Script:
Listen to part of a conversation between two students.
M: Oh. Hi! It’s good to see you. What’s happening?
W: I′m busy with my classes. The quarter’s going by really quickly. How′ about you? What have you been up to?
M: Busy with school and work. Hey. What are you taking spring quarter?
W: Literature, sociology ... botany, and ... uh ... I’m hoping to do something in the arts, maybe some sort of work experience or internship.
M: No kidding! I didn’t know - you were artistic. What do you have in mind?
W: Well, there′s this theater group I just found out about in Chester. I went to a couple of their plays. They’re an interesting company. They perform a lot of new works, and they also do older plays that aren’t very well known, and ... well ... I’m really impressed and would love to work with them in some way.
M: No kidding! I didn’t know you were into theater. Do you act?
W: Not really ... I took drama in high school, but I was awful on stage. No ... it’s not acting that interests me as much as ... all the other stuff.
M: Like what? Directing? Lighting ?
W: All of it. Actually, This theater I told you about — they have the best sets! I’d like to build sets. Or make costumes, find props — I don’t know, even work in the office. It’s the whole atmosphere of theater that I find exciting.
M: It sounds like you need to be a theater intern.
W: But. as far as that goes ... my problem is I don’t know anything about setting it up.
M: What, the internship?
W: Yeah.
M: Do you know anyone who works there?
W: No. I only found out about it cause I went to a couple of plays.
M: Better go see your adviser about this. Doesn’t the advising department post a list of internships that are available?
W: Yeah, there’s a list. I already checked it, and there was nothing in theater. But I’ll talk to Sherry, of course. She’s my adviser.
M: You know′ what you could do? When I had to do an observation last year for my psychology class—we had to observe a work group for two weeks—what I did—how I got started was, I picked out a couple of law firms and then just sent formal letters of introduction. I told them I was a student, and had to do a report for one of my classes, and asked if 1 could meet with them to arrange an observation in their workplace.
W: Oh ... really? And what happened?
M: I said I’d call them, and the first firm I called said I could do it there.
W: Wow! You make it sound so easy. I wonder if that’d work with the theater.
M: It’s worth a try, isn’t it?
W: It’s worth a try. Hey, I’m glad I ran into you!