With Guest Artists of Oregon Ballet Theater & Pacific Northwest Ballet

Port Angeles’ very own adaptation of this classic holiday ballet opens our season at the brand-new Donna Morris Theater. This beloved original staging of “The Nutcracker” returns as the family event of the holiday, bringing together over 100 Peninsula ballet artists, theatre performers, and leading guest artists. Set to Tchaikovsky’s traditional score, this home-grown production pays tribute to the rich history of life on the Peninsula, as it follows two American children, Marie & Frank, through the Nutcracker story told through the lense of the Civil war era of 1895.

Highly praised by local critics and audiences for its storytelling brilliance, locally crafted costumes, and beautifully hand-painted backdrops of the Olympic Mountains, this is an annual holiday show you’ll want to enjoy with your entire family, young and old, for years to come.