Usher Renewal

Welcome to the 2011/12 season and to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater! Thank you for being an Arena Stage usher! Usher schedules will be handed out at the end of your usher orientation. If you’ve not scheduled your usher orientation, please use the online signup form on this page.

Arena Stage’s volunteer ushers make up the largest part of the theater’s staff and, after the actors, are the staff members most visible to the public. You’re often the first face a patron sees when attending a play at Arena Stage. You’re responsible for the comfort, safety and overall experience of up to 683 people each time you’re here. As an Arena Stage usher, each of you contributes personally to Arena Stage’s professional reputation by making every patron feel welcome and by doing all you can to make their time with us a pleasant and memorable one.

There are over 2,000 members of Arena Stage’s ushering staff. With such a large number of volunteers we need to insist on an amount of uniformity in performance and presentation when we’re assisting our patrons. It’s important we all understand and adhere to the rules. Many of you are familiar with our past policies but please read the current policies carefully – some things have changed.

NEW for the 2011/12 season! Please be sure to visit this page and the Usher Bulletin Board – where we’ll post usher information on our shows, such as what dates we need ushers, upcoming events, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Thank you for being an usher at Arena Stage!