Olympic Ballet Theatre stages holiday favorite, The Nutcracker

Scene from Olympic Ballet Theatre's production of The Nutcracker

For the 30th year, the Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) of Edmonds will follow its tradition of staging a full-length production of The Nutcracker for the holidays.

Nutcracker will play at the Edmonds Center for the Arts on December 18 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm, and December 19 at 3:00 pm.

Tickets for The Nutcracker are on sale now. $20 for children 10 and under, $25 for students through high school and seniors, $30 for adults. Call Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006, or order online.

Olympic Ballet Theatre’s season of productions continues through February 2011. The company will partner with Cascade Symphony Orchestra in the performance of Saint-Saens’ young people’s classic Carnival of the Animals. 

April will mark Olympic Ballet Theatre’s 30th anniversary and a new production of the comedic ballet Coppelia, and the premiere of The Girl with Enamel Eyes.

Located at 700 Main Street in Edmonds, Olympic Ballet Theatre is a professionally oriented ballet company and school, offering dance and ballet classes for all ages from three to high school.