Nutcracker Auditions
SVB is pleased to offer youth in the Roanoke Valley an opportunity to participate in the most well-known and beloved story ballet of all time, the Nutcracker.
Auditions are open to children ages 7 or older who love to dance and perform. Dance experience is preferred but not required. Roles include: mice, soldiers, angels and reindeer.
Advanced dance students auditioning for pointe roles and adults auditioning for the Party Scene should contact the artistic director, Pedro Szalay before the audition.
Auditions will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Tanglewood Mall in Roanoke. Registration begins at 2:00 p.m. Auditions will start at 2:30 and be finished by 5:00 p.m. Please bring the filled out registration form, a positive attitude and a smile. Dancers are assigned role(s) at the audition and requested to accept or decline participation by the following weekend, Saturday, September 18th.
The Nutcracker performance dates are Friday, December 9th at 10:00am; Saturday, December 10th at 7:00pm; and Sunday, December 11th at 3:00pm at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theater. Performers will be cast in the Friday and Sunday performances or the Saturday performance.
SVB is indebted to Tanglewood Mall for donation of the audition space. Please visit their stores and restaurants to show your gratitude.
For more information, contact Mike Lawson at mike@svballet.org
Photos by McDilda Photography