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Support the Center for Puppetry Arts with your time! A wide range of volunteer
opportunities is available. We welcome anyone 16 and up with a variety of
skills and backgrounds. Click
here to download the Volunteer Application.
- Free tickets to performances and workshops
- Free Museum admission
- 10% off Museum Store purchases
- Invitation to annual holiday party
- Research library available for personal research
- Learn about puppetry from tours, workshops and lectures
- Greeting visitors as they arrive
- Giving tours of the Museum
- Selling concessions at evening performances
- Assisting with puppet making during Patron Parties
- Entering library and collections information into database
- Preparing materials for Create-A-Puppet Workshops
- Assisting with exhibit installations
- Helping with mailings and other paperwork
- And many other projects
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Museum Greeter/Information Desk
Museum Docent
Create-A-Puppet Workshops
Library
Evening Events
Birthday Parties
Office Work/Data Entry
Job Description and FAQ
Volunteers will greet visitors, show them where to go, and answer questions
about the Center.
Hours:
Tuesdays-Fridays 9:30-1:00
Saturdays 10:30- 2:00
Sundays 12:30-3:00
Qualifications/Attributes Sought
Works well with children and adults
Outgoing personality
Problem solving skills
Training
2 days shadowing at the docent desk
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Volunteers will serve the Center for Puppetry Arts by conducting tours
for both school aged children and adults. These tours cover our main exhibit,
Puppets: The Power of Wonder as well as our Behind-the-scenes tour.
Hours:
Varies
Tours may be scheduled at any time from Wednesday-Sunday
Qualifications/Attributes
Works well with children and adults
Outgoing personality
Training
5 specialized sessions, including giving a mock tour
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Volunteers will work in the Education Department, assisting with material
prep, as well as helping the instructors with the students and patrons
in the workshops.
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9:30-1:30
Saturday 10:00-5:00 (2 hr. or 4 hr. shifts)
Sunday 12:00-5:00 (2 hr. or 4 hr. shifts)
Qualifications/Attributes
Works well with children
Enjoys crafts
Training
Work with classroom instructor to learn how the workshops are done and
how to help patrons build the puppet.
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Volunteers will catalog books in the library and enter them into a database.
The current library project involves reorganizing the books by subject.
Hours:
Anytime Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:30 and 5:00
Qualifications/Attributes
Organized
Detail oriented
Good with data entry and cataloging
Training
1 session to learn how to catalog the library. Further training if needed.
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Volunteers will work an evening event, either our quarterly Patron Parties
or evening events in our New Direction Series (adult shows). Jobs vary
for evening performances and may include the following: greeting people
as they arrive, assisting with house managing during the show, serving
drinks, working puppet workshop, and set-up/clean-up before and after
the event.
Hours:
Patron Parties 6:00-8:00
NDS Shows Wednesday-Saturday 6:30-8:00
Sundays 4:00-7:00
Qualifications/Attributes
Works well with adults
Friendly
Outgoing
Able to work in a fast-paced environment
Training
On the job training
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Volunteers will assist the Birthday Coordinator with making sure that
the birthday party groups know where they are going, that everything is
set-up for them, and that the whole event runs smoothly.
Hours:
Weekends - times vary
Qualifications/Attributes
Works well with children and adults
Organization and event coordinating skills
Likes to have fun
Training
Shadow 2 birthday parties with Birthday Party Coordinator.
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Volunteers will assist with mailings and data entry using a program called
PastPerfect, as well as other office jobs around the Center.
Hours:
Anytime Monday-Friday 9:30-5:00
Qualifications/Attributes
Organized
Detail oriented
Knowledge of computer programs such as Word and Excel
Training
On the job training
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For other Volunteer opportunities please contact the Volunteer
Coordinator at volunteer@puppet.org
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