THEATER SCHEDULE 2025– Calvary Church Auditorium

 

 

Monday, December 1st (at the theater!)

4:10 - 4:30 – Shepherdess and Lambs, Clara, Fritz

4:30- 4:55 -  Polichinelles, Bon Bons, Mother Ginger, Clara, Fritz

4:55 – 5:40 - Opening Act 2 (includes B2 Jesters, B6 Angels) & Finale

5:40 – 6:35 - Flowers and Bumblebees, (Bees til 6:05), Clara, Fritz

6:35-7:35 - Battle Scene up through Snow Queen, Ballet 1 Snow Princesses, Snow Fairy, Snow Angels (Snow Princesses & Snow Angels arrive at 7:10)

7:35- 9:05 - Party scene w/ Outdoor scene (includes Lisa’s B3 Soldier dolls until 8:30)

9:05 – 9:30 – Snow

 

Tuesday, December 2nd (at the theater!)

4:15-5:05 – All Battle Scene

5:05 -5:45– Opening (includes B6 Angels) and Finale

5:45 – 7:10- Party Scene (includes Jess & Julia’s B3 Soldier dolls & Outdoor Scene til 6:45)

7:10 – 8:00 – Flowers

8:00 – 8:40 - Variations

8:40 -  9:20 – Snow

 

Wednesday, December 3rd

4:15 -5:05 - Flowers (Please be ready as we have very little rehearsal time)

5:05 – 6:45 – Snow, Variations, includes dolls

 

Thursday, December 4th – Dress Rehearsal –Hair, costumes, & makeup as for performance.

***No Bumblebees or Bon Bons needed at dress rehearsal

4:00-7:00 – Friday Cast (Entire Ballet)

• Friday cast B3 Soldier Dolls (Jess & Julia’s) 4:10 – 5:15

• All Friday Battle scene arrive at 4:15

• Ballet 1 Snow Princess arrive at 4:50

• Debbie & Ann’s B2 Jesters & B6 Angels & Mother Ginger arrive at 5:20

• Kate’s Wed class B1 Lambs and Fri cast B5 Sheppies arrive at 5:40

 

6:45- 9:00– Saturday Cast (Entire Ballet) *Dress rehearsal

• Julia’s Tues B1 Lambs & B5 Sheppies and B4X Polichinelles w/ Mother Ginger arrive at 6:45.  We will run these pieces before the full run of the Saturday cast.

• Sat. cast B3 Soldier Dolls (Ms. Lisa’s) arrive at 6:45

• All Saturday Battle scene arrive at 7:10

• Kelsey’s B2 Jesters 7:50 – 8:15

9:00-9:30 - All advanced dancers and Clara and Fritz

 

**Please note that we will do our very best to stay on schedule, but the nature of these rehearsals can be unpredictable.  Please be patient.

 

PERFORMANCES

 

Friday December 5 – School Performance (Saturday Cast. No Jesters or Bees) / Curtain 10am

* Ballet levels 1, 3, 4/4X and Bon Bons must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes before curtain time (9:30am)

*Levels 5 and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1 hour before curtain time (9am)

**Ballet 6 and Under will be done at 11:30. The following dancers will greet school children in lobby as they exit the theater: Snow Queen, Clara, Fritz, plus All school show Chinese, Arabian, Spanish and Russian.

 

Friday December 5– Performance / Curtain 7:00pm

*Pre Ballets should arrive at show time to sit in audience with their families. They should be brought to the dressing room at the start of intermission to put on their costumes.

*Levels 1 - 5 must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes before curtain time (6:30pm)

*Levels 5X and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1.5 hours before curtain time (5:30pm). Warm-up class at 5:40. All Finale dancers stay after warm-up to rehearse with Sugar Plum couple.

 

Saturday December 6– Performance / Curtain 1:30pm

*Pre Ballets should arrive at show time to sit in audience with their families. They should be brought to the dressing room at the start of intermission to put on their costumes.

*Levels 1 - 5 must arrive at the theatre at least 30 minutes before curtain time (1:00pm)

*Levels 5X and up must arrive at the theatre at least 1.25 hour before curtain time (12:15pm). Warm-up class at 12:30.

 

**Note:  Saturday morning, December 7, there will be no classes due to the Nutcracker.

 

Note

**All costumes are property of DVDA and must be left at the theater to be returned to the studio.

**There is absolutely no eating in costume!

 

To clear up confusion as to when in the show your child will perform:

• Pre ballet 2 Bon Bons perform toward the end of Act II

• Ballet 1 Snow Princesses perform toward the end of Act 1, after the Battle Scene

• Ballet 1 Lambs perform in the middle of Act II

• Ballet 2 Jesters perform in the beginning of Act II, after the Angels

• Ballet 3 Soldier Dolls perform in the Party Scene at the beginning of Act 1

• Ballet 4/4X Mice and Soldiers perform in the Battle Scene in the middle of Act 1, following the Party Scene. 4X Polichinelles are in Act II.