Registrations for info sessions are now closed for 2025–26.
Information about the 2026–27 cohort will be available early 2026.
Roundabout provides hands-on learning opportunities for aspiring arts professionals from New York City who are interested in theatre administration careers.
We are now hiring for the second cohort of the Administrative Fellowship program as an expansion of TWDP (Theatrical Workforce Development Program), which aims to break down the barriers that prevent New Yorkers from joining the arts and culture industry and empower a diverse new generation of theatre professionals.
TWDP Admin is a year-long, full-time Fellowship opportunity. Participants are not required to have a background in the theatre arts.
Applicants must be current NYC residents. TWDP Admin is not intended to advance skills for performers, designers, or directors.
Fellowships at a Glance
- Fellowships will run from September to the end of August
- Fellows receive an hourly rate $16.50
- Fellows receive monthly MTA cards and a housing stipend ($300 per month)
- Fellowships are available in the following administrative departments: Artistic, Development, Education, Marketing, Finance, and Management.
Fellows will participate in and contribute to an entire artistic season while sharing in the daily organizational operations. Fellows will engage in long-term projects with increasing responsibility and attend regular workshops and weekly seminars with senior staff, as well as receive on-the-job mentorship and training from their host department.
Additional opportunities for Fellows include weekly career-building seminars, participation in the interdepartmental mentorship program, networking opportunities across the arts administration industry, and an invitation to participate in Roundabout identity-based affinity groups, volunteer opportunities and events.
FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS
ARTISTIC • DEVELOPMENT • EDUCATION • FINANCE • MARKETING • GENERAL MANAGEMENT
Research shows that women and people from underrepresented groups often only apply to jobs if they meet 100% of the qualifications. As no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply if you feel that much of the following matches your experience.
Questions? View our frequently asked questions or email CareerTraining@roundabouttheatre.org. No phone calls, please.
For technical theatre opportunities, visit our TWDP Tech program.
Roundabout does not offer fellowships for acting or production. We do, however, have some career development opportunities for directors through the Roundabout Directing Fellowship and Roundabout Director's Group.
Roundabout Theatre Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to represent individuals from all walks of life in its workforce. We want our employment community to be a representation of the diverse world we live in. As such, we strongly encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply, and we ensure that every candidate who applies for a position at Roundabout Theatre Company is treated equally and fairly without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status and any other factor prohibited by law. We believe diversity in our teammates is paramount to our success as a not-for-profit theatre serving all communities in New York.
Roundabout’s Theatrical Workforce Development Program is made possible through the generosity of Denise Littlefield Sobel, the Altman Foundation, Capital One, and Con Edison.
The Administrative Fellowship receives additional support from the DJ McManus Foundation
We are grateful to those who contribute major support to Education at Roundabout’s many programs: The Bok Family Foundation—Roxanne and Scott L. Bok Trustees, Capital One, Lisa and Dick Cashin, Kate Davis, Samantha Rudin Earls and David Earls, Michael Fisch, Freedom Together Foundation, Gray Foundation, Jeanne and Tom Hagerty, HedgeServ Corporation, Jeannette and Grant Hobson, The Kaplen Brothers Fund, the Kors Le Pere Foundation, Jill and Barry Lafer, William P. Lauder, Gess and Pamela LeBlanc, The Julia C. Levy Education Fund, David and Anita Massengill, the Mustang Foundation, James L. Nederlander | Nick Scandalios, Katheryn Patterson and Tom Kempner, The May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, The Rudin Foundation, Adolph and Ruth Schnurmacher Foundation, Beryl Snyder, Jennifer and Owen Thomas, Tiger Baron Foundation, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Diane and Tom Tuft, Cynthia C. Wainwright and Stephen Berger, Johannes and Regis Worsoe, Emmy Zuckerman and Ed Bonfield.
TWDP is made possible by the Champions for Inclusive Theatre and Roundabout’s Forward Fund. We acknowledge the generous friends who support our many efforts to increase representation and inclusion in all aspects of theatre: Elizabeth Armstrong, Kevin Brown, Barbara and Peter Bye, Ford Foundation, Gina Maria Leonetti, Beryl Snyder, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and Liz and Ken Whitney.