Open Rehearsal: The Court Theatre Blog
October 6, 2011
Incoming Iliad, Incoming Interns
Huzzah, huzzah! The admin fellows have arrived! We have three new Kemper Fellows this quarter: Alexis Chaney, our new development intern, Claire Wilson, our new grant writing intern, and Michelle Lee, our new marketing intern. I would have had all our interns write a little introduction of themselves for this blog post, but I’m really only allowed to monopolize Michelle’s time. Michelle will also be helping me with content for the blog in the coming weeks, so you should probably get to know her:
Hi! My name is Michelle Lee, and I’m the new Marketing Intern at Court Theatre. I’m a second-year student at the University of Chicago majoring in English with a possible minor in French. It’s day four of my internship here, and so far, it’s been quite interesting. I’ve toured the inner organs of the theatre, helped compile information on prospective guests, and organized marketing mailings, among other things.
Customary introduction aside, I’m a writer, bibliophile, and lover of art. It’s my personal goal to read fifty books a year (not counting school books), and as terribly cliché as it sounds, I want to end up in Europe writing novels à la style de Margaret Atwood. Indeed, Atwood is the epitome of who I want to become as a writer. Other inspirations include Nicole Krauss, Jonathan Safran Foer, Richard Siken, J.M. Coetzee, Kurt Vonnegut, Chuck Palahniuk, and Susan Fromberg Schaeffer. As you can see, my literary tastes veer toward postmodernism and poetic prose.
I’m truly excited for this internship and am thrilled to be working behind-the-scenes for what I think is one of the few genuine yet high-caliber theatres in the United States. Part of what I like about working at small non-profit organizations is that their size, or lack thereof, forces everyone to collaborate. The interpersonal relationships that are forged as a result are incredible. People care about what they’re doing and can depend on each other—not to mention the creativity that comes from an interactive environment! You can’t really find that anywhere else.
Welcome Michelle and welcome Claire and Alexis!
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