Theatre

The theatre major offers students broad training with the opportunity for specialization in numerous areas of theatre. The program provides comprehensive liberal arts education, presented in an atmosphere in which the student feels stimulated and nurtured. Upon graduation students are prepared to take part in professional internships, seek graduate degrees that will prepare them for professional work or teaching, or pursue other exciting career options. Some students enter immediately into the professional arena.

Related career titles

Acting coach
Actor
Actress
Booking manager
Casting director
Costume designer
Critic
Director
Equipment operator
Impersonator
Lighting designer
Magician
Make-up artist
Marketing specialist
Mime
Model
Narrator
Playwright
Producer
Publicist
Puppeteer
Scene painter
Script coach
Set designer
Sound designer
Stage manager
Stunt coordinator
Stunt person
Talent manager
Theatre manager
Writer/editor

Resources available at the Career Center*

Career Opportunities in Theatre and the Performing Arts
Career Opportunities in the Film Industry
Careers for the Stage-struck and Other Dramatic Types
Opportunities in Music Careers
Opportunities in Performing Arts Careers
Great Jobs for Theatre Majors
Opportunities in Acting Careers
Opportunities in Film Careers
The Actor
Careers for Film Buffs and Other Hollywood Types

*Books are available for checkout.

Related theatre links

K-State Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
http://www.k-state.edu/theatre/

Screen Actors Guild
http://www.sag.org

American Federation of TV and Radio Artists
http://www.sagaftra.org/

Actors’ Equity Association
http://www.actorsequity.org

Theater Communications Group
http://www.tcg.org

BackStage
http://www.backstage.com