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
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