The Conservatory’s production of The Nutcracker is a holiday tradition in the Ridgefield community. Ballet students in Level I-V with participation in a ballet class the full previous year may audition. Performed annually at the Ridgefield Playhouse, participants enjoy exquisite choreography, custom-designed costumes, and performing for sold out audiences in Ridgefield’s beautiful Ridgefield Playhouse theatre. $395 participation fee includes rehearsal and performance participation and t-shirt.