BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre held auditions for The Nutcracker: A Tale from the Bayou on Sunday at The Dancer's Workshop.

The event saw dancers audition for the production for a chance to participate in the cherished holiday tradition, performing alongside the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra 

Performances of the production will take place from Dec. 18 to Dec. 20, with each child cast performing in one of the four scheduled performances.