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New Jersey Theatre Alliance (“The Alliance”), is thrilled
to announce that applications for the 2025 Career Accelerator Program are
now open. Requirements, deadlines, and a link to the application form can
be found at https://njtheatrealliance.org/career-accelerator/.
This 6-month program is comprised of three part-time,
2-month placements; two with professional theatres and one with New
Jersey Theatre Alliance to learn about theatre administration and
management in real-world contexts. In addition to learning in the field,
fellows will participate in professional development seminars, mentoring
meetings, and check-ins with the Theatre Alliance Staff.
Marshall Jones, III, Associate Dean for Equity, Associate
Professor of Theater, Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers, the State
University of NJ, and Alliance Board President adds, “As a theater
professional and educator, I am so proud of this outstanding program on
so many levels. First off, it’s a great opportunity for emerging leaders
of color who have a commitment to the great state of New Jersey. Three
lucky individuals have the opportunity to intern with 3 of our member
theaters, and most importantly be duly compensated. There’s no doubt that
the fortunate participants will have their career accelerated.”
Interested applicants must identify as an emerging theatre
professional and a person of color. Applicants of color who also identify
as Trans or non-binary, disabled, or deaf are highly encouraged to apply.
Applicants may be currently enrolled in college, graduated
from college, or finished with high school and not attending college.
Adults who identify as emerging theatre professionals, such as those
seeking a career change later in life are also eligible for this program.
The program is not open to currently enrolled high school students.
“The connections I’ve made throughout my time in the
Career Accelerator Program - not only with the Alliance staff and program
cohort, but with representatives of member theaters and sponsorships as
well - have led me to jobs, events, and resources that I wouldn’t have
otherwise known about. Since making these connections I’ve had the
opportunity to attend some external events such as the NJ Arts and
Culture Renewal Fund Convening held at Newark Arts Museum and Daryl
Stewart Productions’ Broadway in the Bricks. Attending these events have
given me a deeper sense of all the wonderful work that is being done in
the NJ Arts community and the people who are behind it. Furthermore, as a
result of these connections, I continue to be in contact with the member
theaters I was placed at (Vanguard Theater Company and Art House
Productions), helping out wherever I can on upcoming events and projects.
Although the program has ended, the support of the Alliance and its
member theaters have not; and I am deeply grateful for that. As I
continue to navigate the early phase of my career, I will be sure to hold
on to all that I have learned from this program,” says 2024 Fellow, Asia
Jenine Todd.
Three Career Accelerator Fellows will be chosen to
participate in the program beginning in January 2025 and ending in June
2025. They will be paid $17/hour, receive a $500 travel stipend, and a
$500 stipend to support healthcare, childcare, tuition, debt repayment,
or other life needs. Fellows will be matched for placements with New
Jersey Theatre Alliance member theatres, all of which are committed to
creating a learning experience with specific responsibilities, tasks,
projects, and structure.
Applications are due by September 30, 2024.
Additional requirements, deadlines, and link to the
application form can be found at https://njtheatrealliance.org/career-accelerator/
The Career Accelerator Program is supported in part by the
RSI Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation, NJM Insurance, and an anonymous
donor.
Founded in 1981, New Jersey Theatre Alliance was the first
statewide service organization for professional, not-for-profit theatre
companies in the United States, and is a leader in developing model
programs that unite, promote, strengthen, and cultivate professional
theatre in New Jersey. Funding for the New Jersey Theatre Alliance, a
not-for-profit organization, is provided in part by the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the
Arts, New Jersey Cultural Trust, New Jersey Division of Travel and
Tourism, the National Endowment for the Arts, and contributions from
individuals, corporations, and foundations including Grunin Foundation,
The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey, New Jersey Arts and Culture
Renewal Fund hosted by the Princeton Area Community Foundation, The
Shubert Foundation, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation, The RSI
Foundation, The F.M. Kirby Foundation, OceanFirst Foundation,and New
Jersey Manufacturers Insurance.
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