Help Build Our 2027 Mainstage
Join the community production team that brings a full-scale San Francisco musical to life. Adults of all ages and skill levels are welcome and encouraged to join!
Contribute to costumes, props, sets, backstage work, sourcing, organization, and other essential parts of the production. Many roles require no previous theater experience.
We’d love to have you.
“Being part of the Damato Performance school was truly a dream come true.
Having the opportunity… gave me the chance to reconnect with my passion for musical theatre — something I wasn’t sure I’d ever get to feel again while juggling a full time job.”
- Georgia | Mainstage Musical 2026
About DAMATO Mainstage
DAMATO Mainstage produces professionally led community musicals that bring San Francisco adults together onstage, backstage, and in the audience.
Each production combines the leadership of local theater professionals with the creativity and commitment of a community cast and production team.
This enables us to put on an incredibly high quality show and facilitate an educational experience for our actors and community of volunteers.
We believe that performing in a high quality, community-driven musical is one of the most joyful and magical human experiences there is, and our mission is to welcome as many people into that process as we can.
Areas We’re Recruiting For
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Costumes & Sewing
Sewers and designers who love the technical aspects of costuming- measurements, custom sewing, quick change planning, designing, etc.
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Props & Sourcing
Expert thrifters and crafters who'll find or make unique props, costumes, & accessories from our designers’ lists and aesthetic guide to bring our show to life. AKA aesthetic treasure hunting.
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General Hands on Deck
Folks who'd like to volunteer less often for whatever needs general hands on deck (when it works for their schedules). This could look like helping to move into and get set up in the theater, joining a big painting / crafting day, volunteer ushering, or more!
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Set Building
Builders who are ready to get dirty, wield a drill, measure, (& wear Carhartts?). Technical aspects of building the sets and furniture for our show.
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Stage Crew
Our stage crew are the glue that keep the whole performance running smoothly. These folks are in charge of set/prop scene transitions and putting out any backstage fires before they could even begin. Many Prod team members will be on stage crew in addition to an early production process team. ⭐️
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Marketing, Collaborations, Community Impact, Audience Experience, + More!
Sell tickets! Find ways to raise up the local nonprofit and arts community with us! Find show themed collaborations and relationships we can build! Help design the full audience experience so they have as magical of a time experiencing our show as we’ve had preparing for it. Learn more in our interest form.
Production Team Timeline
1. BUILDING OUR PRODUCTION TEAM: Late September through mid November we’re in full prod team recruitment mode! As this is only our second musical every (and the first with a full non-cast production crew), we’re getting the word out and building team connections as we go. ✨
2. FULL COMPANY KICKOFF PARTY: Friday December 4th @7:00pm. Games, Names, Introductions, Snacks- come meet everyone else in the cast and crew at our social! 🥂
3. FIRST PRODUCTION MEETING: Mid December or early January. The full team will get to know each other even better, we’ll split into our mini-teams, and we’ll get started making this musical come to life! ⭐️
4. REGULAR PRODUCTION MEETINGS: January through May- Monthly Sundays and some Mondays & Thursdays ~ 6:30 - 9:00pm @ Groundfloor in the Mission or at DAMATO Studio in Noe Valley, SF. 👗
5. PERFORMANCES: June 2027. Dates & location to be announced in October.
“Brennan, McKenna, Kathryn, Jessica, and every single person I had the pleasure of learning from and working with, created a space filled with support, dedication, and SO much heart.
I learned so much, grew as a performer, and gained memories and a community I will never forget.”
- Georgia | Mainstage Musical 2026
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No, you don’t need any experience! We are happy to have you on the production team no matter what. We have had volunteers who have never been involved with a musical before and volunteers who have worked on musicals professionally. There is a place for everyone on this team. The only requirement is positive energy, commitment, and a willingness to learn.
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This cast and crew is made up of adults who love musical theater and are varying levels of ‘theater kid’ at heart- aka most of us are a little quirky in our own ways and very accepting of everyone in the community.
Our Mainstage Musical program has built in socials and activities for welcoming in new members- and we make it our personal priority that everyone feel as safe, comfortable, and valued in this community as much as possible.
DAMATO culture is not cutthroat and competitive by design. Because everybody is registering and committing to the show before casting, we know that everyone in our cast is here primarily for the community and to make awesome theater together- not to be a diva.
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This production team is the perfect place to start.
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We encourage adults of all ages to join- 18 - 118! Everyone is here because they genuinely love musical theater and want to connect with eachother. We love our intergenerational community.
FAQs
Have any other questions? Wondering if the program is a good fit for you? We’re happy to chat- Send us an email.
Free to Join
Participation for production team volunteers is completely free.
We’re only able to produce a show at this quality because of a combination of our incredible volunteers, our performers’ participation fee, and donations from our community. Why do we have to raise so much money? Live theater is extraordinarily costly to produce. See our expected expenses for 2026 here. (coming soon)
We appreciate your signing up early so we can start building our teams 😊