2026 christmas productions of
“the Cobbler’s gift”
2:00pm & 6:00pm December 12, 2026
“Messiah”
3:00pm on December 13, 2026
Location: Mertes Center for the Arts (Las Positas College)
*Please use “MERTES CENTER FOR THE ARTS” in your GPS to arrive at the correct building on the Las Positas College Campus
(Building 4000 on the map below which is the first building on the left as you enter campus from Collier Canyon Rd)
Christmas 2026
PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
PERFORMANCE
Saturday, December 12, 2026 - Las Positas College Mertes Center for the Arts, 4000 building
Cast A: 2:00pm
Cast B: 6:00pm
Sunday, December 13, 2026 - Mertes Center for the Arts, (Las Positas College) 4000 building
Ballet 5/6/7 only: 3:00pm
REHEARSALS
Choreography is learned within the student’s class times, but some additional Saturday rehearsals are required to bring the students together to finalize their choreography and staging.
Please refer to your contracts, which are also linked below. Each Ballet level and Tap have certain rehearsals. Please note that some of our Upper Ballet levels may have some modifications to this schedule due to what roles they are cast in, and how choreography goes from week to week, so always check emails and notices for any time changes.
We are excited to present our productions of “The Cobbler’s Gift” and Messiah” as our Christmas performances! Your student will not want to miss out on the opportunity to perform with their class, while showing off what they have learned throughout the year.
The Christmas performance is a very important time for our students as they’re able to exhibit onstage the progress they’ve made throughout the year. We know that they have worked very hard and we are so proud to be able to allow them the opportunity to perform. We take very seriously our responsibility to prepare them well, so that they are confident in their steps onstage. We appreciate your cooperation in encouraging your students to participate and enabling them to feel their best for the performance by getting them to classes and rehearsals prepared to do their best.
CLASS CASTING:
Coins - Creative Movement
Cast A: Wed. 4:00pm
Cast B Sat. 9:00am
Spirits of Faith - Pre-Ballet
Cast A: Mon. 4:00pm & Tues. 4:00pm
Cast B: Wed. 4:00pm & Sat. 9:00am
Matchstick Girls - Ballet 1
Cast A: Mon. 4:00pm
Cast B: Fri. 5:15pm & Sat. 11:15am
Mrs. Aubergine’s Porters - Ballet 2A
Spirits of Thankfulness - Ballet 2B & Ballet 2C
Factory Kids - Ballet 3 Track A
School Children - Ballet 3 Track B
Spirits of Hope - Tap 1, 2 & 3
Casting
Cobbler - Saraya Spilak (Rebekah Spencer)
Cobbler’s Daughter - Grace Jones (Elyssa Chang)
Mrs. Hyde, the Leather Seller - Sofia Dy-Liacco (Emma Luey)
Mrs. Grimsby, the Landlord - Claire Mayott (Ruhi Sontakke)
Madame Aubergine, the Rich Lady - Rebekah Spencer (Katya Kulikova)
Ruby, the Tapper - Elyssa Chang (Brynn Mayott)
Mrs. Peacock, the triplets mother - Ruhi Sontakke (Claire Mayott)
Cora, a triplet - Saanvi Shukla (Sofia Dy-Liacco)
Nora, a triplet - Angela Guo (Sofia Dy-Liacco)
Mora, a triplet - Stella Smith (Sofia Dy-Liacco)
Paulina, a Prima Ballerina - Katya Kulikova (Ruhi Sontakke)
Valentina, another Prima - Emma Luey (Ruhi Sontakke)
The Spirit of Faith - Siri Kiran Kashyap (Fayna Xie)
The Spirits of Hope - Brynn Mayott & Blake Bowman (Abby Jones)
The Spirit of Thankfulness - Cassidy Sales (Brynn Shook)
The Spirit of Generosity - Elly Luey (Myra Sule)
Spirit of Generosity Demi-Soloists - Brynn Shook, Fayna Xie, Myra Sule
(Vaanya Parakh, Akira Bond, Joy LIu)
Nurse - Vaanya Parakh
Wounded Soldier - Rowan Shook
Street Sweeps - Hayley Kim, Kiera Gao
Newspaper Sellers - Cassidy Sales, Joy Liu
Townspeople - Blake Bowman, Siri Kiran Kashyap, Brynn Shook, Sarah Spencer
Coffee/Food Vendor - Elly Luey, Myra Sule, Fayna Xie
Soldiers:
Akira Bond, Aanya Ajjarapu, Maka Chaguma, Micaela Cipriano, Zoe Ma, Brynn Mayott, Kaylee Souder, Zoe Zhuo
Spirits of Generosity:
Blake Bowman, Kiera Gao, Siri Kiran Kashyap, Hayley Kim, Joy Liu, Vaanya Parakh, Cassidy Sales, Rowan Shook, Sarah Spencer
ADDITIONAL REHEARSALS
Additional Saturday rehearsals for The Cobbler’s Gift are MANDATORY. This means that your child may NOT miss Saturday rehearsals if they wish to perform. Dress rehearsal and Tech Rehearsal are our other additional and mandatory rehearsals but do check your student’s contract as some of our younger students do not need to attend some of the rehearsals. Students who miss Dress Rehearsal will not be permitted to perform!
