From Stagehand to Career 

volunteer in a dog shelter, this is a job, get payed , stop this attitude , they're not gonna call you next time if there is gonna be other people willing to work for free or less money than you, the intention is good but the result is bad.

So, rather than simply berate you as the other guy did, let me inform you about your options: 1. If you are trying to be an audio engineer first, then I'd check in with Brown Note Productions out in Thorton, CO. They can sometime have a reputation, but they have all the best gear and get most of the big gig, especially for concerts. Don't expect to get onto a board anytime soon, and if you don't like it there, don't stick around so long that you waste your time. 2. If you're wanting some experience but are able to take the pay cut, check out work with some of the smaller production companies in the area. Mighty Fine Productions, Kaleidoscope Productions, and many other exist. There are TONS of shows and companies to cut your teeth. Again, no guarantees for mixing time, but still a chance for experience and exposure. 3. Same as #2, many small or local venues such as the Aurora Fox Theatre could be interested in working with you. Live Nation and AEG are also companies to considers, too. Same point about no guarantees to mixing. 4. If you're looking for Stagehand work as a whole, then the options are everything I've listened and a few more: Rhino Productions and IATSE Local 7 Union. They are competitors, and I recommend that you don't EVER tell Rhino that you even THOUGHT about union work, but they are place/people to check out. Rhino has 2 jobs: Stagehand and Rigger. That's it. No touching an audio console basically ever. Local 7 has SOME opportunities for mixing, but you're not going to be mixing an bands or musicals. 5. As a stagehand, you're only ever going to set up the sound board for the road crews, and only certain tiers of Local 7 hands will ever mix in AV Corporate gigs. As a rule of thumb, try not to work for free, but always be willing to listen and learn. If you ever wish to ask any further questions, I live IN Denver, and I have a decent lay of the land of the area for only having lived here for 1 year. Best of luck my friend. - The Stagehand/Audio Engineer that Decided to Actually Answer Your Question.