26-27 Full Season Internship
Job description
The Naples Players is seeking motivated, confident, and creative theatre artists for our Full Season Internship Program. Interns will work closely with the professional full-time staff members in mounting the 2026-2027 season. Qualified interns may also have the opportunity to assist or fully design for TNP's main stage, educational theater. and/or readers theater programs.
26-27 Shows are: Over the River & Through the Woods, Rocket Man, The Addams Family Jr, Come From Away, Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn, Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol, Murder on the Orient Express, The Glass Menagerie, The Outsiders (play), Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Hello Dolly, Constellations, Going Blind, Shrek Jr, The Book of Will, and Urinetown.
Are you interested? Reach out and start a conversation, or just apply!
The Naples Players has completed its 22-million-dollar facility which includes six performance spaces (1 proscenium, 2 black boxes, 1 studio space, 1 outdoor stage, and lobby cabaret space), expanded capacity in the lobby, updated shops, an Arts Access Sensory Room for the main stage, and additional rehearsal spaces.
The internship runs approximately September to May, with provided housing located within walking distance to the theatre and downtown Naples. Start and end dates are negotiable.
Positions available: scenic, props, costumes, sound, arts access, and education.
All interns have day-to-day check-ins with their department heads to establish daily and weekly tasks, then a once a month evaluation with the Internship Director and Director of Education to ensure both student and company goals are being reached. All interns are also provided with workshops throughout the season which can include: Resume/Cover Letter & Branding, Hydraulic Lift & Rigging Training, and Cross-Departmental Training Days.
Requirements:
- Minimum 18 years of age
- Enrolled full or part time at a college or university, or recent graduate
- Majoring/minoring in Theatre or Theatre Education, or applicable degree (education, arts administration, non-profit administration, etc.)
- Minimum of 1 semester under degree
Skills:
- All Departments are looking for individuals who are adaptable and able to openly communicate with supervisors, volunteers, and students.
- All Departments are looking for individuals who can both work in a team and individually.
- All Departments expect professionalism in all aspects of assigned duties.
- Scenic
- Basic hand and machine power tool operation
- Ability to read and build technical draftings
- Basic scenic painting techniques
- Scene Shop Safety
- Props
- Basic hand and machine power tool operation
- Basic scenic painting techniques
- Scene Shop Safety
- Costumes
- Basic hand and machine sewing skills
- Basic alterations and construction
- Sound
- Basic knowledge of digital and analog sound counsels
- Rigging safety
- Basic board programing, and knowledge of QLab
- Arts Access
- Basic knowledge of word and number processing documents
- Tact, patience, and kindness in working with students of all ages both neuro-traditional and neurodivergent and their parents
The Naples Players builds community through exceptional access to the power of theater. We envision TNP as a cultural hub that leads a shift in the national perception of how theatres can impact their communities. Located in scenic downtown Naples, Florida, just blocks from the beach, TNP produces 6 plays, 3 musicals, readers' theatre, and multiple student shows every season. It consists of a professional full-time staff and guest artists with experience ranging from regional theatre to off- and Broadway and international.
TNP annually has over 800 individual volunteers who donate over 80,000 hours to help produce its year-round content.
For more information about The Naples Players, please see our website:
and read our Impact Report
https://naplesplayers.org/impact/
To apply please send a PDF cover letter and resume to:
Cole Butcher
Artistic Director of Production/Internship Director
cbutcher@naplesplayers.org