Help Emily Get to the Williamstown Theatre Festival!

This past April I was referred by the Alliance for the Inclusion in the Arts to The Williamstown Theatre Festival internship program in Massachusetts This summer the theatre festival is partnering with the National Rosemary Kennedy Internship Initiative to help young theatre artists with disabilities enter the industry.

I have been offered a combined House Management, Audience Management, Public Relations, and Social Media Management internship with this prestigious Tony Award winning company for the 2015 summer season from June 17th to August 24th.

Housing and travel expenses have been generously covered by WTF for me. My only requirement while staying at the festival would be to take care of food costs. and other personal amenities.

Each position can be described as follows

House Management:

Observing and assisting the Williamstown Theatre Festival House Manager and Supervisor

Management  of festival programs and ushering  staff among other duties according to my supervisor if I were to attend the festival

Audience Management:

Observing and Assisting the Director of Audience Services, Box Office Staff and House Managers

Also to assist with festival programs and ushers among other duties determined by my supervisor if I were to attend the festival

Publicty Internship Program:

Observing and participating in operations within the Williamstown Theatre Festival publicity department 

Developing skills in publicizing all festival productions and activities

Coordinating with stage managers and general management to schedule press interviews

Coordinating with all departments to schedule production photo shoots during the run of the festival

Assisting in generating production press releases for the festival along with other tasks determined by my supervisor if I were to attend  the festival

The production season consists of 7 shows within the two month period for the internship. I would have the opportunity to work with several Tony Award Winners and nominees throughout the season, Audra McDonald (Porgy and Bess, 110 in the Shade)   Will Swenson (Hair.,Priscilla Queen of the Desert, 110 in the Shade, Lestat and  Brooklyn)Cynthia Nixon (Wit, The Real Thing)  to name a few

Social Media:

Training and maintaining the WTF Blog

Learning to craft WTF's online presence on Facebook, Twitter and any other social media outlet

Tracking and responding to WTF's overall web presence 

By providing your support to the campaign it allows me to take the next step into my theatrical career and work and learn from a prestigious Tony Award winning theatre company  in this once in a lifetime opportunity