THE NUTCRACKER 2024: CAST RESOURCES

Nutcracker 2024 Cast List

COSTUME REQUIREMENTS by part are posted HERE

(**UPDATED - Wednesday, 12/18!)

**Tech Rehearsal (Full Cast): Thursday, 12/19 at Staples High School - Information is posted HERE

**Dress Rehearsal (Full Cast): Friday, 12/20 at Staples High School - Information is posted HERE

Show Information is posted HERE

IN-STUDIO DRESS REHEARSAL SCHEDULE

Please read all information carefully for both Monday, 12/16 & Tuesday, 12/17.

Monday, 12/16:

Grades 2 thru 6: The below time frames include time to get in and out of costume. Dancers should have their hair in a performance quality bun (NO MAKE-UP) and have their required costume items (see costume requirements above). All parts will be rehearsing in costume (unless noted otherwise below). Dancers should report to Studio C at their call time to get into costume.

2nd Grade:  

Red Soldiers - Arrival Time:  5:00pm, Dismissal Time: 6:45pm 

3rd Grade: 

Chocolate Attendants - Arrival Time: 4:10pm, Dismissal Time:  6:45pm 

Coffee Attendants - Arrival Time:  4:15pm, Dismissal Time: 6:45pm 

Snow Fairies - Arrival Time:  5:00pm (snow fairies will not be rehearsing in costume so should go straight to Studio A), Dismissal Time: 6:00pm

(Blue Soldiers - rehearsal is included in the time frame above, staff will assist dancers with changing costumes…Tea Attendants - See Tuesday rehearsal schedule)

4th Grade: 

Mini Mice - Arrival Time: 5:00pm, Dismissal Time: 6:45pm 

5th Grade: 

Fritz - Arrival Time:  5:00pm, Dismissal Time:  8:15pm 

Party Scene Children - Arrival Time: 6:00pm, Dismissal Time: 8:15pm 

6th Grade: 

6th Grade Mice - Arrival Time: 5:00pm, Dismissal Time:  6:45pm 

7th Grade & above:  

** For rehearsals “IN COSTUME”: Dancers should arrive early to warm-up and should report to Studio C at their call time to get into costume. Dancers should have performance quality hair and all required costume items.

4:15 - 4:30pm - Russian Trepak (A) 

4:10 - 5:15pm - Lead Spanish Chocolate (A)  IN COSTUME

4:15 - 5:15pm - Lead Arabian Coffee (D) IN COSTUME

5:00 - 6:00pm - Snowflakes, Lead Snow, Snow Queen & Snow King (A) COSTUMES TBD

5:00 - 6:45pm - Battle Scene - Clara, Mouse King, Drosselmeyer, Prince (D) IN COSTUME

6:00pm - 8:15pm - Clara, Cousins, Dolls, Party Scene Adults, Maid, Auntie, Mother, Father, Uncle, Drosselmeyer, Prince (D) IN COSTUME 

Tuesday, 12/17: 

Grades 1 thru 5: The below time frames include time to get in and out of costume. Dancers should have their hair in a performance quality bun (NO MAKE-UP) and have their required costume items (see costume requirements above). All parts will be rehearsing in costume (unless noted otherwise). Dancers should report to Studio C at their call time to get into costume

1st Grade:  

1st Act Angels -  Arrival Time:  4:15pm 

2nd Act Angels - Dismissal Time: 6:00pm

Sheep - Dismissal Time: 6:30pm 

2nd Grade:  

Bon Bons - Arrival Time: 5:45pm, Dismissal Time: 7:15pm 

3rd Grade: 

Tea Attendants - Arrival Time: 6:45pm, Dismissal Time: 7:45pm 

4th Grade: 

Mother Ginger Attendants - Arrival Time: 5:45pm, Dismissal Time: 7:15pm 

4th Grade Candy Cane Attendants - Arrival Time: 7:00pm, Dismissal Time: 8:15pm 

5th Grade: 

Shepherdess Attendants - Arrival Time: 5:45pm, Dismissal Time: 6:30pm 

5th Grade Candy Cane Attendants - Arrival Time: 7:00pm, Dismissal Time: 8:15pm 

7th Grade & above:

** For rehearsals “IN COSTUME”: Dancers should arrive early to warm-up and should report to Studio C at their call time to get into costume. Dancers should have performance quality hair and all required costume items.

3:00 - 4:30pm - Sugar Plum & Cavalier (A) IN COSTUME 

4:15 - 5:15pm - Snow Queen (D) IN COSTUME

5:15 - 6:00pm - 7th Grade Snowflakes, Clara & Prince (D) 

5:45 - 6:30pm - Lead Shepherdess (D) IN COSTUME 

5:45 - 7:15pm - Ginger Snaps & Mother Ginger, Clara & Prince (D) IN COSTUME

6:45 - 7:45pm - Lead Chinese Tea (D) IN COSTUME 

7:00 - 8:15pm -  Lead Candy Canes (D) IN COSTUME 

KEY DATES

December 14th & 15th: For Grades 1-5, there will be no rehearsals called - this will be a 'free' weekend for those age groups so families can make plans for holiday parties, etc, without worrying about conflicts

- Grades 6 and above might be called on one of these dates

Show WEEK:

Monday December 16th & Tuesday 17th: As the studio will be closed for regular classes by this point for the holiday break, we will hold in-studio Dress Rehearsals on these dates during after school hours

Wednesday December 18th: Tech set up day and rehearsal at SHS

Thursday December 19th: Tech rehearsal at SHS (full cast ) Mandatory for all dancers

Friday December 20th: Dress rehearsal at SHS (full cast) Mandatory for all dancers (note this will start around 2pm as students have early dismissal from school for the break - this will allow us to finish Dress rehearsal MUCH EARLIER than we have in past years, meaning dancers will get home to bed at a reasonable hour before show weekend)

Saturday December 21st: 2 Shows (1pm & 5pm)

December 22nd: 1 Show (2pm), Cast Party immediately following show

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

For ALL Dancers:

There is a $475 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 $435). 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, 9/13 - by clicking here

2. Attend a mandatory parent meeting on Saturday, September 9th during your child’s audition time. One parent from each family must attend one of these meetings: 10am, OR 2:15pm. 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.

(Parent meetings 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, 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, 9/13.

1. Register your dancer for Nutcracker participation on the Parent Portal by 6:00pm on Friday, 9/13 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. Fill out the Online Parent Survey by clicking here

REHEARSAL INFORMATION

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

1st - 3rd grade: Saturdays, 10am - 4pm 
4th grade: Saturdays, 10am - 5pm
5th: grade: Saturdays 10am - 5pm & Sundays 1-3pm
6th and up: Saturdays 10am - 5pm & Sundays 12:30 - 5:30pm

(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.)

PARENT INFORMATION

The 2024 Parent Information Handout is linked HERE

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