Theater Management Paid Internship

Start Date: 6/1/2026
End Date: 8/7/2026
Approx. Hours per week: 35

Pittsburgh CLO is a not-for-profit cultural organization dedicated to the preservation, creation and promotion of the American musical theater art form, the furnishing of arts education and providing outreach and meaningful community service opportunities in Western Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. The Pittsburgh CLO, hailed as one of the nation’s premier regional theaters, is seeking a college aged student for our Theater Management Internship.

Assists the CLO business operations with day-to-day fiscal, human resources, and general theater management duties. Support the Finance & Administration Department; responsibilities for this role include processing accounts payable, production royalty reporting, contracting assistance, payment requests, vendor record maintenance, as well as supporting human resources and theater administration projects. Attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and strict adherence to confidentiality are all essential to this position. Interns in this role will learn how the business side of theater really works!


Specific Responsibilities:

• Enter invoices and check requests into accounting software, print checks/route for signature, mail/distribute checks, file CLO check copies.

• Accounts Receivable: Enter CLO Academy registrations and tuition payments into accounting software. Enter various cash receipts as needed and assist with physical bank deposits.

• Assist with preparation of show settlement and royalty reports for Summer Season and Cabaret productions.

• Assist the General Manager with processing contracts and payment requests, union reporting, and computer/equipment tracking.

• Assist the Human Resources Manager with creating/updating Employee Reference Guides and various Policies & Procedures Manuals, maintaining personnel files, and other HR projects as needed.

• Assist with office supply pricing analysis, computer equipment tracking, and other office management projects.

• Prepare journal entries and financial reports as needed.

• Update vendor files with current W-9s, purge inactive vendors.

• Provide general administrative support for the Director of Finance & Administration.

• Work on group projects with other interns and departments as requested.

Requirements:

• Applicants should be Business, Finance, or Accounting majors (preferably with a performing arts industry interest) with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.  
• Attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and strict adherence to confidentiality are all essential to this position.

Compensation and perks include pay at $7.25 per hour and tickets to each performance. It is the continuing policy of Pittsburgh CLO to afford equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or family or parental status and to conform to all applicable laws and regulations to that regard. This policy of equal employment opportunity comprehends all aspects of the employment relationship, including application and initial employment, promotion and transfer, administration, and the application of service, retirement, seniority and employee benefit policies.