Intern FAQs

What you can expect:
 • The hours are full time.
 • Housing and a stipend will be provided.
 • Schedules are rigorous and intensive.
 • College credit can be arranged.
 • The commitment is from late August through May.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Is housing provided?
A: Yes. Interns are housed in furnished, 3-bedroom apartments 4 blocks from the theater and across the street from Deering Oaks Park, a large municipal green space. Each intern has his/her own bedroom and shares kitchen, bathroom, and living space.

Q: What is the weekly stipend and can I live on it?
A:
The vast majority of interns find it possible to live on the $90/week stipend.

Q: Do you offer any summer internships?
A:
No. All internships at Portland Stage are full-season, August through May positions.

Q: How many interns do you hire?
A: We hire ten or eleven (10-11) interns per season.

Q: How large is your pool of applicants?
A:
Typically between 100 and 120 per season.

Q: Do you accept International applicants?
A: Portland Stage accepts internship applications from other countries, provided that international applicants understand that they are solely responsible for securing their own work visa and travel arrangements should they be hired.

Q: Can I have a part-time job during my internship?
A: The program should be regarded as a full-time commitment of at least 40 hours per week. Additional employment to supplement income (an outside job) is not usually possible or practical and is strongly discouraged.

Q: When are final hiring decisions made?
A: The decisions are made in late April or May.


2013-2014
SEASON

 

Last Gas
by August Wilson
SEP 24 - OCT 20, 2013



by Morris Panych
OCT 29 - NOV 17, 2013


Santaland Diaries
by David Sedaris
Dec 2 - DEC 22, 2013
In the Studio Theater

A Christmas Carol
by Hans Christian Andersen
NOV 29 - DEC 22, 2013


Trouble Is My Business

by Joseph Vass
JAN 21 - FEB 16, 2014



WORLD PREMIERE
by Tom Coash

FEB 25 - MAR 16, 2014


LOVE/SICK
by Nina Raine
MAR 25 - APR 13, 2014


by Evan Smith
APR 22 - MAY 25, 2014