Oscar Hew
Front of House Manager
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “I think it’s very fulfilling building a show up from scratch, from the set to the final show itself! It’s a lot of hard work and labor but seeing everything come together is truly a magical feeling”.
Brian Selcik
Lighting, Assistant Choreographer, Dancing Spirit
What’s your favorite quote from The Tempest?
- “Prospero: “Shake it off.” Like Taylor is that YOU?”.
Alex Morgan
Assistant Director & Sound
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “Getting involved in theatre again, meeting new people and learning about directing from Barbara”.
Llovizna Miranda
Admin & Marketing Design
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “Learning and utilizing different tools: MailChimp, Word Press, Canva, Gimp, and Photoshop. I’ve designed posters, websites, postcards, and banners”.
- “Getting a mentor, Mark Lancaster, that I can contact for advice”.
Chloe Bassett
Sound
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “Honestly, just being outdoors and around people again has been the most exciting part!”
Madison Young
Lighting & Props Head
What are some fun sayings / funny quotes (said by any member in the internship)?
- “Can we go uppy?” “Nooooo no uppy”
Dina Perez
Sound
What are some new techniques you’ve learned? / What do you hope to learn or gain at the end of the internship?
- “I’ve learned things from workshops (such as our Brokering Consent one) and I’ve become much more confident in my technical theatre abilities (ex: building platforms, bracing, etc.)”.
Jamie Yerkes
Front of House & Dancing Spirit
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “My fellow interns and the cast! The people at OPFT are so welcoming, fun, and talented”.
Emma Flannery
Sound
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “Getting to work on outdoor theater with so many talented individuals! I love being trusted to be an integral part of the team and engage with our work in a hands-on way. I also really enjoyed our sessions on decolonizing language in Shakespeare and staging intimacy”.
Jackson Mikkelsen
Lighting
What’s your favorite quote from The Tempest?
- “How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world, that has such people in it!” (Miranda 5.1)
Greta Mae Geiser
Front of House, Dancing Spirit
What’s your favorite part of the internship?
- “Being able to be a part of the process from the very beginning; we build the foundation of the stage, and we’ll take it all down when everything is over”.
Maura Pawelko
Front of House Manager
What’s your favorite quote from The Tempest?
- “We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep”.
Maddie Ruth Thomas
Dancing Spirit
Sylvia Bednarczyk
Assistant Stage Manager
Katie Anthony
Assistant Stage Manager
Thanks for bringing
The Tempest to Life!
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