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What Can I Do With A Major In...
Theatre

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Skills and Abilities
  • Acting courses provide students with the opportunity to be professionally trained to present oneself to other people, which is a skill with widespread application.
  • Think critically and solve problems
  • Ability to work well under pressure
  • Ability to interpret & follow directions
  • Self-confidence and patience
  • Ability to work with a team on projects
  • Ability to speak publicly
  • Written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to adhere to schedules
  • Ability to memorize
  • Reasoning and write effectively
  • Acquiring intellectual skills necessary to confront a changing world
  • Acquiring proficiency in a core of theatre knowledge and practice
  • Understanding the self-discipline necessary to pursue a life in art
Potential Career Paths
Career Area Employment Settings Possible Employers & Internship Sites
PERFORMANCE
Acting Community/regional theatres Capital Repertory Theatre

New York State Theatre Institute
  Summer stock theaters Park Playhouse

Richard Frankel Productions
  University theater groups UAlbany Middle Earth Theatre Group

UAlbany Performing Arts Center
  Touring companies StageWorks Theatre
  TV networks Nickelodeon
  Advertising agencies

TV Commerials		 Eric Mower & Associates
  Film studios SONY Pictures
PRODUCING/DIRECTING
Producing
Directing
Casting		 Theatres
TV/Film studios		 NBC Studios
BEHIND THE SCENES
Set Design & Construction
Lighting
Sound
Costume Design
Camera Operation
Special Effects
Hair/Make-up		 Theatres
Television/film studios
Performing arts centers		 Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Empire Center at The Egg

Bestek Lighting & Staging
MEDIA-ENTERTAINMENT
Journalism/Broadcasting Television/film studios

Magazines/newspapers		 WMHT

The Village Voice
Promotions Radio/television stations FLY 92
Drama/Theatre Critic Magazines/newspapers Metroland Magazine
THEATER BUSINESS
Stage Management
Company Management
Promotion/Marketing
Public Relations
Fundraising/Development
Box Office Managers 		Touring theatrical and concert productions Theatres Proctor's Theatre

Radio City Music Hall

Palace Theatre, Albany, NY
SERVICE & EDUCATION
Teaching SchoolsColleges/Universities Any with drama program
Service/Volunteerism Government programs American Foreign Service Association

Americorps

Peace Corps
University Student Services Women's Centers
Admissions Offices
Alumni Offices
International Student Services
  		Any college or university, including community colleges
Training & Development Corporations M&T Bank
Tour Guides Tour/travel companies (domestic and international) New York Apple Tours

Empire State Plaza
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