Williamstown Theatre Festival Now Accepting Applications for 2016 Training Program

Williamstown Theatre Festival has announced that WTF is now accepting applications for their prestigious training programs for the 2016 Season. WTF's Professional Training Program gives invaluable on-the-job learning opportunities for performers, directors, writers, designers, technicians and administrators.

Although the Tony Award-winning theatre is perhaps best known for its acclaimed productions and top-notch talent, the Williamstown Theatre Festival also offers one of the nation's top training programs for theatre artists. Each summer roughly 250 aspiring theatre professionals are given a hands-on, fully immersive introduction to the world of professional theatre and work side by side with some of the top professionals in American theatre. Among the luminaries who started their careers as part of Williamstown Theatre Festival's training programs: Kate Burton, Dick Cavett, Patricia Clarkson, Jill Clayburgh, John Conklin, Tom Fontana, Jennifer Grey, Michael C. Hall, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kate Hudson, Peter Hunt, Allison Janney, David Korins, Santo Loquasto, Gwyneth Paltrow, David Hyde Pierce, Christopher Reeve, Christian Slater, Kiefer Sutherland, George C. Wolfe, and many more.

Williamstown Theatre Festival is committed to telling diverse stories and to fostering an inclusive environment both onstage and off. For all of our educational, professional and artistic positions, WTF actively seeks talented artists and administrators from all races, ethnicities and backgrounds.

Application deadlines are between January 4 and March 1, 2016. Both merit and need-based scholarships are available to summer applicants. College credit is also available. For more information and applications, please visit http://wtfestival.org/work-learn/.