THE NUTCRACKER

Pia Bouman School's Nutcracker is a highly acclaimed seasonal production performed yearly in December since 1985. Any student enrolled in a minimum of 2 classes per week can participate.

"What impressed me about Nutcracker, almost as much as the remarkable talent on display, was the depth and breadth of community participation. Inspired commitment, such as that sustaining Pia Bouman's School, and so happily projected in the annual production of Nutcracker is what turns an accidental population into a community."

Canadian Author, Linden MacIntyre

“Our Nutcracker has become a tradition for many: families, friends and strangers. In the eight weeks leading up to the performances, our students learn the dances, develop their stage characters and take ownership of “their” Nutcracker, their story. Our Nutcracker is a story for the young and the old, it is a story of questioning and discovery. This Nutcracker is not an ordinary old Nutcracker…it has magic and we can all feel it”. - Pia Bouman, Artistic Director

2025 Nutcracker Production
Auditions for our 40th Nutcracker:
September 13
1:45 - 3:15
Nutcracker Auditions for ages 14 - 17 (Advanced Foundation. Advanced 1 and 2, Tech 4, Tech 5)
3:30 - 4:45:
Nutcracker Auditions for ages 13 - 15 (Tech 2/3, Intermediate Foundation, Intermediate levels).
September 14
2:00 - 2:45 pm:
Nutcracker Auditions for ages 8 - 10 (possible Fritzes will be invited to come back for the 3:45 audition)
2:45 - 3:30 pm:
Nutcracker Auditions for ages 10 - 12 (Possible Claras will be invited to stay for follow up audition for possible Clara and Fritz toles)
3:45 - 4:30
Call back for Clara and Fritz roles from earlier 2 auditions (candidates invited after their earlier audition)