Nutcracker
Costumes, Hair, and Make-Up
Costumes:
Costumes are provided by AAB; listed below are shoes, tights & leotards (if needed) that you will need to provide
Angels - Pink Ballet shoes, pink ballet tights, white or nude leotard
Arabian - Pink convertible tights, Nude leotard
Bakers - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, white socks, white or nude leotard
Candy Canes - Pink tights, white ballet shoes (AAB provides "jewels" to glue on shoes)
Chinese Chopsticks - Black tights, white socks (red ballet shoes provided by AAB)
Chinese Dragon - Black ballet shoes, black tights or black kneesocks
Chinese Ribbons - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, white socks
Chinese Classical Adv - Black pointe shoes, black dance tights (not see-thru)
Chinese Classical Silk - Black leotard, black ballet shoes, black dance tights (not see-thru)
Chinese Umbrellas - Black leotard, black ballet shoes, black dance tights (not see-thru)
Cotton Candy - Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Doll - Ballerina - Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Elves & Baby Elves - Pink convertible tights
Flower Pots - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights (costume provided by AAB)
Fritz & Johann - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, thin white knee socks
Gingerbread Boys - White ballet shoes (brown tights provided by AAB)
Gingerbread Girls - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Gum Balls - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Hobby Horses - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, white socks or tights (red leotard provided by AAB)
Lollipops - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights, white or nude leotard
Maids - Black character shoes, pink tights
Marzipan - Pink convertible tights, Nude leotard
Mice Boys - Sneakers - high tops or converse
Mice Girls - Pink satin ballet shoes
Party Girl Dancers - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, pink tights
Party Small Children - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, pink tights
Party Teen Boys Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, thin white knee socks
Party Teen Girls - Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Polichinelles Boys - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, white tights
Polichinelles Girls - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Ribbon Candy - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Roses - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights, nude leotard
Small Butterfly - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Snow Children - White ballet shoes, pink tights
Snow Dancers - White ballet shoes, pink tights (AAB provides "jewels" to glue on shoes)
Snow Fairies - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights
Snow Maidens - Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Snowflakes - White ballet shoes, pink tights, nude leotard (AAB provides "jewels" to glue on shoes)
Soldier Horses - Black ballet shoes, black socks or tights (red leotard provided by AAB)
Soldiers - Black ballet shoes w/single black elastic, white socks or tights (red leotard provided by AAB)
Spanish Girls - Pink pointe shoes, pink tights
Sugar Plums - Pink ballet shoes, pink tights, nude leotard
Tapping Turtles - Black tap shoes
Tulips - Pink Pointe shoes, Pink tights
Hair (for girls):
- ALL hair should be secured with hairpins and hairspray. NO "fly-away" hair strands.
- Hairnets should be worn for ALL buns.
- If your part is not listed below, the hair should be up in a simple bun, secured with Hairpins, Hairnet & Hairspray.
Angels - Hair half up (on sides) and down in the back - preferably curled
Bakers - Low bun to fit with Baker hat
Chinese Classical Adv - Bun to fit under wig (provided by AAB)
Chinese Chopsticks - High bun to hold Chopstick headpieces
Chinese Ribbon - Flat bun to go under Chinese headpiece
Cotton Candy - High Bun
Elves - Low bun to fit with Elf hat
Flower Pots - Flat bun to go under Flower Pot headpiece
Gingerbread Girls - Two side braids looped into a circle (* braids can be wrapped around each other in a bun if other parts)
Hobby Horses - High Bun to fit under Soldier hat
Lollipops - Flat bun to go under Lollipop head
Mice - Flat bun to go under Mouse head
Party Girl Dancers - Curled hairpiece to go over bun
Party Small Children - Hair half up (on sides) and down in back - curled, or curled hairpiece to go over bun
Polichinelles - Flat bun to go under wigs (provided by AAB)
Snow Maiden - High Bun
Soldiers - High Bun to fit under Soldier hat
Soldier Horses - High Bun to fit under Soldier hat
Spanish - high Bun
Tulips - High Bun
Makeup:
STAGE MAKEUP:
EYES - Mascara for eyes
CHEEKS - Rouge for cheeks
* Additional makeup for Soldiers, Soldier Horses, Hobby Horses see below
*SOLDIERS, SOLDIER HORSES & HOBBY HORSES:
1) SOLDIER EYES: - Using a black pencil eyeliner, make "doll" eyelashes.
Draw 3 straight black lines fanning up above the eye, starting just below the eyebrow.
Draw 3 straight black lines fanning down just below the eye
2) SOLDIER CHEEKS:- Red felt cheeks (provided by AAB) will be applied by the backstage Moms.
Masks:
Nude-colored masks - it is best if they have 1 or 2 extra nude masks in their bags with them also.
