<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Summer Internship for Costuming Assistant</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">2011 Mercury Summer Stock</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black; ">Mercury Summer Stock is a professionally based, not-for-profit, and community-supported stock theatre serving the artistic and cultural needs of the Cleveland Metropolitan area. Mercury strives to bring theatrical talent back into the area, as well as to provide local performers opportunities to work on and off stage with theatre professionals.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black; ">Mercury seeks to serve the community by entertaining, enlightening, and celebrating the best of the human spirit through art. Mercury Summer Stock continues our tradition of presenting high quality, premier or rarely performed works for the audiences of Greater Cleveland.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; color: black; "> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Flexible schedule can be arranged. No pay for first month period but possible stipend thereafter. Students or recent graduates preferred. College credit may be arranged.</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Dates of availability: May- August 2010</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Location: Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, Ohio</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Job:</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Intern will assist the costume designer in creating/building costumes for the Mercury Summer Stock Season. Duties include sewing, wardrobe organization, alterations, problem solving, and other related duties as needed.</div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Requirements:</div><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Hand and machine sewing skills</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Ability to perform construction and alterations</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Ability to read patterns and take measurements</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Flexible work schedule</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Knowledge of costuming techniques and fashion history</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Ability to work with a diverse cast and crew</p><p class="MsoNoteLevel2" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-family: Symbol; ">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span>Sense of humor</p><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Please send a resume and letter of interest to <a href="mailto:mercuryss@mac.com">mercuryss@mac.com</a></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Resume and letter of interest due by March 31<sup>st</sup></div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2">Interviews will be held the week of April 4th. </div><div class="MsoNoteLevel2"> </div></body></html>