Theater Arts |
"I believe talent is like electricity.
We do not understand electricity. We use it. Electricity makes no
judgement. You can plug into it, and light up a lamp, keep a heart
pump going, light a cathedral, or you can electrocute a person with
it...I think talent is like that. I believe every person is born
with talent."
- Maya Angelou |
| SKILLS: |
Adlibbing
Applying theory
Articulating
Composing
Conceiving
Conceptual ability
Creating
Developing
Editing
Enlightening
Experimenting
Explaining concepts
Expressing self
Forecasting
Form perceptions
Generating ideas
Good judgment
Helping
Imaging
Innovating
Integrating diverse elements
Leading discussions
Love of literature
Memorizing |
Perceptive
Planning
Promoting
Proofreading
Publishing
Quick thinking
Reading
Relate to abstract ideas
Reporting accurately
Researching
Seeing connections
Showing foresight
Simplifying ideas
Solving problems
Spatial memory
Speaking
Summarizing
Synthesizing perceptions
Teaching
Training
Translating
Visualizing shapes
Working with self-direction
Writing |
| RELATED CAREER TITLES FOR
THEATER MAJORS: |
Acting Coach
Actor/Actress
Agent
Amusement Park Entertainer
Announcer
Booking Agent
Broadcast Journalist
Buyer
Choreographer
Communication Consultant
Community Affairs Liaison
Coordinator:
 Animal-Talent
Coordinator
Events
Coordinator
Stunt
Coordinator
Ticket
Sales Coordinator
Costumer
Critic
Designer:
Costume
Designer
Exhibit/Display
Designer
Graphic
Designer
Lighting
Designer
Set
Designer
Web
Designer/webmaster
Development Officer/Fund Raiser
Director:
Admissions
Director
Art
Director
Campaign
director
Casting
Director
Children’s
Theatre
Convention
Director
Public
Relations Director
Student
Activities Director
Tourism
Director
Draftsman
Drama Coach
Editor
Equipment Operator
Fashion Merchandiser
Faux Painter
Foreign Correspondent
Health Educator
Impersonator
Instructor, Theater Arts
Journalist
Lawyer
Lighting Operator
Lobbyist
Magician
Make-up Artist
Manager:
Advertising/Marketing
Business
Manager
Customer
Service Manager
Facilities
Manager |
Literary
Manager
Movie
Theater Manager
Museum
Manager
Prop
Manager
Script
Manager
Stage
Manager
Talent
Manager
Theater
Manager
Video
Store Manager
Media Planner
Media Salesperson
Mediator
Mime
Minister/clergy
Model
Narrator
Negotiator
Paralegal
Playwright
Producer
Program Assistant
Public Affairs Officer
Puppeteer
Radio/TV Announcer
Recreational Supervisor
Recruiter
Sales Representative
Scene Painter
Script Coach
Specialist:
Advertising/Marketing
Specialist
Communication
Technology Specialist
Human
Resources Specialist
Labor
Relations Specialist
Public
Relations Specialist
Student
Affairs Specialist
Training
and Development Specialist
Stage Combat Coach
Stage hand/Tech crew
Stand-In
Stunt-person
Talent Scout
Teacher
Theater:
Theater
Critic
Theater
Educator
Theater
Researcher
Theatrical
Photographer
Tour Guide
Travel Agent
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wedding Planner
Writer:
Copy
Writer
Play
Writer
Script
Writer |
| WORK ENVIRONMENTS: |
Advertising agencies
Amusement and theme parks
Arts Councils
Circus
Colleges and universities
Cruise lines
Film and TV studios
Government agencies
Human Resources:
In-house
agencies (large companies)
Libraries
Literary
agencies
Magazines
Marketing
Departments/Firms
Museums
National
radio/TV networks
Newspapers
Nonprofit
organizations
Performing
Arts Centers
|
Professional organizations
Public relations firms
Publishing companies
Religious institutions
Resorts
Retail stores
Schools
Show groups
State/regional networks
Theaters
Children’s theaters
Community theaters
Dinner theaters
Summer stock
University
Touring companies
Trade associations
Trade books |
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Actors' Equity
Association (union with a resource center)
American Alliance
for Theatre and Education (job listing, links)
American Association
of Community Theatre (job listing, links)
Americans for the Arts: job listing
American Society of Theater Consultants: links
American
Theater and Drama Society: job listing, graduate mentorship program
Association for Performing Arts Presenters: job listing
Association
for Theatre in Higher Education: job listing, links
Association for Theatre Movement Educators: fellowships
Arts, Crafts and Theater Safety
Broadway League: internships
Drama League
Dramatist Guild
of America (list of theaters)
International
Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Motion Picture Technicians,
Artists and Allied Crafts of the U.S.
International
Performing Arts for Youth: fellowships
International
Playback Theatre Network (with links)
International Society for the Performing Arts: job listing, fellowships
The League of Historic
American Theatres: job listing
Music
Theater International
National Theater of the
Deaf
New Dramatists (internship, fellowship)
North American
Performing Managers and Agents
Performing Arts Alliance
Screen Actors Guild
Stage Directors
and Choreographers Foundation (observership, fellowships)
Theatre
Bay Area: jobs, auditions, grants
Theatre Communications
Group (paid job newsletter, grants, etc.)
Theatre Development
Fund
The United
States Center for the International Association of Theater for Children
and
US Institute for
Theatre Technology (grants, fellowships, job listing for members)
Voice and Speech
Trainers Association: fellowships, grants
WEBSITES:
Actor's
Agenda (links to auditions)
Artsearch: job listing, fee
Artslynx (International Theatre resources)
Back
Stage. Co (job listings)
BackstageJobs.com: jobs, internships
CDE
Theatre and Drama Links (International links)
Dance Theater Workshop (residencies)
Disney
Careers (job listings)
Entertainment
jobs and internships
E-Performers (auditions and links)
Handson
Kids
4 Broadway
Landing Place: job listing, links
Lessac Institute: voice, body strength, etc. training
Linklater Center: breath & voice training
McGraw-Hill
Museum of the Humanities (Theater links for jobs and internships)
New
Vision New Voice (residency for Playwrights/theaters, auditions)
NYFA (job listing,
fellowships)
Playbill
Online (job listings)
Showbiz Jobs.Com (job listings)
ShowbizLTD (job listings)
Small –Cast One Act Guide Online
Theatre
Central
Theatre Jobs (jobs and internships)
THEATRE WEBSITES:
The American
Mime Theatre
Asian
American Theatre Revue Directory: links
Entertainment.ie: lists theatres globally
Institute
of Outdoor Drama
International
Storytelling Center
LA Stage Alliance: links to theatres
Marin Theatre: internships
Theatre Works: Silicon Valley internships, jobs
Time Out: lists London Theatres & shows |
