Internships

Orientation Week: Tuesday – Friday, June 17-20 (our offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth)

Internship Dates: Monday – Friday (with 1-2 Saturday mornings possible), June 23 through August 22, 2025 (with flexibility on end dates depending on availability)

Camp Hours: 9:30am-4:30pm (specific call time/schedule for teaching internships varies week-to-week with the age of the camp students)

Intern Project: Hours vary, scheduled around intern availability

Time commitment: 22 – 35 hours per week

Pay Rate: $20.76/hour

Housing is not provided. Our team shares any housing leads that may arise from the Taproot Theatre community with non-local candidates depending on availability. 

*Please see individual job descriptions for more information on hours and responsibilities.

Public Health: Taproot Theatre Company requires every employee, volunteer, and contractor to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination can be vaccine card (copy or photo accepted), WA state immunization printout, or verified medical record printout from medical provider.

Teaching Internship (up to 4 positions available)
This internship is for individuals who have a desire or interest in pursuing theatre education or directing. Teaching interns are teamed up with our teaching artists to assist with our Acting Studio summer camp program. Interns may assist with daily warm-ups, games, work with students on acting techniques and character development, keep students focused, be backstage for performances, and more. Camps range from Shakespeare to musical theatre, to creative dramatics and comedy, and everything in between. Interns may also be asked to assist with direction, choreography, music coaching, stage management, and administrative duties. Camp assignments are determined by need, schedule, experience, and interest of each intern. For a full description of this position, including responsibilities and benefits, click here.

Musical Theatre Teaching Internship (1 position available)
This internship is for individuals with specific musical theatre experience that have a desire to pursue theatre education or directing. This intern will assist our musical theatre teaching artist in all musical theatre camps offered throughout the summer. Depending on experience and interest, the intern can serve as assistant director or assistant choreographer in some of the productions. The intern may assist with daily warm-ups, games, work with students on acting techniques and character development, keep students focused, be backstage for performances, and more. The intern may also be asked to assist with direction, choreography, music coaching, stage management, and administrative duties. When a musical theatre camp is not scheduled, the intern will be assigned to another one of Taproot’s summer camps. Camp assignments are determined by need, schedule, experience, and interest of each intern. For a full description of this position, including responsibilities and benefits, click here.

Orientation Week: Tuesday-Friday, June 17-20, 2025 (our offices are closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth)

Internship Dates: mid-June 2025 through May 2026, split into three quarters: Summer (June – August), Fall (October – December), Winter/Spring (February – April)

Location: Taproot Theatre Company (Greenwood, Seattle, WA)

Time commitment: around 10 hours/week (schedule may vary based on intern’s availability)

Pay Rate: $20.76/hour

Housing is not provided.

Schedule: Both positions will be recruited at the same time and will operate as a mentoring cohort for the duration of their internship experience. The “Vision & Call” internship experience will be divided into three “quarters” according to the following schedule.

• Summer Quarter (11 weeks scheduled between June 16-August 29)
  • Administration Intern: Assist Education & Outreach Department
  • Production Intern: Assist Education & Outreach Production Team
• Fall Quarter (11 weeks scheduled between October 3-December 19)
  Note: Mandatory attendance at the Murdock Charitable Trust Intern Retreat, October 3-5. Travel costs and other expenses for this retreat will be paid by Taproot. 
  • Administration Intern: Assist Marketing Department
  • Production Intern: Assist Associate Artistic Director
• Winter Quarter (14 weeks scheduled between February 2-May 8)
  • Administration Intern: Assist Development Department
  • Production Intern: Assist Production Manager

Vision & Call Theatre Administration Internship
This internship is for theatre students and/or early career theatre professionals who self-identify as Christian and who have an interest in learning more about theatre administration. Over the course of 36 weeks, this intern will assist with administrative tasks in Taproot’s Education & Outreach, Marketing, and Development departments. In addition to hands-on learning with each of these teams, the intern will also commit to weekly mentoring sessions designed to explore the interns’ artistic identity and sense of calling, as well as assist the intern in identifying the next steps in pursuing their career goals.

Vision & Call Theatre Production Internship 
This internship is for theatre students and/or early career theatre professionals who self-identify as Christian and who have an interest in learning more about theatre production. Over the course of 36 weeks, this intern will assist with projects and tasks related to show productions for Taproot’s Acting Studio and Jewell Mainstage Theatre. In addition to hands-on learning as an assistant to Taproot’s Production Manager and Associate Artistic Director, the Theatre Production Intern will also commit to weekly mentoring sessions designed to explore the interns’ artistic identity and sense of calling, as well as assist the intern in identifying the next steps in pursuing their career goals.uction Intern will also commit to weekly mentoring sessions designed to explore the intersections between faith and art and assist the intern in identifying the next steps in pursuing their calling and career goals.