We post all full and part-time opportunities on our website, social media outlets, and various online outlets, such as The Rome Group and LinkedIn. We respond to every job application.

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CURRENT OPENINGS

Production Staff

HOUSE MANAGEMENT INTERN

• Dates: May 27 – June 23, 2025 
• Rate: $500 stipend, no housing provided.

Description: This internship is a crash course on outdoor event operations and theater house management. You will be involved in the onsite operations of St. Louis Shakespeare Festival’s production in Shakespeare Glen from start to finish. You will help set up the front-of-house area, learn festival operations and emergency procedures, help coordinate volunteers, and work directly with guests to help ensure they have the best possible experience. The expectation is to be as each performance to ensure a safe experience for our audience and a successful show each night. You will report directly to the House Manager but will also interact with the Box Office Manager, Associate Producer, and Director of Marketing frequently. 

There will also be a weekly talk-back exclusively for house management interns with a different member of the festival’s staff and the show’s crew where you can learn more about the industry and make new connections. 

TO APPLY: 

Send your resume and brief description about yourself to Colin O’Brien (colin@stlshakes.org) with the role in the subject line. 

Apply Now

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Internships & Apprenticeships

Summer Teaching Artist Apprentice: The St. Louis Shakespeare Festival offers summer intern opportunities for young adults (17 and older) to join our Summer Shakespeare Studio program as a Teaching Artist Apprentice. Interns will work closely with professional artists in a fun and creative environment, developing leadership skills, arts education classroom experience and theater training while assisting in the Festival’s 20+ year history of theatre education for students ages 9-13.

This is an enriching opportunity for older high school or college students passionate about theatre education and working with middle schoolers. 

• Pay: $500 Stipend or commensurate NHS/Volunteer Hours
• Camp Duration: June 2-27, 8a-4p, plus one apprentice introduction session. 
• To Apply: Email camp director Hannah Baartman (hannah@stlshakes.org) with a short cover letter (3 sentences on why you’d like to participate) and/or Resume. 

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St. Louis Shakespeare Festival is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in our hiring process, as well as in all areas of our work. We believe that diverse ideas, cultures, and traditions are vital assets that enrich the programs and productions we produce for our community. All qualified applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, familial status, sexual orientation, national origin, ability, age, or veteran status.