Did three interns have to quit Oak Park Festival Theatre to improve working conditions?

Bleader | Chicago Reader: A life in the theater, on- or offstage, is so notoriously difficult that it's become romanticized. Young, aspiring actors and crew members expect long hours, late nights, and hard physical labor, all for little or no pay. It's the price of joining a profession that many in the industry say is still not well regulated, despite recent efforts.