Internships Available!

Recently, NCT posted information about its 2014 Summer Internship opportunities on the website, nashvillechildrenstheatre.org. Internship with NCT offers college students the opportunity to learn and work in the theatre, which can prove valuable on a resume. 

We thought we'd check in on a former intern for her perspective. Here's what she had to say:

"When I was a Dragonkeeper my senior year of high school, I dreamed that maybe one day I would be lucky enough to intern at Nashville Children's Theatre. Actually working as a college intern at NCT was a total dream come true and it was an experience that I will definitely never forget.

The theme of last summer’s camp was “Unlock Imagination”. Every day during my internship, I witnessed the confidence, skills, and imagination of children growing and developing right before my very eyes. What I didn’t expect was that my imagination would also be unlocked! Like the campers in class, I gained confidence that keeps me strong to this day.  

This amazing opportunity provided a chance to work with talented teaching artists and a wonderful group of fellow interns who share my passion for the arts, as well as the most incredible education staff ever! Our group of interns felt like a family by the end of the summer and we still keep in touch.

I am so grateful for the wonderful opportunity and all that I learned through this internship. I will always look back on my time as an intern at NCT and know that it was one of the best summers of my life and such a worthwhile way to spend my time. I can never thank NCT enough for everything they have done for me and the impact they’ve had on my life and the lives of everyone who steps through their doors."

- Ginger Levinson, Summer 2013 College Intern

Ginger graduated from MTSU in 2013 with a Bachelor’s in Sociology and Psychology. She’s currently finishing a Communications/PR internship at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center and will return to her blogging duties at The Pink Bride this month. Ginger continues to volunteer at NCT – she is a great asset to our community and we are lucky to have her!

Visit our website for more information on our internship opportunities.

A Quiet Day...

Today was quiet at Nashville Children’s Theatre.

It’s hard to believe, but it happens sometimes. You see, the theatre is ‘dark’ today, which means that there are no performances scheduled. This means there are no children in the building, which makes it a very strange day indeed!

Performance weekdays are always noisy and fun. There are busloads of children in and out for the shows at 10:00 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. It is amazing how quickly those buses move in and out of our lot. For each performance, one of the workers from the office volunteers to call the buses, and each will tell you it is the most fun part of the day.

And in a show like Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, we can hear the laughter all the way upstairs, especially when Julius flies across the sky in a rocket (if you haven’t seen the show, you wouldn’t understand). It really is contagious, and those of us working in the office upstairs find it hard to concentrate! Yesterday we were moved to share some really silly knock-knock jokes…

Weekday performances are different than weekend performances, because there are fewer parents here. If you don’t believe your children act differently when you aren’t around, you have another think coming! The excitement generated by a field trip from school is unbelievable – and we’ve found that when children travel in herds like that, they tend to laugh more easily.

When you visit us for our Preview Performance on the 16^th, or one of our weekend performances through Feb. 2nd, you’ll find there are plenty of jokes for you to enjoy as well, and they’re likely to go right over your children’s heads. For example, when Grammy comes to visit, Papa Mouse says ‘Oh, you’re awake,’ with the most sarcastic tone. This is a joke that NEVER gets a laugh from the schoolchildren, but we do hear some cackles from teachers who visit.

Yes, today was definitely quiet at NCT. And we can’t wait for it to get noisy once again.

Join us for a show this week, and share with us what part of Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse made you laugh the most.

**Need tickets? Visit our site: nashvillect.org.