This is an excellent opportunity for an intern to get real world hands on experience in the administration of one of the largest playwrights festival in the country. From reading plays and helping to choose the plays for selection to working with the festival producers and staff to interacting with playwrights, actors, directors and audience, this internship offers a comprehensive tutorial on what it takes to create, manage and run an arts festival. For anyone interested in producing theater, this internship will give hands on experience at the professional level. This position will work 30-40 hours per week from June through August.
Meticulous attention to detail, great positive attitude, strong organizational and administrative skills (or interest), great phone and email etiquette, computer versed, ability to work under a deadline with grace and skill, strong written and verbal communication skills, ability to work evenings as well as days, ability to follow-through and be a team player. Some graphics and editing skills a plus. Intern will need to provide their own car for transportation to and from the workspace and performance venue. (Our theatre home is on Magnolia in North Hollywood)
The award winning Road Theatre Company's mission is to produce, support and nurture new plays with our company of professional actors, designers & directors at our theatre on Magnolia. The Road has been consistently ranked among the top ten intimate theatres in Los Angeles and is a pioneer of the largest staged reading festival of new plays in the nation. The Summer Playwrights Festival - an annual celebration of new work which is now in its 15th year brings together playwrights, directors and actors from around the country to be shared with our growing Los Angeles audiences.
Please submit a resume and cover letter to: Barbara Muller Wittmann barbara@roadtheatre.org Note: Summer Playwrights Festival 2024 Go to roadtheatre.org for more information.