The Summer Theatre offers three programs for pre-collegiate students as well as paid internships in both tech and performance for college age interns.
The Apprentice Company (ages 16 - 19)
The Apprentice Company is made up of 10 high school students who choose to spend the entire season learning from and working alongside our professional theatre artists. Apprentices are selected by audition/interview/written application. Videotapes will be accepted in the event that you cannot audition or interview in person. The students chosen for the Apprentice Program are expected to be highly motivated, hard-working, mature young adults capable of living on their own without supervision during their time off. They work side by side with the entire company and are given full responsibility to accomplish major tasks in: set, prop, and costume construction; lighting and sound production; box office and administrative projects; and running crew and front-of-house duties. In addition to their "hands-on" education, Apprentices also attend classes such as Acting, Directing, Stage Management, Costuming, Makeup, and more. Sunday is the Summer Theatre's traditional "day off", when the company can take advantage of Mount Holyoke's beautiful campus, nestled in the scenic Connecticut River Valley. The campus offers two lakes, mountain trails, an Equestrian Center and a tremendous athletic facility. Within walking distance from the dormitory is the Village Commons, a complex of movie theatres, shops, and restaurants.
Performance Apprentices work with the Resident Acting Company in the Theatre for Young Audiences.
Non-performance Apprentices concentrate on technical or administrative theatre while receiving additional training in many other areas.
Apprentices receive a private room in a dormitory on the Mount Holyoke College campus and participate in the meal plan in exchange for a fee of $2000 for the season. The 1998 season begins May 31 and runs through August 20. Arrival times for Apprentices may vary because of the differences in school schedules.
Be part of a theatrical design team!
Working under the guidance of our Artist-in-Residence, student artists selected for this unique creative experience will work alongside a play's Director and Scenic, Costume, and Lighting Designers to turn the play's concept into a visual embodiment of the show. The student's finished display will be exhibited for the run of the production in the lobbies of our Main Stage Tent and our spectacular outdoor Ampitheatre. Over 20,000 audience members come to the Summer Theatre from all over the United States to attend our productions. This program provides an unparalleled learning experience and showcase opportunity for young artists.
Act with professionals!
Students selected (by audition only) for this program will become part of an acting ensemble that will rehearse and perform in one of the three shows in our children's theatre season. The ensemble will attend classes in acting, voice, movement, and improvisation, with their intensive two-week experience culminating in a performance before a paying audience with our professional Children's Acting Company.
The Summer Theatre offer internships in Acting, Stage Management, Technical Direction, Technical Direction, Costume Production, Property Management, Electrics, Sound Design, Scenic Design, Costume Design, Publicity, Development, and Theatre Administration. Stage management interns will assist the Equity stage managers (and be eligible to earn EMC points) as well as stage manage one of the young audience productions. Design interns (sound, scenic, lighting and costume) will be given important design assignments as well; and the administration interns will assume box office and house and company management responsibilities at least once over the course of the summer. All interns receive a private room, a small weekly stipend, and do not pay for the Meal Plan. Assistant stage managers, running crews, shop crews, and administrative production assistants are jobs usually performed by interns--including members of the Resident Acting company.
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Additional information and applications can be obtained by contacting:
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