2023 Nutcracker by Pia Bouman School

2023 is the 38th year for Pia Bouman School’s annual performance of Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker – Toronto’s most family-friendly and longest-running Nutcracker! We are so excited to bring the traditional story of the Nutcracker back at Humberside Collegiate Institute.

GENERAL INFO & WHAT TO EXPECT

Each show is 100min total, including the 20min intermission.
Main doors open at12:30pm for the matinee shows. Doors to the Lismer Hall Theatre will be open at 1pm.
Limited free first-come-first-serve parking available at Humberside CI’s parking lot.
Late-comers will be allowed into the Theatre by ushers at an appropriate moment. We appreciate your understanding.
Please note video and picture taking will not be allowed during the shows. PBS will record and share the performances with the dancers.
Please note, there is no coat check.
Humberside CI is accessible from the back of the building. If you need assistance, please get in touch with us at info@piaboumanschool.org

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TICKETS & DURING THE PERFORMANCE

Tickets are $20-$55 plus service & processing fee. Prices vary according to the seat/block selected by the patron.
Children up to 3 years old can go on the parent’s lap. Any child 3 years and up needs a separate ticket.
Please note, if you have a young child, Row O (first row of the balcony) might be hard for them to see over the wall.
If you are buying tickets for a group of 8 or more, please get in touch with us for a group discount of 10%: info@piaboumanschool.org.
Patrons can leave and come back to the hall during the performance. However, we ask everyone to be mindful and be as undisruptive as possible for the audience. Our ushers will guide you.
Toronto’s most family-friendly Nutcracker welcomes all! We understand children can get excited and we will tolerate that as much as possible. However, if you are attending with a young child, and for some reason they get upset during the performance to a degree where it’s disruptive for the rest of the audience, our ushers might need to ask you to temporarily leave the theatre. You can always come back when the child is quieted.

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NUTCRACKER IS AN IMPORTANT FUNDRAISER FOR PBS

Our Nutcracker Boutique is for your holiday shopping needs with beautiful new items, the Flower Shop for your dancer, and a Bake Table with delicious goodies for your taste buds! All sales will help Pia Bouman School to get through this very hard “post-covid” era. This year, we are able to take VISA, MC and Debit cards for all the sales. However, please bring cash donation if you want to speed things up at the Bake Table!

Patrons who placed orders for Nutcracker merch and chose to pick up their orders from the Boutique Table can do so starting an hour earlier before each show, when the main doors of Humberside are open, or after each show. Stay tuned for the online store announcement!

If you cannot attend our 38th Nutcracker this year, please consider donating by clicking here to support PBS. You will get an automatic tax receipt in your inbox. Your contribution means we can continue support our students and staff!