03/24/2026
3/25/2026
Job Posting: 2 Crew/Set-Up Crew Member, and Crew/Box Office/Set-Up
Postion 1: Crew/Set-Up/BoxOffice
Off-Leash Area is currently hiring 1 individual to join the Set-Up Crew and run Box Office for our 10th Neighborhood Garage Tour, scheduled for 3-4 weekends, Fridays and Saturdays, September, 2026.
The Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour is Off-Leash Area's grass-roots, community-building program that each fall brings professional, family friendly contemporary dance & theater directly into neighborhoods across the Twin Cities & 7-county area. Off-Leash Area is a multi-award winning dance & theater company that creates exclusively original work, and has been producing in Minneapolis for the past 25 years.
The Neighborhood Garage Tour is an incredibly unique and fun community arts program, providing access to contemporary arts, and overcoming barriers of geography, time, and cost to reach Minnesotans in their own neighborhoods. Now in its 9th year, it is our most popular program. Additionally, Off-Leash Area embraces an all-abilities approach to performance making and presenting, forwarding a belief that all bodies should be seen on stage. Access services are offered throughout the company’s programs and productions.
Crew/Set-Up/BoxOffice
Job Description:
Members of our Set-Up Crew play an essential role in the successful ex*****on of this program. Responsibilities include loading and unloading equipment, setting up stage platforms, and ensuring all logistical aspects of the event are handled efficiently. The Set-Up Crew works with and under the direction of our Technical Director, and the Artistic Directors of the company.
Compensation - Schedule
Compensation: $1,500.00
Hours: 15 per weekend, 4 weekends
Schedule: Fridays approx. 11am to 9:30pm, Saturdays approx. 6pm to 11pm*
Fridays: The Crew-Box Office person will pick up and drive a 15’ UHaul truck, then work with 2 others to load and unload the truck, and set up the stage and seating at the location. Once set up, the Crew-Box Office person will switch gears and act as the Box Office attendant for that evening’s performance. There will be a short break, and a dinner break. The Crew-BoxOffice will return the UHaul truck at the end of the evening.
Saturdays: The Crew-Box Office person will go to the location, serve as Box Office attendant, and then with the other crew members, dismantle and store the set/lighting/seating/etc at that location, ready for pick up the next week.
*Times vary slightly each weekend*
General Requirements:
- Ability to work with others, take direction, and be self-directed
- Ability to work positively and communicate cordially with many different types of people
- Ability to lift heavy objects
-Experience with box office duties (using Square, handling cash, detailed accounting of transactions, handling cash)
-Customer Service experience
- Background in the performing arts preferred
How to Apply: If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your inquiries to Paul Herwig at [email protected]
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Postion 2: Crew/Set-Up
Off-Leash Area is currently hiring 1 individual to join the Set-Up Crew for our 10th Neighborhood Garage Tour, scheduled for 3-4 weekends, Fridays and Saturdays, September, 2026.
The Annual Neighborhood Garage Tour is Off-Leash Area's grass-roots, community-building program that each fall brings professional, family friendly contemporary dance & theater directly into neighborhoods across the Twin Cities & 7-county area. Off-Leash Area is a multi-award winning dance & theater company that creates exclusively original work, and has been producing in Minneapolis for the past 25 years.
The Neighborhood Garage Tour is an incredibly unique and fun community arts program, providing access to contemporary arts, and overcoming barriers of geography, time, and cost to reach Minnesotans in their own neighborhoods. Now in its 9th year, it is our most popular program. Additionally, Off-Leash Area embraces an all-abilities approach to performance making and presenting, forwarding a belief that all bodies should be seen on stage. Access services are offered throughout the company’s programs and productions.
Crew/Set-Up
Job Description:
Members of our Set-Up Crew play an essential role in the successful ex*****on of this program. Responsibilities include loading and unloading equipment, setting up stage platforms, and ensuring all logistical aspects of the event are handled efficiently. The Set-Up Crew works with and under the direction of our Technical Director, and the Artistic Directors of the company.
Compensation - Schedule
Compensation: $800.00
Hours: 8 per weekend
Schedule: Fridays approx. 11:30am to 5:30pm, Saturdays approx. 8:30pm to 11:00pm*
Fridays: The Crew Set-Up person will meet the other 2 crew members at the storage location, load and unload the truck, and set up the stage and seating.
Saturdays: The Crew Set-Up person will meet at the location at the end of the performance, and with the other 2 crew will dismantle and store the set/lighting/seating/etc at that location, ready for pick up the next week.
*Times vary slightly each weekend*
General Requirements:
- Ability to work with others, take direction, and be self-directed
- Ability to work positively and communicate cordially with many different types of people
- Ability to lift heavy objects
- Background in the performing arts preferred
How to Apply: If you are interested in this opportunity, please send your inquiries to Paul Herwig at [email protected]
