THE NUTCRACKER 2025: CAST RESOURCES

Nutcracker Auditions (held at the studio):

Friday September 5th:

- Auditions for Sr Company (and Clara) only

Saturday September 13th:

- Ballet I & Ballet II: 10:00-10:45am **(mandatory parent meeting at 10am - more info below)

- Ballet III & Ballet IV: 11:15am-12:00pm

- Ballet V: 12:30-1:30pm

- Jr. II: 2:00-2:45pm

- Jr. Company: 3:15-4:15pm

KEY DATES

September 20th & 21st:

- First weekend of rehearsals

September 27th & 28th:

- Costume Fittings

October 24th:

-Advertising Deadline (last day ads will be accepted)

Thanksgiving weekend (November 29th & 30th):

- There will be NO rehearsals or commitments needed by any cast members or crew/volunteers

Saturday December 6th & Sunday December 7th:

- Mandatory In-studio Dress Rehearsal

SHOW WEEK:

Monday December 15th & Tuesday 16th:

- As the studio will be closed for regular classes by this point for the holiday break, rehearsals may be called for pre-company & company dancers

Wednesday December 17th:

- Mandatory Tech Rehearsal at SHS: 5th grade & above only

Thursday December 18th:

- Mandatory Tech Rehearsal at SHS: All dancers

Friday December 19th:

- Dress Rehearsal at SHS (during after school hours)

Saturday December 20th:

- 2 Shows (1pm & 5pm)

Sunday December 21st:

- 1 Show (2pm), Cast Party immediately following show

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

For ALL Dancers:

There is a $495 participation fee per dancer. For families with more than one dancer participating in the show, there will be a sibling discount for each family's additional dancer (each additional dancer $455). Payment must be received by the audition day.

• Credit card payments can be made online when you complete the registration on the Parent Portal. That charge will be subject to the 3.5% processing fee.

• If you prefer to pay by check, please plan to bring a check on the day of the audition in a sealed envelope with your dancer's full name and grade on the outside of the envelope.  

Note if paying by check: siblings must bring separate envelopes with separate forms of payment, each labeled with name and grade.

For ALL parents with dancers in grades 1 or 2, or parents with a dancer that is NEW to the production:

In order to sign your dancer up, please complete the following three steps:

1. Register your dancer for Nutcracker participation on the Parent Portal by 6:00pm on Friday, 9/12 - by clicking here

2. Attend the mandatory parent meeting on Saturday, September 13th during your child’s audition time. One parent from each family must attend this meeting at 10:00am. There is a lot of important information regarding the production and volunteer commitment from the parents that will be explained, so again, it is mandatory that any new parent or parent of a dancer in grade 1 or 2 attend.

(The parent meeting will take place inside one of the studios upstairs. Parents will be asked to remove their street shoes when they enter the studio and to please refrain from bringing in any beverages.)

(Note: even if your dancer is returning to the show, if he or she is in grade 2 we are asking parents to attend a meeting. You are only exempt if you have an older dancer in the production who has participated for three years or more.)  

3. After the parent meeting on September 13th, fill out the Online Parent Survey by clicking here

For ALL parents with RETURNING dancers to the production in grade 3 and above:

There are two steps necessary in order to sign your dancer up, both need to be completed by 6:00pm, Friday, 9/12.

1. Register your dancer for Nutcracker participation on the Parent Portal by 6:00pm on Friday, 9/12 by clicking here
   (This online sign up must be filled out prior to auditions on Saturday for your dancer to be cast in the show.)

2. Online Parent survey is available here

REHEARSAL INFORMATION

Rehearsals for the Show will Take Place on Weekends During the Following Time Slots:

Saturdays (Ballet I - Sr. Company): 11:00am - 5:00pm 
Sundays (Ballet III - Sr. Company): 12:30 - 5:00pm

(Note: these times are only windows of times we ask that Parents leave open for future rehearsals - Dancers will not be called for six hours! Rehearsals are announced each Tuesday morning for the upcoming weekend, and your Dancer might be called for one hour one week, then not called the next, etc. We will also do our best to work around conflicts such as soccer and other related activities.)

OUR NUTCRACKER HISTORY

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