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About the Role
This is an entry-level, eight-month, full-time, temporary fellowship position at Signature Theatre, an Off-Broadway theatre in New York City. The fellowship offers hands-on training and administrative support across multiple departments, including General and Company Management, Production, Marketing, Development, Artistic, and Operations. It combines structured departmental rotations, mentorship, professional development, and a final project, providing a comprehensive learning experience for individuals interested in theatre administration, production, or artistic leadership.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative and logistical support across General and Company Management, Production, Marketing, Development, Artistic, and Operations.
- Participate in structured departmental rotations across three productions.
- Learn how departments adapt budgets, schedules, company support, marketing, and outreach to each show’s needs.
- Receive training from department-specific mentors.
- Engage in supervised administrative support.
- Participate in meetings.
- Contribute to audience and community engagement efforts.
- Work on an agreed final project.
- Join King of the Yees during its performance run.
- Participate in preparation, rehearsals, performances, and closeout for subsequent productions.
- Develop and present a final project demonstrating learning across the three productions.
- Meet weekly with an assigned mentor.
- Maintain a learning log.
- Participate in monthly check-ins and a midpoint review.
- Engage in job shadowing with Signature staff across departments.
- Participate in networking events with industry professionals, alumni, and partner organizations.
- Build working relationships with staff and community partners across the three productions.
Requirements
- Interest in a career in theatre administration, production, or artistic leadership.
- Demonstrated commitment to the arts.
- At least 18 years old.
- Authorized to work in the United States.
- Based in, or willing to relocate to, New York State for the duration of the fellowship.
- Familiarize yourself with Signature’s artists, programming, staff, history, and mission.
- Think through artists and works that excite you.
- Think through your personal strengths and areas where you are looking to grow your knowledge.
Skills
- Administrative support
- Logistical support
- Budgeting
- Scheduling
- Company support
- Marketing
- Outreach
- Audience engagement
- Community engagement
- Résumé and portfolio building
- Interview preparation
- Career planning
- Producing theatre
- Event planning
- Theatre marketing strategies
- Networking
Location
- New York State
Work Type
- Full-time
- Temporary
- Fellowship
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Salary/Compensations
- $22.00 per hour for 40 hours per week
Benefits
- Structured departmental training
- Job shadowing across all three productions
- Preparation between shows
- Weekly mentorship
- Monthly goal-setting check-ins
- Midpoint and final evaluations
- Professional development
- Networking opportunities
- Résumé or portfolio review
- Interview preparation
About the Company
- Signature Theatre is one of New York’s leading Off-Broadway theatres.
- Signature Theatre is an artistic home for storytellers.
- By producing several plays from each resident writer, Signature offers a deep dive into their bodies of work.
- Founded in 1991 by James Houghton, Signature serves its mission by hosting our distinctive playwright residencies at our home at The Pershing Square Signature Center, a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by Frank Gehry Architects.
- The Center supports and encourages collaboration among artists, cultural organizations, and local communities by providing free, public access throughout the space.
- In addition to its three theatres, the Center features a studio theatre, a rehearsal studio and a public café and bar.
- Since its founding, Signature has received over 100 awards and in 2014 became the first New York theatre to receive the Regional Tony Award.
Equal Opportunity
- Applicants from populations underrepresented in the theatre field and aligning with Signature theatre’s institutional goals and priorities focused on playwrights, community and access are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Signature is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility and welcomes candidates who have demonstrable experience advocating for underrepresented communities.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, gender, sex, sexual orientation, affectional preference, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions, pregnancy, disability, genetic predisposition, age, military, or veteran status, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.