APhoto Of The Day — 9.19.11

While waiting for their turn to audition for the Nutcracker, a few boys spent part of the time making faces as they stared into a mirror. Kids auditioned for one of the much-coveted roles in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s production of the Nutcracker at the Phelps Center at Seattle Center Sunday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Ellen Banner)

Top Cutlines

• 1. Kids audition for the role of melting ice caps as the Pacific Northwest Ballet attempts to incorporate environmental issues into its Nutcracker production — Nic.
• 2. Hey kid, your mom told you if you kept doing that your face will freeze into that shape — Charlie.
• 3. “Ohhhh macarena” — Brent Andrews