Children’s Cast FAQs 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Rehearsal Attire
Option A:
Black leotard
Pink or flesh-toned tights
Any color ballet shoes
Option B:
Fitted white T-shirt
Black shorts, tights, or leggings
Any color ballet shoes
Children should bring a water bottle to each rehearsal with their name labelled clearly. Bags can be brought inside the building but are not allowed in the studio. We recommend that phones, tablets, and computers be left at home. If children bring these items to the studios, they must be kept put away and silent. Sacramento Ballet is not responsible for personal belongings. Please be sure to label all personal items brought to the studios.
Most rehearsals are on Saturdays and can be anywhere between 45 minutes and 5 hours depending on the role and how close it is to opening night.
To get an idea of the time commitment, please go to ROLES.
- When you accept a role, you are making a commitment to participate in all scheduled activities, including costume fittings, rehearsals, and performances.
- Anticipated absences should be communicated as soon as possible to the Nutcracker Team. Excessive absences will affect your child’s right to participate.
- Absences will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the Nutcracker Artistic Team and they will make the final decision on the child’s participation.
- If your child contracts Covid, please keep them home and email Gzaly@sacballet.org immediately.
Yes, the purpose of these rehearsals is for the different roles to interact. If there is a reason to change the schedule, the Nutcracker Team will communicate the change to everyone who is impacted.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dress rehearsals will be held at the Theater.
Children must follow the costume, hair, and makeup requirements for their role.
Children may bring a bag with ballet shoes, and cover-up clothing. Children may bring phones/tablets or quiet activities such as cards or other games.
No pens, markers, colored pencils, stickers, scissors, or other items that can damage or stain the costumes are allowed backstage at the Theater. Food is not allowed backstage.
Frequently Asked Questions
On the website:
We are still finalizing the schedule, but it will be added to the website as soon as it is finalized
Please be sure to check the date and time at the top of each schedule to confirm you have the most current version.
Role leads will also communicate schedule changes to parents.
Parents are invited to volunteer as Role Leads or Rehearsal Assistants. If you are not volunteering, you may stay by the coffee shop, but we respectfully ask that you do not congregate by any of the studios.
No, parents are not allowed to watch the rehearsals in the studio.
Parents may wait quietly in the audience with their children for staging rehearsals; please leave when the children are finished. Parents may not watch in the audience during dress rehearsals, but are welcome to volunteer backstage.
All children under the age of 14 must be escorted by an adult to sign in for auditions and rehearsals. Children under the age of 14 will be released to an adult after the audition and rehearsals.
The theater is in the middle of downtown Sacramento and we take the safety of all of our dancers seriously. All children’s cast members under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult to be dropped off and picked up at the theater.
Please visit this page again as the Nutcracker season progresses. Specific information will be provided at a later date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please ask an adult friend or relative to pick up your child. If that is not possible, we will keep your child backstage until after the performance. Please send a quiet activity with your child while they’re waiting, and let us know in advance as well as at check-in so we can account for your child.
Children may bring a bag with ballet shoes, and to store their cover-up clothing. Children may bring phones/tablets or quiet activities such as cards or other games.
No pens, markers, colored pencils, stickers, scissors, or other items that can damage or stain the costumes are allowed backstage at the Theater. Food is not allowed backstage.
Drop Off Location
Safe Credit Union Performing Arts Center
1114 14th St, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
Frequently Asked Questions
Photo Day is when the children dress in their costumes with hair and makeup fixed for their role and take individual and cast photos for their role.
November 29th
We provide Photo Day as an opportunity to capture memories of your children and their cast in pictures. This is the only permissible means to take pictures of children in costume. Taking photos in the studios, backstage, and during the performance are all prohibited by Sac Ballet policy, copyright law, and union restrictions.
Yes, please visit Tony Nguyen Photography.
The price list for the photos will be issued in October.
Please visit this page again as the Nutcracker season progresses. Specific information will be provided at a later date.
No, taking photos in the studios, backstage, and during the performance are all prohibited by Sac Ballet policy, copyright law, and union restrictions.