Theatre Career Options
When students earn a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences, not only have they majored in an area in which they are passionate, but they have also developed skills in a variety of areas that qualify them for jobs both related and unrelated to their major. Thus earning a BA, BFA, MA, or PhD in Theatre puts students on the path to a position in the arts field and also helps make them a desirable candidate for any position that requires proficiency in:
- written and oral communication
- critical thinking
- analytical reasoning
- research and organizational skills
- collaborative problem-solving
- project management
- creative expression
- improvisation
Resources & Alumni Information
List of Possible Careers
- Acting Coach
- Actor
- Artistic Director
- Arts Management
- Audience Relations Specialist
- Booking Agent
- Box Office Manager
- Casting Director
- College Professor
- Community Performance Coordinator
- Company Manager
- Costume Designer
- Director
- Dramaturg
- Education Director
- Electrician
- Facilitator of Applied Theatre
- Development Director
- Grant Writer
- Hair/Wig Stylist
- Lighting Designer
- Makeup Artist
- Marketing Director
- Outreach Coordinator
- Personal Manager
- Playwright
- Press Agent
- Producer
- Property Designer
- Publicist
- Scenic Artist
- Scenic Designer.
- Scenic Construction
- Sound Design
- Special Effects Technician
- Stage Manager
- Theatre Teacher
- Voice-over Artist