apprenticeships

The mission of the FAIR Experience is to foster a collaborative exchange of knowledge, skills and perspectives between experienced professionals and the next generation of theatre practitioners. The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is committed to including diverse people, ideas, cultures and traditions in all areas of our work within a high-caliber theatre environment.

Areas of Opportunity

Apprenticeships are available in costumes, all design disciplines, development, directing, dramaturgy and literary management, education, executive direction and finance, human resources, information technology services, lighting, marketing and communications, producing, props, scenic painting, set construction and stage management. We only offer acting internships to students enrolled in The Department of Theatre Arts at Southern Oregon University.

Four Distinct Opportunities

The FAIR Experience is designed to enhance and strengthen the national community of theatre professionals and to contribute to a vital global theatrical exchange of ideas and possibilities, by mentoring emerging and early-career professional artists, administrators, and technicians, through four distinct programs: Fellowships, Assistantships, Internships and Residencies. Each program is designed to meet the academic and professional needs of qualified candidates.

Fellowships

Two unique Fellowships are offered each season to post-graduates: the Phil Killian Directing Fellow and the Richard L. Hay Fellowship in design. Click on the links for more information and application criteria.

Assistantships

An advanced experience awarded to MFA candidates, or to recent B.A. or BFA graduates (having completed an undergraduate degree within one year at the time of submission) or to senior level college students. Applicants for the Directing Assistantship must be graduate students, or those students who have completed their graduate degree within one year at the time of submission. OSF strongly encourages applicants from diverse cultural backgrounds and encourages applicants from all areas of the United States. Assistantships may fulfill academic requirements and are 2-3 months in duration. Housing, travel, and a stipend are provided.

Internships

Hands-on training awarded to individuals with 2 years training at a university, junior college or vocational school, or equivalent experience, and may fulfill academic requirements. OSF strongly encourages applicants from diverse cultural backgrounds and encourages applicants from all areas of the United States. Internships are 2-3 month duration and are self-supporting although a few small scholarships are available upon application.

Internships are available in all areas of Artistic (except in the area of Directing), Arts Management, and Design/Production.

*Southern Oregon University students: click here for the internship application.

Residencies

FAIR Residency in Dramaturgy

The Residency in Dramaturgy provides professional development to a recent M.F.A. graduate in Dramaturgy through participation as a Production Dramaturg at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. The Resident will serve as Production Dramaturg on 4-5 shows, depending on departmental needs. Responsibilities will include participation in all phases of production dramaturgy and literary management: play readings, reading plays, season selection, budgeting, workshops, new play development, attending regular artistic and departmental meetings.

Candidates should be recent M.F.A. graduates in Dramaturgy. Recent graduates in some M.A. and PhD. Programs will be considered as well. Residents must commit to an eleven-month-tenure from September 1, 2010 through July 31, 2011. Candidates of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Candidates should submit:

• A resumé.
• An essay expressing your interest in dramaturgy at OSF, how this residency will enhance your growth as a theatre artist, and a brief description of your background working with multiethnic/multicultural communities.
• Three letters of recommendation. Please include letters that would speak specifically about your production dramaturgy experience.

Shakespeare Dramaturgy Residency*

The Shakespeare Dramaturgy Residency is designed to provide an emerging professional of color experience as an assistant dramaturg on two Shakespeare productions during the season, usually on the outdoor Elizabethan Theatre stage productions. The Resident is mentored by the Director of Literary Management and Dramaturgy. The tenure for this residency is usually late March through mid-June. The Resident will receive housing, travel expenses, and a monthly stipend.

*This Residency is specifically designed to provide people of color the opportunity for professional development in Dramaturgy. Please contact the FAIR Experience Manager with any questions regarding other Dramaturgy apprenticeships that are open to all applicants.

Interested candidates will submit:

• A resumé.
• A brief essay describing how this residency would support your professional goals and what diversity means to you.
• Three letters of recommendation. Please include letters that speak specifically about your production dramaturgy experience.

Application Period

Applications are accepted through June 1st for the following season. The application period for 2011 is now closed. Applications for 2012 may be submitted through June 1, 2011.

APPLY: Click here to download an application for the FAIR Experience