THE FAIR EXPERIENCE
Fellowships, Assistantships, Internships & Residencies

After a multi-year hiatus, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Fellowships, Assistantships, Internships, and Residencies program is BACK - revived and relaunched!

FAIR is a wellspring of opportunity for the next generation of theatre practitioners, facilitating collaborative exchange of knowledge, skills, and perspectives with experienced professionals.

In 1935, Angus Bowmer founded OSF with the mission of bringing transformative, world-class theatre to Southern Oregon.

In 2005, Associate Artistic Director (now Artistic Director) Tim Bond founded The FAIR Experience with the mission of creating a doorway in Southern Oregon for aspiring theatre artists, administrators, and artisans to access training in the field.

How opportune that in 2025, our 90th Anniversary “Homecoming” season, OSF will see the revitalization of its professional development experience 20 years after its founding.

The FAIR Experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival promotes equity and diversity within the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the field of American theatre at large, while generating the conditions of belonging and support within an enriching professional development environment.

People(s) of the BIMPOC community (Black, Indigenous, Multiracial, People of Color), neurodivergent people, people with disabilities, and people of the LGBTQIA2S+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.

FAIR is an amazing opportunity to develop an ever-expanding circle of professional peers— including an alumni network that spans over 20 years.

Applications are now closed for the 2025 season, but we want to hear from you!

Introduce yourself by filling out our interest survey - share about yourself and how YOU want to engage with professional development at OSF.

The Interest Survey is not an application, it's an icebreaker. Responses are reviewed by the FAIR Experience office; as future opportunities arise, let us keep you in the loop!

Please stay tuned — we’ll be accepting applications in the next year for our 2026 season FAIR Experience!

Interested in FAIR? Want to see your discipline available? Complete the FAIR interest survey!
Have a question? Email us!

ADMINISTRATION

• Education & Engagement
• General & Company Management
• Marketing & Communications

ARTISTIC

• Directing
• Stage Management

PRODUCTION

• Automations
• Lighting
• Sound
• Video

OSF is making way for a broader range of departmental offerings in the seasons to come!

Internships are designed to provide professional development opportunities for aspiring artists, artisans, and arts administrators.

Internship Duration:

• Internship contract lengths vary and can range from 1 MONTH to 4 MONTHS, depending on the area of focus.
• Internships are typically PART TIME positions, based on the needs of the department.

Internship Recipients Receive:

• Hourly compensation (Jackson County minimum wage)
• Mentorship from an OSF company member
• The option to utilize internship hours toward academic credit, as determined by the applicant's academic institution

*Please note, housing and travel are not currently available for Internships.

Internship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must be a high school graduate OR have at least 1 YEAR of work experience
• For the purposes of this application, a year of experience in a university environment may satisfy the following criteria:
  • Automations Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Technical Theatre experience.
  • Video Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Video experience.
  • Stage Management candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Stage Management experience.
  • Sound Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Sound experience.
• Interns must be available for a minimum of 20 hours/week.
  
  • The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments. Some departments may not utilize the full availability minimum.

Assistantships are designed to provide an advanced, hands-on, professional development opportunity for emerging & working artists, artisans, and arts administrators.

Assistantship Duration:

• Assistantship contract lengths vary and can range from 2 MONTHS to 6 MONTHS in length, depending on the discipline.
• Assistantships are typically FULL TIME positions and range from 30-40+ hours/week.

Assistantship Recipients Are Provided With:

• Housing for the contract duration
• Round-trip travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, and baggage fees)
• A monthly base stipend of $2000. The stipend amount varies by department.

Assistantship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have experience in their area of interest. This can be demonstrated with either of the following:
  • The completion of a college degree in their chosen discipline
  • A minimum of 2 YEARS of work experience in their craft, paid or unpaid. Relevant experience outside of one’s discipline can also be considered.
• Must be able to commit FULL TIME to the position. The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments.

Fellowships are designed to provide early career professionals with direct access to senior management and the opportunity to share talents, hone skills, and further expand a network of artistic professional peers.

The Phil Killian Directing Fellow:

• Has an interest in directing classical theatre
• Will assistant direct TWO repertory productions
• Will shadow Artistic Director Tim Bond, navigating the inner workings of the day-to-day strategy associated with leading a regional repertory theatre

Killian Fellowship Duration:

• The Killian Fellowship contract ranges from 4 MONTHS to 6 MONTHS in length.
• This fellowship is a FULL TIME position; schedule varies.

Fellowship Recipients Are Provided With:

• Housing for the contract duration
• Round-trip travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, and baggage fees)
• A monthly base stipend of $2000

Killian Fellowship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have directed at least three Equity or Equity Guest Contract productions. Please include details about these projects in your Personal Statement.
• Must be able to COMMIT FULL TIME to the position if selected. The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments.

As future opportunities arise, let us keep you in the loop! Introduce yourself by filling out our interest survey - share about yourself and how YOU want to engage with professional development at OSF.

The interest survey is not an application, it’s an icebreaker. Survey responses are reviewed by the FAIR Experience office. We look forward to learning more about your work.

Please stay tuned — we’ll be accepting applications in the next year for our 2026 season FAIR Experience!

 

Interested in FAIR? Want to see your discipline available? Complete the FAIR interest survey!
Have a question? Email us!

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