AmeriCorps volunteer opportunities available with Princeton Theatre Group

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Posted 4/24/19

earning Stage, the Education Committee of the Princeton Theatre Group, has AmeriCorps positions open for the summer 2019 season.

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AmeriCorps volunteer opportunities available with Princeton Theatre Group

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PRINCETON – Learning Stage, the Education Committee of the Princeton Theatre Group, has AmeriCorps positions open for the summer 2019 season. The successful applicants will be on site from June 1 through Aug. 6. AmeriCorps Volunteers volunteer 300 hours and receive approximately $3,000 separated into a living stipend and a college tuition waver. While anyone may apply, these AmeriCorps positions offer arts majors a way to build their resumes. The successful candidate will be a college student in the arts, with experience in one or more technical areas.

Volunteers may be responsible for multiple educational platforms. Serving as moderators for three venues: Meet The Plays, a panel discussion with directors, technical staff, and genre experts concerning the upcoming season; Basic Bill, a 10-minute lesson on the life and times of Shakespeare, including the play, Othello, to be presented before each of nine performances; and Opening Night Talkbacks, five post-performance discussions with the actors, production staff, and directors. Additional duties include backstage education and story hour with the Princeton Public Library, for their children’s production, Pinkalicious.

The volunteers may also be responsible for gathering specific data throughout the season. This includes a count of patrons for demographic purposes and interviews with play-goers, providing the staff with informed data to drive the future. Each AmeriCorps Volunteer will be mentored initially with the goal of becoming independent by the end of the season.

Individuals can access the application and reference form at https://www.svcc.edu/community/americorps/index.html. The documents need to be printed to fill out. Upon completion, the forms can be emailed to lisa.l.peck@svcc.edu, faxed to (815) 835-5213, or mailed to ABC AmeriCorps, 173 IL Rt. 2, Dixon, IL 61021. Three references must be on file within 30 days from the interview.

Individuals are encouraged to contact the Sauk Valley AmeriCorps Office if they have any questions about the program.