Volunteers Needed

What could be better than enjoying the spectacular view of the lake at Sand Harbor, while supporting your local community?  The Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival relies on our elite group of enthusiastic volunteers to help run the Festival every year. Joining the Festival as a volunteer offers many benefits including meeting and working with other fun and caring people, supporting the arts in Northern Nevada and earning FREE festival tickets.  Come join us and fill your summer with The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), featuring a hilarious romp through all of his 37 plays as well as the sounds of great music, featuring everything from blues, jazz, classic 70’s rock, Latin rhythm, the Reno Philharmonic, and so much more!

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Volunteer positions

Amphitheatre Host

Help to seat guests, monitor compliance with theatre rules, clean-up during intermission and after performance. Assist with distributing surveys. These positions report to the House Manager. Dinner is provided compliments of the Festival on work nights, provided you agree to close the venue with House Management, until approximately 11:00 pm. Volunteers must be able to maneuver comfortably throughout sand amphitheatre.   Apply Now

Back Gate Host

Assist guests to reserved and handicap seating, prevent unauthorized entry during performance and monitor compliance with theatre rules. This position reports to the House Manager. Hosts staying throughout the entire night, assisting with security at the back gate/back stage, will receive dinner compliments of the Festival on work nights.    Apply Now

Box Office

Issue "will call" tickets by looking up constituents in our ticketing system, printing their will call tickets and distributing their tickets with the utmost of customer service. Familiarity with data input, attention to detail, organizational skills and an upbeat positive attitude are vital to this position. Apply Now

Floater

Assumes various positions as needed.  Apply Now

Greeter

Welcome Festival guests and answer questions. Assist with directing people from the parking lot to the theatre entrance.  Assist with distributing guest surveys.  Apply Now

Merchandise Sales Assistant

Assist Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival staffs with merchandise sales and the nightly set up and clean up of the gift shop displays.   Apply Now

Ticket Taker/Usher

Responsible for scanning in electronic tickets, distributing wrist bands, and ushering patrons into the designated seating areas of the amphitheatre. Apply Now

Work Crew

(Daytime position) Enjoy the sunshine at Sand Harbor while helping clean & maintain the theatre grounds prior to the start of the performance. Pre and post season positions also available to prepare venue for the season.  Apply Now

Landscaping Maintenance

(Morning position) Enjoy the peaceful morning sunshine at Sand Harbor while watering temporary plants and trees at the theatre grounds. We are looking for a few dedicated people for this, working as many mornings as you would like. We would prefer a set schedule for the season. This job takes approximately 1 – 1 ½ hour each morning, If you are interested, please add into the comments section your desired schedule (ie: Mon-Fri or Saturdays & Sundays).  Apply Now

D.G. Menchetti Young Shakespeare

(Daytime position)  Help Festival staff to greet patrons, scan electronic tickets, and seat young audience members during our 15 FREE performances staged for children. Volunteers are needed at various locations, please review the Young Shakespeare Program schedule to see where we will be performing this summer season. Apply Now

Office Crew

Help with various office duties throughout the calendar year.  Apply Now