Volunteer at Orcas Center
Orcas Center depends on its volunteer base, and the range of volunteer activities is broad. Our volunteer needs accommodate folks who want to work on a limited, one-time basis or those that want to establish an ongoing volunteer schedule. Volunteer assignments at Orcas Center offer the opportunity to learn a new skill, meet new people, get behind the scenes, contribute to important organizational initiatives and have fun.
Please let us know what interests you. If you aren’t sure what volunteer work you’d like, we will be happy to find the perfect place for you! Please complete the following, and an Orcas Center staff member will contact you within one week.
Following is a partial list of volunteer activities:
Volunteer Coordination:
We are so appreciative of our volunteers who help us coordinate other volunteers. Volunteer coordinators identify potential volunteers, track their interests, skills and time availability, and assist staff and Board members in making volunteer assignments. Perhaps this job is for you, if you are an organized, people-oriented individual!
Production activities:
--stage management
--lighting and sound operation
--production crew
--set and costume construction
--scene, costume and prop coordination
--production and scheduling management
--artist hospitality and meal preparation
For more information about these and other production activities, please contact Sparks at sparks@orcascenter.org.
Front of house functions:
--box office sales
--house management
--ushering
--beverage and CD sales
--mailing parties
For more information about these and other front-of-house duties, please contact Artha Kass at artha@orcascenter.org.
Administrative volunteer activities include:
--data entry
--coordination of fundraising appeals
--maintaining archives of Orcas Center events, publications, photographs and other digital records
For more information about these and other administrative duties, please contact Annie Moss Moore at anniem@orcascenter.org.
Marketing and audience development functions:
--grassroots, person-to-person marketing
--outreach to bring new audiences to Orcas Center
For more information about these and other marketing duties, please contact Kara O'Toole at kara@orcascenter.org.
Grounds and facilities maintenance:
--clean-up and painting of building interior spaces
--grounds maintenance, including our Adopt-A-Bed program
--organization and maintenance of scene and storage shops
--organization and maintenance of costume shop
For more information about these and other facilities duties, please contact Jeffrey Ludwig at jeffrey@orcascenter.org.
Special events:
The Orcas Center Board hosts a number of fundraising events throughout the year, from a major summer gala dinner to the annual Golf Classic, to a number of “Burger & Brew” pre-performance supper events. Duties include:
--Gala planning and sub-committee work including menu planning and decorating
--Food and beverage service
--Set up and clean up
For more information about working on special events, please contact April Duke at kookaburra51@hotmail.com or Magdalena Verhasselt at bob_orcas@msn.com.
