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Internships and Professional Experiences

Students will have an opportunity to apply for internships at film, theater, or TV production companies in Los Angeles, New York, or Chicago in order to obtain “real world” experience working in the entertainment industry. Below are some selected companies and organizations that have hosted MFA writers for internships or professional experiences:

  • A Red Orchid Theatre
  • Alley Theatre
  • AMC
  • Berlanti Productions
  • CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Chicago Dramatists
  • Chicago International Film Festival
  • Chicago Lesbian & Gay International Film Festival
  • Circle of Confusion
  • Comedy Central
  • The CW
  • David Zucker Entertainment
  • Ensemble Studio Theatre
  • HBO
  • Joey Soloway
  • Laugh Factory
  • Likely Story
  • Lifeline Theatre
  • Lionsgate
  • Living Room Playmakers
  • MGM
  • New York Television Festival
  • Northlight Theatre
  • Open Road Films
  • Participant Media
  • Scott Free Productions
  • Second City
  • Second Stage
  • Showtime
  • Sarah Gubbins
  • Sundance Channel
  • SyFy
  • Television Academy Foundation
  • Theatre Wit
  • United States of Tara
  • Victory Garden Theatre
  • Warner Brothers