Good places to intern if you want to be a theater critic

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 9:58am

What are some?
I want an internship but don't know where to apply.

[broadwayfan7]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:07am

I always check playbill.com

They seem to have a variety of internships. Go to playbill.com and then on the left hand side it will say Job listings. Click on it and you will see many jobs/intern positions available. You can even just click on intern if you only want to look at those openings.

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:13am

I've been looking there, but there aren't any on broadway critic internships.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:19am

You're aren't going to find "Broadway critic internships." You should look either for something in journalism or something in theater administration that will allow you to get good writing experience. There are programs that train critics, but you have to be fairly experienced to get into them, and as far as internships go, you're really not going to find anything that's specifically for Broadway criticism. Think outside the box a little bit.

Updated On: 6/27/08 at 10:19 AM

[Zeitoujo]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:21am

Thanks so much guys!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:52am

My advice to you is to study what makes a good critical piece of writing. Read a variety of theater critics from past and present. Then I would start a blog of pieces that you've written.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:54am

THE NEW YORK POST
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
TMZ.com
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 10:55am

Read "The Theater and its Double" by Artaud

[i*heart*fame]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 11:42am

I also recommend looking into a job that has you evaluating submissions and seeing a lot of theater. The more that you see and evaluate the better eye you develop.