“As an actor, I've always approached theater as a work of art that has the potential to change someone's life. If a play strikes a chord with an audience member, it can move them to greater self-awareness and/or spur them to taking action to better themselves and society.”
- Dave Garrett, mentor

Each One Reach One (EORO) has both paid and volunteer positions. We pay mentors, who work daily during our two-week programs (35-hour commitment), and we ask professional actors to volunteer in performing our young writers' plays (a half-day commitment). In addition we seek volunteers to help EORO design its show programs, raise funds, plan events, provide office support and maintain its website.

Populations we serve: Incarcerated youth between the ages of 12-18.

Places we work: Programs run in juvenile halls and continuation and alternative high schools in San Mateo and San Francisco counties. Our office is in Pacifica. Some volunteer opportunities can be filled from your home.

Our mentors are professional playwrights and actors. They undergo screening (required by state law) and receive training. Read more about these job opportunities.

Our volunteer actors can build their professional portfolios while bringing our young writers' stories to life! Read more about performing with us.

Our other volunteers sustain our programs to mentor our youth through theater arts. Read about other ways to volunteer.

mentors

You'll find that these positions are rewarding, challenging, and provide meaningful, creative experiences to our young writers. Support these young people as they explore and develop their voice, express their feelings, and through playwriting discover success and self-confidence.

Pay: We pay Mentors a stipend of $225-500 per two-week program, based on experience and familiarity with the EORO process.

Hours: Mentors participate throughout each two-week program. Programs run Monday-Friday, where mentors meet with the young writers for two hours daily for the first nine days. On the last day of the program, mentors stay with their students to go through the rehearsal for their plays, share dinner, and watch staged readings by professional actors before an audience of student peers, facility staff and the young writers' families, followed by a celebration.

Depending on the facility, some programs are conducted during the day, and some in the evening. Our calendar shows our next scheduled program.

Hire process: Once we receive a request of interest from you, we follow these steps:

for professional actors

EORO seeks actors who donate their talents and hearts to bring our young writers' plays to life! If you're a professional actor, here's a way for you to help these young men and women and have a voice in their community. Performers rehearse the young writers' plays (with the young writers in attendance), share dinner with them and their mentors, perform the staged readings before an invited audience of family, peers, facility staff and the general public and join the celebration following the performance.

You'll discover that these young writers have talent, and that their stories define these young people from a very different perspective than that portrayed in the media. Your performance provides recognition that what they say is important and is often the first time they experience public success.

Hours: Performers commit to a half-day for each program on the last day of the two-week session, typically a Friday from 4pm to 9pm.

Our calendar shows our next scheduled program. 

Want to apply or volunteer? Email Volunteer Coordinator, to express your interest. Be sure to include the following information:

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