Nutcracker Information Packet 2o25

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General Information

  • Digital acceptance forms are requested back by Tuesday, Sept 24th
  • Rehearsals begin the weekend of October 4th & 5th (Earlier for Waltz of the Flowers)
  • In Studio Dress Rehearsal at Parker Dance: Saturday, Dec 14th.
  • Photo Day: Sunday, Dec 13th
  • Theatre Dress Rehearsal at Ponderosa High School: Thursday, Dec 18th
  • Performances Dates: Friday, December 19th at 7pm & Saturday, December 20th at 2pm (Dec 20th 7pm Tentative) 
  • Tickets are $25
  • The Nutcracker 2025 will be held at Ponderosa High School (7007 Bayou Gulch Rd, Parker CO)


A Note From our Nutcracker Director

Welcome to our annual Nutcracker Production, we’re thrilled you can join us!

Nutcracker roles are carefully given based on age, size, and skill level. Students might be in a particular dance for several years, but the dance may be choreographed or costumed differently, or they will dance different parts of the same dance; then as the dancer matures, they may and often should be given the opportunity to master a particular top roll and thereby be cast again in it! If they aspire to certain roles and did not make it this year, we encourage them to keep working hard at their technique and to try again next year! Coveted roles are earned based on several factors; the dancer’s technical ability, stage presence and performance quality, all play a part in these decisions.

Additionally, we are looking at the dancer’s full body of work here at the studio, which includes their audition as well as their presence and work in regularly scheduled classes throughout the dance year. Another factor is the costume quantity; our costumes are already purchased, and we need to coordinate dancers with our existing costumes. Enjoy growing, discovering and embracing many new challenges and accomplishments on your journey from studio to stage!

Casting

Nutcracker Cast List 2025 PDF for downloading

 

NUTCRACKER CAST LIST 2025
CLARA: 

Understudy

DROSSELMEYER: Devin Pile

FRITZ: 

NUTCRACKER: Nixxon Marr

MOUSE QUEEN: 

Understudy:

HARLEQUINN DOLL

KISSY DOLL: 

Understudy:

SOLDIER DOLL: 

MAIDS: ]

MRS. STAHLBAUM: Kayla Dishuck

BABY CLARA: 

BABY MOUSE: 

BABY SOLDIER: 

 SNOW QUEEN: 

 

 

SNOW SOLOISTS: 

 

DEW DROP FAIRY: 

Understudy:

SPANISH SOLOIST: 

MARZIPAN SOLOISTS: 

RUSSIAN SOLOIST:

Understudy:

CHINESE SOLOIST: 

ARABIAN SOLOIST: 

SUGAR PLUM:

 

 
ACT 1
PARTY SCENE
CLARA’S FRIENDS:

 

 

PARTY GIRLS:

 

 

 

 PARTY BOYS:

 

 

PARTY PARENTS :

Trent Burdick and Triana Burdick

Kevin and Savannah Ihm

Mike Eddy

 Kristen Allen 

Joseph Trainor
BATTLE SCENE
LITTLE MICE:

 

 NUTCRACKER PRINCE:

 

MOUSE QUEEN:

 

 
SOLDIERS:

 

 

 

 

 POINTE SOLDIER SOLOIST :

 

 

 

 

 
SNOW SCENE
SNOW SOLOISTS:

 

Understudy:

 CRYSTALS:

 

 
SNOW CORPS:

 

 FLURRIES:

 
ACT 2
ANGELS
HOOP ANGELS:

 

 LEAD LITTLE ANGEL:

 
POINTE ANGEL SOLOIST:

 

Understudy:

 

 

 LITTLE ANGELS:

 

 
CANDY LAND SCENE
SPANISH SOLOIST: 

SPANISH CORPS:

 
MARZIPAN SOLOISTS:

MARZIPAN CORPS: 
CHINESE SOLOIST: 

CHINESE CORPS:

 

  
RUSSIAN SOLOIST

Understudy:                        

RUSSIAN CORPS:

 

  

 
 

