Part-Time Artistic Administration Fellow – National Queer Theater Brooklyn, NY Admin, Finance

Position: Part-Time Artistic Administration Fellow $17.00 – $17.00 per hour National Queer Theater Brooklyn, NY Admin, Finance &
Location: New York

NATIONAL QUEER THEATRE SEEKS PART-TIME ARTISTIC ADMINISTRATION FELLOW

National Queer Theater seeks an enthusiastic emerging theater professional to join our team as an Artistic Administration Fellow.

Building upon our previous internship program, this yearlong paid fellowship is designed to cultivate the next generation of queer theater leaders through hands‑on experience, mentorship, and professional development.

Working closely with NQT’s Artistic Director and staff, the Artistic Administration Fellow will gain firsthand experience in the artistic and administrative operations of a nonprofit theater company.

Through NQT’s Criminal Queerness Festival, Mainstage productions, readings, and educational initiatives, the Fellow will have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the organization’s artistic programming while developing the skills and knowledge needed in a career in arts administration The Fellow will also have ample opportunities to see new queer plays and musicals, work alongside NYC’s top LGBTQ+ artists, and receive training and mentorship from NQT staff.

During the fellowship, the Fellow will:

• Receive mentorship and professional guidance from NQT’s staff including ongoing feedback and conversations about professional goal.
• Gain hands‑on theatre producing experience by supporting the development and production of new queer theater, including readings, and workshops, festivals, and full productions
• Learn the fundamentals of nonprofit theater administration, including artistic planning, casting, artist relations, community engagement, and organizational operations
• Participate in professional development opportunities, including conversations with theater professionals, skill-building session, and opportunities to learn about careers in the performing arts.
• Develop relationships with NYC’s theater community by attending readings, workshops, and performances, engaging with artists, and attending industry events

National Queer Theater is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants with diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives are encouraged to apply. Applicants of color, disabled, and trans or gender non‑conforming applicants are especially encouraged to apply.

Our mission:
National Queer Theater harnesses the power of live performance to imagine a more just and joyful future. Working alongside social justice movements, we uplift queer community through visionary theater productions and education programs that celebrate free expression in the U.S. and around the world.

Our vision:
Believing in the power of theater to effect sweeping social change, National Queer Theater cultivates a more just, joyous, and empowered intersectional queer community that is celebrated in all corners of society. Through our art and free community programs we create and organize together, working towards a more equitable vision of a world bursting with pride.

Our values:

• Belonging:
  We believe that everyone deserves to create and enjoy theater, to see their stories on stage and to be seen in their full complexity.
• Fearlessness:
  We believe that theater, like social change, must be made courageously without reservation.
• Pride:
  We believe that everyone in the LGBTQ community deserves to feel proud of their identity and that an abundance of queer stories instills a sense of pride in audience and creators alike.

Learn more ionalqueertheater.org.

Artistic Engagement Intern

Duties include:

Theater Producing & New Play Development

• Assist in production of staged readings, workshops, and productions, including casting, producing, and evaluation.
• Play central role in planning activities related to NQT’s international LGBTQ+ theater festival, including, but not limited to: hiring, community outreach, and…