What can you do with a theatre arts degree?
For helpful resources on your career opportunities, explore the “What Can I Do with
This Major” guides for .
Some common career titles for this major include:
- Actors
- Producers and Directors
- Dancers and Choreographers
Other Job Titles:
- Box Office Manager
- Carpenter
- Costume Designer
- Costume Shop Manager
- Draper
- Electrician
- House Electrician
- House Manager
- Lighting Designer
- Master Carpenter
- Master Electrician
- Pattern Maker
- Production Manager
- Projection Designer
- Properties Artisan
- Properties Master (supervisor)
- Publicity Designer
- Publicity Manager
- Set Designer
- Shop Carpenter
- Shop Foreman
- Sound Designer
- Stagehand
- Stage manager
- Stitcher
- Technical Director
For additional career information on duties, education and training, pay, and outlook
for hundreds of occupations, visit the .
Theatre Arts Major Internships and Research Opportunities
Getting applied experience in your field is critical. The following resources will
allow you to learn more about your department’s opportunities and process, as well
introduce you to other major-specific internship posting resources. For information
and support finding and receiving an internship in your major, contact your department's
internship coordinator.
- Consider interning abroad! by using the keyword "internship."
- Log in to Handshake to access Going Global and search for international internships
Theatre Arts Major Careers and Jobs
The resources below are a starting point for your job search. In addition to making
use of the Internet to do research, we encourage you to talk to people in the fields
you are interested in (don’t forget to use TU’s Tiger Mentor Network) to learn more about specific opportunities and organizations.
Theatre Arts Major Example Resumes and Interview Questions
For major specific resume examples, we encourage you to look at the Example Theatre Arts Resume (PDF) in additional to our Example Resume Database.
Below are example interview questions for your field. In preparing for the interview,
you’ll also want to review common interview questions (PDF) asked of all majors, thoroughly research the organization, dress professionally,
and visit the interview skills section of the Career Center’s website. You can practice your interview skills online
via or schedule a mock interview with a Career Center staff member.
Interview Questions
Typically directors do not ask questions after your audition. Here are some tips to
make sure your audition is successful.
Here are some other questions you should reflect on to better prepare you for possible
conversation.
- Why theatre?
- What professional theatre productions have you seen recently?
- What has been your most rewarding experience in theatre thus far- how has it shaped
your professional goals?
- Describe a challenge you faced in a recent production, and how you handled it.
- What additional skills do you possess that would be an asset to our company?
- What designers do you admire?
- Why do you want to be a designer/theatre technician?
- What are your long-term professional aspirations?
- What have you read recently that inspired you?
- With what kinds of technical equipment are you proficient (types of power tools, industrial
equipment, software, etc.)
- In what period/genre do you most enjoy working? With which do you feel weakest?
Professional Associations
Professional associations offer many benefits to students, often including reduced-price
membership, mentorship programs, “careers in…” information, job and internship listings,
field-related conferences and publications, and much more. Be sure to check out sections
on the associations’ websites related to students, education, careers, etc.