Teen Internship & Apprenticeship

TEEN Internship & Apprenticeship Program

Childsplay’s Internship Program gives teens ages 14-18 leadership opportunities in the theatre and classroom setting in assistance to our programs. We utilize interns in a meaningful way for both the intern and Childsplay Academy.

YETi’s Apprenticeship Program gives teens the opprortunity to work alongside a theatre professional in the show process.

Learn, Lead, and Create

Interns assist professional teaching artists by encouraging students to participate or helping guide them in activities, scenes, or choreography. An intern may be a Hogwarts Potions Professor, assistant director, arts and crafts specialist or even a Secret Agent. Interns also support the Academy Admin team preparing scripts, gathering supplies, and organizing materials for class. Student-Interns will also recieve mentornship and training throughout the week with regular oppurtunities to take part in leadership.

Work with Theatre Professionals

Work alongside professional Valley actors, directors, choreographers, music directors, and instructors.

Teaching Artist Training

Get valuable teaching artist training and mentoring that will launch your theatre career.

Job Experience

Add experience to your resume and achieve your volunteer/work study hours.

Make an Impact

Work with young actors and share the things you’ve learned in theatre.

Here is what some of our previous interns have said about the program

This was such a fun week to be a part of. Seeing the kids happy and excited to arrive each day was amazing.

I loved meeting all these kids but the fact that they treated me like an authority figure made it that much more fun.

It's super easy and fun. It gives you good experience!

I would definitely recommend interning at Childsplay! It’s an amazing experience in a very welcoming and encouraging environment and I learned a lot this week.

The Commitment

Summer, Fall, and Spring Break Internships

As a volunteer, we allow students to work the hours and weeks that fits their schedule but try to prioritize longer commitments. The standard commitment is one full week at a time for at least 20 hours for the week.

Volunteer hours run the same time as class, Monday through Friday.

Full Day Intern Hours: 9 AM – 4 PM (call time is 8:30 on Mondays)
Morning Intern Hours: 8:30 AM – 1:15 PM
Afternoon Intern Hours: 12:15 PM – 4 PM

Interns participate in daily meetings and training from 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Afternoon interns will receive their orientation during the 12:15 meeting time.

Childsplay staff will be on campus from 8 AM – 6 PM if an intern needed to arrive earlier or stay later.

Interns can work different shifts each week and we prioritize applicants who can do full day internships. Please list below what your full availability is (not just your preference. We’ll get your preference below).

Interns participate in daily meetings and training from 12:15 PM – 1:15 PM. Afternoon interns will receive their orientation during the 12:15 meeting time.

Childsplay staff will be on campus from 8 AM – 6 PM if an intern needed to arrive earlier or stay later. Interns can work different shifts each week and we prioritize applicants who can do full day internships for multiple weeks.

YETi Production Apprenticeships

Only interested in working on shows? You can apply to be a part of our production team and help design, build, and tech our mainstage show(s).

Available Production Positions:

Assistant Director
Assistant Stage Manager
Design Teams (includes Apprentice & Teammates)
- Costumes & Makeup
- Scenic & Props
- Lighting & Sound
- Tech Crew

Responsibilities:

Attend weekly meetings (production meetings and mentor meetings). Option for in-person or online.
- Production Meetings: Every other Saturday from 12:45 – 1:15 (online or in person)
Create and submit renderings
Attend build-days
Attend tech week and shows
Assistant Directors & Assistant Stage Managers will attend each rehearsal every Saturday afternoon, and then two to three nights each week.

Mentor Meetings:

These are planned around your availability and will mostly by online. It will be a chance for you to help with the design of the production and receive mentorship and training.

These may sometimes be in person. Again, based around your availability.

Tech

Tech Week: Usually Monday – Thursday from 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tech Crew will only need to be available for Designer Run, Load In, Tech Rehearsals, and Shows.

If you’re not sure about your availability, you can still submit your application and we will touch base with you about it later on!

Discount

Interns are eligable for our employee discount which is 50% off a class. The discount can be used once for each week a student interns. 3 weeks= 3 classes that can be discounted. When a student is ready to use their discount, they can contact the intern coordinator to be applied manually.

Yeti

During the school year, interns may participat in our YETi program where they will work alongside theatre professional to run and produce two productions each season.