Welcome the Audience
Scan tickets, assist at the box office, and help patrons start their night with a warm welcome.
Westerville South Theatre
Volunteer
Support performances and students by volunteering with Troupe 513.
Help Bring the Show to Life
There’s a Place for You.
Main-stage productions rely on adult and family volunteers for concessions, ticket scanning, box-office support, raffles, company meals, and other show-weekend needs.
Show-specific volunteer signups are typically shared through BoosterHub shortly before each production. Join the Boosters and watch BoosterHub announcements so you receive each opportunity when it becomes available. Many jobs begin about an hour before curtain and still allow volunteers to see most or all of the performance.
It is especially helpful when families volunteer for productions in which their own student is not participating. That spreads the work across the season and lets show families focus on their students.
Choose Your Role
Many Hands Make Light Work.
Whether you have an hour on show night or a skill to share throughout the season, your help gives students more room to focus on creating great theatre.
Work Concessions
Set up, sell refreshments before curtain and at intermission, and enjoy the energy of show night.
Support Fundraising
Help with raffles, sponsor outreach, dine-out nights, and other efforts that fund student experiences.
Feed the Company
Serve meals during tech and show week, provide snacks, or join the baking squad for special events.
Spread the Word
Share productions with friends, local businesses, and social networks to help fill the house.
Share Your Skills
Tell us what you enjoy doing. Practical, creative, organizational, and behind-the-scenes talents all help.
Stay in the Loop
Connect Through BoosterHub.
Show-specific volunteer links are shared through BoosterHub close to each production. Join the Boosters to receive announcements, or log in to check current messages and opportunities.
What to Know
Frequently Asked Questions
How can adults get involved?
There are many ways to help support the theatre program at South, they include, but are not limited to:
- Come to booster meetings, held on the third Thursday of each month
- Join the Boosters through BoosterHub and watch its announcements for current opportunities
- Get on the baking squad: if you like to bake, let our meal coordinator know and they will ask at different times of the year for desserts to be baked for our kiddos
- Get program sponsors: at the beginning of the school year, we ask local businesses to support our program by buying ads in our program. If you know any local business owners that would be interested in advertising (and getting free tickets to shows) let our fundraising coordinator know
- Help sell concessions at shows
- Scan tickets or work the box office at shows
- Sell 50/50 raffle tickets at shows
- Help serve meals during tech and show week
- Promote shows on social media
- Get dinner out on dine out nights
- Reach out to the booster board if you have any other skills that might be helpful
What are the volunteer jobs over show weekend?
We’re going to break down the different ways to help for each of our mainstage shows.
A few weeks before show weekend, we will share the volunteer signup through BoosterHub. There are many jobs listed, and each has a different time and energy commitment. The jobs are all really low stakes. We make it fun to help, and we don’t expect anyone to be stressed about volunteering. Many hands make light work, and we’ll set you up for success!
** Before we get into the nitty-gritty, please note that it is really helpful and really appreciated when family members sign up for shows that their thespian isn’t involved in! It spreads out the work and helps those with kids in the show focus on the show and their child’s participation in it.
What does each job entail?
Concessions help: We ask five people to sell concessions for each performance. You’ll need to arrive about an hour before showtime for setup and instructions. Concessions are open before the show and during intermission. You’ll be able to watch the show, perhaps sneaking in a few minutes after curtain and sneaking out quickly at intermission. We ask one person to sit in the commons during the first act to keep an eye on things, but we always try to choose a person who has already seen or will get to see the whole show. Prices for each item are posted in several places, and we have made the pricing very straightforward to make the mental math a bit easier. Concessions are a fun way to see all the people coming to the show, and the time goes quickly because there’s always something to do.
Box office helper/scanner: We ask five people to help with this as well, and we also ask that you arrive an hour before showtime. We encourage people to buy tickets in advance, so there are a lot of tickets to scan. We’ll set you up with the tech and the instructions on how to do that. Scanning is a great job if you want to avoid handling money. A few of the box office helpers will sell tickets, following the seating chart for what’s available. Again, this job is a fun way to get to see friends and family coming to the show. You’ll be done with your duties a few minutes after curtain, and you are then done for the night! No work at intermission.
50/50 raffle: Boosters sell 50/50 raffle tickets. We will station one helper in the commons, and the other will roam the auditorium, shaming people into buying tickets. (Who is still reading? This is a test.) You’ll receive instructions before you get started. We sell before the show and at intermission.
Do I need theatre experience to volunteer?
Not at all. Most volunteer roles are simple, low-pressure ways to help, and an experienced volunteer or Booster will give you instructions before your shift begins.
Choose a job that feels comfortable, ask as many questions as you need, and let us know if it is your first time. We want volunteering to be welcoming, useful, and fun—not stressful.
Can I volunteer and still watch the show?
Often, yes. Ticket scanners and most box-office volunteers finish shortly after the performance begins, while concessions and raffle volunteers generally help before curtain and again during intermission.
Some roles may require you to miss a few minutes or remain in the commons for part of the performance. Each signup will explain the timing so you can choose the role that works best for you.
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