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APPLY NOW FOR THE 2009 INTERNSHIP
Host Theatres for 2009 Multicultural Initiatives
Summer Theatre Paid Internship
This PDF form may also be printed out and filled in manually.
The purpose of this project is to address the needs of theatres for qualified assistance, and the need of students for information about theatre careers and job opportunities in the field (see info).
TNT is seeking host theatres for this program. Would you be interested in applying?
TNT needs four Texas theatres, ideally two community theatres and two professional theatres. Each theatre would receive an intern for a five week period, either May-June or June-July, during which the intern should be involved in every aspect of your theatre, from attending board meetings to designing sets. TNT pays $1,250 directly to the intern during his or her stay with your theatre, as well as the matching FICA. The intern must provide his/her own transportation and food.
To be considered for an intern, a theatre must:
1) Be a Patron level member ($100) of Texas Nonprofit Theatres (you may upgrade your membership level if you are not currently a Patron member).
2) Fill out an application and return it to TNT, postmarked by December 5, 2008. See links to Application Forms above.
3) Provide a preliminary job description for the intern which may include artistic, administrative and technical activities.
4) Provide housing for a little over 5 weeks for the intern.
5) Be present at the intern interviews which are held on March 18-21, 2009 in Fort Worth, TX during TNT Annual Conference. (We strongly encourage you to register for the full Conference/Festival.)
6) Provide daily guidance by top level staff members: Executive Director, Technical Director, Managing Director, etc.
7) Agree to put acknowledgement of this program in all brochures, programs and press releases during the intern's stay, and state that this project is funded in part by Texas Nonprofit Theatres, the NEA and Texas Commission on the Arts.
8) Keep records of in kind value or money spent for housing (needed for TCA grant evaluation).
9) Fill out an evaluation about the intern's stay at your theatre (forms provided by TNT).
TNT has been implementing this summer theatre internship for the past fourteen years. Mentor evaluations indicated that they found it to be a very valuable program, and they would do it again. One note of caution - you must be prepared to provide consistent, hands on mentoring since this is a major component of the program, and of particular importance to the Texas Commission on the Arts, which partially funds the internship.
Choice of theatre hosts will be announced by February 2, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact the TNT office at (817) 731-2238 or email us at tnt@texastheatres.org.
Last Modified: September 11, 2008
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