- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
Ushers: The Hundred Dresses
ORGANIZATION: Metro Theater Company
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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8 people are interested
Hello Friends!
We are seeking a number of ushers for each upcoming performance of The Hundred Dresses. After ushering, you may take a seat and see the performance for free! You will see a description of the show, and it's dates below. Your duties would include arriving one hour before the performance begins, and:
- As an usher for a student weekday performance, you would assist by guiding students safely into the theater from their school buses, through the lobby, and into their seats.
- As an usher for a public performance on a weekend evening or a matinee, you would assist with ticket scanning, playbill distribution, and directing people to their specific seats.
We accept solo volunteers as well as groups. Please speak with us if volunteers are 13 or under.
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Metro Theater Company presents the third production of our season focusing on girl power and strong female leads: The Hundred Dresses, showing at the Grandel Theater! Please read a bit about the play below:
Wanda Petronski, the new girl in Room 13, is a Polish immigrant who lives in a shabby house and doesn’t have any friends. Every day she wears the same faded blue dress, but tells her new class-mates that she has a hundred dresses at home. Her classmates tease Wanda about her hundred dresses until one day she disappears from school. As guilt overtakes the children, they decide to find out what happened to Wanda and to make amends. But is it too late? Bullying, friendship and forgiveness are at the center of this play adapted from the beloved Newbery Honor Book by Eleanor Estes.
Metro Theater Company’s plays are for people of all ages and capacities. They offer weekend public performances but also work with schools to bring students in by bus during selected weekdays to foster learning through this exciting arts approach. Before and after the student shows, Metro Theater Company offers Educator Guides for teachers, and after the performances, the teaching artists visit the schools for further dialogue with students on the important conversations that emerge from the plays.
Please e-mail me at Lowell@metroplays.org if you are interested. We’d love ushers for Performances from February. 4 th to February 26 th !
Dates by Time
10 Am Performances (Weekday School Performances- Volunteers arrive at 9am)
February 4 th.5 th.6 th.7 th.8 th
February 11 th.12 th.13 th.14 th.15 th
February 19 th.20 th.21 st.22 nd.25 th.26 th.
2pm Performances (Sundays- Volunteers arrive at 1pm)
February 3 rd.10 th.17 th.24 th.
7pm Performanes (Fridays and Saturdays- Volunteers arrive at 6pm)
February 8 th.15 th.22 nd.23 rd.
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About Metro Theater Company
Location:
3311 Washington Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63103, US
Mission Statement
Inspired by the intelligence and emotional wisdom of young people, we create professional theater, foster inclusive community, and nurture meaningful learning through the arts.
Description
Metro Theater Company is a St. Louis-based (and nationally recognized) professional theater company, established in 1973.
VALUES
Because we respect the intelligence and emotional wisdom of young people, we produce theater that touches the heart, delights the senses, and stimulates the mind.
Because we believe young people deserve the finest art we can create for them, we honor and support the professional artists who do the work of our mission.
Because we appreciate how the arts celebrate our differences and cultivate common ground, we create a welcoming environment for all people in all our work.
Because we embrace creative risk-taking, we are committed to the development and production of new plays.
Because we understand that learning through the arts inspires joy, opens doors to self-discovery, and builds bridges to lifelong learning, we design and teach educational programs for young people and adults.
Because we believe all young people deserve access to the arts, we take our programs to diverse settings throughout the St. Louis region.
Because we choose to remain focused on our mission and purpose, we forge partnerships with schools, organizations, and institutions to serve our community effectively.
Because we know the arts are irreplaceable avenues for expressing and experiencing the full measure of what it is to be human, we advocate for the arts in all our lives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3610 Grandel Sq.St. Louis, MO 63103
DATE POSTED
January 7, 2019
SKILLS
- Theater Arts
- Ushering
- Exhibition Arts
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training
- Up to 3 Hours
- Show up to the theater 1 hour before the show begins for a quick usher training. Casual business clothes preferred.