire Phillips, Brooke Post, Hannah Smith, Inara Solomon, Abigail Stout, Ally Tuura, Rylie Walters, LeelaJune White, Isla Williams, Oliver Williams, Addison Wiser, Logan Wiser, Emily Zeng

Madeline's 1st Adventure

Pepito
Marcus Davis/Emmett Kirk
Friend
Marcus Davis/Emmett Kirk
Maids
Addison Chamberlain, Emily Croyle, Brianna Dahl, Caetlyn Kovis, Claire McNeil
Magician
Curran Campbell
Magician Assistant
Salma Oummani

Madeline's 2nd Adventure

Fortune Tellers
Tayla Bleazard, Naomie Bracy, Vianne Bricker, Eleanor Brown, Curran Campbell, Addison Chamberlain, Corinna Chu, Gwen Cook, Emily Croyle, Michael Cryan, Adrienne Cunanan, Brianna Dahl, Lyra Davis, Marisol Garcia, Philippe Gonzalez, Emma Haugen, Caetlyn Kovis, Morgan Lowry, Annie Martin, Claire McNeil, Reilly Murray, Leah Nguyen, Salma Oummani, Claire Phillips, Hannah Smith, Rylie Walters, Isla Williams, Addison Wiser, Logan Wiser

Madeline's 3rd Adventure

Ushers
Corinna Chu, Rylie Walters
Ballet
Naomie Bracy, Curran Campbell, Addison Chamberlain, Michael Cryan, Philippe Gonzalez, Morgan Lowry, Annie Martin, Leah Nguyen, Salma Oummani, Addison Wiser

Madeline's 4th Adventure

Museum Curators
Naomie Bracy, Leah Nguyen, Addison Wiser
Robbers
Philippe Gonzalez, Morgan Lowry, Annie Martin
Police Officer
Michael Cryan

MCB Company Dancers

Naomie Bracy

Curran Campbell

Addison Chamberlain

Corinna Chu

Emily Croyle

Michael Cryan

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Brianna Dahl

Philippe Gonzalez

Caetlyn Kovis

Morgan Lowry

Anniston Martin

Claire McNeil

Leah Nguyen

Salma Oummani

Rylie Walters

Addison Wiser

Intermediate Company

Gwen Cook, Emma Haugen, Isla Williams, Ellie Flynn, Marisol Garcia, Vianne Bricker, Logan Wiser, Hannah Smith, Reilly Murray, Adrienne Cunanan, Claire Phillips, Lyra Davis, Tayla Bleazard, Eleanor Brown

Junior Company

Jillian Feng, Penelope Mathews, Emily Zeng, Maya Upadhyay, Natalya Blackburn, Sarah Oh, Reese Mower, Lizzie Chavarria, Rose Merrill, Oliver Williams, LeelaJune  White, Eliza Bosch, Masiela Watson, Holly Adams, Emmett Kirk, Elizabeth Maldonado, Brooke Post, Keily Conley, Marcus Davis, Eleanor Moody,  Abigail Stout, Conner Bickford, Genevieve Hickman, Mary Jean Hoffman, Charlotte Debban, Inara Solomon, Bailey Olsen, Vittoria Sabin, Cerise Bricker, Ciana Holmes, Hazel Blodgett, Paige Maier, Ally Tuura, Claire Debban, Simone Olivette, Helena Bi

Not pictured: Mayleigh Montoya

MCB Staff

Allie Yates, Amber Davis, Lily Wutzke, Debra Pearse Rogo, Rebecca Rogo, Torrie Mower

Artistic Director

Debra Pearse Rogo

Administrator

Gaye Wutzke

Junior Company Manager

Torrie Mower

Intermediate Company Manager

Amber Davis

INCLUDE Director

Rebecca Rogo

Social Media  & Wardrobe Supervisor

Allie Yates

Costumer

Michelle Engler

Ballet Beanies Manager

Lily Wutzke

Debra Pearse Rogo, Artistic Director

Debra grew up in Melbourne, Australia where she trained in the Cecchetti (Italian) Method of Ballet passing all exams, including her teaching certification, with Honors. She also received teaching and performing opportunities with the National Theatre and Ballet Victoria. After finishing her schooling, she performed with the Sydney City Ballet for three years before moving to the United States where she was the Assistant Director and then Artistic Director of Ballet Omaha, a professional company with its own school. In 1987, Debra and her husband, Joel, moved to Washington State to buy a small ballet school; the Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet. After more than 35 years it is now the Tri-Cities Academy of Ballet and Music and includes a Performing Arts Pre-School.

