What Can I Do with a Major in ... Dramatic Performance

Dramatic Performance

Description of Major

This major educates students about how to give carefully crafted, inspired performances, and also make a positive contribution to the level of ensemble playing and the quality of theater life wherever he or she may work.

For more information on studying Dramatic Performance: click here

Employment Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for a wide range of positions in education, Broadway, off-Broadway, in national tours, regional theatre and in film and television. A variety of jobs are available for dramatic performance graduates, including:

Agent	Casting Director
Company Manger	Costume Designer
Drama Coach	Hairstylist
Lighting Director	Makeup Artist
Playwright	Producer
Professor	Puppeteer
Radio Performer	Rigger
Scenic Artist	Scenic Designer
Screen Actor	Screen Writer
Set Designer	Sound Designer
Special Effects Specialist	Stage Actor
Stage Director	Stage Manager
Teacher	Technical Director
Television Actor	Theater Critic
Theatrical Press Agent	Voice-over Artist

Some positions listed may require education or training beyond an undergraduate degree.

Additional Links

The Screen Actors Guild

American Federation of Television & Radio Artists

American Dramatic Arts Alliance

International Theater Institute

UC College-Conservatory of Music

This page last updated on June 6, 2008
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