• Job Description

  Req#: 490500
  DCPA Off-Center will present Monopoly Lifesized in our dedicated building at Broadway Park, located at 407 S. Broadway, Denver, CO.80209 from October 7th – April 20th, 2025.

  The application window for this position has an anticipated end date of 09/02/2024.

  Company Overview

  The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is one of the largest non-profit theatre organizations in the nation, presenting Broadway tours and producing theatre, cabaret, musicals, and innovative, immersive experiences. Through these experiences and alongside our robust Education program, we engage hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.

  The DCPA’s workforce includes more than 300 employed team members in non-union and union positions (in partnership with seven unions). In addition, we employ hundreds of artists and contractors annually. We have a strong volunteer program which includes more than 300 volunteers.

  Our Mission: “We engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.”

  Culture Statement

  For more than 40 years, creativity and community have been the foundation of the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ success. As a leading cultural organization in the Rocky Mountain West, we are actively participating in a cultural evolution of belonging and anti-racism. Our commitment to reflect the diversity and priorities of our community — in our workplace, audience and programming — has never been more present.

  We believe that the theater can transform us — and be transformed by us. We invite you to be part of our Team.

  About Off-Center

  What began in 2010 as a small theatrical test kitchen has grown into a signature line of programming at the DCPA, credited with bringing immersive theatre to Colorado and helping establish Denver as a national hub for immersive art. No two Off-Center experiences are exactly alike but they all have one thing in common: putting you at the center of the story. Immerse yourself in an experience unlike any other.

  About MONOPOLY LIFESIZED

  Monopoly Lifesized is exactly what it sounds like – a life-sized version of the world’s favorite board game.

  Monopoly Lifesized is a high-energy interactive experience that uses a range of theatrical effects including loud music and sounds, flashing lights, timed-rounds, group participation. and small or confined spaces. Each 60-minute game of Monopoly Lifesized is played on a 50’x50’ board. Each board can host up to 24 people divided into four teams that play against each other. DCPA Off-Center at Broadway Park will host four boards with individual games starting every 15 minutes. Monopoly Lifesized will run for the general public Tuesday to Sunday from October 22nd, 2024 through April 13th, 2025 with test audiences from October 18-20th, 2024.

  Work Conditions
  Monopoly Lifesized: Travel Edition will operate out of the DCPA Off-Center at Broadway Park building located at 407 S. Broadway, Denver, CO 80209. Experience Attendants will be 100% customer facing, interacting with a steady stream of guests throughout each shift.

  Job Purpose

  The game is led by two Game Hosts representing the famous Monopoly Tokens (Scottie Dog, Boot, Racing Car, etc.) who explain the rules, facilitate the game play, keep score, and help the teams along the way. When a team lands on a property, they get to enter the full-sized room connected to the property and participate in a challenge — only if they succeed will they acquire that property. The challenges are themed to connect to each property and contain a mix of physical and mental puzzles and games that test players’ skills and creative thinking.
  

  Duties and Responsibilities
  The hosts initiate the gameplay and guide the public in small teams around the lifesized Monopoly board as they take on challenges to win properties, earn money and escape jail. They instruct the players and manage the digital game, while providing a fun and entertaining experience.

  • Take on the persona and costume of a Monopoly Token and facilitate the game as this character.[GU1] [CO2]
  • Learn the rules of the board, guide the guests around the game, and utilize a specialized app on a tablet (training provided) to advance the game. It is helpful if you are comfortable dealing with numbers and basic math related to amounts of money as part of the gameplay; calculations, however, are managed by the app.[GU3] [CO4]
  • Have good improvisation and interaction skills with the ability to respond to live situations and think on your feet.
  • Excellent communication skills and enthusiasm for the game.
  • Ensure guests have a safe and positive experience[GU5] [CO6] by engaging with them, assisting as necessary, and enforcing the rules and policies of the game.
  • Maintain brand guidelines and ensure the experience is appropriate for audiences of all ages.
  • Understand basic guidelines of emergency response. Respond effectively during an emergency, following the Crisis Communications Plan and directions from the Operations Manager/Assistant Operations Manager, Security and first response personnel.
  • Anticipate and address guests’ needs. Resolve customer concerns in a timely and professional manner, escalating as required.

  
  

  Qualifications

  • Demonstrated commitment to engage people of various ages, backgrounds and abilities in past work.
  • Ability to exude high energy and enthusiasm for an extended period of time to motivate a crowd with relevant experience performing, improvising, captaining teams, public speaking, facilitating gameplay, teaching, and/or leading groups/public tours preferred.
  • Ability to interact and communicate professionally, courteously and effectively with a wide range of visitors.
  • Ability to give clear and concise instructions to a group.
  • Professionalism, poise under pressure, and a positive attitude towards the organization and co-workers.
  • Excellent verbal and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to adhere to compliance and security and safety procedures.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and as part of a team.
  • CPR certified and first responder skills preferred.
  • Ability to speak comfortably in front of groups of people.
  • Previous experience with Off-Center is preferred.
  • Conversational Spanish a benefit.

  Supervisor Responsibilities
  No
  

  Physical Requirements

  Must be able to move between rooms, speak to a crowd without support of amplification, and use tablets with a specialized app (training will be provided) to run the game.
  

  Direct Reports

  No

  
  

  Compensation

  $25.00 per hour, up to 28 hours per week temporary positions from October 8, 2024 – April 13, 2025.

  
  

  In order to provide high quality, culturally competent care to our patrons, students, guests and team members, it is of highest importance that our hiring practices reflect our values by offering an environment that celebrates diversity and embraces inclusion. All of our team members – regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, language, abilities/disabilities, socioeconomic status, geographic region, or other defining characteristics – should feel welcome and valued.

  
  

• About the company

  Official ticketing provider for Denver's best entertainment at the DCPA: Broadway tours, Tony-winning theatre, acting classes and spectacular events.

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