The performances for Nutcracker 2025 are scheduled for December 13th and Dec 14th at Cheney Hall in Manchester CT. Dress Rehearsal will be the evening of Dec 12th. And a run-through/Blocking Rehearsal will be on December 7th.
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 | ACTIVITY | TIME | REHEARSAL |
| Saturday December 6 | Jerome Home Arbor Rose Performance | 2-3:30 | ARRIVE AT: Jerome Home & Arbor Rose 975 Corbin Ave. New Britain (parking lot 2nd entrance on L off Black Rock Ave) Get into costumes Dance approx 2:30-3:15 CAST: Snow Queen: Britt Snow: Elizabeth, Julia, Pam, Cara, Rei, Clarissa, Alex, Sarah, Lena, Avery, Naomi, Bella Ginger & Polis: Artemis, Mary H, Sarah H, Anne, Karmyn, Oswyn, Luna, Raine, Veronica Marzipan: Naomi, Sarah, Britt, Bella, Alex Sheep: Hannah, Evelyn, Sierra, Ainsley, Olive Spanish: Rei, Lena, Cara, Clarissa, Mary C, Aubrey Arabian: Avery Tea: Kathleen, Mc Kinley, Raine, Anne, Mary H, Aubrey, Mary C Sugar Plum: Pam Flowers: Elizabeth, Julia, Rei, Alex, Clarissa, Naomi, Veronica, Bella |
| Sunday December 7 | Run Through & Photo Day | 11-6 | RUN THROUGH & PHOTOS at: Mansfield Academy of Dance North 11 Phelps Way Willington Please bring a sandwich or snack! 9-11 Steam and Hang Costumes– volunteers needed please! 11-1 Run Through Sunday Cast (Dancers only in costumes if you do not also wear it on Saturday or if you need to practice a quick change) 1-6 Photos– There is a schedule for photos, once you have taken all of your roles photos, you may leave. You do not need to stay until the end:). Please try to stick to the photo order, so we can be as efficient as possible and get the younger cast members home sooner! Approximate schedule (Please start getting into costume during the previous group’s photo time so that you are ready as soon as they are done): 12:45 Ukrainian Group Photo; 1:00 Sheep 1:15 Polis & Ginger 1:30 Party Adults 1:45 Party Children & Claras 2:00 Mouse King & Nutcrackers 2:15 Mice, Mouse King, Cat 2:30 Soldiers, Nutcracker 2:45 Reindeer 3:00 Cherubs 3:15 Tea 3:30 Angels 3:45 Spanish 4:00 Petals, Flowers, Dew Drop 4:15 Dolls 4:30 Snow 4:45 Marzipan 5:00 Arabian |
| Friday December 12 | 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 (except pas de deux dancers) | ||
| 5-7 | SATURDAY CAST DRESS REHEARSAL DONNER WILL HAVE CAST PHOTOS AVAILABLE FOR PICK-UP. Parents please stop by their table to make your selections. | ||
| 7-8 | SUNDAY CAST selected scenes only We will NOT be running the entire show. IF there are some scenes that need extra practice, we MAY run a dance. Pas de Deux should plan on using the stage to run through what they need to rehearse. Photos onstage: All Pas De Deux | ||
| Saturday December 13 | Performances Cheney Hall 177 Hartford Rd. Manchester 12PM and 5PM | ||
| 10:00 | 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) | ||
| 11:00 | All Other Dancers arrive (please sign in) and get into costume for Act 1 | ||
| 12:00-2:00 | Performance #1 | ||
| 2:00-4 | Clean-up and reset for next show; dinner break | ||
| 4-4:30 | All Dancers Arrive back at theater- please sign in again | ||
| 5:00-7:00 | Performance #2 | ||
| Sunday December 14 | 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. |