(sub)version/Jezzibel – The Buttcracker: A Nutcracker Burlesque
Location: Volta Performing Arts Center, 2142 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Audition / Call Type: Dancers
CHARACTERS/ROLES
Clara – Principal – Our hero, and the Admin of the office, charged with setting up the office
holiday party. Young, awkward, and a bit on the lower side of self-esteem, but grows into an
awareness of and confidence in their sensuality and sense of self. In the past this role has been
femme presenting, but open to all genders and gender expressions, and any race. Does not need
to be a formal dancer, but a familiarity with movement and comedy is preferred.
Drosselmeyer – Principal – The hired entertainment for the office party, and the orchestrator of
the hallucinogenic trip to the Land of the Sweets. Drosselmeyer is the through-line of the show,
connecting both the boring corporate world and the Land of the Sweets. Seeking a skilled
entertainer who knows how to work a crowd. Drag, burlesque, magicians, circus performers, and
big personalities welcomed.
Boss/Rat King – Principal – Boss – snooty, oppressive, not a fan of Clara, but even less a fan of
doing any actual work. Sexually and physically repressed. Rat King – The villain of the Land of
the Sweets, sexy with an edge, trapped the Sugar Plum Fairy and made the Land of the Sweets
their own.
Sugar Plum Fairy – The Glinda of the Land of the Sweets, freed by Clara, BFFs with the
Buttcracker. Seeking strong dancer: Point, jazz, modern, ballet, hip hop, etc. Comedy skills are
especially necessary.
Ensemble – a Group of Four dancers/movers/shakers – They dance in the Dance of the Snowflakes, Dance of the Reeds, Dance of the Flowers, and Rat King vs. Buttcracker Battle, also
perform as Clara’s co-workers, who are just as snooty, snobby, and repressed as the Boss.
Payment: Paid
City or Location of call: Volta Performing Arts Center, 2142 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago
Please submit to: thebuttcrackerauditions@gmail.com by 08/11/2023 6:00 AM
