Nutcracker Youth Auditions
Join us for Nutcracker Youth Auditions
Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025
Youth roles for Ballet Arizona’s nationally acclaimed production of The Nutcracker are available to children between the ages of 9-18. Students must be age 9 (by Dec. 1) to 18 or be in The School of Ballet Arizona’s Level 2, with the appropriate technique, experience, and meet the height requirements to able to audition. Casting is at the sole discretion of Ballet Arizona artistic staff.
Auditions will be held at Ballet Arizona, located at
2835 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 (29th Street and Washington Street)
Before the Audition
- Please fill out the Registration Form prior to your arrival and turn it in on the day of the audition.
At the Audition
- Registration begins one hour prior to scheduled audition time and registration should be finished 30 minutes prior to their audition time.
- Registration fee is $15 for non-SBAZ students. SBAZ/ASA students can audition free of charge.
Audition Times
- 9:30 am – 10:00 am
ALL Boys (ages 9-18, or SBAZ Level 2)
- 10:00 am – 10:45 am
SBAZ Level 2-4/ASA Grade 5 & 6
- 10:45 am – 11:30 am
SBAZ Level 5-6/ASA Grade 7 & 8
- 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
SBAZ Level PPP & up/ASA High School
- 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Open audition Girls (ages 9-12)
- 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
Open audition Girls (ages 13-18)
All auditioning must attend the audition for their age group and should be available to stay additional time on the day of the auditions.
Attire
Dancers should come dressed in classical ballet attire for the audition:
- Girls: Tights, leotard, and ballet shoes (no skirts), hair in a bun. No dangling jewelry.
- Boys: Trim fitted t-shirt or leotard, tights or bicycle shorts, ballet shoes, jazz shoes or socks
Rehearsal + Casting
- The Nutcracker will be performed at Symphony Hall with The Phoenix Symphony.
- Rehearsals for the Youth Cast are broken down by character on Saturdays starting September 13th and run through November 22nd, with the exception of: October 11th and 25th, and November 29th.
- Tech rehearsals are Wednesday, December 10th, Thursday, December 11th and Friday, December 12th. Please visit The Nutcracker performance page for a breakdown of performance days and times. Please note there will be performances on December 26th and 27th. The youth cast will alternate between three casts. All casting is at the sole discretion of Ballet Arizona Artistic Staff.
Attendance
Please be aware, as this is a professional production, attendance at all rehearsals is extremely important. Cast members are allowed one excused absence before Saturday, November 22, 2025. If a cast member cannot participate because of the attendance policy, the Artistic Staff will assign roles to someone else.
For more information, contact Ballet Arizona at: 602.381.0184 or email at lcadieux@balletaz.org.
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