THE FAIR EXPERIENCE
Fellowships, Assistantships, Internships & Residencies

After a multi-year hiatus, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Fellowships, Assistantships, Internships, and Residencies program is continuing its revival for a second pilot phase!

In 1935, Angus Bowmer founded OSF with the mission of bringing transformative, world-class theatre to Southern Oregon.

The Fellowship, Assistantship, Internship, and Residency (FAIR) Experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival offers meaningful professional development for aspiring, emerging, mid-career, and established artists, artisans, and arts administrators. Founded in 2005 by Artistic Director Tim Bond, The FAIR Experience was created with the mission of creating a doorway in Southern Oregon to access training in the field. As the oldest and largest repertory theater in the U.S., OSF offers a unique learning environment shaped by our repertory model, where participants engage with experienced professionals across disciplines. FAIR empowers the next generation of theater practitioners to build lasting careers and contribute to the evolving field of American theater.

The FAIR Experience at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival promotes equity and diversity within the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the field of American theatre at large, while generating the conditions of belonging and support within an enriching professional development environment.

The FAIR Experience is an educational opportunity that fosters artistic growth, learning & development, and engagement through a range of experiences. At the core of the program are the FAIR Forums, where participants explore interdisciplinary topics that bridge inquiry and practice. These forums, along with experiential activities like changeover viewings and production tours, provide insight into OSF’s repertory process and broader artistic landscape. You will also be given a schedule of educational activities to attend alongside your 2026 FAIR cohort. The season culminates in a capstone, encouraging participants to reflect, create, and give back through a flexible range of creative or administrative contributions.

Learning Expectations:

• Engage in weekly FAIR Forums
• Participate in supplemental activities, including meet-and-greets, hall runs, production tours, and changeovers.
• Complete a capstone by the end of the season.

FAIR is an amazing opportunity to develop an ever-expanding circle of professional peers including an alumni network that spans over 20 years.

Applications for the 2026 season are now open!


FAIR is designed to honor OSF's commitment to including diverse people, ideas, cultures, and traditions in all areas of our work. We encourage People of Color, AAPI, MENASA, ALAANA, SWANA, Black/African American, Indigenous/Native, Latinx/Latine, or People of the Global Majority, neurodivergent people, people with disabilities, and people of the LGBTQIA2S+ community and diverse backgrounds to apply. 

OSF is making way for a broader range of departmental offerings in the seasons to come! 

Internships are designed to provide professional development opportunities for aspiring artists, artisans, and arts administrators.

Internship Duration:

• Internship contract lengths vary and can range from 1 MONTH to 4 MONTHS, depending on the area of focus.
• Internships are typically PART TIME positions, based on the needs of the department.

Internship Recipients Receive:

• Hourly compensation (Jackson County minimum wage)
• Mentorship from an OSF company member
• The option to utilize internship hours toward academic credit, as determined by the applicant's academic institution

*Please note, housing and travel are not currently available for Internships.

Internship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must be a high school graduate OR have at least 1 YEAR of work experience
• For the purposes of this application, a year of experience in a university environment may satisfy the following criteria:
  • Automations Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Technical Theatre experience.
  • Video Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Video experience.
  • Stage Management candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Stage Management experience.
  • Sound Department candidates will also have at least 1 YEAR of Sound experience.
• Interns must be available for a minimum of 20 hours/week.
  
  • The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments. Some departments may not utilize the full availability minimum.

Assistantships are designed to provide an advanced, hands-on, professional development opportunity for emerging & working artists, artisans, and arts administrators.

Assistantship Duration:

• Assistantship contract lengths vary and can range from 2 MONTHS to 6 MONTHS in length, depending on the discipline.
• Assistantships are typically FULL TIME positions and range from 30-40+ hours/week.

Assistantship Recipients Are Provided With:

• Housing for the contract duration
• Round-trip travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, and baggage fees)
• A monthly base stipend of $2000. The stipend amount varies by department.

Assistantship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have experience in their area of interest. This can be demonstrated with either of the following:
  • The completion of a college degree in their chosen discipline
  • A minimum of 2 YEARS of work experience in their craft, paid or unpaid. Relevant experience outside of one’s discipline can also be considered.
• Must be able to commit FULL TIME to the position. The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments.

Fellowships are designed to provide early career professionals with direct access to senior management and the opportunity to share talents, hone skills, and further expand a network of artistic professional peers.

The Phil Killian Directing Fellow:

• Has an interest in directing classical theatre
• Will assistant direct TWO repertory productions
• Will shadow Artistic Director Tim Bond, navigating the inner workings of the day-to-day strategy associated with leading a regional repertory theatre

Killian Fellowship Duration:

• The Killian Fellowship contract ranges from 4 MONTHS to 6 MONTHS in length.
• This fellowship is a FULL TIME position; schedule varies.

Fellowship Recipients Are Provided With:

• Housing for the contract duration
• Round-trip travel expenses (airfare, ground transportation, and baggage fees)
• A monthly base stipend of $2000

Killian Fellowship Eligibility Criteria:

• Must have directed at least three Equity or Equity Guest Contract productions. Please include details about these projects in your Personal Statement.
• Must be able to COMMIT FULL TIME to the position if selected. The exact schedule for those selected will be negotiated with their respective departments.

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