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Apprentices
The American Opera Projects Apprentice Program allows aspiring artists and arts managers with an interest in new opera a chance to develop their skills in an apprenticeship with the company’s artistic and executive directors as well as to experience the inner workings of an independent and creative not-for-profit organization in New York City.
Meet our current Apprentices
 ERIN STONEKING - Apprentice Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
Recently transplanted from North Carolina, Erin Stoneking has worked as an actor, director, producer, writer and dramaturg. Favorite past projects include Reefer Madness: The Musical (co-director), Battlestar Grammatica (co-writer/actor/director), and Our Country’s Good (assistant director).
In 2009, Erin traveled to India to complete research on her honors thesis, Recalling South Asia: South Asian Cultural Performance in the Research Triangle. She has twice (2008, 2010) held the position of assistant teacher in the theatre department at the Governor’s School of North Carolina, where she taught and directed academically gifted high school students. She is currently working in NYC as a dramaturg, director’s assistant, and knitting teacher.
A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Erin holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honors and Distinction in Dramatic Arts and English Literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
 MILA HENRY - Apprentice Fall 2010 - Spring 2011
A strong supporter of contemporary opera, Mila is currently an Artistic Apprentice with AOP in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, where she worked with them previously on Jack Perla’s chamber opera Love/Hate. Equally at home with opera and musical theater, she is presently involved with the industry readings of the new Broadway musical, Empire, and assisted as orchestral pianist for the New York Premiere of John Musto’s Later the Same Evening. As a vocal accompanist and coach, she serves on the staff of the Manhattan School of Music, Barnard College, and the Interlochen Center for the Arts. She has played with Center City Opera Theater, the Bronx Opera Company, and the Opera Company of Brooklyn, and appeared in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival with Love/Hate in fall 2010. A sought-after recitalist, she is an active freelance pianist in the New York area and has performed in venues ranging from Merkin Concert Hall to The Metropolitan Room. Mila received her Master’s degree in Accompanying from the Manhattan School of Music. www.milahenry.com
MARIAH WAKEFIELD - Apprentice Spring 2010 - Fall 2010
PAUL CASTLES - Apprentice Fall 2010
RAYMOND CARLO MARIA AMPIL - Apprentice Fall 2010
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