Internships & Fellowships

The Shakespeare & Company Internship Program is designed to train the next generation of theater professionals to become successful and well-rounded members of the theater community, while Fellowships offer opportunities for further professional and creative development.
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Internships
at Shakespeare & Company

Internships are available for college students earning course credit. Internships at Shakespeare & Company illustrate the inner workings of a large arts organization and our commitment to an identity-conscious environment. Interns may select opportunities in costuming, production (including set construction, lighting/board operation, painting, sound/board operation, properties), front of house, development, marketing, company management, or arts administration. Internships are typically 12 to 16 weeks; programs of custom duration or areas of interest may be developed.

Interns receive one-on-one mentoring from their department leads and work with professional artists. Interns also have opportunities to receive career guidance with performance evaluations and resume and portfolio reviews.

Interns will receive college credit, local accommodation while in Lenox, and reimbursement for travel to/from Lenox. For more information, apply, or to gain more information, please send a letter of interest/inquiry, by January 31 for the 2026 summer program, to internships@shakespeare.org or to Internships, 70 Kemble Street, Lenox MA 01240.

Fellowships
at Shakespeare & Company

The Tina Packer Women of Will Directing Fellowship

May 30–July 9, 2027

Tina Packer: Artist, Visionary, Leader. Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass., Tina blazed trails as a woman director of Shakespeare, deeply explored the role and development of Shakespeare’s women as an actor, director, educator, and scholar, and authored Women of Will: Following the Feminine in Shakespeare’s Plays. In honor of her accomplishments, Shakespeare & Company created the Tina Packer Women of Will Directing Fellowship to further the development of early-career stage directors who are women, non-binary, or trans, and have a passion for Shakespeare. This fellowship was conceived and funded by Shakespeare & Company actor and training alumnus John Douglas Thompson with matching funds from an anonymous donor and additional gifts from a group of Shakespeare & Company directors mentored and inspired by Tina. The fellowship is also supported by the Tina Packer Legacy Fund.

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Internship & Fellowship
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If you are interested in a customized internship during the academic year please email internships@shakespeare.org

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My favorite part here has been getting to work with a group of really awesome people and learning new things about my craft every single day.
Regan McKay, 2018
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The staff and faculty are among the most compassionate, sincere, and knowledgeable an actor will encounter, and their priority is one: to give the actor the tools they need to discover - and wield - the deepest and most whole version of themselves. Shakespeare & Company helped me see how important advocating for arts in todays age is. I learned so much and now have an amazing support team cheering me on as my future career progresses.
Lauren Porter, 2022
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