Internship with Disney an illuminating experience for theatre major

As Walt Disney once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” Arielle Ems ’15 never dreamed she’d spend her summer interning at the happiest place on earth. The theatre major from Portland, Oregon, was hired as an entertainment tech intern, working in lighting at the four Walt Disney Florida theme parks. She returns to Saint Mary’s this fall with a whole new skill set to bring to the college stage.

Ems was hired by Disney while she attended the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) conference in Fort Worth, Texas, this past spring. Businesses from throughout the U.S. conducted interviews at the conference.