<p>This is to make a list of colleges and what there senior internship is like for Musical Theatre and Theatre majors!</p>
<p>their- not there- sorry- it’s a pet peeve of mine. Drives me crazy!</p>
<p>What do you mean by “senior internship?”</p>
<p>KatMT … this is the info from Otterbein’s website: </p>
<p>“The senior year is highlighted by a nine-week internship with a professional casting director in New York City or Los Angeles. Students function as readers for professional auditions, meet agents, directors and producers, and begin the process of networking with people in the profession. Acting majors may also audition to participate in the Senior Showcase, produced in New York City and Los Angeles for agents and casting directors in April.”</p>
<p>The time-frame may be different now since Otterbein has gone from quarters to semesters, but I’m not sure about that.</p>
<p>Here’s a bit of info about Theatre internships at Northwestern.</p>
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<p>Internships</p>
<p>The School of Communication encourages students to pursue internships during their time at Northwestern. Internships provide students with opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge to practical work experience, better preparing students for the working world. Students can earn up to four credits while interning by participating in a weekly internship seminar featuring career planning information, guest speakers, and networking events. The internship class is available in Los Angeles, New York, and on the Evanston campus.</p>
<p>Communication students are in demand in many fields. They may apply for the internship posted every year in our internship database or secure positions on their own.</p>
<p>Just a few of the places School of Communication students have interned in the last few years include:</p>
<pre><code>Casting/talent management: Creative Artists Agency, The Gersh Agency, International Creative Management
Film: Focus Features, Lionsgate, Playtone Productions, Spyglass Entertainment
Marketing/advertising: BBDO Worldwide, DDB Worldwide, DraftFCB, Leo Burnett
Not-for-profit: American Cancer Society, Chicago Humanities Festival, Make-A-Wish Foundation
Public Relations: Burson-Marsteller, Edelman Worldwide, Ketchum, Ogilvy Worldwide
Television: ABC, Comedy Central, Discovery Channel, Lifetime, Oxygen, Sundance Channel
Theatre: Lookingglass Theatre, Second Stage Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre
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<p>[Internships: </a>; Office of Undergraduate Admission - Northwestern University](<a href="http://ugadm.northwestern.edu/academics/schools/communication/internships.html]Internships: ">http://ugadm.northwestern.edu/academics/schools/communication/internships.html)</p>
<p>Right… I think Internships are possible at many schools. Some will require student internships… others will help facilitate. </p>
<p>For example where I teach we facilitate – students may apply to intern with professional theatres in London when they study abroad. We also encourage and help arrange summer internships. Some students also choose to pursue internships during the regular academic year, some of these may be arranged by the program, others are external applications that the program supports. </p>
<p>DreDoub – You may want to add this to the questions you ask schools directly to get a sense of the internship opportunities available and sponsored by the program. Some schools also have formalized connections with theatre companies where students may intern. </p>
<p>Great question!</p>
<p>kksmom5 – The Otterbein internship sounds very cool!</p>
<p>Otterbein internship does sound great. But if you aren’t a student there, Backstage and Playbill frequently list intern job openings at casting agencies. The Tepper semester via Syracuse (and open to students from other colleges) sounds similar to Otterbein’s 9 weeks.</p>
<p>The Otterbein internship sounds interesting. I think it is different from the Tepper Semester, however. Although Tepper participants are living in NYC for the semester, they are actually studying acting, voice, dance, and the business of theater with various professionals in the industry; not serving as interns. Both experiences are valuable, but with a different emphasis.</p>