If you have any questions regarding a known Saturday absence, please email the office at classes@radianceballet.com for approval before September 26.
Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet and Ballet 1 students will have time “blocks” that they will be required to attend. We make every effort to keep our younger students for only as long as is necessary and appreciate your compliance with getting them to their rehearsals on time. It is best to keep the full time-frames listed free from other commitments until the full rehearsal schedule is released.
***PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOOK CAREFULLY AT THE ADDITIONAL SATURDAY REHEARSALS AND DRESS REHEARSAL DATES AND TIMES. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAKE THESE REHEARSALS, PLEASE LET US KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO PERFORM. YOU WILL NOT BE EXCUSED ONCE YOU’VE COMMITTED TO PARTICIPATE.
FEES
Please refer to your student’s contract with the participation fee.
Your Christmas performance fee covers your child’s participation fee, extra rehearsals, theater rentals and their costume rental. Our costumes are on a “rental” system due to the inflation of costume prices. In order to avoid a continued increase in participation cost, we have begun recycling the costumes for our students throughout the years.
VOLUNTEERING
We do appreciate and need help from you, parents/family! Radiance’s productions are a huge undertaking and we need our families to be involved with us. If we do not have enough parent volunteers, we must increase the paid staff for our productions, therefore, we are offering you the following options for our Christmas production. Please select which area you will be willing to help with, and we will assign you a task during rehearsals and performances.*
I will volunteer one (1) time during performances for a $15 discount on my participation fee
I will volunteer two (2) times. One (1) time during one (1) rehearsal and one (1) time during one (1) performance for a $30 discount on my participation fee
I am unable to volunteer my time and understand that I will be charged an additional $45
AUTO ENROLLMENT
With an understanding that most of our students do choose to participate in the Spring show, and in an effort to streamline the sign-up process, every student is automatically signed up to participate in the Spring performance. Your recital fee will be charged to your card on file on September 28, 2026.
CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE PARTICIPATION FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE
In the event that you must withdraw from the Christmas performance after September 28, 2026, you will NOT receive a refund in whole or in part.
WITHDRAWING FROM CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE
If you decide that your student will not be participating in the Spring performance, you must let the office know by email (classes@radianceballet.com) by SEPTEMBER 28, 2026. Failure to decline participation will result in your card being charged for your participation fee. If no communication is received, Radiance will understand that you are giving authorization to charge your participation fee to your card on file.
For those students involved in both our tap & ballet program, participation in all classes (Ballet & Tap) is highly recommended. Should your student wish to participate only in certain classes that they attend, this must also be communicated to the office by 9/28/26. Failure to do so will result in them being included in all of their class dances.
REHEARSAL CONTRACTS
A signed rehearsal contract (opposite side) must be returned to the office by September 12 for Ballet 4, 5, 6 and 7 and September 26 for Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet, Ballet 1, Ballet 2, and Ballet 3 in order to participate in the Christmas performance. This contract lists all of your student’s mandatory rehearsals and serves to ensure there is an understanding by parents that their child MUST attend all listed rehearsals of that class. By signing the Rehearsal Contract, you are stating that you have read and understand all of the above information and agree to make sure your child attends all mandatory Saturday rehearsals and Dress rehearsal as listed for their class level. Any known conflicts MUST be approved by the office BEFORE signing rehearsal contracts. Should a student be in violation of their rehearsal contract, Radiance reserves the right to withdraw them from their recital dance.
TICKETS
We will announce when tickets go on sale. Tickets range from $24.75-$35.75/seat. Wheelchair accessible seating is available. You will be able to purchase your tickets through TutuTix ticketing platform through the link found on our website.