Williamstown Theatre Festival Begins Recruitment for 2015 Season
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williamstown Theatre Festival, under the direction of Mandy Greenfield, artistic director, is now accepting applications for its prestigious training programs for the 2015 season, which give invaluable on-the-job learning opportunities for performers, directors, writers, designers, technicians and administrators.
Although the Tony Award-winning theater is perhaps best known for its acclaimed productions and top-notch talent, the Williamstown Theatre Festival also offers one of the nation’s top training programs for theater artists. Each summer roughly 250 aspiring theater professionals are given a hands-on, fully immersive introduction to the world of professional theater and work side by side with some of the top professionals in American theater.
Among the luminaries who started their careers as part of Williamstown Theatre Festival’s training programs: Kate Burton, Dick Cavett, Patricia Clarkson, Jill Clayburgh, John Conklin, Tom Fontana, Jennifer Grey, Michael C. Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Peter Hunt, Allison Janney, David Korins, Santo Loquasto, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Reeve, Christian Slater, Kiefer Sutherland, George C. Wolfe, and many more.
Application deadlines are between Jan. 15 and March 15, 2015. For more information and applications, please visit http://wtfestival.org/work-learn/.
