Rehearsals and Audition

The Nutcracker

All Rehearsals at Poltair School, Trevarthian Road, St Austell

The following Saturday and Wednesday times are the standard and are to be followed unless a specific date below indicates otherwise.
Where only one room is mentioned on a particular date please assume that the standard schedule is in operation for the other rooms

Saturdays

Dance Studio
9.30 – 10.45 Advanced Class
10.45 – 11.15 Int/Foundation Pointe Work
11.15 – 1245 Snowflake scene
12.45 – 1400 Mirlitons/Soldier dolls/Ballerina Dolls
1400 – 1430 Pine Forest Scene (S.Queen/Prince/Clara/Pine Spirits later)
1430 – 1630 Sugar Plum Fairy/Prince

Drama Studio
1030 – 1115 Angels
1230 – 1315 Sugared Almonds
1315 – 1400 Chinese
1400 – 1500 Humbugs

Main Hall
0930 – 1030 Snowflakes Class
1030 – 1115 Liquorice Allsorts/Cooks/Clara
1115 – 1215 Battle Scene (Rats/Soldiers/Clara/Nutcracker/White Rabbit)
1230 – 1315 Candy Canes
1315 – 1400 Fishermen's Friends
1415 – 1615 Party Scene – Children & Adults

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Wednesdays

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Dance Studio
5.15 – 6.30 Waltz of the Flowers
6.30 – 7.30 Arabian
7.30 – 9.15 Advanced Class+Sugar Plum / S.Queen

Drama Room
6:15 - 7:30 Intermediate Foundation Class
7.30 – 8.15 Spanish

Main Hall
6.00 – 7.00 Boys Class+ Fishermen's friends rehearsal

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Non standard rehearsal dates

Saturday 12^th & 19^th March

Dance Studio
9:30 - 11:30 - Advanced 2 class
11:30 - 1:00 - Snowflakes / Snow Queen / Prince
1:00 - 2:15 - Mirlitons / Dolls / Sugar Plum Fairy
2:15 - 2:30 - Pine Spirits / Clara / Snow Queen / Prince
2:30 - 3:30 - Sugar Plum Fairy / Prince
3:30 - 4:30 - Waltz of the Flowers

Sunday 20^th March

Main Hall
10:00 - Warm Up
10:30 - 1:00 - ALL ACT 2 / Kingdom of Sweets
1:30 - 4:00 - ALL ACT 1 - Party Scene, Transformation, Battle, Pine Forest, Snowflakes

Saturday 26^th All day, full rehearsals

Main Hall
10:00 - Warm up
10:30 - 12:30 - ALL ACT 1
1:00 - 1:45 - Liquorice Allsorts, Cooks, Angels, Heralds
1:45 - 2:15 - Candy Canes
2:30 - 3:00 - Spanish
3:15 - 3:30 - Jack in the Box
3:30 - 4:15 - Humbugs

Dance Studio
1:00 - 2:15 - Snowflakes
2:15 - 3:15 - Waltz of the Flowers
3:15 - 4:30 - Glacier Mints, Principals and Dolls

Drama Studio
1:15 - 1:45 - Fishermen's Friends
1:45 - 2:15 - Chinese
2:15 - 3:00 - Sugared Almonds

Sunday 27^th

This is a costume and props rehearsal.
10:00 - Warm Up ALL ACT 1
10:30 - 1:00 - ALL ACT 1
1:00 - Warm Up ALL ACT 2
1:30 - 4:00 - ALL ACT 2

Saturday 2^nd April
Full rehearsal with timings as per 12, 19th March

Monday 4^th April at Hall for Cornwall

Placing call for Waltz of the Flowers and Snowflakes.
Flowers arrive at 5:00
Rehearsal 5:30 - 6:45
Snowflakes arrive at 6:00
Rehearsal 6:45 - 8:15
Principals afterwards

Tuesday 5^th April at Hall for Cornwall

Full Dress Rehearsal starting at 6:00

Wednesday 6^th April at Hall for Cornwall

Full Dress Rehearsal starting at 7:30