Fall/Spring Program for Interns

September 13 - December 13, 2009/ February 5 - May 5, 2010

       Program Description

The shape of each internship program can vary depending on the current wok of the ensemble, as interns are a vital part of each season in the company's work.

Course credit is available - please inquire with us for details.

Housing

 All interns are housed at Double Edge's international center for theatre collaboration, in a historic 1830s boarding house in Ashfield center. Student housing includes a shared kitchen, living room, grounds, and bedrooms. The house is a short walk from Ashfield Lake, Elmer's Cafe, the post office, a laundromat, the town library, and the Ashfield Lakehouse (a local bar/restaurant).

 

Calendar and Deadlines

Fall Session: September 13 - December 13, 2009  (applications due July 1st, 2009)

Spring Session: February 5 - May 5, 2010 (applications due December 1st, 2009)

Tuition

Tuition for a three-month internship is $2,750. This includes housing, materials, localtransportation and use of Double Edge Theatre's facilities and work spaces. Upon acceptance, a deposit of $250 (non-refundable) is due within one week of acceptance. The remaining tuition is due within one month of acceptance. Program tuition is non-refundable except in case of medical emergency within the first week of the program.

Partial scholarships are available. To apply, please send us a note along with your application materials.

Advanced internships and apprenticeships are available by mutual arrangement between a student and the company. Advanced internships are $650 per month.

How to apply

To apply, please send us a short (one page) letter of intent, outlining some of your background, what you would like to explore or address in your work during the program, and anything else that you think is important.

All applications should be accompanied by a $25 application fee. Payments can

be made:

• by phone with a credit card (please call our office at 413-628-0277)
• by check made out to Double Edge Theatre and mailed to:

  Double Edge Theatre Training Programs

  948 Conway Road, Ashfield, MA 01330

   

  Contact us

Write or call with any questions about the internship program, training, or the

larger scope of our company's work. You can contact Jeremy Eaton, Student Programs Manager, at:

training@doubleedgetheatre.org or 413.628.0277

       Testimonials

"I want you to know just how profoundly inspiring this entire creative experience has been for me. It has been transformative and transcendental in every which way. These past five weeks have been hugely influential to my development not only as an artist, but as a living, breathing, thinking, rational and irrational human being...At Double Edge the possibilities are endless; this ultimately leads to discovery, and if you're lucky, the truth.        - Angeline Gragasin, Spring '06

" Double Edge Theatre's artistic vision encourages people to wake up, in every sense, with their brains and bodies and spirits. Within this company, there is a space for self-exploration and expression unequaled in any other theatre I've seen or worked with."    - Seth Bockley, Fall '03

"At Double Edge Theatre, where my days required the closest involvement with members of the company in physical theatre training and the necessary farm and administrative work, I found a group of people who teach as much through example as through instruction...what remains with me is the feeling of having gradually entered into a world of trust, mutual support, and an uncompromising, unsentimental yet total devotion to original, honest work."           - Brian Fairley, Fall '05

For more information, or to apply, please contact Jeremy Louise Eaton at 413-628-0277, or training@doubleedgetheatre.org. Or fill out the form below and we will contact you with more details.