What Can I do With a Major

Major: Theater

Description of Major:

Theatre majors do more than just act on stage. As a theatre major, your college experience will involve productions, of course, but your role in these productions will vary widely. Theatre majors get experience in stage management, directing, stage lighting, costuming, set design, and scriptwriting. As an actor, you’ll study movement, voice, and dance. And as with any art form, you’ll learn how it got where it is today by exploring the history and theory of theatre as well as a great deal of literature.

In most schools’ theatre programs, in the course of four years you’ll be asked to choose a concentration. Choices usually include musical theatre, production, stage management, and scriptwriting, but concentrations vary by school—be sure your area of interest is offered.

Related Career Titles:

Acting Coach
Costumer
Media Planner
Actor
Critic
Media Salesperson
Admissions Director
Advertising/Marketing Specialist
Director
Drama Coach
Movie Theater Manager
Announcer
Art Director
Playwright
Producer
Broadcast Journalist
Business Manager
Instructor, Theater Arts
Casting Director
Lighting Designer
Public Relations Specialist
Radio/TV Announcer
Copy Writer
Costume Designer
Make-up Artist
Theater Manager
Set Designer
Writer/Editor

Employment Areas:

Legitimate theater groups
Broadway and off-Broadway productions
Motion picture studios
Radio/television networks
Advertising agencies
Recording studios
Summer stock companies
Repertory companies
Community theaters
Dinner theaters
Nightclubs
Theme parks
Colleges and universities

Related Links:

American Association of Community Theatre
http://www.aact.org/