Five Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School students were cast in the River Region Ballet's Nutcracker. Pictured backstage at the Davis Theater in downtown Montgomery before their debut on December 1, 2017 are from left: Ines Gonzalez-Ansaldi (9th), Cate Noell (1st), Frances Ann Rogers (3rd), Mo Drescher (1st) and Angeles Gonzalez-Ansaldi (8th).
Ines and Angeles are the daughters of Gerardo Gonzalez and Maria Gonzales-Ansaldi, Frances Ann is the daughter of Brian and Jennifer Rogers, Mo is the daughter of Craig and Margie Drescher, all of Montgomery. Cate is the daughter of Michael and Christine Noell of Wetumpka.