upcoming season
by River City Pops

Oct. 19 - Oct. 21 (2023)

Welcome! We are so excited that you might be interested in becoming a member of River City Pops. We believe everyone should have a safe space to express themselves and have fun performing. RCP is a group open to all sexual orientations, gender identities, races, ethnicities, cultures, religions, body sizes, vocal ranges, physical abilities, ages, and neurodivergences. If you are kind, open, and ready to put on a show, we’d love to meet you!

What can I expect as a member of RCP?
Each year we put on one or two stage shows. We sing, we dance, we have fun. We create our shows from scratch with full group numbers created by our leadership and director, but the majority of our show comes from “specialty” numbers created and produced by group members. This makes every RCP show a truly unique experience.

We are a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Members are expected to help with fundraising to the best of their ability through various opportunities both in-person and virtual.


Rehearsal schedules vary from show-to-show and gig-to-gig, but generally our rehearsals are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 - 9 or 10 pm with occasional Saturday mornings as we get closer to our show date. 

When is the next show?
We are excited to share that we will be returning to the Dougherty Arts Center next year for our 40th Anniversary main stage show on May 17th and 18th, 2024. Additionally, we have several winter singing gigs lined up and may also put on small cabaret performances throughout the year, which are an additional (optional) opportunity for our members to do what they do best - perform! Rehearsals for members will resume again in November 2023 if participating in winter gigs. 


How do I audition?
This year we are excited to offer in-person auditions for performers hoping to join RCP! Please see below for audition dates, location, and what to expect/prepare:

There are two opportunities to come audition for RCP:

Thursday, October 19th, 2023 at 7:00 pm.

Thursday’s auditions will take place at the Violet Crown City Church at 1300 Morrow St. in Austin, TX 78757. You can park in any of the parking lots at the church. To find us, there is a courtyard on the church property with a long corridor with several doors. Most of those doors lead to where we'll be, but we'll make sure we put some signs up as well!


Saturday, October 21st , 2023 at 12:00pm.

Saturday’s auditions will take place at Dougherty Arts Center at 1110 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704. Auditions will take place in Room 2W. You will meet a member of RCP outside of the holding room while you wait to audition. Please note that parking can sometimes be difficult at Dougherty Arts Center depending on other DAC programming, so please allow enough time. 

  • You can sign up for a time slot for vocal auditions via this link. Dance auditions will take place in groups after vocal auditions, so please prepare to stay after vocal auditions for the next available dance call.
  • Auditions will include both a vocal and dance audition.
  • Please come prepared with a song no more than 1 minute in length, as well as a track to use for singing, as accompaniment will not be provided. Sing in the style that most suits your voice - be creative! We want to hear YOU.
  • Please come prepared to move in a short dance audition that will be designed for all levels. Whether you are a trained dancer, a singer who moves, or a performer with limited mobility - we just want to see your ability to follow direction, have rhythm, and give a great performance. Have fun with it and don’t worry about it!
  • Dance shoes are optional for the dance audition, but clothes should be comfortable for movement. You may or may not have a chance to change before the dance audition. 


If you have any questions or are unable to attend in person but would like to understand virtual audition options, please email president@rivercitypops.org.

We cannot wait to see you at the auditions. Thank you for singing and dancing with us!

If you aren’t ready to audition just yet but would like to try us out first (visit a rehearsal), let us know by contacting president@rivercitypops.org.

Click HERE to sign up online for an audition!