Seattle Rep WHPATP Apprenticeships (Lighting Design, Production Management, Scenic Paint, Stage Management)

Seattle Rep's Winky Hussey Professional Arts Training Program (WHPATP) offers season-long paid apprenticeships (about 2,000 hours, August to June) for early-career theatre workers; for 2026/27 the production tracks were Lighting Design, Production Management, Scenic Paint, and Stage Management (two positions). Apprentices are paid at Seattle minimum wage ($21.30 per hour) with paid sick time, holidays, and a transit benefit, and take part in departmental seminars, shadowing at partner theatres, management and leadership training, OSHA certification, and IATSE Training Trust classes. The 2026/27 application period closed February 26, 2026.

Early-career practitioners; includes Rep Seminars, shadowing at partner theatres, management and leadership training, OSHA 10-hour certification, and IATSE Training Trust classes. On-site work expected.

2026/27 application period closed February 26, 2026. Also offers a Directing/Artistic Programs apprenticeship.