See a performance at PlayMakers for free by volunteering to usher. Ushers take tickets, distribute programs, direct patrons to their seats, assist house management at intermission, and clean up the seating area after the show. It is a fun and easy way to volunteer and experience PlayMakers!
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Your duties will require you to be able to stand for 30 minutes at a time, walk up and down stairs, and bend over to pick up items from the floor. You must also be friendly and helpful with our patrons. If you can’t do these duties, please do not sign up to usher.
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Ushers must be at least 15 years old. Minors 17 and under must be accompanied by a legal guardian.
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Online usher sign ups are maintained through Shiftboard. To sign up for ushering online click here and create a new Shiftboard account or log in to your existing Shiftboard account. You may also call the Box Office at (919) 962-7529(PLAY) for assistance. We will need your name, address, email and phone number.
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All ushers must complete a training or an alternate quiz before signing up for their first shift. Please contact the House Manager, Danielle Lazarus, for more details: dlazarus@email.unc.edu
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Do not come to usher on a day you have not signed up for – we will turn you away. Each show will be limited to 6-10 ushers through the online sign up.
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Arrive 1 hour before the performance. Please don’t be late. If you are late, you may not be allowed to usher again.
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Wear a white top and black pants or skirt. You may be turned away or not be allowed to usher again if you wear clothes other than a white top and black pants or skirt.
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Do not bring friends or family members that have not signed up for ushering. We will turn them away.
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You may request to do a certain job such as ticket taking, distributing programs, or directing patrons to their seats - but the House Manager will make assignments at his or her discretion. EVERYONE must help to clean up the seating area at the end of the performance.
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Ushers who do not do their assigned duties will not be allowed to usher again.
For more information contact House Manager Danielle Lazarus, dlazarus@email.unc.edu