Guthrie Theater

(page last updated on 3/5/2010) 

Thank you for your volunteer service.  

Listed below are the current volunteer reward, appreciation and involvement offers.

Volunteer Rewards

Rewards coupons for hours worked in the month of February were mailed on Friday, March 5. Volunteer Rewards FAQs.

Please note that the volunteer rewards are like cash. They are not replaceable if lost or stolen. Also, once they expire, they cannot be reissued or extended. Please do not ask for a replacement or an extension. They are good for use for six months. Please check the dates on the rewards carefully and always use the oldest coupons first. _________________________________________________________________   

Volunteer Referral Bonus 

Current Guthrie Volunteers will receive a 5-hour bonus in rewards if you refer a new volunteer. SOME RULES APPLY: You must have volunteered for the Guthrie for at least 10 hours to be eligible. The volunteer you refer must work at least 10 hours before you receive the bonus. This offer only applies to referrals that occured after December 1, 2008. Please note that any new volunteer you refer must have a valid email address to become a Guthrie volunteer. The new volunteer may fill out the online application and type in the name of the volunteer who referred them in the notes section of the application.

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Guthrie Volunteer Inviation  

The Junior Class of the University of Minnesota/Guthrie Theater B.F.A. Actor Training Program invites you to see them perform in Children of Oedipus, an adaptation of Sophocles' Antigone with a beginning from Aechylus' Seven Against Thebes.  

The director/adapter is Elisa Carlson, Guthrie voice and speech coach and B.F.A. faculty, with choral choreography by Carl Flink, artistic director of Black Label Movement and current Chair of the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at the U.  

Performances are in the Rarig Center Kilbourn Arena Theater on the west bank of the U of M campus, and are free.  The play runs about an hour and 20 minutes.  The greek plays are popular with students, so we recommend you arrive 15 minutes before curtain time to assure a good seat.

March 4, Thursday: 7:30 p.m.
March 5, Friday: 7:30 p.m.
March 6, Saturday: 7:30 and 10:00 p.m.
March 7, Sunday: 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. 

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March Volunteer Spotlight Event

Do you have questions about volunteer rewards?  If so, the March volunteer Spotlight Event is for you.  Guthrie Marketing Director, Trisha Kirk will answer the most frequently asked questions about the volunteer rewards program.  Guthrie volunteers are cordially invited to this Volunteer Spotlight Event on Wednesday, March 17.

Location: Rehearsal Room 2

5:00 - 5:30 PM - socialize and enjoy light snacks with fellow volunteers

5:30 - 6:30 PM - presentation and Q & A

If you would like to attend, RSVP to Vikki Krekler at vikkik@guthrietheater.org or 612-225-6041 by Tuesday, March 16.  You may also send a question via email that you'd like answered at the event.  Space is limited, so if you wish to attend, please RSVP as soon as possible.  This event is for current volunteers only.  Current Guthrie volunteers may bring one guest.

Volunteer Spotlight Event formerly called Volunteer Behind the Scenes Event.

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Listed below are the current reward coupon redemption opportunities:

Brief Encounter - the reward dates have passed for Brief Encounter. There is not a rush option for Brief Encounter. 

_____________________________________________________________  Macbeth

The rush dates have passed for Macbeth.

Volunteers may reserve seats for Macbeth for the following dates: 

4 Reward Hours (seating area 2 or 3)

Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 PM

Sunday, March 7, 7:00 PM

6 Reward Hours (any seating area)

Tuesday, March 2, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, March 3, 7:30 PM

Sunday, March 7, 7:00 PM 

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Violet is a Theater Latte Da production, so there are no rewards options for this show.

_____________________________________________________________________   "How'd They Do that?" Workshop for Brief Encounter

1 Reward Hour Each Ticket

Learn how the Guthrie's artists and staff create a production - from early development and designs to rehearsal, costume fittings and staging of the play. 
 

Brief Encounter - "How'd They Do that?" Workshop
Saturday, March 6, 2010 - 9:00AM
Wurtele Thrust Stage

Call the Box Office at 612.377.2224 or visit in person to arrange for tickets.  

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Backstage Tour or Audio Tour

1  Reward Hour each ticket

Backstage tours offer a behind-the-scenes look at how Guthrie shows are taken from script to stage. In 45 minutes, you'll visit the Guthrie's signature thrust and proscenium stages; enter the expansive scene shop where sets are built and painted, and learn how they're transported to each stage; visit the shop where costumes are expertly stitched, fabrics dyed and wigs constructed; and explore the rehearsal rooms where company members prepare for performance.

Backstage tours are scheduled Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 10 a.m. Call the Box Office at 612.377.2224 or visit in person to arrange for tickets.

Audio Tours - Explore your public spaces -- from the amber box to the endless bridge -- with a self-guided iPod audio tour.

Narrated by Director Joe Dowling and Guthrie actors, the tour touches on the institution's rich past and the building's modern design by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, allowing you to explore the Guthrie at your own pace.

Download the FREE audio tour as a podcast on iTunes, or visit the Box Office with your rewards coupon(s) to check out an iPod. Box Office hours vary.

Redemption Policy

Volunteers who wish to redeem Volunteer Reward hours may reserve seats over the phone if it is more than three days before the performance you wish to see. Your reservation will be held for a maximum of one week, or until three days before the performance, whichever comes first.

Please note: to best serve our audience, volunteer rewards coupons for future performances will not be processed within one hour of any performance.