First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook is looking for students who have just completed their junior or senior year of high school for a tech internship for the summer. This is a paid internship. Interns will focus on helping the theater’s tech coordinator prepare for the return of live theater in the fall. Internships are for 5 weeks in July/August. Dates of employment are flexible (see below).
Interested students should e-mail a letter of interest, along with a resume and a list of 2 references, to DRICE@FIRSTFOLIO.ORG by June 1, 2022.
Use the subject line: Summer Internship
Salary: $22.00 per hour, 20 hours a week, for 5 weeks
Work Hours: 20 hours a week; daytime hours; some flexibility is possible.
Commitment: 5 weeks Between June 7 and August 29, exact schedule to be negotiated between the employees and their supervisor. Weeks do not need to be consecutive.
Duties: Interns will have a variety of tasks, all of which will be supervised by persons who will provide training as necessary. Primary duties will consist of assisting in building/painting scenic pieces for our upcoming theatrical season as well as the organizing existing scenic and prop stock.
This work will be done in person at our theater location in Oak Brook. All employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID. All employees are required to wear company-provided KN95 masks while working.
Workers must be able to carry up to 30 lbs. of materials, be able to climb stairs, and be prepared to use power tools under supervision.
This position is open to all applicants, regardless of race, ethnicity, or gender identity.
* Employee will fill out a W-4 and both federal and state taxes will be deducted.
Our 2022-23 season is sponsored by Alan & Susan Becker and Daniel Nowaczynski & Nancy Ziegler
First Folio's programs are sponsored in part by grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a State agency) and the Gaylord & Dorothy Donnelley Foundation.
First Folio is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
All performances take place on the grounds of the Mayslake Peabody Estate, which is owned and operated by the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County. Indoor shows are presented in Mayslake Hall, a 30-room Tudor Revival style mansion originally built by coal baron Francis S. Peabody. Completed in 1922, the mansion is on the National Registry of Historic Places.
First Folio Theatre is fully accessible with reserved ADA seating available and assisted listening devices available for all indoor performances. To request ADA seating, please contact the Box Office at 630-986-8067.