Administrative Summer Literary Positions- Stipend Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Waterford

Eugene O'Neill Theater Center
Waterford, CT
US

The O’Neill is currently seeking enthusiastic emerging professionals across multiple departments for the 2026 Summer Season. Summer staff make a season of developing new plays, musical cabaret acts, and puppet theater possible—with intensive experience, full integration with O'Neill professional staff, and participation in all the activities of an O’Neill Summer.

From its campus in Waterford, Connecticut, the O’Neill has been home to more than 1,000 new works for the stage and thousands more emerging artists. O’Neill programs include the National Playwrights Conference, National Music Theater Conference, National Critics Institute, National Puppetry Conference, Cabaret & Performance Conference, and the National Theater Institute, which offers six credit-earning undergraduate training programs.

The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center is committed to diversifying the future of the American theater through the stories we tell, the artists telling those stories, the staff supporting our work, and the audiences in our theaters. Learn more about the O'Neill's Mission & Values.

Reports to: Literary Manager

Department: Literary

Compensation: $6,325 stipend, housing, meals

Dates: Mid-May to early August

Duties will include:

• The Script Coordinator will lead Script Office setup at the start of the O’Neill’s summer season, and oversee its reset when the summer comes to a close. This includes setting up multiple desktop computers, printers, and work spaces.
• Work closely with the Literary Manager and Artistic Associate to onboard and train Literary Office junior staff members, including 3-5 Writers Assistants and Literary Fellows. This training includes a rigorous overview of office operations and technology (printers, laptops, etc), training in word processing softwares (Microsoft Word, Final Draft, etc) to facilitate script revision distribution, rehearsal room etiquette, and best practices for research requests and dramaturgical support.
• Oversee script printing and distribution for the O’Neill during NPC, NMTC, and CAB. Work with literary staff to create a script printing matrix for the summer; confirm that writers submit their scripts by deadline; ensure that printed scripts are distributed to stage management teams prior to the start of each workshop.
• Manage the literary department’s weekly schedule in close collaboration with the Literary Manager and Artistic Associate. This includes setting literary staff hours, coordinating rehearsal schedules for multiple Conferences, and communicating changes as needed.
• Manage the Script Office summer calendar. This includes showtimes for PUP, NPC, NMTC, and CAB; O’Neill staff and summer events; rehearsal blocks for NPC, NMTC, and CAB; and literary department events, including weekly meetings, training sessions and practicums, and professional development for Writers Assistants and Literary Fellows.
• Work with the Literary Manager and Artistic Associate to maintain a weekly Script Office task list and oversee its execution. Delegate to Writers Assistants and Literary Fellows when appropriate.
• Maintain all virtual and physical Script Office spaces and ensure they remain tidy and well-organized. This includes overseeing office supply and paper orders for the Script Office as needed.
• Oversee script archiving for the National Puppetry Conference, National Playwrights Conference, National Music Theater Conference, and Cabaret and Performance Conference.

Reports to: Literary Manager

Department: Literary

Compensation: $4500 stipend, housing, meals

Dates: Mid-May to early August

Duties will include:

• Literary Administration
• Attending two or three weeks of rehearsal during the National Playwrights Conference (NPC) and/or National Music Theater Conference (NMTC); serving as the literary office liaison and point‑person for the playwright, creative team, and dramaturg on those projects.
• Tracking the playwright or book writer’s revisions and communicating these changes to the literary office.
• Facilitating the printing, tracking, compiling, and…