Schedule

Sept 11-13, 2026 (pending)

It is your responsibility to carefully check the weekly schedule (posted no later than every Wednesday). Additional rehearsals are often called as we get closer to performances. Be sure to check both studios every weekend for your specific role(s).

Missing a Rehearsal?
Do not just tell your choreographer in person — you must email both addresses so we can track attendance:
director@gardencityballet.org
caroline@gardencityballet.org

Please keep in mind that when one dancer is absent it negatively impacts all of the remaining dancers and choreographer. While the absent dancer may feel confident in knowing the choreography, this is only part of the larger picture. Choreography is often built on symmetry, with patterns that involve intricate spacing and exact timing. Absent dancers leave “holes” which can throw everyone else off. It is crucial to attend your rehearsals.

Theater Tech Week Schedule
Please familiarize yourselves with this beast. We encourage you to print a hard copy and highlight all of your own rehearsal times. If you have any questions or would like to review this together, page by page, let us know! Be sure to communicate any scheduling conflicts with your dance studio teachers.

2025 Theater Tech Week Schedule —  (2026 pending)

Show Order

(Subject to Change)

Act One:

Opening Scene:
Delivery Boy, Mistletoe Vendors, Ice Skaters, Carolers, Drosselmeyer, Drosselmeyer’s Assistant (Prince), and Specific Families

Party Scene (approx. 30 min):
Drosselmeyer, Drosselmeyer’s Assistant/Nutcracker Prince, Clara, Fritz, Mother, Father, Butler, Maid, Dolls, Governess, Grandmother, Guests, Friends, Girls and Boys

The Magical Battle (aka Fight Scene, approx. 10 min, plus 5 min for Transformation):
Clara, Nutcracker Prince, Rat King, Hench Mice, Lead Mice, Little Mice, General, Captains, Soldiers, Ornaments, Drosselmeyer

Snow Scene (approx. 11 min):
Clara, Nutcracker Prince, Snow King and Queen, Demi-Soloists, Snowflakes (Corps)

Act Two:

Moonflower Fairy, Angels, Clara and Prince

Welcome Garden:
Butterflies, Royal Attendants, Bluebells, Violets,
Plus:  Clara, Prince, Chocolate, (2) Shepherdesses, Tea, Trepak, Coffee, Rose

Variations:
Chocolate from Spain
Marzipan from Denmark
Tea from China
Coffee from Arabia
Mother Ginger and Gingersnaps
Trepak from Russia

Waltz of the Flowers:
Rose Queen, Demi-soloists, Flower Corps, Rosebuds

Sugar Plum Fairy and Cavalier

Finale: (TBA)