{"id":1617,"date":"2020-03-31T17:20:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T17:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-theater-and-dance\/?page_id=1617"},"modified":"2024-07-29T19:47:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T19:47:18","slug":"internships-professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/student-opportunities\/internships-professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Internships and Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

Internships at Twin Cities arts organizations are an integral part of the education of Theater and Dance majors and minors.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While course work prepares students for these opportunities, the hands-on experience at professional institutions prepares them for a solid career in the many fields of the performance arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit the Student Resources<\/a> page for a compiled list of job boards which are free or available to subscribe to with department support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Current students should also check out the Macalester Career Exploration<\/a> website for more information. There you can explore majors, jobs, graduate school, and internships, resume and cover letter tips, a portal to log-in to Handshake, and contact information for Career Exploration staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alice Endo – Theater Mu<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alice<\/strong> ’22 (she\/her) was a scenic and lighting design intern for Theater Mu’s Today is My Birthday<\/em>. Read Alice’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mai
Mai Moua Thao – Threads Dance Project<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mai<\/strong> ’22 (she\/her) was an administrative support intern for Threads Dance Project, a local dance company founded by Karen L. Charles. Read Mai’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Skye
Skye Reddy – Threads Dance Project<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Skye<\/strong> ’22 (they\/them) was an administrative support intern for Threads Dance Project, a local dance company founded by Karen L. Charles. Read Skye’s perspective<\/a> on their work on their Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Jess
Jess Yates – Yellow Tree Theatre<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Jess<\/strong> ’22 (she\/her) was the education and stage management intern for Yellow Tree Theatre’s Treehouse Summer Camp. Read Jess’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sandy
Sandy Zhao – Theater Mu<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sandy<\/strong> ’23 (she\/her) was the set design intern for Theater Mu’s production of Today is My Birthday. <\/em>Read Sandy’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Faith
Faith Milon – Full Circle Theater Company<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Faith<\/strong> ’22 (she\/her) was a marketing intern at Full Circle Theater Company. Read Faith’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Nicola
Nicola Wong – The Cowles Center<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nicola<\/strong> ’24 (she\/her) was a marketing and programs intern at The Cowles Center in Minneapolis. Read Nicola’s perspective<\/a> on her work on her Student Profile page or via the link above. <\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Internships at Twin Cities arts organizations are an integral part of the education of Theater and Dance majors and minors. While course work prepares students for these opportunities, the hands-on experience at professional institutions prepares them for a solid career in the many fields of the performance arts. Visit the Student Resources page for a […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":344,"featured_media":0,"parent":1611,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1617","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1617"}],"version-history":[{"count":132,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9325,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1617\/revisions\/9325"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/theater-and-dance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}