York Graduate Elizabeth Strut has secured full-time employment after a theatre internship over the last six months.
The 21-year-old was offered a Production Assistant role with First Family Entertainment, part of the world’s number one live-theatre group, the Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), after completing an internship during the busy pantomime season.
She graduated in 2013 with a degree in Writing, Directing and Performance and spent the winter helping with 10 pantomimes. Strut will be working at the FEF offices in Covent Garden after accepting the job offer.
The internship was forged due to Greg Dyke’s links with the industry; he is both Chancellor of the University of York and Chair of the ATG.
The ‘Greg Dyke internship’ is offered exclusively to graduates on York’s BA in Theatre: Writing, Directing
and Performance.
Elizabeth said: “An internship is a great way to network and build up a reputation.
“I have learnt to be open to all experiences, including ones that you do not think will profit you in the future.”
Congratulations, but where’s the story about the full-time employment I’ve secured? Or my mate. Or her cousin. Or his girlfriend’s sister’s brother-in-law’s uncle.