Tax-Exempt Donations
Starlight Dinner Theatre is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and relies greatly on donations from our patrons to help offset the cost of bringing you new and more advanced shows. Please consider donating to Starlight Dinner Theatre today! All donors will be listed in our show programs for one year. Donations may be made via mail with a personal check to Starlight Theatre, 225 Leland Place, Lansing, MI 48917. We thank you for your continued support!
DONATION CATEGORIES:
$1 - $99 Shooting Star
$100 - $249 Shining Star
$250 - $499 Super Star
$500 - $999 Mega Star
$1000 - $1,499 Nova
$1,500+ - Super Nova
DONATION CATEGORIES:
$1 - $99 Shooting Star
$100 - $249 Shining Star
$250 - $499 Super Star
$500 - $999 Mega Star
$1000 - $1,499 Nova
$1,500+ - Super Nova
Memorial Donations
Starlight accepts donations in memory of your loved ones. Their name is listed in the show program for a year with your name as a donor under their name. These donations are tax-exempt and you will receive a thank you letter for your tax records. Click on the above "Donate" button to pay with credit card or through PayPal. Checks can also be sent to Starlight Theatre, 225 Leland Place, Lansing, MI 48917.
Volunteering
Starlight relies totally on it's volunteers to operate. Many positions require no experience as long as you are reliable and a team player, we could use your help! Below is a list of some of the areas we could use your assistance. If you would like to volunteer your assistance, please contact our office at [email protected]. Attaching a resume would be very helpful.
Dining Room Volunteers: Dining Room volunteers can work 1 – 5 of the performances. They can enjoy dinner and the show for only $12. Must arrive promptly at 5:30 to set up the dining room. This involves moving tables, setting chairs at tables, putting tablecloths, place settings, centerpieces, candles and table numbers on tables. Arranging artificial trees around dining room and arbor at the entrance. Taping down the electrical cords to the trees and arbor. It also involves cleaning up the dining room after the play is done. These duties are usually done by 4-6 volunteers a night. No experience required.
Backstage Running Crew: The running crew are the people who assist with getting the stage ready with set pieces and props before the show starts and assisting with the scene changes in between scenes. It can involve moving furniture around or just picking up props and placing down new props. It needs to be done swiftly and accurately and is done under low lighting. Running Crew is required to read the script and be familiar with the show. They should attend at least two rehearsals before moving over to the school and all rehearsals during tech week. Tech week is the week the show opens. Running Crew members are also required to attend all 4 performances. No experience required.
Production Assistant: Production Assistants must read the script and be familiar with the show. They should attend all of the tech meetings and assist with gathering or making props, set decoration (known as Set Dressing) and set furniture (also known as Set Dressing). They usually also serve as Backstage Running Crew. No experience required
Stage Manager: The Stage Manager must read the script and be very familiar with the show and mark all of the tech cues in their script. They are responsible for everything that is happening behind the scenes during tech week and performances. They "call" the show which means they are on head sets in communication with the tech crew informing them of upcoming cues. They are in charge of the entire tech crew during tech week and performance nights. They need to attend at least five rehearsals before we move over to the school and attend every night of tech week and all performances. Previous backstage experience with Starlight required.
Costumer: Costumers must read the script and become very familiar with the show. The Head Costumer is responsible for preparing a Costume Plot Outline. Costumers have a range of duties from measuring actors, meeting with the director on his or her vision, pulling costumes from our costume collection, searching for costumes at 2nd hand stores or on-line, altering costumes or building (sewing) an entire costume. During tech week and performance nights, they are responsible for all of the costumes and their appearance (ironing, steaming and any last minute mending) and also responsible for washing costumes in between show weekends. They also serve as dressers and are responsible for assisting actors with fast costume changes. Rarely is there only one person handling costumes at Starlight due to the vast amount of duties and responsibilities. No experience required.
Box Office: Requires arriving the night of the shows by 5:30 pm and working the box office until 7:40 pm until after the show has started. There will almost always be two people working box office. Involves giving table numbers to patron, giving them a show program (asking them if they would mind sharing) and a dessert coin, collecting money and filling out credit card forms. Requires someone with a professional demeanor, professional dress and appearance and someone who is calm and extremely accurate so that a party does not up at the wrong table. Would require training with another person before working alone.
Sound Operators Assistant: Requires someone to work with the sound operator during tech week and performance nights assisting with set up and tear down and training to learn how the sound equipment operates. Computer knowledge helpful.
Lighting Designer and Technician: Lighting Designers and Technicians must read the script and be familiar with the show. They must mark all of the lighting cues in their script. They need to meet with the director to get his/her ideas on lighting and any additional lighting the director may wish to try. They are responsible for hanging and aiming lights during tech week. They are required to arrive early enough to get set up in time for rehearsals to begin tech week and in time for the audience to enter the cafetorium on performance nights at 6:30 pm. Our current Lighting Technicians would be willing to train anyone interested in learning.
Set Construction Assistance: This involves helping the set builder with building the set and/or painting the set. No experience required.
Assistant Director: Assists the director throughout the entire rehearsal process. Preferably attends all of the tech meetings with the director. Attends all rehearsals and performances. Handles many of the administrative duties such as preparing a cast and crew contact sheet, handing out comp passes, and keeping track of DVD’s orders. Writes the blocking in the script, works with actors on lines and gives them "line notes." Works closely during tech week with the Stage Manager. Experience is preferred but not required.
Photographer: Requires someone with professional equipment. Experience with stage lighting would be beneficial. Photographers are needed for publicity pictures and final dress rehearsal pictures. Typically a photographer takes up to 500 pictures during our final dress rehearsal. Shots from all angles, close ups and shots of backstage crew are required.
