Do you ever need help during a production?

Yes, one of our operating principles is to foster a culture of volunteerism. The Asante Children's Theatre (ACT) is a "grass roots" performing arts organization whose success heavily relies on having a strong volunteer base. It is the key reason we have been able to sustain ourselves over the years. ACT was built on the efforts of individuals and families who believe in "giving back" to the community.

What type of help do you need?

We are always seeking folks to donate a few hours during our performances, helping with grassroots marketing, or front-of-house and back-stage tasks and assignments.  Occasionally, we need stagehands and prop assistants, a wardrobe assistant or two, and a seamstress to repair costumes.  FMI: contact our Volunteer Coordinator at dlewis@asantechildrenstheatre.org

Briefly, here are some of the jobs and relevant duties of volunteers:

Grassroots Marketeer:
Are you willing to take some flyers or postcards to your job, church, school, social event, club, etc. to promote our next production?  If so, we can surely use your help. 

Concessions:
Are you good at retail sales and would like to donate a few hours of your time to Asante Children’s Theatre?  You would be responsible for selling our classic sweatshirts or t-shirts at intermission during our performances.  Click here, for a schedule of our upcoming performances.

Assessors:
Without feedback, we would not know what we do right and what we can improve.  Thus, we rely on Audience Surveys to collect feedback and demographic data.  We need Assessors at each night of performance to distribute and subsequently collect these Audience Surveys at intermission. 

Stagehands:
Are you able to help back stage with set changes between scenes?  This job requires your attention to detail and you must be able to move at least 20 pounds of stuff in the dark! 

Committee Service:
So many committees, so little time!  Here is a brief list of the standing committees associated through the Board of Directors of the Asante Children’s Theatre.  Feel free to contact the Committee Chair via e-mail below.

Executive, Nominating & Finance 
          Ieva Grundy, ACT Board President  (igrundy@bbbsci.org)
         
Volunteer & Resource Development
          Lesia Bostick-Nortey (lesia.bostick@yahoo.com)

Marketing / Programming
          Ieva Grundy, ACT Board President (igrundy@bbbsci.org)

Board Advisors
          Keesha Dixon, ACT Executive Director
(kdixon@asantechildrenstheatre.org)

What should I do if I'm interested in volunteering?

Contact the Volunteer Coordinator at dlewis@asantechildrenstheatre.org ,  she will ask you to complete a couple of forms and schedule an interview.  The safety and well-being of our youth is vital to our organization.  Thus, effective May 1, 2006, we instituted a policy which requires all volunteers to have a limited criminal background check (CBC) before beginning their service period with us.  We will obtain the CBC on your behalf. 

To download the Volunteer Application, click here:

To download the Skills and Experience Form, click here: