Interns
Our internships are designed to provide experience and preparation for beginning a career in the professional theater. Interns work closely with members of MTC's artistic and administrative staff, attending departmental meetings, interacting with patrons and taking on real responsibilities in connection with MTC's programs and productions. In addition, interns participate in special workshops and seminars and attend theatrical performances around the Bay Area.
Internships are offered for a full season (August through June), for a single production or for an academic quarter, semester or year. All internships are unpaid and tuition-free, and require a commitment of at least 10 hours per week. MTC does not provide housing or transportation. MTC is happy to work with academic institutions to arrange for academic credit.
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Theater Administration Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
20 hours per weekInternship description:
• Introduction to multiple aspects of theatre management through various administrative projects
• Assist in the maintenance of theater’s data management systems -
Casting Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
10 hours per week on average, some weeks require more hoursInternship description
• Assist Casting Director with maintenance of casting database
• Assist with scheduling and running auditions -
Education Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
10, 15 or 20 hours per weekApplication deadlines: September 1, December 1 and March 1
Internship description:
• Assist teachers in MTC afterschool drama classes
• Substitute teach MTC drama classes as needed
• Work closely with the Artistic Director of Expanded Programs on planning and implementing various projects
• Recruit future internship participants
• Answer calls and emails, and do initial follow up when possible (with parents, school administrators, outreach program participants and teachers)
• Help plan, set-up, run, and clean-up special events.
• Mailings, data entry and filing projects related to education and outreach programs -
Literary Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
10 hours per weekInternship description
• Assist Literary Manager with maintenance of literary databases
• Read scripts as part of MTC’s script readers group
• Assist with dramaturgical/research projects
• Assist with production performance guide
• Assist Literary Manager with correspondence with playwrights and agents -
Production Design Intern
+ ExpandNovember 2011–March 2012
Application deadline: November 5, 2011
Note: May be combined with Production Internship
Internship description:
• Design and build costumes and props for 2012 School Tour.
• Requires design experience at the college level or beyond, creative problem-solving, strong collaboration and communication skills, managing a budget, self-motivation and organiztion.
• Attend production meetings in October. Preliminary designs due in November. Rehearsals begin early February. Performs late February through March. -
Production Intern
+ ExpandBy production: an intensive 10-12 week commitment
By season (July to June): an ongoing 10-hour per week commitmentInternship description:
• Focused in scenery, lighting, costumes, props, sound or stage management, but will be required to assist in all areas.
• Depending on skills and experience, interns may be able to assist designers.
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Development Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
10 to 20 hours per weekInternship description
• Research grants and potential funding opportunities
• Data entry and database maintenance
• Assist in scheduling appointments with donors and funders for Producing Director and Development Director
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Directing Intern
+ ExpandBy production
40+ hours per weekInternship description
• Assist the director of a Marin Theatre Company production
• Assist with creation of the Performance Guide for the production
• Possibly moderate Q&A sessions following performances -
Special Events Intern
+ ExpandBy academic quarter, semester or year
10 to 20 hours per weekInternship description
• Assist with event planning, event set-up and breakdown and mailings
• Maintain vendor tracking
• Solicit In-kind contributions
• Telephone follow-up for Development and/or events
• Research potential donors
• Maintain donor files
• Prepare sponsorship kits
• Assist with other projects as assigned -
Stage Management Intern
+ ExpandBy production
Full-time commitment (40+ hours a week) of at least four and up to ten weeksApplication deadline: Rolling
Internship description
• Be an integral part of the stage management team, taking the show through rehearsal, tech, and performances. EMC credit may be available for candidates pursing membership in Actors’ Equity Association.
• Prior experience stage managing at the college level is required for this internship, as well as a demonstrated desire to pursue a career as a professional stage manager.
• See also Summer Program Stage Management internship. -
Summer Program Interns
+ ExpandJune or July through August.
20-40+ hours per week for three- or four-week sessions.Please note: There are multiple sessions. This allows interns to experience a different internship opportunity (see options below) each session.
Internship description
All Summer Program interns:
• participate in weekly intern meetings
• talk with key staff members at MTC
• participate in field trips to see plays at other area theaters
• provide production assistance on Summer Camp productions.When possible, we provide opportunities to participate in workshops alongside interns from other area theaters.
Internship opportunities include:
Stage Management: stage manage a Summer Camp production. Three or four weeks, 12pm - 5:30pm weekdays (minimum, could start at 9:30am) plus performances the final weekend. Training and mentoring from an Equity stage manager. Everything a stage manager does on a professional production: working closely with the director, blocking notation, rehearsal and performance reports, production meetings, running tech, calling the show, etc.
Group Leader / Teaching Assistant: primary leader for a group of 10 elementary or middle school students. Three weeks, 9:30am - 2pm weekdays (minimum, could go till 5:30pm) plus working backstage during performances the final weekend. Teaching assistant for several skills classes potentially including Acting, Improvisation, Clowning, Puppetry, Design, Musical Theatre, etc.
Teaching Assistant: assist teaching artists for particular classes, working with three groups of elementary or middle school students. Three weeks, 9:30am - 2pm weekdays (minimum, could go till 5:30pm) plus working backstage during performances the final weekend. Choose one or more classes; subjects potentially include Acting, Improvisation, Clowning, Puppetry, Design, Singing, Dance, etc.
Assistant Director, Assistant Musical Director or Assistant Choreographer: assist the Director, Musical Director, or Choreographer on a Summer Camp production with elementary, middle, or high school students. Three or four weeks, 11am - 5:30pm weekdays (minimum, could start at 9:30am) plus working backstage during performances the final weekend. Includes assisting Acting, Singing, or Dance classes as well as rehearsals.
Lighting: assist Lighting Designer and Master Electrician on Summer Camp productions. Hang lights, program and run the board, maintain lighting equipment, etc. May include designing a production, depending on interest and experience.
To Apply
Send a resume and letter of intent describing your interest in this internship, along with contact info for two references, by email or mail to 397 Miller Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Email submissions are preferred and should include "Intern Application" in the subject line. Be sure to specify one or more areas of interest. Letters of recommendation are not necessary, but you may submit up to two.
Testimonials
Stage Management and Casting – "I've had a number of theater related internships and jobs throughout college. This, by far, has been the best experience I've had, hands down... It was really, really cool actually being given a real responsibility as an intern, I got to figure things out myself and actually contribute to a show... I felt like I was really needed... This internship has a great balance between observing and doing, which is what I said I was looking for when I applied. It's an experience I could never get in a classroom.”
Casting and Directing – "MTC, for me, is a very special place. It’s a professional theater that made a 16-year-old kid think he was cool [through membership on the Teen Board] and a 19-year-old kid think he could actually make it [through the internship program]. That’s a rare thing to find... They are a welcoming group of people who still remember what it’s like to want to do theater and still remember the most important thing about theater: that it is first and foremost about the people. I couldn’t have asked for a better environment to start acclimating to the professional world."
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