THE BROADWAY CHORUS

Joining the Chorus

It's easy to join The Broadway Chorus!

1. Go see our show: there's no better way to determine if we seem like a good fit for you, and be something your friends and family would enjoy seeing you in (member's friends and families are our target audience, naturally)

2. If you love the show, let us know: contact Ashley to schedule a short friendly audition so you can join the group before the next round of rehearsals start.

3. What you need: we're looking for people who can sing on-key, enjoy show tunes, can master simple choreography (given enough time), are 16 years of age or older,* kind, and love to have fun. You don't have to read music (though it helps, and if you want to learn, we'll teach you after practice)—we just want people who love being on stage and approach each performance with boundless enthusiasm!

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*Any younger children glimpsed in show and cast photos are family members of the director(s).

 

Auditions

You don't have to prepare anything for an audition. You'll come, sing some scales so we can check your tuning, then Ashley will teach you an unfamiliar harmony part, and hopefully you can learn it, and sing it. If you're off key, or have a very limited range, or can't learn the part, or can't sing it correctly (give or take small fixable issues), we'll likely suggest you look elsewhere. But if you're on key, your range is fine, you learn the part, and you sing it with gusto (more or less), hurrah!  

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Auditions are typically held in December/early January (for the May/June show) and in the summer (for the December show).  As we've said, we strongly encourage people to see an end-of-term show before auditioning for the next term. Also we do fill up, so prospective members who check us out and set up early auditions are more likely to get in ... once we're full, we maintain a waiting list. There's only so much room on stage (and backstage) so we can't have an unlimited group, unfortunately.

 

Rehearsal and Responsibilities

Your responsibilities as a Chorus member are to make a genuine effort to attend all regular weekly rehearsals, to follow instructions given by the directors, to play nice with the other members, and above all, to have a great time performing!  We rehearse in Vancouver on Tuesday evenings, and have occasional extra rehearsals at various irregular times in various locations for various reasons, but those extra rehearsals are always optional.

 

Monthly membership dues are currently set at $50.00, payable at the start of each month during which at least one rehearsal occurs, with a $5.00 discount for paying on time or in advance.