Project Overview
Midsummer Night's Dream
Department(s)
Theater
Abstract
Midsummer Night’s Dream
May 18-July 26, 2025
An opportunity for cultural exchange through assisting Professor April Sweeney on a production of Midsummer Night’s Dream in Freiburg, Germany with an English speaking theater group.
Positions: Two (2).
Dramaturgical Research & Assistant Director Production/Stage Management
The students will work closely with director April Sweeney and provide support for dramaturgical research, assist with general and technical rehearsals, and learn skills needed in the role of a production stagemanager. They will gain valuable hands-on production experience outside of Colgate that will provide essential skill-building opportunities essential to enhancing their theater education and professional readiness. Grow their cultural competency skills, and benefit from the opportunity to see German theater and performance at the various Stadt Theaters and Cultural Institutions in the region.
* Students may apply for summer funding to cover housing, per-diem, transportation expenses through career services. Deadline late February 2026
https://www.colgate.edu/success-after-colgate/career-development/internships-fellowships/summer-internship-funding
Student Qualifications
Required student qualifications:
Strong interest and experience in theater, performance, producing with an interest in developing dramaturgical research skills. Course work in these areas is strongly preferred. Knowledge of German is welcomed but not required. Excellent follow through, attention to detail, the ability to bring forth new ideas to move the project forward, and the agency and maturity in taking on those responsibilities while working independently and collaboratively with a team. Overall, a generative, collaborative, respectful and open work ethic is required. Ability to adapt to a new cultural context and the agency to live and navigate a small European city one doesn’t know.
Project Length
The students will spend two (2) weeks conducting dramaturgical research on campus using library res weeks
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