What Can I Do With a Major in‌
Theatre? As a Cedar Crest theatre major, you will be given the opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge both in the classroom and in the theatre. Each year, the department stages four major stage productions, which you may take part in from your first year here at Cedar Crest College. Productions include dramatic and comedic performances and musicals. Major productions are performed in the 250-seat Samuels Theatre, with smaller shows presented in the 75-seat Little Theatre.
Skills Associated with Theatre Majors:
Appreciation of written and oral communication Appreciation for people of all backgrounds Desire to influence others Poise and self-confidence Ability to respond spontaneously Enjoys public speaking Ability to understand and communicate information Friendly, outgoing, creative Work well under pressure Understands and communicates forms and strategies in other cultures
Sample Career Titles**: Acting Coach Actor/Actress Admissions Director Advertising/Marketing Specialist Agent Amusement Park Entertainer Announcer Art Director Booking Manager Broadcast Journalist Business Manager Casting Director Choreographer Communication Technology Specialist Community Affairs Officer Composer Copy Writer Critic Dancer
Dance Instructor Development Officer/Fundraiser Director Draftsman Drama Coach Educator Exhibit/Display Designer Film Director Impersonator Instructor, Theater Arts Lighting Designer/Engineer Media Planner Media Salesperson Merchandise Displayer Mime Motion Picture Photographer Musician Music Director Music Librarian
**Some careers may require further training and/or educational degree.
Music Teacher Narrator Orchestra Conductor Playwright Producer Prop Manager Radio/TV Announcer Script Coach Script Manager Set Designer/Construction/Painter Singer Sound Designer Special Events Coordinator Stage Manager Talent Manager Talent Scout Theater Manager Theatrical Photographer Ticket Sales Coordinator
Some Employers of Theatre Majors: Newspapers/Magazines Colleges/Universities Motion Radio/Television Advertising Firms Telecommunications Organizations
Theatres Picture Studios Public Relations Firms Business & Industry Industrial Studios
Professional Organizations for Theatre Majors: American Association of Community Theatre www.aact.org Theatre Musicians Association www.afm-tma.org American Women in Radio and Television www.awrt.org Screen Actors Guild www.sag.org American Federation of Television & Radio Artists www.aftra.org U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. www.usitt.org
Websites for Theatre Majors: The College Central Network www.collegecentral.com/cedarcrest
Playbill On-Line www.playbill.com
Association of Performing Arts Presenters www.artspresenters.org
Job Listings and Internships for Entertainment Careers www.entertainmentcareers.net
O*NET OnLine www.onetonline.org Arts Wire www.artswire.org Occupational Outlook Handbook www.bls.gov/oco Showbiz Jobs www.showbizjobs.com
For More Information on Majoring in Theatre Visit: Roxanne Amico, Chair TCC 332 610-606-4666 ext. 3619 rtamico@cedarcrest.edu bit.ly/CCC-perfarts
Greater Phila Cultural Alliance www.philaculture.org/jobs Backstage www.backstage.com New Jersey Theatre Alliance njtheatrealliance.org National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov
For More Information on Theatre Careers Visit: Career Planning Center Allen House 610-606-4648 career@cedarcrest.edu www.cedarcrest.edu/career