What do they do?
They develop and perform science-themed educational theatre programs on a
year-‘round basis. In this capacity, the theatre company specializes in
using live theatre as an educational tool.
What they are looking for in an intern?
¨ A theatre student who is interested in the educational application of live theatre.
¨ An education student with good theatre background and an interest in using live theatre in educational settings.
What type of internship?
¨ This would be a performance internship.
¨ The individual would be delivering live performances in the museum galleries 65% of the time.
¨ 25% of the intern’s time would be involved in program development and the workshopping of new material.
¨ 10% would be involved in other theatre-oriented tasks.
What are the hours?
Who will be my mentor?
Larry Gard, Artistic Director - Bio:
¨
Five years of university teaching experience in
theater, and was certified as a secondary teacher in
¨ Director of the theatre program at SMV since 1998.
¨
Director
of the Lilly Theater at the Children’s
¨
Has directed 92 productions, written 17 produced plays, and performed a
variety of roles for theaters in
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Member of Actors
Equity Association.
*Speak to your department about credit eligibility.
Interested?
Please contact Jeanette Waterman at mailto:ejwaterman@vcu.edu (School of the Arts Career Consultant) with a copy of your resume.
