Nutcracker 2025 Announcements - Ballet RI

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Stay up to date on the rehearsal schedule and important performance information by refreshing this page often. Listed below are important documents for you to review. Please note the rehearsal schedule and casting listed below is ALWAYS subject to change!

Costume, Make-up and Hair

Nutcracker Scene Order

Discover Dance School Absence Letter

Backstage Procedures and Policies

REHEARSAL SCHEDULES

Angels Rehearsal Schedule

Cavalry Rehearsal Schedule

Clara Rehearsal Schedule

Clara’s Cousins Rehearsal Schedule

Drosselmeyer’s Assistant Rehearsal Schedule

Mice Rehearsal Schedule

Party Girls & Boys Rehearsal Schedule

Polichinelles Rehearsal Schedule

Reindeer Rehearsal Schedule

Snow Fairies Rehearsal Schedule

Soldiers Rehearsal Schedule

Tea Rehearsal Schedule

performance SCHEDULES

Angels Performance Schedule

Clara Performance Schedule

Clara’s Cousins Performance Schedule

Fritz Performance Schedule

Mice Performance Schedule

Nanny Performance Schedule

Party Girls & Party Boys Performance Schedule

Polichinelles Performance Schedule

Reindeer Performance Schedule

Snow Fairies Performance Schedule

Soldiers/Cavalry Performance Schedule

Tea Performance Schedule

CAST MEMBER GRAPHICS

Angels – Story

Angels – Post

Lead Angel – Story

Lead Angel – Post

Party Boys – Story

Party Boys – Post

Party Girls – Story

Party Girls – Post

Drosselmeyer’s Assistant – Story

Drosselmeyer’s Assistant – Post

Cavalry – Story

Cavalry – Post

Clara – Story

Reindeer – Story

Reindeer – Post

Soldiers – Story

Soldiers – Post

Cousins – Story

Cousins – Post

Fritz – Story

Snow Fairy – Story

Snow Fairy – Post

Polichinelle – Story

Polichinelle – Post

Call times (When you must arrive at the vets for performances)

Group 1 (1 hour and 45 minutes prior to the show): Clara, Fritz, Party Girls, Party Boys, Lead Angels, Tea, Polichinelles
Group 2 (1 hour and 15 minutes prior to the show): Soldiers, Cavalry, Snow Fairies, Reindeer
Group 3 (1 hour prior to the show): Clara’s Cousins, Mice, Angels

Estimated Pick-up times

Here is an outline of dismissal times to use for your planning purposes. A more detailed schedule will be released for each show date once we get closer.

1 hour after curtain: Any dancers from Act 1 who are not in Act 2 (these dancers may join the audience if they have a ticket and have removed stage make-up/hair. Must be picked up at Park Street Entrance.)
1 hour and 30 minutes after curtain: Angels (may not join the audience after being picked up, as Act 2 has already begun. Ushers will not allow late arrivals after intermission.)
2 hours after curtain: All remaining dancers from Act 2

Performance Dates:

Veterans Memorial Auditorium (THE VETS)
One Avenue of the Arts
Providence, RI 02903

Thursday December 18 – 10:00am (Discover Dance)
Friday December 19 – 10:00am (Discover Dance)
Friday December 19 – 7:30 pm
Saturday December 20 – 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm
Sunday December 21 – 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm
Tuesday December 23 – 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm
Friday December 26 – 1:00 pm
Saturday December 27 – 1:00 pm, 6:30 pm
Sunday December 28 – 1:00 pm