The Whidbey
Playhouse has always depended upon its volunteers to continue its
operation - your services are needed. If you can spare some time to serve
the theatre, here are some of the jobs that need filling:
House Manager
This is the person in charge of the "front of the house" on a single
afternoon or night of a performance. It is their job to look after the needs of
our audience. Training for this position is available through the
Playhouse office. On show nights he or she will oversee box office ticket
sales and distribution, answer patron inquiries, coordinate ushers, and
work with the stage manager to coordinate the opening the house. They
remain available throughout the show in the lobby area to answer
telephone calls and respond to inquiries, and close up the building at the
end of the performance. Requires a training class. Call for details.
Ticket collectors/ushers/etc
Assist the House Manager, show patrons to their seats, help answer phone calls.
Actors
We present at least 5 different plays each year, plus some
off-season shows and other entertainments. To see what's coming up
click AUDITIONS.
Backstage
We're always looking for people to work as: Stage Hands, sewing, painting, prop gathering, light and sound operators.
Stage Manager
This
person helps make sure on show nights that everyone else does his or
her job. He or she makes sure the actors get to the theater on time,
calls all the cues for entrances, exits, lights, sound, and is generally
in charge of what happens on the stage and in the backstage area.This
person begins their role right from the time of auditions through the
run of the show.
Props
There are props required for all shows - everything from soup to nuts. These volunteers will help beg, borrow, and steal, uh, buy the props required for our productions! Their job takes place prior to the show opening.
Set Construction Crew
The
volunteers in these positions will begin their role when we help strike
the previous shows' set. The next day, usually Sunday, we need a
variety of individuals to help construct and paint the set that is
planned for our production. Someone will be leading this effort, and
they need individuals, experienced or not, who would like to help bring
the set to life! These persons will be done with their roles by a few
weeks prior to the show opening.
Concessions- Host/Hostess
The
lead person in this area will prepare concessions for purchase on
performance nights by our patrons, work with other concession
volunteers, and oversee concession sales during intermission.
Stage Crew
These
individuals will assist the Stage Manager to set and replace props
during the show, move set pieces, and assist actors backstage. Their
job will begin a couple of weeks prior to and then through the run of
the show.
Costume Assistants
These
volunteers will be working with the lead costumer throughout the months
prior to the actual show to hunt down, alter as needed, trim and sew
the production's costumes. They will also assist in insuring that
costumes are cleaned and repaired as needed during and after the show.
Lighting Technician
Work
with the Lighting Designer to see the process of hanging and adjust the
lights for a show, help set the cues in our lighting computer, and
operate the computer that raises and lowers light levels during the run
of the production. This person will begin their efforts a couple of weeks prior to the show opening and run the light booth during each show.
Sound Technician
There
are often lots of sound cues in our shows! The person filling this
role will operate the computerized sound board that initiates the sounds
on cue of such things as dogs barking, school bells ringing and/or
Christmas music playing! This person will be involved from a couple of
weeks prior to and then through the run of the show.
