Donna Bonasera, artistic director of Connecticut Dance Theatre in Watertown, announced that 11-year-old Southington resident, Lauren Carney, will play the part of "Young Clara" in CDT's production of “Clara and the Nutcracker,” for two performances at 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20 at Taft School, 110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, in the Bingham Theatre. The daughter of John and Megan Carney, she is a sixth-grader at John F. Kennedy Middle School and has been a member of CDT since the age of 3. Tickets are $15 and $20. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact CDT Studios at (860) 274-0004.