OPEN AUDITIONS for The Conservatory's 13th annual production of The Nutcracker will be held Friday, September 12th and Saturday, September 13th. Please return to this page for updates and details as they become available!

The Nutcracker presented by The Conservatory will return to the Arend Arts Center stage (dates TBD) for the 13th annual production of the heartwarming classic set to the iconic Tchaikovsky score. Described as a “community treasure,” The Nutcracker is Northwest Arkansas’s most beloved holiday tradition featuring a huge community cast of nearly 200 dance students, adult character artists and the featured professional guest artists of NWA Ballet Theatre.

Join The Conservatory for an enchanted evening with Clara as she receives her most treasured Christmas gift, a Nutcracker doll. Follow along as the Nutcracker comes to life in a dream, and saves Clara from the grip of the evil Rat Queen and her mice minions with the help of an infantry of toy soldiers. Continue with Clara and the Nutcracker prince as they journey through the wintry Snow Forest and into the kingdom of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her magical Land of Sweets.

Ticket information will be updated on this page as soon as it is finalized.