Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical

Vancouver Actors Guide is bringing on volunteers for Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical, a live musical improv production based in Vancouver, BC. This role sits at the intersection of performance and production support, contributing directly to the development and execution of an ongoing improvised musical theatre project with a long-term growth trajectory. It suits performers, producers, and theatre creatives who want to build credits in live production while getting in on the ground floor of a developing performance company.

About the Role

Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical operates as a live performance project under the Vancouver Actors Guide umbrella, one of the longest-standing free resources for the Vancouver acting community. Volunteers work across the production and performance pipeline, from show development and rehearsal support to eventual workshop facilitation and festival programming. The day-to-day involves hands-on creative collaboration in a live theatre context, with a clear path toward paid work as the production expands its run.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of improvised musical theatre performances across rehearsals and live show runs.
• Contribute to production planning as Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical builds toward workshop programming and festival appearances.
• Assist in shaping the creative and logistical framework of a live performance project at the development stage.
• Participate in live musical improv sessions, contributing to narrative, character, and musical structure in real time.
• Help build the infrastructure for workshop facilitation as paid programming rolls out over time.
• Represent Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical during community-facing events and festival runs when production expands.

What You Bring

• Background in live theatre production, musical performance, improv, or a related performance discipline.
• Comfort working in an early-stage production environment where structures are still being built.
• Experience with musical improv, sketch comedy, or live performance formats is a strong asset.
• Ability to contribute across both performance and production support functions as needed.
• Interest in workshop facilitation or festival production as the project grows into paid programming.

Why This Role

Vancouver Actors Guide has served the Vancouver acting community as a trusted, free resource for years, and Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical is part of its direct investment in original live production. This is a volunteer position, with paid opportunities expected to open up in areas like workshop facilitation and festival runs as the production scales. For creatives looking to build live production credits in Vancouver, this is a ground-level entry into a project with real momentum.

Apply now for Canon Fire: The Improvised Musical with Vancouver Actors Guide and get involved before the next phase of production begins.