Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Cast Meeting and First Rehearsal

 Dear Cast,

Rehearsals for this weekend:

Friday, October 2nd
5:00 to 6:00 Battle Scene (mice, soldiers, Mouse King and Nutcracker, Clara)
6 to 6:30 pm Clara and Nutcracker
6:30 to 7:30 Party Boys and Girls
7:30 to 8:30 Maids and Adults in party scene

Saturday, October 3rd
1:30 to 2:30 pm Butterscotch and Bon Bons
2:30 to 3:30 pm Mirliton and Angels
4 to 5:30 pm  Snow Scene (Snow Corp and SnowFlakes, Snow Queen/King at 5:00 to 5:30 pm)
4:00 to 5:00 pm Russian
5:30 to 6:30 pm Waltz of Flowers (Corp and Dew)
5:30 to 6:30 pm Party Dolls
6:30 to 7:30 pm Spanish and Chinese

Arabians TBA
Sugar Plum and Cavalier TBA

CAST MEETING:

Saturday, October 3 @  4:30 pm 
Where:  Wasatch Arts Center:  Outside, Back parking lot.  
Please park in the front of the building or at the next door business (People Ready)
Bring a blanket or chair to sit on.  Try to carpool.
Who:  Everyone in the cast.  One parent needs to come with dancers under the age of 18. 
How long:  The meeting will last about 45 minutes.  Those in rehearsal will just take a break from rehearsal and come to the meeting.
What:  We will be going over the cast rules, expectations and collecting participation fees from dancers.  We will also discuss volunteer options and our performances.

Thank you!
Alice White
OMB Director

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Nutcracker 2020 Cast List! CONGRATULATIONS!! UPDATED!!

 If you don't see your name please contact Alice @ omballetcompany@gmail.com ASAP!


Nutcracker Cast 2020
Clara
Savannah Jenkins
Understudy:Madison Rowley
Nutcracker Prince
Cannon Fox

Fritz
George Fox
Drosselmeyer
Peter Johnson
Party Girls
Violet McKinney
Lauren Beaird
Afton Mitchell
Madison Rowley
Brooklyn Sanchez
Party Boys
Ty Sorenson
Liam Morris
William Hobson
TBA
Party Dads
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Party Moms
TBA
TBA
TBA
TBA
Maids
Tess Hawkins
Marissa Weinfeld
Doll
Cambria Young
Understudy: Holland Green
Soldier Doll
Cami Reynolds
Understudy: Ashley Rich

Battle Scene
Mice
Ty Sorenson
Harry Hobson
Naomi Day
Leah Blowers
Isabella Hobson
Emma McDaniel
Kate Nunley
Ella Nunley
Naomi Hobson
Aubrey Scholes
Soldiers
Audrey Edstrom
Aubree Pferdner
Whitney Jenkins
Koulsen Christensen
Kaylee Albrecht
Madison Webb
Ava Child
Brooklyn Thompson
Grace Simpson
Paige Langford
Mouse King:  Joe White
Snow Scene
Snow Queen
Hannah White
Understudy: Sidney Brown
Snow King
Joe White
Snow Princesses
Sidney White
Holland Green
Snow Corp (En Pointe)
Annie Astle
Hazel Lake
Callie Halverson
Cambria Young
Ella Stott
Olivia White
Michelle Langlois
Abbie Cross
Snow Flakes (en flat)
Sammy Barton
Olivia Loftin
Sydney Alexander
Brynlee Morton
Cami Reynolds
Ashley Rich
ACT 2
Sugar Plum
Chandler Hancock
Cavalier
Christian Tippetts
Dew Drop
Makena Lyman
Understudy: Hannah White
Spanish Princess
Abbie Cross
Understudy: Olivia White
Spanish Prince
Joe White
Bon Bons
June Ogella
Chloe Child
Lucy Alexander
Della Mae Sorenson
Anna Nunley
Adelaide Schulthies
Lilly Miller
Russian Prince
Zack Poe and Drevon Russell
Russians
Charlotte Orme
Gwen Sayre
Kora Doman
Lea Ure
Kaylie Mitchell
Maddie Dotson
Olivia Stott
Madyson Zurita
Arabian Princess
Sidney Brown
Understudy: Sidney White
Arabian Attendants
Harlie Heiserman
Nina Wilson
Nicole Golonka
Mirliton
Olivia White
Michelle Langlois
Hannah White
Chinese
Lilliana White
Ashley Rich
Kate White
Brynlee Morton
Madison Hand
Waltz Corp
Sidney White
Olivia White
Michelle Langlois
Holland Green
Abbie Cross
Sidney Brown
Ella Stott
Hannah White



Angels
Kaiya Schulthies
Brooklynn Rowley
Autumn Wardle
Lucy Sayre
Sadie Lewis
Savannah Patterson
Sarah Rock
Audrey Schulthies

Butterscotch
Bella Stepan
Madison Webb
Hailey Watson
Julia Mitchell
Maya Eyre
Afton Mitchell






































Thursday, September 24, 2020

Nutcracker 2020 Audition Times

Friday, September 25th    4:30 pm to 5:15 pm

Dancer Name
Mariana Pena
Chloe Child
Adelaide Schulthies
Brea Bennett
Harry Hobson
Remi beins
Leah Blowers
June Ogella
Kaiya Schulthies
Lilly Miller
Naomi Day
Brooklynn Rowley
Aubrey Scholes
Liam Morris
Della Mae Sorenson
William Hobson
Sadie Lewis
Savannah Patterson
Tyre Sorenson
Audrey Schulthies
Lucy Sayre
Violet McKinney
Brooklyn Thompson
Sarah Rock
Ava Child
Kaylee Albrecht
Isabella Hobson
Whitney Jenkins
Grace Simpson
George Fox