Directors: Directors must submit their resumes for review by the Artistic Director and Board of Directors. To their advantage, Directors must work on a Starlight show in another capacity before directing.
Dining Room Volunteers: Dining Room volunteers can work 1 – 5 of the performances. They can enjoy dinner and the show for only $12. Must arrive promptly at 5:30 to set up the dining room. This involves moving tables, setting chairs at tables, putting tablecloths, place settings, centerpieces, candles and table numbers on tables. Arranging artificial trees around dining room and arbor at the entrance. Taping down the electrical cords to the trees and arbor. It also involves cleaning up the dining room after the play is done. These duties are usually done by 4-6 volunteers a night. No experience required.
Backstage Running Crew: The running crew are the people who assist with getting the stage ready with set pieces and props before the show starts and assisting with the scene changes in between scenes. It can involve moving furniture around or just picking up props and placing down new props. It needs to be done swiftly and accurately and is done under low lighting. Running Crew is required to read the script and be familiar with the show. They should attend at least two rehearsals before moving over to the school and all rehearsals during tech week. Tech week is the week the show opens. Running Crew members are also required to attend all 4 performances. No experience required.
Production Assistant: Production Assistants must read the script and be familiar with the show. They should attend all of the tech meetings and assist with gathering or making props, set decoration (known as Set Dressing) and set furniture (also known as Set Dressing). They usually also serve as Backstage Running Crew. No experience required
Stage Manager: The Stage Manager must read the script and be very familiar with the show and mark all of the tech cues in their script. They are responsible for everything that is happening behind the scenes during tech week and performances. They "call" the show which means they are on head sets in communication with the tech crew informing them of upcoming cues. They are in charge of the entire tech crew during tech week and performance nights. They need to attend at least five rehearsals before we move over to the school and attend every night of tech week and all performances. Previous backstage experience with Starlight required.
Costumer: Costumers must read the script and become very familiar with the show. The Head Costumer is responsible for preparing a Costume Plot Outline. Costumers have a range of duties from measuring actors, meeting with the director on his or her vision, pulling costumes from our costume collection, searching for costumes at 2nd hand stores or on-line, altering costumes or building (sewing) an entire costume. During tech week and performance nights, they are responsible for all of the costumes and their appearance (ironing, steaming and any last minute mending) and also responsible for washing costumes in between show weekends. They also serve as dressers and are responsible for assisting actors with fast costume changes. Rarely is there only one person handling costumes at Starlight due to the vast amount of duties and responsibilities. No experience required.
Box Office: Requires arriving the night of the shows by 5:30 pm and working the box office until 7:40 pm until after the show has started. There will almost always be two people working box office. Involves giving table numbers to patron, giving them a show program (asking them if they would mind sharing) and a dessert coin, collecting money and filling out credit card forms. Requires someone with a professional demeanor, professional dress and appearance and someone who is calm and extremely accurate so that a party does not up at the wrong table. Would require training with another person before working alone.
Sound Operators Assistant: Requires someone to work with the sound operator during tech week and performance nights assisting with set up and tear down and training to learn how the sound equipment operates. Computer knowledge helpful.
Lighting Designer and Technician: Lighting Designers and Technicians must read the script and be familiar with the show. They must mark all of the lighting cues in their script. They need to meet with the director to get his/her ideas on lighting and any additional lighting the director may wish to try. They are responsible for hanging and aiming lights during tech week. They are required to arrive early enough to get set up in time for rehearsals to begin tech week and in time for the audience to enter the cafetorium on performance nights at 6:30 pm. Our current Lighting Technicians would be willing to train anyone interested in learning.
Set Construction Assistance: This involves helping the set builder with building the set and/or painting the set. No experience required.
Assistant Director: Assists the director throughout the entire rehearsal process. Preferably attends all of the tech meetings with the director. Attends all rehearsals and performances. Handles many of the administrative duties such as preparing a cast and crew contact sheet, handing out comp passes, and keeping track of DVD’s orders. Writes the blocking in the script, works with actors on lines and gives them "line notes." Works closely during tech week with the Stage Manager. Experience is preferred but not required.
Photographer: Requires someone with professional equipment. Experience with stage lighting would be beneficial. Photographers are needed for publicity pictures and final dress rehearsal pictures. Typically a photographer takes up to 500 pictures during our final dress rehearsal. Shots from all angles, close ups and shots of backstage crew are required.
Directors: Directors must submit their resumes for review by the Artistic Director and Board of Directors. To their advantage, Directors must work on a Starlight show in another capacity before directing.
Auditions
Auditions for "A Charlie Brown Christmas" will be held on Saturday and Sunday, September 22 & 23 at 4 pm at Rising Star Studio of Dance Arts, 524 Lentz Court, Lansing, MI 48917. Please bring a prepared song and an accompanist will be provided. Ages 18-40.
Starlight Theatre combines auditions with invited casting. To be considered for invited or open auditions, please forward your head shot and resume to Artistic Director, Linda Granger, at [email protected]. If any roles are pre-cast, they will be announced prior to the audition date. Open auditions are at the discretion of each individual show director. Starlight Theatre reserves the right to exclusively cast without public auditions.
Starlight Theatre combines auditions with invited casting. To be considered for invited or open auditions, please forward your head shot and resume to Artistic Director, Linda Granger, at [email protected]. If any roles are pre-cast, they will be announced prior to the audition date. Open auditions are at the discretion of each individual show director. Starlight Theatre reserves the right to exclusively cast without public auditions.
