Registration opens August 1st. To pre-register for auditions, visit our Nutcracker Audition Registration page (https://www.redchairproductions.org/audition-registration) and follow the directions. To be eligible for the discounted pre-registration audition fee of $35, dancers must be registered by: Pointe Work and Boys - Thursday, August 21 at 11:59 p.m. Open Dance Auditions - Friday, August 22 at 11:59 p.m. Audition fees will increase to $45 after this point and be considered on an as-available basis. Don't hesitate to contact us with any questions!

Audition Fee - $35 (early)/$45 Participation Fee (includes costume rental(s), 2 pairs of tights for the performance and 1 commemorative TShirt) - $395 Full and partial scholarships are available! We are a volunteer-based organization and require each family to volunteer 10 hours per dancer or pay a $160 opt out fee.

As our show is run by volunteers, your help is essential to your child's success! All participating families must sign up for at least one position (a minimum of 10 hrs. of volunteer time per performer) for which they feel most comfortable or pay a volunteer opt out fee.

The mandatory parent meeting will be on Tuesday, August 26th at 7:00 p.m. for New Families and 8:00 p.m. for Returning Families.

Regular rehearsals (as well as auditions) will be held at Burbank Dance Academy, the host school for our 2025 Nutcracker. Burbank Dance Academy 2518 W. Burbank Blvd Burbank, CA 91505

You can contact The Red Chair Productions by phone at (818) 660-2370 or by email at info@redchairproductions.org. Make sure to follow us on Instagram too! Throughout rehearsals and performances, we send weekly email notifications by email so make sure that all of our families are kept up-to-date on relevant information!

All rehearsals will be held on Saturdays and Sundays (two advanced soloist dances will rehearse during the week). Each dance will rehearse once weekly. Rehearsals will begin the weekend of September 6th and continue through November 30th, with a full studio dress rehearsal on November 30th. There will be no rehearsal the weekend PRIOR to Thanksgiving. Please note that these performance dates require us to have a mandatory run thru on Sunday, November 30th. This is the Sunday of Thanksgiving Weekend. There will be NO exceptions to attending this rehearsal. We understand that this may be a conflict for some of our family and, while we hope not, we do understand if some families may opt to not audition this year. There will be no rehearsals the weekend prior to Thanksgiving, hoping to give our families a little bit of a break. Rehearsal schedules will be distributed following casting.

We will provide a rental costume for your child. The costume fees are included in your participation fees and are non-refundable.

You are responsible to provide the appropriate dance shoes and undergarments for your child's role, as well as the proper make-up. All information will be given to parents at the Parent Meeting.

Yes! We are an all-volunteer staff and need donations to have a successful program. We run various fundraisers throughout the production and year, as well as have an option for corporate sponsors, and direct donations which are tax-deductible. Please call (818) 660-2370 or visit our fundraising page on our website for more information.

All parts will be posted by audition number online following auditions. An email will be sent out when casting has been posted.

There will be a school community performance on Thursday, December 4th. This will require performers to miss school on this day. There will be public performances between Friday, December 5th - Sunday, December 7th.

Tickets will be available through the Alex Theatre Box Office. There will be a special promotional code available to all cast members for a limited time.

All information updates will be emailed to you through our newsletter which is updated weekly and will be posted on our website. If you have any questions at any point in time, please do not hesitate to reach out to us!