Auditions for Ascension Ballet Theatre's 7th Annual production of the Classic Ballet " THE NUTCRACKER " will be held Saturday, September 20, 2008.
Audition Schedule:
Saturday 9/20
9:00am - 11:00am
St. John / St. James
3009 Hwy 51
LaPlace, LA 70068
(225) 278 6023
9-10 am...Ages 6-11
10-11 am...Ages 12-17
12:00pm - 3:pm
Ascension / St. John / St. James
115 West 4th Street
Reserve, LA 70084
ALL PRINCIPLE ROLES, All Male Roles age 14+, All Adult Roles age 18+, All Roles requiring the dancer have had previous instruction en Pointe.
* see cast list
5:00pm - 7:00pm
Ascension
11296 Hwy 431 Suite F
St. Amant, LA 70774
(225) 278 6023
5 - 6 pm...Ages 6-11
6 - 7 pm...Ages 12-17
Audition Requirements:
Head Shot, brief Biography, comfortable clothing or dance attire preferred*. Socks or Ballet Shoes. Auditionees dancing en Pointe should arrive with Pointe Shoes!
$5.00 Audition Fee to be paid before Audition, with Audition Form.
Performance Fee & Costume Rental is $75.00, to be paid at Parent / Performer Orientation Sunday, September 21, 2008 at 6:00 pm in the APAC Studio.
Character List
Denotations =* Principle roles ** en Pointe ; ( # of Available Roles )
Act One
*Fritz = male ages 10 - 14
** Clara = female ages 10 - 14
*Mr. & Mrs. Staulbaum = Male & Female age 25 - 60
Head Maid = female ages 40+
Butler = male ages 40+
Party Mothers = female ages 25 - 60 (2 - 4)
Party Fathers = male ages 25 - 60 (2 - 4)
Party boys = male ages 8 - 14 (2 - 4)
Party girls = female ages 8 - 14 (2 - 4)
Grandmamma = female ages 50 +
Grandpapa = male ages 50 +
*Godfather Drosselmeir = male ages 30 + = theatrical stage magician
**Dolls = male/female ages 12+
*The Nutcracker = male ages 14+
*The Cavalier = male ages 14+
Soldiers = male/female ages 14+ (4-6)
Rat King = male/female ages 14+
Mice = male/female age 6-10
**Snow Queen = female age 14+
**Snow flakes = female ages 12 - 14
Snow flurries = female ages 8 - 11
Act Two
**Sugar Plum Fairy = female age 14+
**Angel = female age 12+
Cherubs = female/male ages 6 - 10 (4)
**Spanish Princess = female age 14+
Spanish Prince = male age 14+
Senoras = female ages 12 - 16 (4)
Matador's = male ages 8 - 14 (2)
Senorita's = female ages 8 - 12 (2)
**Chinese Princess = female age 14+
Chinese Prince = male age 14+
China Dolls = females age 6 - 14 (4)
**Arabian Princess = female age 14+
Arabian Prince = male age 14+
Arabian Corps = female/male ages 10 - 14 (4)
**Russian Princess = female age 14+
Russian Prince = male age 14+
Russian Corps = male/female ages 8 - 12 (4)
Mother Ginger = male age 18 - 50
Polichinelles = female ages 6 - 10 (8)
**Marzipan ( Pas de Trois ) = female ages 14+ (3)
**Dew Drop (Principle)= female age 14+
*Flowers = female ages 14+ (6)
Pedals = female ages 8 - 14 (4)
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