 

ARABIAN SOLOIST: 

ARABIAN SCARF GIRLS:

 

  

 

ARABIAN (BASKET) CORPS:

 
MOTHERGINGER: 

GINGERBREADS:

 

 BABY DIVERTISSMENTS:

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DEW DROP FAIRY: 

Understudy:

FLOWER CORPS:

 

 

 

GARLANDS:

 

 PROLOGUE FLOWERS:

 

Understudy: V

 

 

 

 

 

SUGAR PLUM:

Understudy:

 

 

 
   

 

 


Participation Information

Rehearsal Information
  • We have only 9 weekends of rehearsals to get performance ready!  We will try to set the schedule as much in advance as we can. The rehearsal times for your student’s dances depend on teacher schedules, what size room it needs, who can rehearse opposite them in another room, how many “layers” there are in the dance, and the age/experience of the dancers. We have approximately 40 dances to teach in 9 weeks with 6 teachers, 4 studios and dozens of kids!
  • Rehearsals are scheduled for Saturdays 10:00am-6:30pm and Sundays 12:30-6:30pm.  These are our blocks for rehearsal times, you will not be scheduled for the entire time. We try our best to schedule the youngest dancers for only one day for a few hours.
  • Always send water and a non-messy snack with your dancer! For very young dancers we will often schedule in a snack break if it’s a long rehearsal.  Also, make sure names are in all ballet shoes, since they are often left behind.
Rehearsal Schedule
  • Weekend #1 for our full cast is October 4th and 5th (Earlier Rehearsal for Waltz of the Flowers Only)
  • We will not rehearse the weekend of second weekend of Fall Break (we do have rehearsals Oct 11/12 but NOT Oct 18/19)
  • We will not rehearse the weekend of Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov 19/30).
  • Photo Day: Sunday, Dec 14th
  • Mandatory In  Studio Dress Rehearsal at Parker Dance: Saturday, Dec 13th.
  • Mandatory Theatre Dress Rehearsal at Ponderosa High School: Thursday, Dec 18th
  • Performances Dates: Friday, December 19th at 7pm & Saturday, December 20st at 2pm with a tentative 7pm
Participation Fee
  • The Performance Fee is $380 (can be split in two payments). This covers: all 9 studio
    rehearsals, the dress rehearsal at the theater, a free T shirt, the digital videos of both shows, and all costume fittings and costumes. (Tickets, professional pictures, additional dvd’s, dancewear, shoes and tights not included)


Participation Acceptance

If you plan to participate, please fill out the online acceptance form to let us know you have formally agreed to participate. Students are allowed to miss 2 rehearsals at the most, however we discourage students from missing more than one rehearsal as 10 weeks goes by very quickly and there is much to learn to be performance ready. Please submit your acceptance by Tuesday, Sept 24th.

      Nutcracker Acceptance Form 

                                                                          


Nutcracker Roles

This sheet breaks down the Nutcracker Ballet by acts, scenes, and dances.  This is extremely helpful for those who are new to Nutcracker. Early rehearsals are when the many “layers” of dances are rehearsed independently, then gradually we start to combine the dances to create the “scene” or “Act”.  Some parts may vary in their name and not all parts are always danced.

ACT 1
Overture

Party Parents, Kids, (but not Clara’s “family”), Drosselmeyer

Party Scene

Party Girls, Boys, Clara’s friends, Fritz’s friends, Clara, Fritz, Head Maid, Maids, Dolls, Little Clara, Little Soldier, Little Mouse, Drosselmeyer, Party Parents

Battle Scene

Nutcracker, Clara, Drosselmeyer, Mouse Queen, Little Mice, Big Mice, Mama Mice, Flag Soldiers, Rifle Soldiers, Pointe Soldiers, Pointe Soldier Soloist

Snowy Forest Scene

Clara, Nutcracker, Crystals, Icicles, Flurries, Snow Attendants, Snow Queen, Snow Soloists, Snow Corps

