Production Volunteers needed for a Children's Theatre Performance

Prepare the facility for the celebratory performance and student graduation of Builders of the New World (“BNW”) program – ATW's award-winning after-school theater-arts education program, which has been serving homeless and at-risk youth living in NYC's temporary housing facilities since 1995.

What you will do:

• Mount and Hang children’s artwork and stories
• Finalize / print event programs
• Set up chairs for audience
• Prepare our set design
• Adjust lighting
• Beautify the space: do light repairs and light cleaning - sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning windows and other surfaces, picking up and disposing of odd-shaped or odd-textured items that cannot be swept or vacuumed. Cleaning products used: Windex, Dirtex, Pine-Sol, Endust/Pledge, Goo Gone, and other similar products with different brand names.
• Light lifting and climbing on a ladder or step stool is required for much of this work. We have 10’ ceilings and therefore use 6’ - 8’ ladders to hang decorations.

Other possible tasks:

• For volunteers comfortable using tools: small repairs include tightening screws, using a hammer and nails or a staple gun to fasten items.
• Organizing on-site equipment and supplies to create space for storing supplies and donations. This would include lifting and moving boxes and furniture.
• Purchasing supplies, if we run out, or picking up purchased or donated supplies. (ATW will provide funds for this.)

Other important info:

• The day’s events will be videotaped & photographed for our program documentation and communication purposes. We will distribute Video Releases to each volunteer upon arrival.
• Participants must dress comfortably: sneakers / flat shoes and clothes they can move around in.
• Due to the popularity of and specificity of work at these events, participants who sign-up should arrive PROMPTLY and stay for the whole event.
• Participants will be split into smaller groups to complete the overall. Please bring a can-do attitude to the work for the day!
  

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Actors Theatre Workshop, 145 West 28th Street 3F, New York, United States