LEWISTON — Students at Bates College showcased their talents in the premiere of “Marie and the Nutcracker,” the fall 2015 mainstage theater performance, which ran from Nov. 5 to 9 at the college’s Schaeffer Theatre.

The play was written and directed by Martin Andrucki, the college’s Charles A. Dana Professor of Theater, who put a modern twist on German writer E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.”

Local students involved in the production include:

Chesterville native, Addie Cullenberg, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arvid B. Cullenberg of Chesterville, assisted with the production of “Marie and the Nutcracker.” Cullenberg is a 2012 graduate of Mount Blue High School. She is majoring in psychology at Bates.

Topsham native, Audrey Burns, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Jay Burns of Topsham, played the role of Louise in “Marie and the Nutcracker.” Burns is a 2013 graduate of Mt. Ararat High School. She is majoring in rhetoric and theater at Bates.

New Gloucester native, Noah Lobozzo, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Lobozzo of New Gloucester, assisted with the production of “Marie and the Nutcracker.” Lobozzo is a 2014 graduate of Gray New Gloucester High School.

The production gave students a firsthand glimpse into the playwriting process. “They learn something about how a play evolves during production and how someone who’s a playwright changes or revises the script in order to make it work on stage,” Andrucki said.