Friday, September 25th    5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Dancer Name
Lauren Beaird
Madison Rowley
Lea Ure
Lilliana White
Maddie Dotson
Madison Webb
Aubree Pferdner
Afton Mitchell
Julia Mitchell
Kate White
Brynlee Morton
Savannah Jenkins
Madison Hand
Maya Eyre
Naomi Hobson
Sammy Barton
Kora Doman
Kaylie Mitchell
Koulsen Christensen
Cannon Fox
Bella Stepan
Hailey Watson

 Friday, September 25th    6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

Sasha southwick
Olivia White
Olivia Loftin
Sidney White
Ella Stott
Cambria Young
Hazel Lake
Callie Halverson
Holland Green
Tess Hawkins
Holland Green
Abbie Cross
Elizabeth Poll
Marissa Weinfeld
Makena Lyman
Emma Hatch
Lindsey Marx
Sidney Brown
Hannah White
Michelle Langlois
Brooklyn Sanchez
Mayra Berrios
Roman southwick
Joe White
Noah Fenn
Christian Tippetts
Gwen Sayre

Nutcracker 2020 Audition Details:

 

AUDITIONS ARE HERE!  We're so excited to get Nutcracker 2020 started!

 


Auditions:  Wasatch Arts Center, 11968 S. Redwood Rd, Riverton, UT 84065

Friday, September 25th    4:30 pm to 5:15 pm

Friday, September 25th    5:30 pm to 6:30 pm 

Friday, September 25th    6:30 pm to 8:30 pm

 

*Please come dressed and ready to audition.  There will not be room to get dressed at the studio.

*Bring your own water bottle

 

*Dancers check in and receive their audition number at the studio door.  Parents will need to wait outside, dancers only in the studio.  (Exception to this are dancers under the age of 7)

 

*A Waiver form needs to be signed by each parent for each dancer during check in.

 

*Dancers will need to wear a mask in the lobby but will be allowed to remove them while dancing.

 

We recommend that dancers try their best and SMILE!       

Female Dancers:  please come in a black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes.  Hair in bun. Dancers with pointe training please come with pointe shoes on, warm up on your own. 

Men & boys: white fitted shirt and black tights or joggers.     

Performers and adults wanting to be "Party Parents" come in comfortable clothes.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

1.        Callbacks are by invitation only. Saturday, September 26th 2:00 pm.  If you don’t get a callback, it doesn’t mean you didn’t make the cast

2.       Cast Meeting:  Saturday, October 3rd  4:30 pm

3.        Participation Fee:  $125, includes all costume rental, tights, T-shirt and DVD (discount for multiple children in one family)

4.       Volunteer Fee:  $50 per Family or 5 hours volunteer work

5.       Tentative Rehearsal Schedule: 

Fridays 4:30 to 8 pm – Clara, Party Girls, Party Boys, Mice, Soldiers,

Saturdays 12 to 8 pm, Bon Bons, Angels, Spanish, Arabians, Snow, Waltz, Mirliton, Chinese

Held at Wasatch Arts Center, 11968 S. Redwood, Riverton, UT 84065

6.       Mandatory Dress Rehearsals:  December 9 & 10, 6 to 10 pm

7.       Performance Dates:  December 11 and 12 @ 7 pm, Saturday, 14th Matinee

8.       Performance Venue:  Sandra Lloyd Community Center, 12830 S. Redwood Rd. Riverton, UT 84065

9.       Callbacks are by invitation only. Saturday, September 26th 2:00 pm.  If you don’t get a callback, it doesn’t mean you didn’t make the cast

10.    Cast List will be posted by Saturday at 6 pm.  It can be found at:  http://omballet.blogspot.com/ 

11.    Tickets: Online at tututix.com

12.    Donations welcome, and tax deductible

 

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

Nutcracker 2020 Audition Information

 

Oquirrh Mountain Ballet is a non-profit Ballet Company under the direction of Alice White.  We are looking for dancers and performers for our 6th annual production of the classic ballet, THE NUTCRACKER.  We have non-speaking roles for performers available as well as roles that require extensive ballet training.

Audition Information:

Audition Fee: $15

Please sign up here:

AUDITION SIGN UP DEADLINE:  Thursday, September 24th

To accommodate the current COVID conditions we will have smaller audition groups.  We will email you your audition time.   Plan on about an hour for the audition for younger dancers and an hour and half for older dancers.

During the audition we will teach choreography from the Nutcracker and have them show us basic ballet technique.  We recommend that dancers try their best and SMILE!

AUDITION DETAILS:

Friday, September 25th:

Boys & Girls Ages 5 -12 @ 4:30 to 6:30 pm (times are approximate)

Boys & Girls Age13 + & Adults @ 6:30 to 8:30 pm (times are approximate)

Female Dancers:  please come in a black leotard, pink tights and pink ballet shoes.  Hair in bun. Dancers with pointe training please come with pointe shoes on, warm up on your own.  

Men & boys: white fitted shirt and black tights or joggers.

Performers:  come in comfortable attire and ready to move.

Performance Dates:  December 9 to 12th at the Sandra Lloyd Performing Center in Riverton, UT

Participation Fee is $125, and we require a $50 volunteer fee which can be “worked” off with service hours. 

All rehearsals are held at Wasatch Arts Center, 11968 S. Redwood Rd, Riverton, UT. Rehearsals are held on Friday and Saturdays starting in September and leading up to the show.  Tech week is the 2 days before performance and is mandatory.