The Student Intern Program, as outlined below, is designed to give talented high school students an opportunity to experience a professional opera production in an in-depth way by working with and being mentored by gifted professional musicians and production staff.

• Internships are offered to area high school students.
• Students nominated should be active in their school music or drama program, be dependable, talented and accomplished, and should possess a positive attitude and good work ethic.
• Interns will participate in the current production and assist in areas such as set-building, stage crew, lighting, make-up and costumes.
• Interns will commit to a period of rehearsals, stage/costume work and performances. The commitment period is split into two parts: 1) George Kent Performance Hall, Westerly, RI: September evening rehearsals continuing through the performances in early October, followed by striking the set.   2) Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, Old Saybrook, CT: late October stage set-up, dress rehearsal, performances and striking the set after the final performances. These dates are subject to modification. Students will not be required to be at rehearsals scheduled during the school day, except for possibly one dress rehearsal to which schools are invited.
• School performance dates will be announced.  The dress rehearsal is mandatory, but due to interns' school obligations, attendance at the other school performances will be decided between the intern and the Artistic Director.
• Each intern will receive a $500 intern scholarship award to further his or her music education.
• Salt Marsh Opera will present a Recognition Award to interns at the appropriate time.

By working in a full professional operatic production, student interns will grow personally and artistically as they experience the strict discipline and inner satisfaction of working in such a demanding art form. The Salt Marsh Opera Student Internship Program stresses artistic, academic and interactive learning.

STUDENT INTERN APPLICATION 2011
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