Production Internships
The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival is seeking full-time summer production interns with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Internships are available in Scenery, Audio, Lighting, Props, Costumes, Production Management, and General Production. The level of responsibility entrusted to Public Theater interns requires that they be mature, self-reliant, good communicators, and able to work effectively in a highly collaborative environment.
The summer season provides interns with valuable firsthand experience assisting and observing top professionals in mounting the 2019 summer seasons of Shakespeare in the Park at the nation’s premiere not-for-profit theaters at our Delacorte Theater in Central Park and our downtown theater at Astor Place. The internship will involve long hours outdoors, late nights, early mornings and weekends so flexibility and a sense of humor are a must.
For more details on each type of internship, please go to www.publictheater.org/employment.
The Public is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theater field are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.
Internship start and end dates can be flexible depending on the department. Interns must be available for the majority of the Shakespeare in the Park programming, which starts as early as the beginning of April and ends as late as the middle of September. School schedules, international travel needs, availability and any other variable will be taken into account. We offer a stipend of $25/day. Interns are responsible for their own transportation and housing.
Due to the large number of submissions, applicants will only be contacted if we wish to schedule an interview. No phone calls please.
For all internships, your application must:
- Include a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references (no letters of recommendations) - Be in PDF Format
- Use the subject line “Summer Production Intern” and the internship or internships you’re applying for.
Please only send one email even if you are applying to more than one type.
- Be submitted to prodinterns@publictheater.org by February 18th; submissions through Handshake will not be accepted.