Current Ballet Production Rehearsal Schedule
Our 2023 winter ballet production will be "The Nutcracker Ballet"!
All dancers from a role are called during that rehearsal time, unless otherwise noted. All Understudies need to come to rehearsals for both their role and the role they are understudying.
Please make sure that you list all potential conflicts on your audition form so that I can cast your dancer appropriately. Your dancer is required to be at all listed rehearsal times, unless you declared them as a conflict on your audition form!
All dancers from a role are called during that rehearsal time, unless otherwise noted. All Understudies need to come to rehearsals for both their role and the role they are understudying.
Please make sure that you list all potential conflicts on your audition form so that I can cast your dancer appropriately. Your dancer is required to be at all listed rehearsal times, unless you declared them as a conflict on your audition form!
* Please note that the exact schedule will be released after auditions.
August Rehearsals: Monday through Friday, 8/7 through 8/23
*** Be ready to dance and enter the building promptly so we don't lose extra time! ***
Understudies: Make sure to attend the rehearsals for the roles you are understudying! You will need to have these roles memorized in time for fall rehearsals.
* Clara (Party Scene, Battle, Act 2)
* Clara's Friends (Party Scene)
* Clara's Sister (Party Scene)
* Sister's Friends (Party Scene)
* Clara's Parents (Party Scene)
* Party Scene Adults (Party Scene)
* Sugar Plum Fairy/Drosselmeyer (Party Scene, Battle, Act 2)
* Drosselmeyer's Assistants (Party Scene)
* Cape and Tiara Bearers (Battle, Act 2)
* Soloists [Dew Drop, China, Russia, Arabia, Spain, Reed Pipes, Polchinelles] (Battle, Act 2)
* Dolls (Party Scene, Battle)
* Mouse Queen (Battle)
* Mice (Battle)
* Nutcracker (Battle, Act 2)
* Soldiers (Battle)
* Snowflakes (Act 2)
* Flowers (Act 2)
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
Fall Rehearsal Schedule
Saturdays, September 9 - November 18:
1.5 to 3 hours per week (between 10 am and 4 pm) for most dancers.
Main characters and dancers with multiple roles should expect longer rehearsal schedules.
* ALL dancers should expect longer rehearsals starting up to four weeks before the performance.
* Regardless of the final rehearsal schedule, any group that is behind in learning or polishing the choreography will have extra practices called at either the beginning or end of the rehearsals for the day.
September Schedule (TBD)
* Clara:
* Drosselmeyer / Sugar Plum Fairy:
* Nutcracker:
* Mouse Queen, Mice, Soldiers:
* Dolls:
* Soloists:
* Snowflakes and Flowers:
* Clara's Friends:
* All other dancers in the Party Scene:
* Cape and Tiara Bearers:
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
** ALL dancers should be prepared for extra rehearsals! **
Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled call time! We are on a tight schedule, and need to be able to start early when possible!
October Schedule (TBD): by scene (see character list above for the scenes for each character)
* Party Scene:
* Battle:
* Act 2
* extra rehearsals TBD
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
November Schedule (subject to change if needed due to covid restrictions)
*TBD pm = Full Cast (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
*TBD pm = Extra practice for dances that need the work (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
Tech and Dress Rehearsal, Friday, November 17, 4:00 - 10:00 pm (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
Performance(s): Saturday, November 18: Cast at theater 11:30 am - 8:00 pm
*** Be ready to dance and enter the building promptly so we don't lose extra time! ***
Understudies: Make sure to attend the rehearsals for the roles you are understudying! You will need to have these roles memorized in time for fall rehearsals.
* Clara (Party Scene, Battle, Act 2)
* Clara's Friends (Party Scene)
* Clara's Sister (Party Scene)
* Sister's Friends (Party Scene)
* Clara's Parents (Party Scene)
* Party Scene Adults (Party Scene)
* Sugar Plum Fairy/Drosselmeyer (Party Scene, Battle, Act 2)
* Drosselmeyer's Assistants (Party Scene)
* Cape and Tiara Bearers (Battle, Act 2)
* Soloists [Dew Drop, China, Russia, Arabia, Spain, Reed Pipes, Polchinelles] (Battle, Act 2)
* Dolls (Party Scene, Battle)
* Mouse Queen (Battle)
* Mice (Battle)
* Nutcracker (Battle, Act 2)
* Soldiers (Battle)
* Snowflakes (Act 2)
* Flowers (Act 2)
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
Fall Rehearsal Schedule
Saturdays, September 9 - November 18:
1.5 to 3 hours per week (between 10 am and 4 pm) for most dancers.
Main characters and dancers with multiple roles should expect longer rehearsal schedules.
* ALL dancers should expect longer rehearsals starting up to four weeks before the performance.
* Regardless of the final rehearsal schedule, any group that is behind in learning or polishing the choreography will have extra practices called at either the beginning or end of the rehearsals for the day.
September Schedule (TBD)
* Clara:
* Drosselmeyer / Sugar Plum Fairy:
* Nutcracker:
* Mouse Queen, Mice, Soldiers:
* Dolls:
* Soloists:
* Snowflakes and Flowers:
* Clara's Friends:
* All other dancers in the Party Scene:
* Cape and Tiara Bearers:
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
** ALL dancers should be prepared for extra rehearsals! **
Arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled call time! We are on a tight schedule, and need to be able to start early when possible!
October Schedule (TBD): by scene (see character list above for the scenes for each character)
* Party Scene:
* Battle:
* Act 2
* extra rehearsals TBD
*If you have any conflicts that cannot be rescheduled, make sure to list them on your audition form.
November Schedule (subject to change if needed due to covid restrictions)
*TBD pm = Full Cast (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
*TBD pm = Extra practice for dances that need the work (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
Tech and Dress Rehearsal, Friday, November 17, 4:00 - 10:00 pm (No exceptions! Keep this time free!!!!!)
Performance(s): Saturday, November 18: Cast at theater 11:30 am - 8:00 pm