Brandeis Stories

Behind the curtain

Jae Fioribello
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Video by Jonathan Duran; Photography by Dan Holmes
September 2, 2025

This summer, Jae Fioribello ’28 turned their passion for the arts into professional experience through an internship at Central Square Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A theater arts major with plans to declare additional majors in film, television and interactive media and creative writing, Fioribello gained hands-on skills in grant writing, program development and arts management — building a bridge between creative pursuits and real-world application.

“Internships are something that every college student should take advantage of. You can get high-level work, really good experience without having your degree and build your resume in order to make sure you can get hired in the future.”

Jae Fioribello ’28

Jae Fioribello sorts through a clothing rack of costumes.
Fioribello sorts costumes during their internship.
Jae Fioribello sits at a table with colleagues.
Fioribello meets with colleagues at the Central Square Theater, where they assist with the search for grants and funding, create literature for the theater’s youth programs and more.
Jae Fioribello works at a laptop with a fellow intern.
Fioribello works with fellow intern Paige Boyon.
Jae Fioribello stands on a dark theater stage.

Brandeis undergraduates who undertake unpaid internships in such fields as social justice, Jewish service, politics, public service and more may pursue a World of Work fellowship, a competitive grant that helps reduce financial obstacles, offered through the Hiatt Career Center.