The Hemsley Lighting Programs is thrilled to announce our annual Hemsley Internship Program for 2025. This will be the 41th year of the Internship and we are excited to continue to offer this opportunity. Applications will be accepted from January 15, 2025, through January 31, 2025. Interviews for finalists will be held in New York on March 28, 2025. We anticipate that we will be offering two internship experiences in 2025. One experience will begin in early June and run through mid-August at the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera working on 6 musicals with Lighting Designer Paul Miller. The second internship will begin in mid-July and continue until the end of February 2026. This internship provides the opportunity to work in a professional repertory situation with resident and guest designers at San Francisco Opera, New York City Ballet, and Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre. A monthly stipend of $3,000 is provided in addition to travel expenses. Candidates should submit a cover letter, resume, a one-page statement of personal goals and anticipated benefits from the internship, and three letters of recommendation. There is no formal application form other than these submissions. Digital or paper applications are accepted at the addresses below and must be received by Jan 31, 2025. Letters of reference may be emailed or supplied with the application by mail. The Internship is offered to US Citizens only and applicants must have finished their undergraduate or graduate training. The Internship cannot be used for academic credit. The Hemsley Internship in Lighting honors the legacy of Gilbert Hemsley by providing a unique professional training experience to young designers as they begin their careers. To submit an application or for further information please contact:
Mr. Mark Stanley
New York City Ballet
20 Lincoln Center
NYC, NY 10023
212-870-4205
“Few professors can manage friendship, socializing, artistic achievement, and academic work. Gilbert not only managed them, he created new dimensions. His students loved him as a person, an artist, and in some senses even as a provider of spiritual and material nourishment. - William Elwood , Former Chairman, Theater Department University of Wisconsin, Madison”