Apprentice program

Apprentices benefit from the small-group, select nature of the program, and work closely with our staff members, professional artists, and fellow ensemble members to enrich their ten months of training.  

Our apprentices choose a primary creative focus for their ten months with us. These focuses include: acting, directing, design, or stage management. Acting and directing apprentices receive conservatory-style training in specialized classes cultivated and led by professional artists. Apprentices focused in design and stage management engage in a personalized mentorship with various levels of involvement in each of our season productions. 

Apprentices may volunteer in our offices assisting and learning from our core company members and staff at Portland Playhouse in various arts administration fields. These fields may include (but are not limited to) marketing, audience services, development, artistic administration, production management, and education programming. 

Apprentices also have opportunities to engage with professional artists and the larger Portland community: they may choose to share front of house/crew responsibilities, audition for other productions in the area, submit for production/creative team roles, submit for local agencies, etc. 

The Apprentice Company will culminate in the company either: creating and producing their own solo show production or an original stage production. The decision will be made by the select company members.