Theatre and Performance
Explore the BA in Theatre and Performance and find out about program requirements, courses and faculty.
Career Possibilities
The options below are a starting point to explore potential career paths. Additional training, and experiential learning may be needed to pursue these possibilities.
Acquired Skills
- Ability to write and speak clearly
- Analyze and interpret data
- Read accurately and analytically
- Critical thinking skills
- Understand institutional and cultural values
- Research and gathering information
- Measure media effects
- Attention to detail
- Synthesizing information
Career Titles
- Actor/Actress
- Costume Design
- Critic
- Director
- Drama Coach
- Drama Therapist
- Educator
- Entertainment Writer
- Fine Arts Manager
- Marketing Assistant
- Personal Asst. to Director
- Playwright
- Press Agent
- Producer
- Program Assistant
- Publicist
- Set Designer
- Script Supervisor
- Talent Agent
- Talent Representative
- Theater Manager
- Theatrical Agent
- Ticket Sales Coordinator
- Wardrobe Supervisor
- Writer/Editor
Types of Organizations that Hire
- Theaters
- Museums
- Libraries
- Educational Institutions
- Publishing Houses
- Magazines/Newspapers
- Talent Agencies
- Non-Profit Organizations
Career Information and Professional Association Links
- Employers of Drama, Theater & Visual Arts majors
- The Dramatists Guild of America
- The Broadway League - the national trade association for the Broadway Industry
- Writers Guild of America - East
- Directors Guild of America
- Playwrights’ Center
- NY State Theatre Education Association
- The Entertainment Community Fund
- Casting Society of America
- Actor’s Equity Association - Labor union that represents more than 50,000 Actors and Stage Managers.
- Careers.Broadway (a program of The Broadway League
- Self Employment in the Arts
- Occupational Outlook Handbook Online - Job descriptions, growth forecasts & salary
Job Search Links
- Career Development Center - Visit Purchase JobScore to access jobs posted for Purchase students and alumni
- backstage - Career advice and casting information
- Playbill - Jobs in stage and theatre
- Communication Arts (CA) -Site for the professional creative marketplace
- EntertainmentCareers.net - Internships and jobs in the media
- OffStageJobs.com - Source for behind-the-scenes jobs in the Live Entertainment Industry
- The Shubert Organization - Jobs at the Shubert Organization’s 17 Broadway theatres
- Backstage - Crew job search
- Staff Me Up - Production Jobs in TV, Film, Digital, Media and Entertainment
- Mandy - Jobs for cast, crew, and creative professional
Please visit the following majors pages for additional resources: Acting, Theatre Design/Technology and Playwriting and Screenwriting
Bryan Terrell Clark, Actor, Producer, and Director
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