Field Work Term Spotlight: Coco Rohde
Coco Rohde '26 reflected on her Field Work Term experience at Brooklyn Children’s Theatre.
Wrote Rohde:
"This past Field Work Term, I worked over January and February with Brooklyn Children’s Theatre (BCT). As a neurodivergent individual with a mostly volunteer background, it can be hard to find a job that "clicks," but I found it with BCT.
General Manager Nick Robertson and Founder/Executive Director Amy White Graves are the administrators of BCT, whose mission is to help underprivileged kids experience theatre they never could before. When I worked with them, they were flexible and supportive; we immediately clicked, and I became someone everyone was familiar with/knew fairly quickly. I’m sure they would steal me back if I let them!
I helped with pretty much everything, including devising a script the kids had written, prop making, website rebuilding, newsletter, set work, scratch tracks and music, kid wrangling, fundraising, and administrative support. Despite this being such a short time, I never felt bogged down by any of it!
They helped me solidify my Plan topic into Theatre (top line) Public Action/Visual Arts (bottom line), as well. I found that I quite enjoy the philanthropic side of things, as well as the theatre side. Before this, my Plan was very much unsolidified but with a heavier lean towards Creative Writing.
I am grateful to them and would love to go back at some point if at all possible. My experience has been positive, and we clicked almost immediately upon the interview."