Auditions coming for 2015 ‘Nutcracker’

Olympic Performance Group has started planning its 10th annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker,” to be held at the North Kitsap Auditorium. OPG is a local performing arts dance company producing classical and original works in the community with a goal of increasing opportunities for local youth to dance while enhancing dance appreciation in Kitsap County.

May 30, 2015 10:50 am

Olympic Performance Group has started planning its 10th annual holiday production of “The Nutcracker,” to be held at the North Kitsap Auditorium. OPG is a local performing arts dance company producing classical and original works in the community with a goal of increasing opportunities for local youth to dance while enhancing dance appreciation in Kitsap County.

Auditions will be held Saturday, May 30 in Suite 201 at 9720 Coppertop Loop.

Dancers will be seen from 10:45 a.m. to noon (ages 7 to 10), 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. (ages 11 to 13) and from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (ages 14 and up). Gymanasts, ages 7 and up, will be seen from 4:30 to 5 p.m., and actors (ages 14 and up) will be seen from 5 to 5:30 p.m.

There is a $15 audition fee and rehearsals begin in early September.

Due to the commitment this type of production entails, one parent needs to attend a brief orientation session at the beginning of their child’s audition.