Mar 01, 2023
Advice on Cultivating a Successful Internship Every year, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts’ nationally recognized Internship and Apprenticeship Program employs dozens of young professionals looking to gain a competitive edge in their prospective careers. Paid positions─offered seasonally in the spring, summer, and fall─span a wide range of concentrations including communications and marketing, development, education, human resources, information technology, ticket services, stage management, and...
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Sep 09, 2020
Advice from Wolf Trap’s Internship and Apprenticeship Program on job- and internship-seeking in a challenging environment Throughout the year, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts employs dozens of talented prospective arts professionals through its nationally recognized Internship and Apprenticeship Program. By pairing students with working professionals in the performing arts, the program is a unique opportunity for students to learn what it’s like to...
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Jun 13, 2018
Wolf Trap continues to be one of the nation’s best places for young professionals to learn, grow, and gain valuable work experience in a one-of-a-kind environment. Check out Wolf Trap’s interns and apprentices by the numbers! ...
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Oct 16, 2017
Wolf Trap internships and apprenticeships provide fundamental professional skills, as well as specialized training in specific disciplines—from technical theatre and arts management, to fundraising, accounting, and special events. Interns and apprentices get a nuanced view of a field that is rapidly changing and discover what it takes to evolve and innovate. This experience helps interns and apprentices build leadership skills that can be applied to...
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Aug 17, 2016
By: Patrick King (Intern, Internships & Community Programs, Summer 2016) Twelve weeks ago when I started my internship at Wolf Trap, I had no idea how amazing my summer would be! Wolf Trap interns spend the summer learning and working hard behind the scenes in a range of different departments and a variety of roles. Unlike a lot of summer internships, we aren’t just sitting...
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Jun 17, 2016
Every night, audiences see well-known artists on Wolf Trap’s stages. What they don’t see are the talented professionals behind the scenes. Many of these professionals are former Wolf Trap interns. Wolf Trap has nurtured future leaders for decades through its nationally recognized Internship Program. Across the country, hundreds of former Wolf Trap interns ensure that the arts are not only inspiring but accessible, that they spark important...
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Oct 09, 2015
Wolf Trap internships give budding professionals a competitive edge—whether they seek jobs in the arts or any other field. Click below to hear firsthand accounts of the internship experience at Wolf Trap: What Wolf Trap Interns are saying: This internship has been invaluable. I have learned a great deal about the music industry in being able to participate in the background workings of a summer season...
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Sep 02, 2015
By: Aliza Grant, Education Intern: Internships and Community Programs, Summer 2015 It’s 9 am Wednesday, and the lobby at Wolf Trap Foundation sits sun-streaked and quiet as employees shuffle in, coffee in hand, prepared for a new day. As the seasons change, so do some faces —interns come for the fall, spring, and summer terms from across the country to gain professional experience, take advantage...
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