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NEEDED IMMEDIATELY:
2 DANCERS/ACTORS (male and female)
There is no nudity in this show.
The Beulaville Baptist Book Club Presents: A Bur-Les-Q Nutcracker!
By Mark-Brian Sonna
About the show:
Are you tired of the typical Holiday shows? Come check ours out! The women of the Beulaville Baptist Book Club are in dire straits financially, and as a last-ditch attempt to save their book club they decide to do a fundraiser and hire the Beaumont Ballet to perform Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”. Madge’s Piña Colada Casserole unfortunately sickens the entire cast with food poisoning, and they are unable to perform. Luckily, there is another dance troop in town. It seems the Velvet Kittens Burlesque Dancers are stuck in Beulaville because their van broke down on their way to New Orleans. Madge has never heard of Burlesque, or as she pronounces it “Bur-less-Q”, and in an act of necessity hires the dance troupe to do “The Nutcracker”. The end result? The most original, unusual, and comical Nutcracker you have ever seen!
Winner of the 2014 National Goldstar Nutcracker Award aka "The Nutty” for being America’s favorite Nutcracker.
With over 400 performances this show has become a holiday staple for the DFW area.
Some previous cast members are returning there are various roles available.
Male and female Dancers are needed for this production. Some of the “female roles” can be played by men.
Roles available are listed below:
(Please note the dance roles are character driven, and some of the roles only have a few lines, but they must be able to portray their characters while dancing. We are looking for dancers with different skill levels, abilities, and training. There are 13 dance numbers in the show. Not every dancer performs in all of them. Some are quite simple, others complex. Some dances require musical theatre dancing, ballet, jazz, tap, or vogueing, while others require just being able to walk to a beat and pose.)
Joni, male, female, or non-binary, any race. 20-40s. Joni is transgendered and non-binary. Joni had served in the Ukrainian Army and claims to have also danced for the Bolshoi Ballet in Russia. Joni is judgmental and is in the USA trying to find a husband. The actor portraying Joni has to have strong improv skills for they go into the audience to interview men to possibly be potential husbands. This is perhaps the mmost beloved character of the show.
Jessica, female, any race 20-30. She is the “good Catholic girl” off stage who then becomes the trashiest sexpot while dancing.
Auditions will take place at the MBS Productions rehearsal space, 8625 King George Drive suite 245A, Dallas, TX 75230
Auditions are by appointment. Contact us at info@mark-briansonna.com or call/text us at 214-477-4942 to let us know if you are interested and we will coordinate an audition time and date.
Rehearsals begin November 6. The show runs December 4-28, 2025 (No shows on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day).
Pay is $400 - $450 (stipend plus share of "tips").
The show is directed by Mark-Brian Sonna & Sarah Nichole Thompson. Choreography by Mark-Brian Sonna and Jana Edele.
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