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Students
Theatre Major
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Possible Job
Titles
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| ART EDUCATION Drama Coach Private Dance Teacher Theater Arts Professor ARTS JOURNALISM Critic- Broadcasting Critic- Print Media BEHIND THE SCENES Lighting Person Makeup Artist Production Hairstylist Sound Person Wardrobe Dresser PERFORMING ARTISTS Actor/Actress Background Singer Ballet Dancer Choreographer Chorus Singer Comedian Conductor-Symphony Orchestra Dancer Opera Singer Section Member Show Musician Studio Musician |
PRODUCTION, DIRECTING AND DESIGN Casting Director Director- Theatrical Production Producer- Theatrical Production Production Assistant Scenic Designer Stage Manager THEATRICAL ADMINISTRATION Box Office Theater Company Manager Theatrical Press Agent Theatrical Press Agent Apprentice WRITING AND COMPOSING FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS Composer-Musical Theatre /Opera Librettist Orchestrator Playwright Songwriter |
Typical
Places of Employment
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| Broadway Theaters Community Theaters Design Studios Dinner Theaters Musical Theaters |
Opera Companies Orchestras Recording Studios Showcase Comedy Clubs Television, Motion Pictures |
Required
Skills and Abilities
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| Reading Editing Summarizing Writing vividly Love of literature Composing Translating Reporting accurately Promotional writing Proofreading Linguistics Keeping minutes Publicity writing Conceptual ability Good judgment Synthesizing perceptions Applying theory Showing foresight Form perceptions Creativity Reading graphs Innovating Memory for faces |
Experimenting with ideas Working with self-direction Simplifying ideas Integrating diverse elements from others' ideas Generating ideas with commercial possibilities Explaining concepts Speech writing Expressing self Writing with humor Quick thinking Warm letter composition Imaging Seeing connections Spatial memory Perceptive Forecasting Relate to abstract ideas Visualizing shapes Continually conceiving, developing, generating ideas |
Typical
Work Activities
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| Editing Creating artwork Decoration, designing Teaching, Explaining Helping Selecting and training Solving problems, leading discussions Researching |
Publishing Managing Scheduling Communicating Working independently Enlightening, guiding Informing, organizing Illustrating Planning |
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These publications must be used in the Career Services Office. However there are many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing and Job Choices that you may take with you:
Alumni Resources(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their
Jobs in this major-For more alumni resources, go to
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Related Links: Further Explore this Career Field |
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Careers in the Theater Job
Sites in Theater(The) Art and Science of Theater
-an interdisciplinary site that takes you on a journey through many
different aspects of theater.Career
Advice and Links for Creative People-See the Theatre section.
Careers in TV & Film (Entertainment) Careers in Acting Careers Behind the Stage Places/Resources to begin your Career |
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