Saskatchewan Express is searching throughout the province for anyone who wants to take to the stage and perform, having put a call out for auditions for its cast. Singers and dancers from urban and rural Saskatchewan, of any talent level, are encouraged to audition.
Michele Glaze, auditions co-ordinator with the Saskatchewan Express, describes it as a “pre-professional performance group” that does a series of shows, in and sometimes outside of the province.
“Basically, we tour throughout Saskatchewan over the summer. We’ve also, on occasion, gone to the Western Canada Games in Kamloops, and were in Ottawa for Canada Day,” said Glaze. “Primarily, it’s touring in Saskatchewan, and we predominantly cast Saskatchewan performers.”
Glaze said the Saskatchewan Express trains and rehearses for, and puts together about three or four different shows to perform on tour. Performers in Saskatchewan Express visit a long list of places and events of significance throughout the tour. Destinations include many of Saskatchewan’s provincial parks and an assortment of community events, including the Queen City Exhibition. Performers with Saskatchewan Express often perform at centennial and anniversary events in
various communities.
“We provide the training. We’re looking for people who can sing and dance, but we provide a lot of training, and are happy to teach them. There are many people who get scared off and think, ‘I can’t dance,’ so there’s lots of singers who shy away from auditioning,” said Glaze. “We also cast dancers, so they do the really technical choreography. For anyone else, most of the time, if you can sing, you can dance because you understand movement
and rhythm.”
According to a media release from Saskatchewan Express, many performers who toured with the group ended up pursuing and going to great places in careers in the preforming arts, visiting the Panama Canal, the Hawaiian Islands, and several Disney World locations, as well as many other locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Many who have started their careers with Saskatchewan Express have appeared in musicals, movies
and television.
“I encourage anyone who’s seen us perform to come out and audition,” said Glaze. “We do touring in the winter and do school tours. I would encourage everyone not to hesitate. There’s no harm in coming out and giving it a try. We’re very kind in the audition room, whether it’s someone’s first or
fifth time.”
Anyone interested in auditioning can register by filling out an audition form available at Saskatchewan Express’ website, www.saskatchewanexpress.com, calling 306-522-3403 or emailing Glaze at [email protected].
