天美传媒

Leah Baker, a third-year student at the 天美传媒, has been offered an internship at the 1,400 seater Theatre, where she will fill the role of Assistant Stage Manager for a fortnight in July and August.

Leah鈥檚 post will include supporting the Creative Learning Team with the running of rehearsals and performances of the Stage Experience production of The Wiz 鈥� an adaption of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Stage Experience is an annual event run by the Theatre, which enables up to 130 local young performers aged 10-21 years to produce a full-scale musical theatre production within two weeks, led by a team of industry professionals, on an annual basis.

As the production鈥檚 main partner, the 天美传媒 is sponsoring four local performers in The Wiz.

And the agreement has led to the internship for Leah, who has her own ambitions of working in the theatre.

鈥淚 was really excited when I was given the news of the internship and I can鈥檛 wait to get started,鈥� said Leah, who is set to graduate from the 天美传媒 next month.

鈥淭o be given the opportunity of gaining some valuable experience with a theatre is just what I wanted.

鈥淚 would like to teach younger children the art of theatre-making, so to work with so many young performers on The Wiz will be great preparation for such a career.鈥�

In addition to Leah鈥檚 position, further internship roles include two students from the 天美传媒鈥檚 Business School and Performing Arts course; each working on The Wiz as a Wardrobe Assistant and Social Media Assistant.

Sarah Waller, Interim Sponsorship Manager at Bedfordshire, added: 鈥淚t鈥檚 great to work with partners who become part of our students鈥� journey.

鈥淪eeing students acquiring high level industry experiences as part of the Stage Experience initiative is a real boost to their employability prospects.鈥