Nutcracker Information
Tech Rehearsal:
Saturday, December 9th at 3:30 pm at KCD
Dress Rehearsals:
Wednesday, December 13th at 6:00 pm at Dance 502
Thursday, December 14th at 5:30 pm at Dance 502
Performances at KCD:
Saturday, December 16th at 12 pm, 3:30 pm, 7:00 pm
Sunday, December 17th at 6:00 pm
Audition Times for 2023:
10:30-11:00 AM: Ages 3-4
Roles: Music Box Ballerinas and Drosselmeyer’s Toys
11:00-11:30 AM: Ages 5-6
Roles: Angels
11:40 AM-12:10 PM: Ages 7-8
Available Roles: Toy Soldiers, Party Children
12:20-1:20 PM: Ages 9-11
Available Roles: Polichinelles, Party Children, Toy Soldiers, Mice, Dolls, Tea
1:30-2:30 PM: Ages 12+ flat shoes
Available Roles: Snowflakes, Flower Corps, Trepak, Harlequin Dolls, Mice, Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer
2:40-3:10 PM: Ages 12+ Beg/Int Pointe (must attend the 1:30 session)
Available Roles: Clara’s Friends, Angels
3:10-4:00 PM: Ages 12+ Pointe (must attend the 1:30 session)
Available Roles: Snow Queen, Dewdrop, Chocolate (Spanish), Coffee (Arabian), Mirlitons, Music Box Ballerina Lead, Dolls, Snowflakes, Flower Corps, Clara
Cast List
Our
performance of the Nutcracker will be set in Drosselmeyer’s Toy Shoppe for Act
1 and in the Land of the Sweets for Act 2. Our party scene in Act 1 will
feature the party children having a Christmas party at Herr Drosselmeyer’s Toy
Shoppe and will feature Drosselmeyer, Clara, the party children and dancing
toys who have come to life! Our proposed cast list is below.
Role #
of dancers Age range Appears
in
Nutcracker
Prince 1 13+ Act 1 and 2
Clara 1 12+ Act 1 and 2
Herr Drosselmeyer 1 13+ Act 1
Fritz 1 9-13 Act 1
Harlequin/Columbine
Dolls 2-4 12+ Act 1
Music Box
Ballerina Lead 1 12+ Act 1
Music Box
Ballerinas 4-8 3-4 Act 1
Drosselmeyer’s
Toys 2-4 3-4 Act 1
Junior
Dolls 2-4 10-12 Act 1
Toy
Soldier Duet Dancers 2 13+ Act 1
Clara’s
Friends 6 12+ Act 1
Party Children 4-8 7-11 Act 1
Rat King 1 10-13 Act 1
Mice 6-10 9+ Act 1
Toy
Soldiers 6-10 7-11 Act 1
Snow Queen 1 13+ Act 1
Snowflake
Corps 10-15 11+ Act 1
Junior Angels 6-12 5-6 Act 2
Angels 6 12+ Act 2
Sugar Plum
Fairy 1 13+ Act 2
Chocolate 1 13+ Act 2
Coffee 2 13+ Act 2
Tea 4-6 10-12 Act 2
Trepak 2 11+ Act 2
Mirlitons 2-4 13+ Act 2
Polichinelles 6-10 8-11 Act 2
Flower
Corps 10-15 11+ Act 2
Dewdrop 1 13+ Act 2
Costumes
and accessories will be provided for all roles. You will be responsible for
tights, shoes and makeup.
Participation
and Costume Rental Fee- Due by September 16, 2023
1 role- $100
per dancer
2 or more
roles- $125 per dancer
Your
participation and costume rental fee also includes 1 adult ticket to each
performance. Participation and costume rental fees are non-refundable.
Rehearsals
Rehearsals
will be held on the weekends with varying times between 10 am through 4 pm.
Drosselmeyer’s
toys, music box ballerinas and angels, will start with 45-60 minute rehearsals
and will alternate weeks for the first 4-6 weeks of rehearsals.
Clara’s
Friends, Party children, Clara, Nutcracker, Mouse King, Mice and Toy Soldiers should
expect 60-minute rehearsals every week (with some weeks off.)
Older
dancers and multi-role dancers should expect 2-4 hour rehearsal blocks and will
meet every weekend. Soloists may be asked to come in on Thursday or Friday
evenings for additional rehearsals as needed. Any weekday rehearsals will be
discussed with the dancer ahead of time to work with their schedule.
Rehearsals
will start in September. A detailed rehearsal schedule will be given out once auditions
are over and the show is cast. All absences must be approved beforehand. If a
dancer misses more than 3 rehearsals, we reserve the right to remove them from
their role. Absences affect all cast members.
Attendance
expectations, rehearsal etiquette and a Student/Parent Contract will be sent
with the rehearsal schedule when cast list notifications are sent out. If you
are unable to commit to the rehearsal schedule, you may decline the role at
that time.
Parent
Volunteers
There are
many moving parts to this production and many hands make light work! If you are
available to volunteer, please indicate this on your child’s audition form.
Volunteer
needs include but are not limited to:
Costuming-
alterations, rhinestoning, applique sewing
Props-
sourcing, making or sprucing up props
Sets-
building and painting set pieces
Transport-
driving the marley floor to and from the venue
Stage
set-up- laying the marley floor, show day 1 set-up, show day 1 strike, show day
2 set-up, show day 2 strike
Showtime-
lobby sales, escorting dancers from dressing room to stage