Volunteer

Welcome to Blackstone River Theatre, a nonprofit cultural arts center where the music, dance and folk arts traditions of the Blackstone River Valley come to life. We are dedicated to supporting, promoting and developing the arts for our community and its artists by creating awareness, and by providing educational and performance opportunities. And we have a helluva lot of fun doing it!

Reopening in late 2000 after over four years of mostly all-volunteer renovation, BRT now presents weekly acoustic-based music concerts as well as special events, community dances, our Solstice Festival, and children’s events on a year-round basis. As part of our Heritage Arts Studio initiative, BRT also pursues arts education outreach into the local community by offering classes and workshops at the theatre with respected performers and teachers.

In addition to presenting the very best in performing arts and arts education, BRT continually strives to provide our patrons with a comfortable, safe facility with an emphasis on friendly, knowledgeable service. At BRT, this service is provided by our dedicated staff of Volunteer Theatre Assistants. If you think you may be interested, read on!

Blackstone River Theatre is an ALL-VOLUNTEER, nonprofit organization. If you enjoy listening to amazing music and being part of an artistic atmosphere, you’ve found the right place! As a volunteer Theatre Assistant, you’ll not only be helping Blackstone River Theatre put on consistently high-quality programming, but you’ll be able to enjoy a great night of music and, more than likely, make some new friends that share similar interests.

We don’t need or expect a total commitment from our volunteers each and every week … however, we ARE looking for volunteers who are able and willing to participate at least one event every six weeks. With the exception of a few specialized jobs, most of the volunteer opportunities do not require special skills. Please let us know, however, if you DO have any special skills that may help us out!

Some of the ongoing jobs that volunteers perform at BRT include:

  • General clean-up/maintenance BEFORE and AFTER each event
  • Running small errands / shopping during the week and also day of event
  • Staffing ticket, concession and artist merchandise areas
  • Lawn care, gardening, exterior maintenance/landscaping, shoveling
  • Ongoing interior maintenance and renovation (painting etc.)
  • Working special daytime or weeknight public / private events
  • Distributing flyers/posting on social media: One of the primary and least expensive ways we advertise our shows is by posting flyers and utilizing social media outlets.

BRT Theatre Assistants must meet the following criteria:

  • Must be 17 years of age or older
  • Must demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and a customer-focused attitude
  • Must be a positive, informed advocate for the BRT, its mission and programming
  • Must be able to perform needed functions with little direction after initial training

Commitment Required: A Theatre Assistant should be available for AT LEAST one performance every six weeks, from at least two hours before event start time to 30 minutes after event completion.

Training: All potential Theatre Assistants must first attend a Job Shadowing on the night of a performance before assuming the role of a BRT Theatre Assistant. In-service Theatre Assistants will also be expected to attend annual update / continuing education sessions as BRT activities are continually expanding and changing.