HOW TO VOLUNTEER

Lamp-Lite Theatre is a community playhouse that relies entirely on volunteers, especially in these categories:

• Front of House
• Backstage / Sound & Lighting
• Performers

If you are interested in volunteering (either front of house or backstage), please email us at lamplitetheatre@gmail.com.

Anyone interested in performing in one of our Lamp-Lite plays should email lamplitetheatre@gmail.com with name and contact information to schedule an audition.

If you are interested in volunteering at Lamp-Lite Theatre, please download the Volunteer Form below, fill it out, and email it to the HOUSE MANAGER at lamplitetheatre@gmail.com.

 The Lamp-Lite Players now hold auditions before each play throughout the season, in addition to the children's  auditions for our annual summer musicals. 

The play director for each production is responsible for overseeing the audition(s) for that particular play. Click here for the Audition Schedule for the 2024-25 Lamp-Lite Theatre Season.  

We are  always eager to find new performers — adults of all ages, teens,  singers, actors — to enhance and expand our coterie of performers.

Anyone interested in performing in one of our Lamp-Lite Theatre plays should send an email to lamplitetheatre@gmail.com ​and request an Audition Form. Please fill it out and  bring a copy with you to the audition. 

HOUSE VOLUNTEER DUTIES

• Must be 18 years old or older, although previous Lamp-Lite Players ages 15-17 may volunteer to be an Usher
• ALL House Volunteers will get a ticket to see the show for which they volunteered for
• Volunteers are asked to come ONE hour before the show.
• If you would like to become a FRONT-OF-THE-HOUSE volunteer, download a copy of the Volunteer Form, fill it out, and email to the HOUSE MANAGER at lamplitetheatre@gmail.com.

BOX OFFICE TICKET SALES

• Sells tickets prior to show. Handles cash and credit card sales.
• Hands out Will Call Season Passes and Reserved Tickets.

CONCESSIONS WORKER

• Set out snacks, setup coffee creamer/sugar station, make coffee.
• Sell concessions before the show and during intermission.
• After the show: turn off the coffee maker, rinse the carafes and put away the snacks.

GREETER

• Checks restroom supplies (toilet paper, towels & soap) before performance, and preps as needed.
• Greets people as they come in the door and directs them to the proper place.
• Handles Season Pass holder tickets.

PARKING ATTENDANT

• Directs people where to park.
• Keeps the exit Turn Lanes open as needed.
• May be asked help walk people to cars at night after the show with a flashlight.

USHERS

• Prior to the show they welcome guests, tear tickets in half, hand out programs and assist with seating as needed.
• After the show they pick up trash in the theatre and empty trash bins.
•  NOTE: broom, long handled dustpan, gloves provided.

BACKSTAGE VOLUNTEERS — A crucial part of a live performance happens behind the scenes, both before a production is mounted and during its run.

The  four-to-six week period between plays is an extremely busy one for our  crew of volunteers. Just as soon as one of our plays is completed, work  begins on set construction for the next play. Scenery must be built and  painted, props built or acquired, costumes created, etc.

If you would like to become a BACKSTAGE volunteer, download a copy of the Volunteer Form, fill it out, and email to lamplitetheatre@gmail.com.

SOUND & LIGHTING — Stage  lighting and sound, including music, are absolutely critical elements  to any stage performance. As a non-profit community theatre, all of our  sound and lighting personnel are unpaid volunteers who draw satisfaction  from their love of theatre.

Each performance requires two people  in the sound and light booth. Volunteers should be available for every  performance of the two-week run of that particular play, in addition to  several rehearsals.

If you would like to become a SOUND & LIGHTING volunteer, download a copy of the Volunteer Form, fill it out, and email to lamplitetheatre@gmail.com.

Sound & Lighting — Brian Oswald at boswald@sfasu.edu