1. Careers in the theatre arts
Presented by stormy lynn knaak

2. Jobs in the field The many… …many… …many jobs… Actor K-12 educator
Production/artistic director
Director
Assistant director
Set designer
Costume designer
Light/sound designer
historian
Production manager
Technical director
Stage manager
Assistant stage manager
Stage crew
Assistant technical director
Propsmaster
Assistant propsmaster
Playwright
Scene shop foreman
Scenic charge
Painter
Detailer
Welder
Carpenter
Choreographer
Cutter/draper
Applied practitioner

3. let’s narrow it down Theatre education/applied theatre acting
Tech/design
Playwriting
Directing
Theatre history

4. Theatre education/applied theatre
certified
applied
Teaching k-6
5 year major (approx.)
$47,090-56,209 annually
At usu, %100 hiring rate
Very intensive but very worth it
Theatre any where in the community
4 year major (approx.)
It depends
At usu, %100 hiring rate
Flexible, independent, fun

5. actors stage film Community, traveling, broadway, etc. 4 year major
$0-$10,000/weekly, avg. $18.80/hourly
50,570 openings (2015)
Getting paid to do what you love
Independent, Hollywood, etc.
No education needed
$ /hourly
50,570 openings (2015)
 ditto

6. Tech/design tech design Facilitating director’s vision 4 year major
Behind the scenes work to build/perform
4 year major
$16.45/hourly, sm $31,500
Based on this really sketchy website, 734 job openings
A sometimes thankless but also satisfying job
Facilitating director’s vision
4 year major
$33,100-70,150 annually
7,620 job openings
Frustrating but fun

7. Questions?!?
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8. Stop talking stormy, let’s play games!