Career
Center Resources
Major to Career: Theatre and Dance
Visit the Theatre and Dance Department website.
On this page you will find a list of careers pursued by Theatre and Dance Majors, a list of important skills Theatre and Dance majors should be developing, and a list of career-related web sites relevant to Theatre and Dance.
List of Careers:
The following are a few examples of careers obtained by recent Dickinson alumni who majored in Theatre and Dance:
- Event Coordinator
- Acting Fellow
- Property Administrator
Click here for a comprehensive list of careers obtained by recent Dickinson alumni who majored in Theatre and Dance.
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Leadership: Theatre Arts students have the ability to evoke a response from an audience, as well as organize performers and stage equipment for a performance.Critical Reading: By reading scripts, theatre arts majors learn to take what is written and interpret through performance.
Teamwork: Working with others in production develops strong teamwork skills.
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Career-Related Web Sites for Theatre Arts Majors
Performing/Production Careers |
| Playbill On-Line Offers theater listings, casting and job postings, and current articles covering the theater industry. |
| Art Links to Theatre and Dance Part of the Hollywood Reporter site; lots of links to film-related services and information. |
| PropPeople.com |
| Entertainment Careers |
| Theatre Jobs |
| Theatre Related Web & Internet Resources |
| Showbiz Jobs |
| Film, TV and Commercial Employment Network Information & resources |
| Screen Actors Guild |
| The American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) |
| New York Film Production Resource Locator |
| California Film Commission |
| The Hollywood Reporter |
| Careers in Technical Theatre Listing of behind-the-scenes jobs (no acting positions). |
| Actors, Directors & Producers Description of Job and employment outlook. |
| e-Performer.com |
| Conference of Drama Schools |
| Actors' Guild |
| Solo Together |
| League of American Theatres and Producers |
| The New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) |
| International Film and Television Production Directory |
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Dance Careers |
| Dance Link Site contains information on ballet companies, other dance companies, publications, schools,etc. |
| American Dance Guild Job Listings |
| NewDance.com Job Offer database |
| Dancewire |
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Screenwriting Careers |
| Writing on Spec - screenwriting links. |
| Northwest Playwrights' Guild |
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Major Film/Television Production Companies |
| American Zoetrope |
| Castle Rock Entertainment |
| HBO Pictures |
| Jim Henson Pictures |
| Miramax Films |
| New Line Cinema |
| Paramount Pictures |
| Screen Gems Studios |
| Sony Pictures |
| Lions Gate Films |
| Turner Original Productions |
| Twentieth Century Fox |
| United Artists |
| Universal Pictures |
| Walt Disney Pictures |
| Warner Brothers |
For additional career resources and links, please visit the
Job Search Web Links page.
