Pacific Theatre Ballet is the resident ballet company of Pacific Ballet Conservatory
Schedule of Upcoming Events
Nutcracker Season 2025 Rehearsal Schedule!!!
Copy and paste the link below to see the makeup and hair demo video:
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November 8
1-145 Review Finale: all dancers
145-315 Run Act 1 two times: all dancers
315-5 Run Act 2 two times: all dancers
5-6 Party Girls, Clara, Fritz Costume Fitting: Kathryn G--would you help us?
**Parents, it is critical that you buy your dancer all of the supplies that they need for the performances now! If you wait, they will be gone. Please go to Dancer's Choice in Aliso Viejo for the shoes, tights, wigs, earrings that your dancer will need. The full supply list is at the bottom of this page. Please scroll down.
November 15
1-130 Review Finale
130-3 Run entire show Cast B
3-315 Break
315-515 Run entire show Cast A
515-6 TBA for notes and corrections + all Party Girls bring party Dresses for 2nd review of costumes
Nutcracker Photo Day (optional) at PBC Sunday, November 16.
November 22
Full Dress Rehearsal: all dancers
1230pm All dancers arrive in full hair, makeup, tights, earrings, wigs will have 30 minutes to put on their first costume and prepare props
1-3 Run entire show Cast A
3-5 Run Entire show Cast B
5-6 TBA Notes and Corrections
Sunday, November 30 Rehearsal at PBC, 6-9 pm, no costumes, no makeup, no pointe shoes, all dancers Run Cast B, then Cast A, no break between casts
December 4 Dress Rehearsal at CHC 4-9pm Cast A Then Cast B
December 5 Performance at CHC dancer call time 430pm, Warm up, 5pm,Performance at 7pm
December 6 Performances at CHC, dancer call time 1pm, Performances at 330 and 7pm
1pm all dancers warm up on stage
2pm return to Dressing Rooms for final preparations
230pm Girl Scout visit
315 Auditorium Doors open
325 Dancers in Places
330 Performance
5-6 Greet families in LOBBY, eat dinner, dancers must bring their own dinner
615 In auditorium dressed for party scene to receive notes and corrections
645 dancers go backstage
655 dancers in places
7pm Performance
***Senior Recognition After This Performance: Parents of seniors are asked to purchase a bouquet of flowers for their dancer. Ann-Marie will call the seniors forward, their parents will be called forward to give them their bouquets, and Ann-Marie will say a few words about each of them, the audience recognize the seniors with applause.
Sunday, December 7
1 pm all dancers warm up on stage
2 pm Return to Dressing Rooms for final preparations
230pm Girls Scout Visit
315 Auditorium Doors open
325 Dancers in places
330pm Performance: Final Performance; Ann-Marie will make final comments and recognize Ms. Elena and Ms. Isabel
5pm All parents help strike sets and load truck
6pm Parents accompany the truck to the storage unit, adjacent to Pacific Ballet Conservatory to pack up all scenery.
After that?
That's all folks!
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
Required Dance Supplies for Performing with Pacific Theatre Ballet
1. All Dancers Must Wear Deodorant!!
2. All dancers need performance earrings! Buy them today from Dancers Choice in Aliso Viejo.
3. Party mothers need black tights and black character shoes.
4. All maids need pink tights and pink ballet slippers.
4. All dancers need pink, professional mesh, Capezio tights. They appear to be orange in color, they also have a seam in the back.
5. All dancers who are not dancing on pointe need soft leather ballet slippers, must be Bloch split sole with draw string. No canvas slippers!!!!!!1
6. Pointe shoes must be "calamine-d": CVS generic calamine lotion.
7. All dancers need a short, curly bun wig matching their hair color available at Dancer's Choice.
8. All dancers need a nude leotard to be worn "Bathing suit-style" under all costumes.
9. Oolong dancers need a white spagehetti strap leotard to wear under their costume.
All supplies are available at Dancer's Choice in Aliso Viejo.
If your dancer does not have the correct items, they will not be allowed to dance in the performance.
Supplies will be required for our first dress rehearsal at the studio on November 23.
Make-up Requirements
1. Liquid Foundation/Makeup as a base
2. Eyes: Brown eye shadow on the lid, white under the brow bone.
3. Black liquid eyeliner around the eyes.
4. Black mascara on lashes, no grey or brown.
5. Cheeks: Brown (Covergirl soft sable can be used on the cheeks and on the eyelids).
6. Lips: Red! Not burgundy or pink.
7. To seal the makeup: face powder. Loose powder works the best.
Nutcracker Costume Return
*All costumes must be returned starting on Monday, January 17, 2026 to the rack in the lobby of Studio D at PBC.
Please do not deliver before then.
Blue snow costumes can be hung on the single rack in the D storage room.
Maid costumes can also be hung on this rack.
Party girl and Party mother costumes can be hung on the double rack in the Studio D Storage Room.
*Costumes must be returned unsoiled and "Un-Stinkified". Smell them to see if they are stinky.
Gingersnaps--air out costumes making sure there are no body odors. Rehang in bags
Oolong, Party mothers and Party girls: costumes must be dry cleaned.
Angels: Dry Clean
Trepak: Dry Clean
Maids: all items can be washed in cold water only, gentle cycle. Iron dresses and aprons .
Snow, Waltz, Marzipan, Tarantella, Pastel Mints, Tropak, or any other tutu: tutus are to be aired out for at least 1 week and then hung upside down in garment bags. Notify Ann-Marie if they are stinky. Stinky costumes will have to be delivered to Ann-Marie's home for extra work.
If there is a costume I have forgotten, please read the cleaning instructions on the inside of the costume and/or contact me via email: ptbdanceinfo@gmail.com