Studio Theatre’s Fellows-in-Residence Program prepares early-career artists and administrators for a successful career in the arts. Offering a rigorous, hands-on training experience over the course of a full theatrical season, this program is designed to help early-career professionals transition into the workforce of the professional theatre. With guidance from professionals across the institution, and through supplemental programming and networking opportunities, Fellows hone their problem-solving skills, cultivate effective communication techniques, and gain broad experience working at one of the country’s leading midsized theatres.
The Fellows-in-Residence Program runs from July through May each year with positions available in production and technical areas, directing, producing, development, marketing and communications, finance, and company management. Fellows live together in a residence located less than a mile from the theatre. Each Fellow is embedded within a department and works closely with that team, in addition to having the opportunity to observe the larger workings of the full institution. Throughout the year, Fellows participate in a series of professional development opportunities that include mentorship, seminars, and networking opportunities.
Studio’s Fellows-in-Residence Program, launched in 2024, is the largest training program of its kind in the DC area to provide full employment and housing. Studio has had a long-standing commitment to training the next generation of theatre, with the Apprentice Program running for 18 years prior. With more than 150 past participants, program alumni continue to enrich the DC area’s theatre workforce as well as the national industry. Alumni have gone on to the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale, Carnegie Mellon University, Manhattan Theatre Club, Signature Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Roundhouse Theatre and Studio Theatre itself.
