Hey everyone! First wanna disclaim that I know this might not be the right subreddit to ask on, but I wasn't sure where else to ask that would have the demographic that would be familiar enough with what I'm asking. Feel free to redirect me elsewhere though.
Like the title implies, Second City has a job opening right now for a SM understudy, and I feel fairly confident in my resume but am getting stuck on the cover letter. I don't have professional stage managing experience at the moment, just what I did in undergrad, and I'm not exactly an improv actor myself so I'm just not sure what angle to take in the letter. Just want to communicate that I'm passionate about the work and good at it, but to me it falls flat with my lack of professional experience. But in trying to make it sound more personable it starts to feel like I'm trying to suck up to them, what with them being so iconic and all. Technically the cover letter isn't even required (I think) but it feels necessary for me since I lack experience... but maybe a short, bland letter is fine if the resume speaks for itself? Idk lol. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.