Open Auditions For The Nutcracker & Youth Ballet Company

In full transparency, the following is a press release (stock photo).

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WORCESTER – The Hanover Theatre Conservatory will be holding open auditions for the Youth Ballet Company on August 30 and The Nutcracker on September 11. These auditions are open to the public and outside dancers are encouraged to audition.

To learn more and to register, please visit TheHanoverTheatre.org/conservatory/performance-opportunities/. The Youth Ballet Company 

Auditions for the Youth Ballet Company will be held on Tuesday, August 30 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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Students are distinguished by Apprentice, Junior and Senior Company divisions, and only the top most dancers are selected for this company by invitation. The company was created to give young, capable dancers a pre-professional experience for a professional dance lifestyle, which includes a rigorous dance training schedule, rehearsals 3 to 4 times per week to learn compositions in diverse styles of dance, professional quality performances on stage and master classes with topmost master teachers from all over the country. 

Dancers must be between the ages of 10-20 years old.

Classical ballet attire must be worn by female dancers, and a white t-shirt and black tights for male dancers.

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Please arrive 15 minutes early to fill out registration paperwork. No resumes are required, however dancers should bring a headshot measuring 5×7 or larger. Dancers are to bring pointe shoes if they have two or more years of training. 

There is no fee to audition for the Youth Ballet Company. Auditions are open to the public and outside dancers are encouraged to audition. Please contact Jennifer Agbay, The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory’s director of dance, at 508.471.1794 or jennifer@thehanovertheatre.org to RSVP. 

This year’s production of The Nutcracker, generously sponsored by Berkshire Bank, returns to The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts’ stage this Thanksgiving weekend, November 25 – 27. Auditions for The Nutcracker will be held on Sunday, September 11. 

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he Nutcracker Audition times: 
Ages 13+, 9 to 11 a.m.
Ages 10-12, 11:30 AM – 1 PM 
Ages 7-9, 1:15 PM – 3 PM  The Nutcracker 

Callback times: 
Ages 7-9, 3:15 PM – 4:30 PM 
Ages 10-12, 4:45 PM – 6 PM 
Ages 13+, 6:15 PM – 7:30 PM 

Dancers are to bring pointe shoes if they have two or more years of training. Please note that call back sessions are the same day as auditions. If a dancer does not return for their call back, the audition will be terminated. Dancers will be assessed on their technique, skill level and ability via a technical ballet class where students work on barre exercises, center practice, and combinations en diagonale. 

An audition fee of $45 for non-Conservatory students and $15 for Conservatory students is required at the time of audition. All dancers must register for the audition and pre-registration is highly recommended and preferred.

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Please visit The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts’ website to fill out the audition registration form.

If you are not registered, you may not audition.

As this is an open audition, parents and guardians are permitted to stay and watch from balcony seating within the theatre. 

In order to be considered for an audition, dancers must be 7 years of age or older, able to attend ALL of Production Week (November 19-27, 2022), up to date with COVID-19 Vaccinations in accordance with CDC and physician guidelines and registered for auditions.  For information about audition requirements, please visit TheHanoverTheatre.org

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