Auditions for Gulf Coast Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker” will be held Sept. 8 at Gulf Coast Ballet at The Wharf. Experience is not necessary for groups 1, 2 and 4. Boys are invited to audition for mice, soldiers, and group 4.

•Group 1 (ages 3 to 5) mice, lambs and angels — 9:15–9:45 a.m.

•Group 2 (ages 5 to 8) candy canes, soldiers and bonbons — 10–10:30 a.m.

•Group 3 (ages 9 and up) flowers, snowflakes, party children and solos — 10:45–11:30 a.m.

Group 4 (boys and adults for non-dancing parts of Act I) — 11:45 a.m.–noon

Depending on which group dancers are in, rehearsals will be on Tuesdays or Thursdays and some Saturdays. This Christmas ballet will be performed Dec. 14 and Jan 18 at the Erie H. Meyer Civic Center in Gulf Shores.

For more information, or to receive an information sheet and a registration form by mail, call Kathleen Tucker, director of Gulf Coast Ballet at (251) 269-9297.