Posts tagged unpaid internship

Unpaid Internships: What to Consider Before You Sign On

Interns are not meant to be indispensable to operating the theatre or running the show. If you’re solely responsible for lighting Scene 4, laundering costumes, checking props for Act I, keeping the actor playing Hamlet from missing his entrance, and acting as the understudy for Gertrude, you’re indispensable and therefore not an intern.

Features, New YorkOnStage Blog StaffApril 2, 2020internship, unpaid internship, Theater, Off-Broadway

Say No To Unpaid Positions and Stipends: A Newcomer Takes a Stand

The expectation to dedicate 20+, 30+, even 40 hours a week and be offered a daily or weekly stipend to ‘offset the cost of housing and living expenses; is simply absurd. Institutions “providing opportunities” like such are only doing harm to those that can’t afford to work for you.

FeaturesChristopher PetersonJuly 24, 2018internship, stipend, unpaid internship, theatre, Broadway, acting, actors, New York City, starving artist

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