ACT 2
Angels 

Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, Nutcracker, Angel Soloist, Angel Demi Soloist, Little Angels, Pointe Angels, Hoop Angels

Prologue 

Sugar Plum Fairy, Clara, Nutcracker, Spanish Soloist, Arabian Soloist, Chinese Soloist, Russian Soloist, Marzipan Soloists, Dew Drop Fairy, Prologue Demi Flowers, Prologue Flowers

Spanish

Spanish corps, soloist

Arabian

Arabian Basket corps, Scarf corp, attendants, demi soloists, soloist

Russian

Russian corps, tambourine corps, demi soloists, soloist

Chinese 

Chinese corps, demi soloists, soloist

French Marzipan

Marzipan corps, demi soloists and soloists

Mother Ginger

Pointe Bakers, Clara, Gingerbreads, Chefs, Bakers, Baby Divertissements (Baby D’s)

Waltz of the Flowers

Dew Drop Fairy, Flower Demi Soloist, Flower Corps, Garlands

The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Sugar Plum Fairy

Finale

Act II soloists, demi soloists, and select corps dancers

 


Rehearsal Schedule Week 1-3 Outline

The rehearsal schedule will be posted weekly on Mondays on the Nutcracker 2025 Page, based on the needs of the teachers and scenes each week. The first three weeks have already been posted: Nutcracker 2024 Rehearsal Schedule. The schedule will remain the same “for the most part” during the first few weeks; dances won’t change the day they rehearse (for example, bounce between Saturday and Sunday), but might vary in start and end times within their given day. Please make sure to review it before you come, as changes may occur and will be put in red. 

Important Note: This information packet will NOT contain updates. The full week-to-week rehearsal schedule with the weekly updates will be posted on the Nutcracker 2024 Rehearsal Schedule.

Week 0: Sunday, Sept 29th for Waltz of the Flowers 2:00-5:00pm
Week 1-3: Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 26/27

Note: if viewing on a mobile device, you may need to rotate your device

Weekend 0: Sunday, September 29th
Yellow Studio Green Studio Blue Studio
Sunday
2:00-5:00pm
Waltz of the Flowers

 

Weekend 1-3  (Oct 5/6, Oct 12/13, Oct 26/27)
Yellow Studio Green Studio Blue Studio
Saturday
9 to 10am BALLET CLASS
All Nutcracker Dancers Pt 1 and up
10 to 10:30am SUGARPLUM
Sugarplum
Understudies
10:30 to 12:00pm SNOW CORPS
All Snow Corps Dancers
12 to 12:30pm PARTY SCENE
Kissy Doll
Understudies
12:30to 1:30pm PARTY SCENE
Clara, Fritz, Clara’s Friends
Understudies		 12:30to 1:30pm CHINESE
Soloist and Corps
1:30 to 2:30pm PARTY SCENE
Party Girls and Party Boys		 1:30 to 2:30pm ANGELS
Little Angels, Hoop Angels
2:30 to 3:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Mouse Queen, Nutcracker Prince
Understudies		 2:30 to 3:30pm MARZIPAN
Soloist, Corps		 2:30 to 3:30pm MOTHER GINGER
Gingerbreads, Baby D’s
3:30 to 4:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Little Mice, Soldiers		 3:30 to 4:30pm ANGELS
Pointe Angel Soloist
Understudies
4:30 to 5:30pm BATTLE SCENE
Pointe Soldier, Soloist
Understudies
Sunday
12:30-1:30 SNOWY FOREST SCENE
Crystals, Icicles, Flurries (snack to 2pm)		 12:30-1:30 RUSSIAN
Soloist and Corps
1:30-3:00 SNOWY FOREST SCENE
Snow Queen, Snow Soloists
Understudies
 1:30-2:00 ARABIAN
Soloist
2:00 TO 3:00 ARABIAN
Scarf and Basket Corps
3:00 to 3:30 SPANISH
Soloist
3:30-5:30 FLOWERS
Dew Drop, Flowers, Garlands
Understudies		 3:30-4:30 SPANISH
Corps