Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts

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Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts

Arts & Culture: Performing arts
122 E Main St, Owosso, MI 48867
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Our mission

To educate, entertain, and enrich lives by providing a quality performing arts experience.
Opportunities

Actors

Anyone who ever wanted to act, from the novice to the most seasoned actor, is welcome to audition for the productions. From Musicals, Comedies, to Children’s productions there is something for everyone. Auditions dates and times are available.
  • Weekly
  • Children, Teens, 21+, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Ushers

Greet the public, take tickets, help patrons find their seats, and hand out programs. Ushers are friendly and helpful. This is a great way to get started and meet a lot of people. We use 10 ushers for each show. Arrival time is 45 minutes before performance.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site, Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Hospitality/Party Planners

Volunteers needed to assist board members with special events such as sponsor receptions and special fundraising events. On call on an as-needed basis.
  • Occasional
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Event support
  • None, On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Business Office

Volunteers needed to assist in data entry, filing and general office work. Time and commitment varied but daytime hours only.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work, Indoor
  • None, On-site
  • Weekdays

Set Construction & Painting

Volunteers help build, cover, repair, paint and tear down sets. It is helpful for volunteers in this area to have some construction or painting background. Daytime and night hours are often available.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Physical, Indoor
  • On-site, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Props

This position is part of the stage crew. Properties are all of the set dressings and small articles used in a production. Time commitment is the full run of the show plus tech week and some rehearsals.
  • Weekly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site, Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Concessions Staff

Greet the public and sell water and snacks prior to and during intermission of each show. Must be 18 years or older. Arrival time is 45 minutes prior to the performance.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • 21+, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Lighting & Sound

Training will be provided. Usually work every night or trade with others for every other night for the whole run of the performance. Must also be available for tech week – which is the week before the show opens. Be able to follow a script and be very committed. This is a highly responsible volunteer position.
  • Weekly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • On-site, Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Stagehands/Running Crew

Ever wonder how all the magic happens during the show? Well, it’s the stagehand’s job to make everything happen from special effects to changing the set from one scene to another. Time commitment is full run of the show plus tech week. Volunteers can work every night of a production or trade shifts with another volunteer. This is a highly responsible volunteer position.
  • Weekly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Box Office

Greet the public and help them secure tickets. Some comfort level working with computer programs and financial software is required. During show runs the box office is open one hour prior to the performance. Weekly hours vary.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Marketing/Information

Volunteer help is needed to manage office computers and software, web upkeep, graphic design, social media management. Also looking for help in poster distribution. Variable day time hours.
  • Occasional, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work, Indoor
  • None, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Directors

Persons interested in directing performances should submit a letter to the Owosso Community Players listing their experience, theatrical credits, and a short bio or resume. The Players maintain a tradition of being open to accepting new players into our group and all applications will be seriously considered.
  • Weekly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Maintenance

Volunteers needed to assist our Building Maintenance personnel. General handyman, cleaning and upkeep of the theater. Needed one or two days a week. Daytime hours.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • 55+, Adults
  • Individuals, Groups (2-10)
  • Indoor
  • None, On-site, Skilled
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Costumes

Volunteers are instrumental in building costumes as well as putting finishing touches on projects. Time requirement varies with each show but hours are flexible with your schedule.
  • Occasional, Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Skilled
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Greeters

Act as the host/hostess of the theater by being in the lobby and taking tickets for the downstairs patrons. They answer any questions that come up and arrive to volunteer 45 minutes prior to start of performance.
  • Weekly, Monthly
  • Teens, 55+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Indoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends
How you help

Volunteers are the pulse of Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts! From ushers to actors, technicians to costume sewers, carpenters to stage crews, facility maintenance to social media, our volunteers play a crucial role in raising the curtain for each performance. The quality of Lebowsky Center for Performing arts productions is a direct result of our volunteer talent.
About us

The Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts has a rich history that carries on the legacy of Joseph Lebowsky who opened The Capitol Theater in 1926 as a “boon to the neighborhood.” The Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts continues to rebound and grow from the devastating fire in 2007, reopening in 2014. Dedicated to its mission to Educate, Entertain, and Enrich lives by providing a quality performing arts experience, the Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts, produces 4 musicals and 2 plays each season, and hosts a variety of other performing artists to expand the cultural offerings to the community and beyond. As a nonprofit organization, the Lebowsky Center for Performing Arts is honored to play a part in the cultural and economic growth of Owosso.