National Colonial Farm | Animals | Museum Garden | Museum Theater Internship Program

Museum Theater Internship Program Summer 2010

Unique opportunity to gain experience in this growing field of educational theater!

The Accokeek Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2010 Museum Theater Internship Program. This unique program provides intensive training in museum theater, a form of live performance used to educate and engage audiences at museums around the world. With the Foundation's natural and historical resources as inspiration and backdrop, interns will:

Research, develop and perform living history characters at the National Colonial Farm, a living history museum that interprets the life of a tobacco planter in 1775;

Learn from museum theater professionals while creating and performing short plays on topics connected to all aspects of the Foundation's mission;

Help produce and perform at Colonial Day, a major public event on July 31.

The internship will run Thursday-Sunday, June 3-July 31. Interns will work Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., and Saturday OR Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

We are interested in college students (or recent graduates) who have performance experience and a passion for history. Playwriting experience is a plus. Interns will be paid a stipend of $1,000. To apply, please send an email letter of interest outlining qualifications and experience, a resume and a photo to Dr. Lisa Hayes . Individual auditions will begin in February and continue until all positions have been filled.

Please note: We are located about 30 minutes south of Washington, DC and are NOT accessible by public transportation. We are not able to provide housing.

The Accokeek Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.