LEWISBURG — Strictly Ballet and RiverStage Community Theatre will team up for the fifth consecutive year for their classic holiday tradition, “A Lewisburg Victorian Nutcracker.”

This year’s presentation of the Tchaikovsky ballet will be performed twice on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 2 and 7 p.m. at Greenspace Center, 815 Market St., Lewisburg. For the first time, this expanded production will feature the complete two-act ballet, with over 40 local dancers of all ages.

Special guests Elina Miettinen and Sean Stewart, artists who have performed with the American Ballet Theater in New York City, also will be part of the show. Tickets are $20 for adults or $10 for children under 13, with general admission seating, and they can be purchased at the door or at www.riverstagetheatre.org.

“We are so excited to have been building this production over the past five years to the point where we can finally present the entire story, in both Acts. We are very fortunate to have an amazing cast of over 40 dancers of all ages, from tiny dancers to adults, and they have been working hard and doing a fantastic job,” said Amy Casimir, director of the production and of Strictly Ballet.

“It is also a huge deal to be able once again to welcome professional guest artists of such caliber to our small town stage to portray the Sugarplum Fairy and her Cavalier. We can’t wait for audiences to see this expanded, magical story unfold on our stage in Lewisburg.”

“Once again, we have to thank Penn One/Coldwell Banker Real Estate and the Barrick family for being the primary sponsors of our guest artists, this year and every year since 2020. We couldn’t have gotten beyond the second year without their crucial, generous support, and we also want to thank Villager Realty for what is hopefully the first of many seasons of crucial secondary sponsorship, which allows us the guest dancers more rehearsal time to interact with our local dancers,” added Producer Trey Casimir.

This year’s production will feature (in alphabetical order): Ruby Alexander, Emma Arsenault, Emily Ayn Bowen, Anna Case, Margot Conger, Abby Creeger, Susan Diffenderfer, Stefan Eisenhower, Sadie Featherstone, Clara Graham, Jove Graham, Sophie Herrold, Ellie Kennedy, Cat Kisvarday, Brighton Kleyman, Coral Kleyman, Igor Kleyman, Saige Kleyman, Wendy Kleyman, Juliet Kolak, Laine Kolak, Reese Oberlin, Thea Palmer, Ellis Reed, Orissa Reed, Luiza Regina, Megan Santanen, Leona Shafran, Arwen Shruti, Robin Skrine, Addison Smith, Ava Smith, Charles Snyder, Kalyra Snyder, Ellie Street, Desmond Wendell, Gemma Wendell, Emma Williams and Mary Wolf.

Production design is by Peter Wiley and Trey Casimir, with lights by Stefan Eisenhower.

After Lewisburg Victorian Nutcracker, their season will continue with an evening of original short plays with Gaspipe Theatre, the cinematic drama Tiny Island, and the classic musical The Sound of Music.

For more information, visit strictlyballetarts.com, riverstagetheatre.org or follow riverstagecommunitytheatre or Strictly Ballet Arts on Facebook and Instagram.