Entertainment Production & Support Intern

Objective: Interns understand the organization, its business, culture, and where the Entertainment Production function fits within it.Topics: Introduction to the company's profile, structure, and products/services, along with its culture and values, giving interns the context needed to see how Entertainment Production shapes the guest experience through shows and events.Activities: Department/site visits or shadowing sessions, Q&A with Entertainment team members, orientation quiz or reflection write-up.

Objective: Interns understand the theory and frameworks behind each part of their specific job description before executing it.Topics: Core production theory covering show/event planning stages, coordination of props, costumes, and performance equipment, production administration and scheduling principles, and venue/backstage safety considerations.Activities: Case study discussions, review of sample production checklists, mock production schedule exercise.

Objective: Apply coordination theory to real show and event preparations.Tasks: Support planning and operational preparations before, during, and after performances, and coordinate with internal departments to ensure props, costumes, and equipment are ready.Output: A completed production preparation checklist for an assigned show or event.

Objective: Apply administrative theory to real production documentation needs.Tasks: Prepare schedules, operational checklists, reports, and documentation while maintaining accurate production records.Output: A completed production schedule and documentation set for an assigned production cycle.

Objective: Ensure safe and efficient show operations.Tasks: Support the preparation and monitoring of performance venues and backstage areas to ensure safe, organized, and efficient operations.Output: A venue/backstage readiness checklist for an assigned show, with safety notes.

Objective: Independently support a full show or event production cycle, integrating everything learned.Tasks: Participate in rehearsals and a live show/event end-to-end, support inventory and maintenance of production assets and equipment, and present a mini case study of the production supported.Output: Final presentation covering the production cycle they supported, plus a reflection on lessons learned and recommendations for continuous production improvement, this can double as their internship report closing material.