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Volunteer

Volunteers are the lifeblood of Delaware Shakespeare. Individuals who generously donate their time and talents are the best friends of the theatre. We have opportunities to help out before and during the Summer Festival. We have other needs throughout the year, during the Community Tour, and at special events.

BEFORE THE SUMMER FESTIVAL

Posters: Volunteers will visit local businesses to distribute posters for display in store windows and on community bulletin boards. This position may require transportation.

AT THE SUMMER FESTIVAL

Box Office: Box Office volunteers work with the Box Office Manager on site at Rockwood Park at each performance. They sell tickets to the incoming audience. This position will handle money.

Concessions: Concessions volunteers work with the Concessions Manager selling food, drink and merchandise to our audience. Concessions volunteers will help set up and pack up the concessions table for each performance. This position will handle money.

Usher: Our ushers play a very important role in assisting patrons in finding seating. The Summer Festival is open seating and patrons may bring blankets or chairs to sit on. Summer Festival staff will designate where lawn chairs seating can begin. Ushers may need to ask patrons to help make room for other patrons (i.e. convincing a couple on a blanket to fold the blanket in half so another patron can sit next to them). This position does NOT handle money.

Parking: You MUST BE 18+ to volunteer in this area. Parking volunteers help patrons navigate their way to the parking area and direct handicap patrons to the handicap parking area. This position does NOT handle money.

All volunteers will be provided with a Delaware Shakespeare Staff shirt to wear for the performance. We ask that you bring a shirt to wear underneath the staff shirt, and recommend wearing long pants as Delaware summer nights can get buggy. (Khakis are preferred, but presentable jeans are fine.)

For information or if you have questions, please email audienceservices@delshakes.org.

Recent News

Sun 7/24 Performance Time Change – 6pm to 7pm

Due to the current heat advisory, the start time of the Sunday, July 24 performance will be moved from 6pm to 7pm. This will allow the majority of the performance and audience area to be in shade by the beginning of the performance, with the remaining areas soon following. If any patrons currently holding tickets […]

TWELFTH NIGHT Authors Look Forward to Sharing with Audience

Co-writers Liz Filios and Tanaquil Márquez share their excitement and hopes before this weekend’s concert presentation of TWELFTH NIGHT, O LO QUE QUIERAS. Q: You’ve been developing this piece for 2 1/2 years. What gives you excitement about sharing the music with audiences for the first time next weekend? LIZ: It’s hard to believe it’s […]

Singing at Rodney Square – A Short Interview with Daniel L. Melo

Daniel L. Melo, Sebastian in the upcoming TWELFTH NIGHT, O LO QUE QUIERAS in CONCERT event at Rodney Square shares a few thoughts about preparations for the program. DEL SHAKES: We’ve been developing this musical for 2 1/2 years, but this is your first experience with it. What are some of things that you’ve appreciated […]

Help plan Del Shakes’ future – take this survey

Del Shakes is beginning a strategic planning process to imagine what’s possible for the company as we serve the community over the coming years. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the future of Del Shakes! Your experiences and ideas can help shape the path forward. PLEASE TAKE THIS 10-MINUTE SURVEY Survey respondents may choose […]

Reflections: Del Shakes’ Monthly Antiracism Learning Discussion

As part of its Antiracism, Access, and Equity Policy, Delaware Shakespeare committed to ongoing antiracism training for Board and staff. In 2021, the training took the form of an eight-part monthly Antiracism Learning Discussion. The discussions were focused on approximately 20 hours-worth of articles and videos originally compiled for New Repertory Theatre (Watertown, MA) under […]

Sponsors

    • New Castle County

      Matthew S. Meyer, County Executive. New Castle County's Rockwood Park is the summer home of Delaware Shakespeare. www.rockwood.org

    • Delaware Division of the Arts

      Delaware Shakespeare is supported, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts. The Division promotes Delaware arts events on delawarescene.org.

    • Janssen's Market

      Delaware Shakespeare is delighted to have Janssen's Market as our Picnic Sponsor. www.janssensmarket.com

    • Swigg

      Swigg is our Wine Shop Sponsor.
      www.swiggwine.com

Summer Festival Location

Rockwood Park
4651 Washington Street Extension
Wilmington, DE 19809
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4 S. Poplar Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-468-4890
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We envision a Delaware where people from all walks of life celebrate and explore their shared humanity through the lens of Shakespearean works.
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