Open Eye Theatre Board Recruitment

Open Eye Theatre is a multidisciplinary, multicultural organization committed to telling stories through theatre, puppetry, live music, and spoken word. Each season we engage more than 12,000 community members and support over 125 emerging and established artists through a variety of programs: 

  • Our award-winning Main Stage programming features ingenious works of theater, puppetry, live music & storytelling in the company’s beautiful, historic Minneapolis home.

  • The nationally recognized Driveway Tour brings the magic of puppetry to neighborhoods throughout the Twin Cities.

  • A dynamic Guest Artist Series offers opportunities for emerging and established artists to explore new creative directions.

Read more about our mission, core values, and what we do.

The Open Eye Theatre Board of Directors is a group of individuals who share a passion for the performing arts, and believe they are vital in nourishing healthy communities and evolving social change. We provide the stewardship and guidance to help Open Eye Theatre serve artists and audiences by advancing adventurous and imaginative arts programming.

If you are interested in helping Open Eye to continually grow and improve our ability to serve our community through great arts programming, this may be an exciting and rewarding opportunity for you.

Please contact our Nominating Committee Chair, Ellie Skelton, nominating@openeyetheatre.org, to learn more, to nominate someone you know, or volunteer yourself!

The recruitment process is straightforward:

  • Initial conversation with the Nominating committee to learn more about the organization and member responsibilities

  • One-on-one meeting with an active board member for additional perspective

  • Confirm your desire to be considered for membership

  • Board meets to discuss candidacy and, if moving forward, extends an invitation to join

Who should apply?

Open Eye Theatre is continuously striving to build on the current strength of our board. We are interested in gathering individuals with varied experiences and backgrounds that reflect our wonderfully diverse Twin Cities community. If you believe that you have the passion, skills, professional insight, experience, and/or a love of theater that could help us, we want to hear from you!

What does board membership entail?

  • Serve at least one 3-year term

  • Attend between 6-8 board and committee meetings per year

  • Serve on at least one committee. Current committees include Executive, Development, Community, and Special Events

  • Actively work to sustain and grow the organization by donating your knowledge, skills, and time.

Why serve on the board?

  • You want to promote Open Eye to your community.

  • You love Open Eye for entertainment, community, and compelling events.

  • You want to help a strong and growing organization to become even stronger.

  • You enjoy connecting with others who are helping to share the Open Eye experience.