Theatre Studies

Theatre Studies

Theater Studies

CAREER EXPLORATION

This page is designed for you to explore and learn about career options both directly and indirectly related to this major. Review Theater Studies career options by reading about sample experiential learning and job titles as reported and held by current students and alumni, as well as graduate programs where Theater Studies alumni have studied.

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SAMPLES OF EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING – POSITION TITLES

(May include but is not limited to: internship, co-op, research, practicum, and clinical experiences)

Directing Intern

Dramaturgy Intern

Membership Intern

 

SAMPLES OF ORGANIZATIONS WHERE UCONN STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

American Ballet Theater

Connecticut Repertory Theater

Summer Theater of New Canaan

 

SAMPLES OF RECENT UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Zero to five years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Artist Manager

Assistant Stage Manager

Casting Associate

Child Actor Guardian

Company Management Assistant

Theater Arts Teacher

WSSP Director

 

SAMPLES OF EXPERIENCED UCONN ALUMNI – POSITION TITLES

(Six or more years of experience, varies by industry; some occupations may have required a degree beyond a Bachelor’s)

Adjunct Faculty Member

Assistant Professor/Program Director, Theater

Blue Man Group Actor

Executive Producer

Managing Theatre Director

Theatre Faculty Member

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF WHERE THEY WORK

Broadway's Matilda the Musical

Fellowship for Performing Arts

Marshall Middle Academy of Fine Arts

Mike Bennett & The SoulGo Orchestra

Roundabout Theater Company

Shrunken Shakespeare

The Wilton Playshop, Inc.

Two River Theater

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE DEGREES PURSUED

M.A., Literature & Art

M.A., Performance Studies

M.A., Stage & Event Management

M.A., Theater Education

M.F.A., Creative Writing

 

UCONN ALUMNI – SAMPLES OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED

Emerson College

Lesley University

New York University

University of Connecticut

Wesleyan University

 

NATIONAL RESOURCES

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