NUTCRACKER CALENDAR

OCTOBER

Saturday, October 3
Annual Nutfest Celebration! 5:00–7:00pm
Arts4All Parking Lot Fundraiser #1 (vs Purdue) — Volunteer Opportunity

Saturday, October 10
No rehearsal for Dutch Dairy, Mice, Soldiers
Jr Company/Apprentice Make-up Workshop — 11:30am

Saturday, October 17
Mandatory make-up, hair + costume components check

• Dutch Dairy — 11:15am; Mice — 2:30pm; Soldiers and Captains — 3:00pm
• Party Boys — 3:45pm (unless included in the above time slots for other roles)

Rain Date – Annual Nutfest Celebration!

Friday, October 23
Tech Schedule Distributed via Nutcracker Weekly Email

Saturday, October 24
Shoe Elastic Sewing Instruction; Props area

• Dutch Dairy — 11:30am
• Soldiers — 3:30pm
• Party Boys — 4:15pm

New Family Meeting — Mandatory for families new to The Nutcracker; Countryside School Gymnasium; 1:45–2:45pm

NOVEMBER

Friday, November 6
Arts4All Parking Lot Fundraiser #2 (vs Nebraska) — Volunteer Opportunity

Saturday, November 7
Make-up, hair + costume components FINAL check

• Dutch Dairy — 11:15am; Mice — 2:30pm; Soldiers and Captains — 3:00pm
• Party Boys — 3:45pm (unless included in the above time slots for other roles)

Saturday, November 14
Mandatory Wrangler Training (includes make-up demo; CU Ballet props area)

• Dutch Dairy — 11:30am–12:00pm
• Mice — 3:00–3:30pm
• Soldiers and Party Boys — 3:35–4:05pm

Sunday, November 15
Mandatory Full Costume and Photo — Dutch Dairy + Mice + Soldiers + Captains + Party Boys
Tentative Timeline: 11:30am – 2:30pm

Monday, November 24
Initial Load In at Virginia Theatre (Volunteers needed)

November 26–28 (Thursday–Saturday)
Thanksgiving Break

Monday, November 30
Virginia Theatre Orientation/Both Casts
Final Load In at Virginia Theatre (Volunteers needed)
DVD/BluRay/Downloadable Link orders are due

Tuesday, December 1
Dress Rehearsal — Blue Cast

Wednesday, December 2
Dress Rehearsal — Red Cast

Thursday, December 3
Dress Rehearsal — Blue Cast

Friday, December 4 – Sunday, December 6
Nutcracker Performances

Sunday, December 6
Load-Out from Virginia Theatre to CU Ballet (Volunteers needed)

Monday, December 7
Cast Party at Jupiter's at the Crossing

MAY

May 7 & 8 Sleeping Beauty at the Virginia Theatre

Cast List — Pending!

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CAST PARTY

Monday, December 7th; 6–8pm at Jupiter's at the Crossing (upstairs). Cast members and siblings of cast members 5 and under are free. Pricing for family members TBA. Please RSVP to admin@cuballet.com by Monday, November 30.

COSTUME COMPONENTS, MAKE-UP, HAIR INSPECTION

Dutch Dairy, Mice, Soldiers and Party Boys must bring the following items to rehearsal on October 17:

1. Make-up supplies in a clear plastic baggie labeled with dancer's name
2. All hair supplies in a clear plastic baggie labeled with dancer's name
3. All additional costume components (leotard, bike shorts, ballet slippers, etc.)

Please refer to the Costume Requirements included in your Family Meeting packet for role-specific make-up, hair and costume components. Parent Liaisons will be inspecting each dancer's costume components on November 2nd per the schedule below.

• Dutch Dairy — 11:15am in the studio lobby
• Mice — 2:30pm in the props area outside of the costume shop
• Soldiers — 3:00pm in the props area outside of the costume shop
• Party Boys — 3:45pm in the props area outside of the costume shop

COSTUME MANDATORY INSPECTION

Mandatory full costume check for Dutch Dairy, Mice, and Soldiers, including hair and make-up, on Saturday, November 7th.

DVD AND/OR BLU-RAY ORDERS

You may order a DVD or BluRay of The Nutcracker performance of your choice. All order forms and payment are due by Monday, December 1st. You may place your order form and check in the envelope located on the bulletin board in the studio. DVD/Blu-Ray Order Form coming soon.

VIRGINIA THEATRE ORIENTATION

Orientation for all families EXCEPT Dutch Dairy begins at 5:30pm on Monday, November 30th. Orientation is mandatory for all families new to The Nutcracker. You will learn where you can and can't be at Virginia Theatre, where to park, the location of the Green Room (for ice and fruit delivery), dressing rooms for cast members, travel routes and more.

Dutch Dairy: Parents and Dutch Dairy are to meet at 4pm on Monday, November 30th. Attendance is mandatory. Please refer to the Tech Schedule for details.

PARENT LIAISONS

Dutch Dairy	Lindsey Trout (Lead) — ltrout@gmail.com Andrea Schneider — lofgren.andrea@gmail.com Claire Hauser — claire.therese.hauser@gmail.com
Mice	Amy Saenz (Lead) — amy.greenip@gmail.com Jo Peelman — jopeelman@gmail.com
Soldiers	Devon Hague-Trinkle (Lead) — devondvm@gmail.com Beth Sosnowski — bethany.sosnowski@gmail.com
Party Boys	Jo Peelman — jopeelman@gmail.com

PARENT MEETING

Mandatory for families new to The Nutcracker

If this is your family's first experience with The Nutcracker, one parent is required to attend the meeting on October 24th from 1:45 to 2:45pm at Countryside School Gymnasium. Roll call will be taken promptly at 1:45pm. The Tech Schedule will be reviewed in detail.

PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES

Cast	Dates & Times
Blue Cast	Friday 12/4 and Saturday 12/5 at 7:30pm; Sunday 12/6 at 6pm
Red Cast	Saturday 12/5 at 2pm and Sunday 12/6 at 2pm

TECH SCHEDULE

Coming Soon!

VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE

Each cast member family is required to volunteer a minimum of 12 hours. Questions about the volunteer schedule should be directed to volunteer@cuballet.com.

WRANGLER TRAINING

Mandatory training for any females volunteering as a Wrangler will be held on Saturday, November 14th. This training will be role specific and will include make-up application. If you plan to wrangle more than one group (Dutch Dairy and Mice, or Mice and Soldiers, etc.), you will want to attend training for each of those specific roles as make-up/costumes are different. Training schedule coming soon!