The Woodlands Ballet Ensemble and Payne Academy of Performing Arts bring The Nutcracker to vivid life on stage this holiday season. Whether it's your first time or your tenth time, immerse yourself in the story of Clara, a young girl who's beginning to yearn for romance. At the family Christmas party she receives a wooden nutcracker as a gift. That night in her dreams, she and her nutcracker prince embark on a grand adventure that begins with an epic battle between mice and toys and ends with a journey to the kingdom of sweets.