Internships

Now accepting applications for Fall 2012 & Spring 2013

Spring/Fall Program for Interns
September – December, 2012/ February - May, 2013

Program Description

This program focuses on process and immersion. Interns live and work alongside the Double Edge ensemble for 3 months, taking part in:

  • physical training
  • vocal and instrumental music sessions
  • design work
  • work with puppets and masks
  • individual work sessions and development of short etudes (studies)
  • performance technical production
  • local outreach
  • farm work and grounds maintenance
  • encounters and conversations with artists from the US and abroad

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

Course credit is now available through Greenfield Community College - please inquire with us for details.

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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). Domestic and long-distance phone and wireless internet connection are available and require an additional surcharge of $5 per month.

How to Apply

To download an application form, click HERE.

Tuition and Payments:
Tuition: $2, 295
Housing: $1,000
Total program cost: $3, 295

Upon acceptance, a deposit of $500 is due within one week. The remaining tuition is due within one month of acceptance. Program tuition is non-refundable.
Please expect expenses of around $50 during the program for Expeditions. 

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

Tuition is payable via check, over the phone with a credit card, via wire bank transfer, or through the Paypal link to the right. To download our wire transfer form, click here (international transfer fee is $36).

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