Washington Savoyards attracts its singers from among opera and theatre professionals based in the Washington area, as well as from music, theatre, and opera students at local universities. In 2004, the company was accepted into residency at Flashpoint, Washington's arts incubator run by the Cultural Development Corporation of Washington. The company's artistic director, since 2007, is N. Thomas Pedersen. Audrey M. Shipp directed all of the Savoyards' productions from 1973 until 1995. In recent years, its directors have included Michael Baron, Michael J. Bobbitt, and Jay D. Brock.