College Internships with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company

College Internships with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company We are a nonprofit theater company dedicated to performing Shakespeare's plays year-round at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse and reaching students of all ages and backgrounds through our Education Departments. Come join a group of dedicated and fun theater artists! In the summer of 2018, ASC’s Education Department will offer internship opportunities, detailed below. The internships are designed to allow qualified undergraduate students to learn about teaching artistry and arts administration. Shakespeare Superheroes Internship The Shakespeare Superheroes Intern will assist in several sessions of Shakespeare Superheroes, a summer camp designed to introduce elementary and middle school students to the language, stories, characters, and ideas in Shakespeare’s plays in imaginative and playful ways. The Intern will work from May 29 to June 22 and July 9 to 20. The Intern will assist ASC’s professional Teaching Artists in leading theater games, teaching stage combat and dances, and helping students rehearse scenes from Romeo and Juliet and Two Gentlemen of Verona in preparation for a final performance for family and friends. Camp sessions will be located at the Decatur Friends Meeting House and at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. When the Intern is not in the classroom, he or she will complete administrative work in the Education Department, including projects relating to curriculum development, program production, sales, and fundraising. This position is full‑time, Monday through Friday beginning on Thursday, May 24 and ending on Tuesday, July 31. The ideal candidate is a college undergraduate studying acting, directing, theatre, education, or English literature who has significant experience teaching performing arts to young children. Shakespeare Intensive for Teens Internships The two Shakespeare Intensive for Teens (SIT) Interns will assist in SIT, an audition‑based student summer program for teenagers who rehearse and perform a Shakespeare play and gain pre‑professional training in performing Shakespeare. One SIT intern will work with the June session from May 29 to June 25, and the other with the July session from July 1 to 30. Both sessions will be located at the Shakespeare Tavern Playhouse. When an SIT Intern is not in the classroom, he or she will complete administrative work in the Education Department, including projects relating to curriculum development, program production, sales, and fundraising. This position is full‑time, Monday through Friday beginning on Thursday, May 24 and ending on Tuesday, July 31. The ideal candidates are college undergraduates studying acting, directing, theatre, or theatre education who have substantial performance experience and experience educating children and teenagers. SIT Internship candidates should indicate in their letter of interest if they have skills in any of the following categories: other types of performance, clown work, dance, stage combat, costuming, and stage management. Application Instructions To apply for an internship, complete the following online application by March 9, 2018 at 11:59 p.m : . Applicants should expect to hear about the status of their application within one business day of submitting and all applicants will be contacted by March 10 at noon. Students must be currently enrolled in college and ideal candidates will have backgrounds in theater, performing arts, education, and, if applying for the Web Design and Marketing internship, substantial experience with web design. Interns get free tickets to summer shows and get to bond with other interns at company‑organized intern outings in Atlanta. By clicking the link above or any third‑party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third‑party website where the third‑party website's terms and privacy policy apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Atlanta Shakespeare Company