The performances for Nutcracker 2026 are currently scheduled for December 12th and Dec 13th at Cheney Hall in Manchester CT. Dress Rehearsal will be at the theater on the evening of Dec 10th. And a run-through/Blocking Rehearsal will be on December 5th at the studios.
Children should bring water and a healthy snack to rehearsal on days when they will be at rehearsal for a while. It would also be prudent to bring somthing quiet to do during waits between rehearsal times (homework, a book, coloring etc. If bringing electronic games, please bring headphones or set to mute.)
Please try not to miss rehearsals as it makes it difficult for everyone to learn their dances when people are missing. Please email me the day before at liane@fisherballet.com or message me on Band if you will be absent for any reason or if you have any questions.
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Please check the schedule to see when your rehearsal is!
| DATE | TIME | REHEARSAL | |
| Sept 20 | 10:30- 11 | .Auditions ages 6-10 (mice, party children, polichinelles, tea, Cherubs, Reindeer) | |
| 11-11:30 | Cherubs Audition/Rehearsal (ages 7-10) | ||
| 11:30-12:00. | Mice & Soldiers Audition/Rehearsal (no baby mice) (mice ages 7-9; soldiers ages 9-16) | ||
| 12:00-12:45 | Auditions ages 11+ (non-pointe dancers) (Angels, Spanish, Tea, Petals, Reindeer, Soldiers, Party Girls, Clara’s Friends, Party Parents) | ||
| 12:45-1:30 | Party Girls & Clara’s Friends Audition/Rehearsal (no petite party) (ages 8-18) | ||
| 1:30-2:30 | Pointe Dancers (roles: Snow, Flowers, Clara, Kissing/Soldier Doll, Cat, Marzipan, Arabian, Dew Drop, Snow Queen, Sugar Plum Fairy) | ||
| Sept 27 | Bristol Mum Parade- no rehearsal in Bristol Rehearsals only in Mansfield | ||
| Oct 4 | |||
| Oct 11 | |||
| Oct 18 | |||
| Oct 25 | |||
| Nov 1 | |||
| Nov 8 | |||
| Nov 15 | |||
| Nov 22 | |||
| Nov 29 | Thanksgiving Weekend- NO REHEARSAL | ||
| Dec 6 | Studio Run-Through SUNDAY CAST Photo Day- ALL CAST | ||
| Thursday Dec 10 | 4:00-8:00 | MANDATORY DRESS /TECH REHEARSAL at Cheney Hall, 177 Hartford Rd. Manchester DONNER PHOTO SALES – Please stop by their table from 5-8 to get your photos | |
| 4:00-4:30 | Warm up class: on stage for soloists and professionals, adult advanced dancers; in the auditorium for teens- use edge of stage/chairs for barres | ||
| 4:30-5 | Get into first costume. No Makeup. | ||
| 5-8 | SATURDAY CAST DRESS REHEARSAL DONNER WILL HAVE CAST PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP. Parents please stop by their table to make your selections. | ||
| Saturday December 12 | Performances Cheney Hall 177 Hartford Rd. Manchester 1PM and 6PM | ||
| 11:00 | Company Dancers (angels & older) arrive at 10 for Company Class- Please sign in. (on stage for soloists/professionals below stage using stage as a barre or chairs for corps) | ||
| 12:00 | All Other Dancers arrive (please sign in) and get into costume for Act 1 | ||
| 1:00-3:00 | Performance #1 | ||
| 3:00-5 | Clean-up and reset for next show; dinner break | ||
| 5-5:30 | All Dancers Arrive back at theater- please sign in again | ||
| 6:00-8:00 | Performance #2 | ||
| Sunday December 13 | Performances Cheney Hall 177 Hartford Rd. Manchester 12pm and 4pm | ||
| 10:00 | Company Dancers arrive at 10 for Company Class. If you arrive before 10, please go downstairs. There is a Weight Watchers meeting in the auditorium and we cannot go in there until after 10. | ||
| 11:00 | All Other Dancers arrive | ||
| 12-2 | Performance #3 | ||
| 2-3:00 | Quick Dinner Break | ||
| 3:00-3:30 | All Dancers Arrive | ||
| 4:00-6:00 | Performance #4 | ||
| 6:00-8 | Strike: help clean up, pack up, and load out of theater to truck and cars; people needed to help drive stuff to New Britain storage facility. If you can just put stuff in the car tonight, you can meet me at the storage unit the next day or later in the week instead of Sunday night if it is easier. |