Ballet Theatre Company with Connecticut Ballet announce open auditions for 2008 “Nutcracker” and “Romeo and Juliet” Productions  
 

Ballet Theatre Company will hold open auditions for its 2008 production of “The Nutcracker” with guest artistic director, Brett Raphael on Sunday, September 14, 2008. At the same time, Mr. Raphael will hold open auditions for the children’s roles in Connecticut Ballet’s upcoming production of “Romeo and Juliet”.  Auditions will be held at the Ballet Theatre Company studio at 20 Jefferson Ave., West Hartford, CT 06110. 

The audition schedule is as follows: 

Ages 5-6: 12:00-1:00pm (including boys) 
Ages 7-8 : 1:00-2:00pm (including boys) 
Ages 9-11: 2:00-3:00pm (including boys) 
Ages 12-15 with little or no previous ballet training: 3:00-3:30pm 
Ages 12 and up with 3+ years of previous ballet training: 3:45-4:45pm 
 
All groups should wear dance clothes and be prepared to do a warm-up and short class as part of the audition.  Dancers may audition for one or both productions.  There is a $15 audition fee payable to Ballet Theatre Company. 

“Nutcracker” performances take place at the Hoffman Auditorium, Saint Joseph College, December 17 – 21 and “Romeo and Juliet” performances take place at the Bushnell Belding Theatre, October 25 and 26.