Internship - San Francisco, CA

StageWrite: Building Literacy through Theatre Seeks Intern for 2009/10

Organization:
StageWrite: Building Literacy Through Theatre, is a small, rapidly growing theatre-in-education organization that serves students and teachers in schools throughout the Bay Area promoting literacy through theatre. We have been in operation for 6 years and are currently expanding our residency programs to serve more students, teachers, and school sites this next academic year. We seek a highly motivated, passionate individual to join and learn from our organization.

Job Description:
StageWrite is seeking an arts-in-education Intern for 2009/2010 school year, 3 to 8 hours per week. Responsibilities may include assisting with grant-writing and editing; creating publicity materials; brainstorming curricula; organizing budgets; assisting at teaching artist training sessions and professional development workshops; using photo and video to document classes, performances, and professional development workshops. The Intern will work closely with the Executive Director of StageWrite and, whenever possible, duties will be chosen according to the Intern’s interests and goals.

Qualifications:
· Interest in drama and its uses as an educational tool

· Excellent verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills

· Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

· Has attained or is working towards B.A. in performing arts, education, communication, creative writing, or a related field

· Flexibility and willingness to learn StageWrite’s methodology



Compensation:
This is an unpaid internship. StageWrite will give school credit for work upon request.

To Apply:
Please send (either separately or combined) your Theatre, Admin, and Teaching resumes, along with a cover letter stating your future goals and reasons for applying to StageWrite’s Internship. Please also provide the telephone numbers and names of two references that StageWrite can contact, preferably previous/current employers or professors.

Resumes, cover letter, and references should be sent to jobs@stagewrite.org

To learn more about StageWrite go to:
http://www.stagewrite.org