Colton Ballet Company’s Nutcracker is a professional production, not a recital. All participants work as a team.

Casting in Nutcracker will proceed as follows:

• All Colton Ballet Company members will be given first priority in all dancing roles.
• They will also be given priority in terms of the number of performances they will perform.
• The next roles to be cast will be given to Advanced students followed by Grade IV and so on down the line.
• If a Colton Ballet Company member or upper-level student has performed a role previously, they will be given first priority in terms of the number of performances performed.  This means that your child (if cast in Act II) MAY NOT BE in every performance.
• There are absolutely no guarantees in terms of your child’s role. We hope that as parents, you will trust our staff to cast your child in the role most appropriate for them. Roles are assigned based on size, grade level and ability – therefore, their cast role is not negotiable.