The Nutcracker needs nearly 100 parent volunteers for the show to succeed. We are still looking for help during dress rehearsals and on show day. Please contact our volunteer coordinator Julie Tuggle at octuggle@yahoo.com to help out. To assist in the dressing rooms, please contact Lori Howard at fireknight1@aol.com. We are still in need of dressing room helpers for the following slots:

• Show 2 dress rehearsal on Thursday, November 29th, at 10:00am - 2 parents needed
• Show 3 on Saturday, December 1st, at 4:30pm - 2 parents needed

Thank you very much! 

Let visions of sugarplums dance in your head while the smell of gingerbread wafts through your kitchen as you prepare to showcase your creative entry in the 2nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest. 

Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe

We need cookies, cupcakes, sweet treats and other savory items for the 2nd Annual Sugar Plum Sweet Shoppe that is open before & after each Nutcracker performance. These can be either homemade or store-bought, just make sure items such as cookies or brownies are individually packaged and easy for us to sell at the bake sale. We hope to sell each item for $1, so please package accordingly. Last year we earned more than $750 that went directly back to the Nutcracker production budget. All items need to be brought to school by 3pm on Friday, November 30th, or the morning of December 1st. Please contact our Sweet Shoppe Coordinator, Melanie Huth at melanieph@sbcglobal.net with any questions. 

All performers SHOULD now have their costume basics. If you are having issues, please contact our Nutcracker Closet Coordinator, Alexandra Kemp at nutcrackercloset@strandwood.org - there are still items available. Dress Rehearsals are the week we return from Thanksgiving break. Please do not wait until the last minute! 

All students should come to school in costume basics on the day of their dress rehearsal. Questions? Please go to our school website for additional information, click here for a Show/Class schedule, or contact nutcracker@strandwood.org.

Each performer gets two "seats" to the show they are performing in. (For example, if you have one child in show 1, you get two seats for show 1. If you have two children in show 1, you get four seats to show 1.) There will be a list at the door and guests may check in under the student's name. We have very large casts this year so seating is very limited and is based on fire code capacity for the room, not actual chairs taken (everyone needs to be counted, including babies and small children).

Nutcracker DVDs