Links about Theatre Careers

The rehearsal process

Theatre Arts: Careers in Theatre
http://www.sunyniagara.cc.ny.us/theatre/careers.html
lists nineteen possible careers and has short descriptions for:

• Actor
• Costume Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Make-up Artist
• Sound Designer
• Theatre Critic
• Theatre Educator

Other careers listed are: artistic director, choreographer, drama coach, dramaturge, director, musical director, playwright, producer,
scene designer, stage manager, technical director, vocal coach.
From State University of New York at Niagara

Theatre Jobs
http://www.theatrecrafts.com/glossary/glossary.shtml
Click on Theatre Jobs

lists many “jobs” alphabetically. Many of them have descriptions. The list includes:

• A – Armoury, ASM
• C – Casuals, Chief Electrician, Choreographer, Company Manager, Conductor, Costume Designer, Costumer, Critic, CSM
• D – Dance Captain, Dancer, Dayman, Designer, Dialect Coach, Director, Drama Teacher, Dramatist, Dramaturg, Dresser, Education Director,
• F - Financial Backer, Flyman, Front of House Manager
• H - House Manager
• L - Lighting Designer, LX, Lyricist
• M - Master, Master Electrician, MC, Musical Director
• P – PM, Producer, Production Manager, Prompter, Properties Manager, Public Relations/PR, Publicity
• R – Road Manager (Roadie)
• S – Scenographer, Seamstress, Set Builder, Set Designer, Set Dresser, Sound Designer, Sound Operator, Stage Crew, Stage Director, Stage Electrician, Stage Hand, Stage Manager
• T - Tech, Techie, Theatre Critic
• U – Understudy, Ushers
• W – Wigs

From Theatrecrafts

Kathy Stephenson, ASU costume designer. "I enjoy my job because I get to do all the things I love, such as drawing, sewing, painting, dying fabric, making hats and jewelry. Every show I work on is like a big puzzle or a treasure hunt. I have to figure out how to make something I have never made before."

Careers in Technical Theatre
http://www.abtt.org.uk/train/workin.html

a British document, but lists jobs and has interesting information on the kind of training needed for:

• Directing and Designing
• Stage Management
• Wardrobe
• Scenic Construction/Scenic Painting
• Lighting Design/Electrician
• Sound Design/Operation
• Production Manager
• Dressers, Follow Spot Operators
• Publicity/Press Officer
• Box Office Staff
• Theatre, House, and Box Office Managers
• Artistic Director, General Manager

  The Art of Theater
  http://library.thinkquest.org/21722/Art_of_Theater.html

  a Thinkquest site written and designed by a high school class. The “Art of Theater” link presents their descriptions of jobs in lighting. They also describe how to design and build a set and design and run sound. There is a very good link to the New York University Drama Therapy program.

  NAST, The National Association of Schools of Theatre
  http://www.arts-accredit.org/nast/scripts/institute.cfm

  lists the 128 accredited theatre universities and schools in the US. Most have links to the theatre department home pages.

  Film Schools and Programs
  http://www.artslynx.org/film/schools.htm

  Lists 35 colleges and universities with film programs plus 7 commercial-based instructional sites. There is a link to the site of each school listed.