On Saturday, August 24, Arizona Dance Artistry and Phoenix Youth Ballet Theatre are having open, free auditions for the holiday season's production of The Nutcracker. (Kids don't need to be enrolled at the studio to be a part of this performance.)

Boys and girls aged 7 and up are invited to join the cast of dancers for the professional production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker Suite. Roles available for all skill levels for dancing, tumbling and acting, such as Party Friends and Parents, Clara and Fritz, Dewdrop, Snow King, Candy Canes, Gingersnaps, Arabian and more. Amateur dancing/acting adults, gymnasts/dancers that can tumble, semi-professional dancers and male dancers 13-plus-years-old that can partner for pas de deux are also being sough.

Location: Arizona Dance Artistry dance studio

Times:

Age 12-plus 12 p.m.

Ages 10-11 1:30 p.m.

Ages 7-9 2:30 p.m.

For info on audition attire and other details, visit www.phoenixyouthballet.org.