KWLT is an all-volunteer organization, and we’re always looking for new people with new ideas.
If you’re interested in helping out with KWLT in some capacity — as an officer of the theatre with defined areas of responsibility, as a member of a production team, as a part of our front-of-house staff, or just as an occasional helper to do what needs doing — we’d love to hear from you. Email info@kwlt.org and let us know how you’d like to contribute to our community, or see below for current opportunities & other ways to connect with us.
Officer roles
Officers at KWLT are named roles with defined areas of responsibility within our organization. KWLT is currently looking for volunteers to take on the following officer roles:
The Box Office Manager at KWLT handles our ticketing and front-of-house operations. Their responsibilities include:
- Setting up electronic ticketing on EventBrite
- Responding to phone and email inquiries for tickets and reservations
- Coordinating and training front-of-house volunteers
- Sitting on the Show Support Committee to liaise with our main stage productions
The Box Office Manager also works closely with the Bar Manager on verifying the availability of SmartServe volunteers for bar operations, and on the restocking of concessions (alcoholic and otherwise).
The Bar Manager oversees operations involving alcohol at KWLT. Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining a list of SmartServe-certified volunteers for front-of-house
- Assisting the Box Office Manager in finding front-of-house volunteers to sell concessions
- Assisting the Rentals Manager in finding volunteers for concessions when requested by renters, if possible
- Stocking and tracking beverage alcohol
- Acting as a resource for the Board of Directors on matters involving the liquor licence
At least three months of experience in the sale or service of alcoholic beverages is required; this can include volunteer experience at KWLT.
The Webmaster at KWLT manages much of KWLT’s information technology infrastructure, including our web server and our G Suite apps. Duties include:
- Maintaining the web server and associated software to ensure the continued smooth operation of the website
- Acting as site administrator for the kwlt.org domain and the G Suite applications associated with it
- Acting as a resource for the Board of Directors on matters of IT infrastructure
Note that this role does not deal with content on the website, which is the responsibility of the Communications Committee; the Webmaster will often work closely with Communications on website functionality.
If you’re interested in taking on any of these roles, please reach out to the President who can tell you more (and/or connect you with a previous holder of the role to answer questions).
Production team openings: Just Friends
Just Friends is looking for a few members to round out their production team. They’re currently on the lookout for a Costumer, Sound Designer, Lighting Designer, and an Intimacy Director. If you’re interested in any of those roles or have questions, reach out to justfriends@kwlt.org.
Front of house & concessions team
One easy way to get involved as a volunteer is in the front of house: this includes ushering, checking tickets, and selling concessions (alcoholic or otherwise) in our theatre lobby. This is a great role for people who enjoy working with the public. Experience is helpful but by no means necessary — if you’re new to the role we’ll teach you what you need to know and pair you with an experienced FOH volunteer.
If you’re interested in joining the contact list for working front-of-house for our shows and events, please email boxoffice@kwlt.org and let us know what your experience is (i.e. if you’ve ever worked FOH before, for us or another theatre) and whether you have SmartServe certification. Our next events will be the New Works Festival, August 23–25.
Bar service for KWLT and rental events
KWLT is licensed for the sale and service of alcohol; we sell drinks at our own shows as well as for some rental events like stand-up comedy shows and concerts. If you’re SmartServe certified and would like the opportunity to run our concessions for occasional events, please contact Matt the Bar Manager and let him know he can add you to his list. (If you’re not SmartServe but would like to be — or if your SmartServe certification is expiring soon — we might be able to help with that; email Matt to ask how.)
Sign up for our tech list
Are you interested in volunteer opportunities in technical theatre? When we need people to help out with set building, lights hanging, mixing live sound, or other technical tasks we’ll send out calls to the KWLT tech list. If you’d like to receive those calls, sign up for the list here.
Join our committees
KWLT maintains several committees to handle both strategic projects and operational tasks on an ongoing basis. These committees are open to all KWLT members. See the current lineup here. If you’re interested in joining one (or more) of these working groups, the easiest way to connect is to join the KWLT Slack (see below) and connecting with the relevant channel.
Join the KWLT Slack
Slack is a tool for collaboration and discussion, and it’s how our various committees are coordinating themselves. We encourage all of our volunteers to join the Slack: follow this invite link to get started. (If that link has expired, please let us know so that we can replace it.)