Debra is currently the Chairman of The Ballet Alliance, and has previously served as Chairman of Regional Dance America, on the Honorary Committee for the USA International Ballet Competition and as Executive Director of Regional Dance America’s Craft of Choreography Conference. Debra has been a guest teacher at many US schools and universities, the National Dance Foundation of Bermuda, the 2013 Australian Cecchetti Conference, the 2014 USA International Cecchetti Conference and the 2016 Cecchetti USA Summer School. In recognition of her work in the Tri-Cities, Ms. Rogo received the City of Richland 2014 Contribution to the Arts Award.

MCB Board of Directors

Guild Representatives

Cade Maldonado & Jen Chamberlain

Honorary Board Member

Patricia Barker

Former Artistic Director of Royal New Zealand Ballet

Honorary Board Members in Memorium

Curt Colvin, Pam Doctor, Patty Taylor, Wally Weimer

MCB Guild

Guild Officers and Committee Chairs

Co-Chairs
Cade Maldonado & Jen Chamberlain
Treasurer
Kris Tuura
Secretary
Nicole LeCompte
Apparel
Nicole Wiser
Chuck Wagon
Anita Petra & Dawn Cryan
Flowers
Renae Stout & Anh Windle
Mementos
Brandie Bracy,  Travers Bracy,  Melany Bickford
Cookies & Water
Kirsten McNeil & Heather Constance
Raffle
Jen Chamberlain & Katie Croyle
Online Store
Travis Chamberlain
Front of House
Jen Chamberlain & Bouchera Oummani
Greenroom
Shevaun Martin
Makeup
Alicia Brown & Enid Flynn
Security
Sean McNeil & Aaron White
Ushers
Rosie Chu

The mission of the Guild is to support and promote the Mid-Columbia Ballet in their commitment to providing high quality performing arts to our community. The Guild assumes responsibility for organizing volunteers to support MCB productions such as The Nutcracker. Guild funds help MCB with production costs such as theatre rental, costumes, guest artists, and outreach. Volunteers organize a series of various events throughout the year to raise funds for MCB.

The Guild welcomes any new members who wish to ensure that the Tri-Cities will always have an opportunity to enjoy the cultural experiences of ballet. To learn more about the Guild and how to become a member visit our Guild page.

2025-2026 Season Guild Members

Melany & Ryan Bickford
Tatyana & Tye Blackburn
Carrie Blodgett
Greg & Marlo Bosch
Travers & Brandie Bracy
Bradley & Talena Bricker
Alicia & Ross Brown
Pamela & Dale Campbell
Travis & Jen Chamberlain
Rosalie Chu
Stephanie Conley
Jason & Andrea Cook
Tim & Katie Croyle
Mike & Dawn Cryan
Vincent & Kristina Cunanan
Brett & Stephanie Dahl
Steven & Julie Dai
Amber & Damien Davis
Jeremy & Annie Debban
Jonathan & Erin Dickey
Caleb & Michelle Engler
Stout Family
Rick Graff
Kim & Mark Hattrup
Jeremy & Cindy Haugen
Kriste & Neil Henson
Kristy Hickman
Jane Holmes
Rebeca Krieg
Noelle LeCompte
Elizabeth LeCompte
Mary LeCompte
Camber & Stanly Lewis
Ashley Lowry
Jill Lunde
Kimberly Maldonado
Jason & Shevaun Martin
Sean & Kirsten McNeil
Terri Miley
Derek & Shantal Moody
Torrie & Brad Mower
Kay & Loc Nguyen
Anita Petra
Becky Phillips
Susan Presti
John & Kerrilynn Robinson
Debra & Joel Rogo
Anna Sabin
Stacey & Angela Smith
Ryan & Christina Stout
Kristopher & Brianne Tuura
Ethan & Ashley Walters
Al & Jan Wells
Aaron White
Skye White
Molly & JJ Williams
Matt & Nicole Wiser
Gaye & Michael Wutzke

Our 2025-26 Season Supporters

The Mid-Columbia Ballet (MCB) is incorporated in Washington State as a non-profit corporation and is exempt from federal taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For more information on MCB’s finances, including funding spent on programs, do a charity search at https://ccfs.sos.wa.gov.

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