The NUTCRACKER Audition

For any Nutcracker audition questions, please email nutcracker@chamberlainballet.org and we will be happy to help!

Auditions will be held at:

Chamberlain School of Ballet

 3003 W. 15th St. in Plano, TX 75075

Informational Nutcracker parent meetings will happen during your dancer's Nutcracker auditions at the studio

Saturday - September 6th, 2025

Ages 6 - 8: audition from 1:00pm - 2:15pm

(check-in at 12:30pm)

Ages 9 - 10: audition from 2:30pm - 4:00pm

(check-in at 2:00pm)

Ages 11-12: audition from 4:15pm - 6:00pm

(check-in at 3:45pm)

Sunday - September 7th, 2025

Dancers Age 13+: 

2:00pm - 3:00pm: Warm up class

(check-in at 1:30pm)

3:15pm - 4:15pm: Audition

4:30pm - 6:00pm: Advanced Roles Audition*

*Auditions for pointe roles for those selected to audition for advanced roles will be asked to stay until 6:00pm.

(Please choose audition based on your child’s age as of November 1st, 2025. Children need to be 6 years old by November 1st, 2025 to audition for the cast.)

There is a $50 nonrefundable audition fee due by September 6th. This audition fee will be applied toward the Nutcracker Participation fee.

For those dancers auditioning for Company also, pay The Nutcracker Audition fees as well as the remaining balance of the

Nutcracker Participation fee & it will be applied to the dancer's company dues if accepted into the Company.

The Nutcracker Participation fee:

1 Dancer - $200 

2 Dancers - $300

3 Dancers - $350

The Nutcracker Registration Fee:

If you have more than 3 dancers auditioning for The Nutcracker, please reach out to Gemma Llewellyn-Bayer at gemma@chamberlainballet.org

Rehearsals will be held weekends during September, October and November, and at the Eisemann Center November 24th - November 30th.

Details on dates and times depend on roles cast

Performances will be Friday, November 28th @ 7pm, Saturday, November 29th @ 2pm, and Sunday, November 30th @ 2pm

at the Eisemann Center in Richardson, Texas