Each season a different special project is chosen for sponsorship by the Alumni Recognition Initiative.

This season (2022-23) our goal for the Alumni Initiative is to raise costume funding for new romantic tutus for our company dancers. Revered for their versatility and beautiful movement on stage, Romantic tutus are a softer style of tutu with a longer length skirt (between knee and ankle), as opposed to the more well-known shorter, stiffer Classical tutu. A new set of these costumes will be of great use to our dancers for this season, and many more to come! If you are an alumnus of MCB or MCB's Nutcracker productions, please consider supporting this special project.

All donors will be recognized in season programs. See our donor page for a list of our 2021-2022 alumni donors.

Past Alumni Donor Projects

2020-2021

The Alumni Recognition Initiative funded the costs of filming and producing Clara’s Tri-Cities Nutcracker Dream, MCB's film version of our traditional holiday performance produced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-2020

The Alumni Recognition Initiative donations funded the creation of a Nutcracker Photo Booth unique to our 2^nd Act design that will be enjoyed by generations to come.

2018-2019

The Alumni Recognition Initiative donations funded the addition of a grandfather clock with a digital face for The Nutcracker set. This new piece was designed and fabricated by Greg Elder, the scenic designer behind the beautiful set so familiar to Tri-Cities audiences.