San Francisco Ballet has now updated their ‘Casting’ page for The Little Mermaid’:

There are CHANGES for Sunday 5/1/11 (Lorena is OFF and Sarah is ON), as well as the updated 5/4/11 Casting news.

Sunday May 1, 2011 2 pm (Casting changes)

The Mermaid: Sarah Van Patten

Edvard/The Prince: Pierre-Francois Vilanoba

Henriette/The Princess: Vanessa Zahorian

The Poet: Pascal Molat

The Sea Witch: Jaime Garcia Castilla*

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 7:30 pm

The Mermaid: Sarah Van Patten

Edvard/The Prince: Pierre-Francois Vilanoba

Henriette/The Princess: Vanessa Zahorian

The Poet: Lloyd Riggins**

The Sea Witch: Jaime Garcia Castilla*

*denotes Premiere in role

**denotes Guest Artist

 It is entirely unclear to me whether Mr. Tomasson used ‘Odette’s Casting Formula’ here. 

Casting is always subject to change; check SFB’s web site frequently for the latest Casting Updates here.

Read Odette’s ginormous The Little Mermaid 2011 Preview here.