A career in the theatre is vast and filled with opportunities dependent on one’s area of interest and/or expertise. Obviously there are career opportunities for teaching theatre in secondary and higher education venues. Secondary Education majors are encouraged to consider a theatre major or minor is they have interest in participating in theatre as an extra-curricular activity. For those students who desire to teach in the primary grades, a theatre major or minor will provide useful tools and skills to use in the classroom. If the college setting interests a student, graduate school is a must, and a bachelor’s degree in theatre is the first item of business to achieve that goal. In professional and community theatre settings, a career in theatre typically falls into two primary areas – artistic and administrative.

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