Intern housing was horrible. The theater rented a house about 15 minutes from the theater that had all kinds of issues. The house was intended to house up to 7 interns. Some interns had local housing. 3 out of the 6 beds were in the basement/garage/boiler area that had some slapped-up walls. The whole house (but the basement area especially) was bug- and mice-infested, no matter how many times the exterminators came. The day interns arrived at the house, areas of the house were COVERED in dead bugs even though the owner claimed the house had been cleaned a week before. Never got a single good night's sleep the entire summer in that house because I was afraid of waking up with a huge spider or mouse crawling on me. The amount and size of the bugs (wasps, roaches, spiders, centipedes, beetles) was alarming and disgusting. 1 bathroom for 5 female-identifying interns was very difficult in the mornings and evenings. There was a washer and dryer in the basement. Housing issues were never dealt with by the theater, only by the house's owner who uses it as a vacation home and is hardly ever around. The owner seemed nice enough but didn't do much about the infestation issues other than call exterminators who did little to nothing every time they came. The housing is free, but you get what you pay for. The house had no AC except for 1 unit in the living room and 1 window unit in the basement. Neither of those units did much of anything to provide cooling in the house. The average temperature inside the house could be up to the high 90s in the middle of the day and in the 80s even at night. I cried tears of joy the day I finally went home and could get my first good sleep in 2.5 months. The house was 5 minutes from the beach but was usually working too much or too tired from sleep deprivation to go to the beach. The proximity to Provincetown is great. Provincetown has plenty of entertainment, food, and shopping. Food in Wellfleet is closed often in the off-season (fall-spring) and on odd days during the week (like Wednesday) in-season because it is a tourist area that thrives during weekends. Grocery and gas prices are much higher on the Cape because of its isolation (only one way in/out). The nearest Target and mall were an hour from the theater. Interns got paid $200/week (before tax) which was barely enough to cover groceries and gas. Interns were respected and treated pretty well when at work. Received professional work experience understudying Equity actors, assistant directing, stage managing, etc.; you could do anything you wanted to try out if you asked. Interns were required to participate in strikes and help out in technical and administrative departments when not in the rehearsal room (making props & costumes, hauling wood, box office, serving concessions, etc.). Interns also worked on the children's show as performers and techs which was performed outdoors on an uncovered patio behind the theater and the audience sat on bleachers. The kids show performed 3 shows/week and ran for 6 weeks. The director and assistant director of the kids show were wonderful, and collaborating with the playwright to finalize the script was a great experience. Performers had to douse themselves in bug spray to avoid getting eaten alive. Some performers had to climb into the bushes and trees behind the "stage" (where there were many ticks) to put up fairy lights because the patio had no other lighting once it got dark. Interns were expected to attend opening night events (semi-formal) and mingle with board members and rich patrons who think theatre isn't a "real" job and want to know what you're really going to do with your life. Interns were asked to clean up after board and fundraising events (putting away tables & chairs, throwing out trash, cleaning up food) but did get to take home leftover food & alcohol. Management got food for employees on long tech days (pizza, cake, pastries). Work hours were not unfair with 1-2 days off a week. Rehearsals followed Equity schedules/breaks and were between 5-8 hours/day. Management was generally understanding of giving you some time off if family came to visit. Employees occasionally were invited to one of the board member's beach-front mansions for a pool party or formal fundraising party. The theater was very vigilant about Covid and testing (they provided tests weekly to all employees). (edited)