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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 4 weekends, Fridays and Saturdays, September 11 - October 3, 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 execution 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 10:00pm*

Fridays: The Crew Set-Up person will pick up the Uhaul truck, and drive to meet the other 2 crew members at the storage location, load and unload the truck, set up the stage and seating, then return the truck.

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:
- Valid driver's license, experience with a large vehicle a plus
- 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]

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