Theater and Dance
Sample Internships
Entry Level Jobs
Sample Employers
Top 10 Graduate Schools
Other Ways to Look
Good Reading
Graduate Schools Attended By Middlebury Alumni with this Degree
Sample Internships
American Conservatory Theatre (CA)
Interns assist in various aspects of theatre- stage management, properties construction, stage technology, scenic design, lighting design, sound design, costume rentals, costume construction, and make-up.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre (CA)
Students are involved in development and marketing, artistic administration, company management, properties, costumes, sound, lighting, scenic construction and painting, stage management, and literary/ dramaturgy.
Berkshire Public Theatre (MA)
Internships include all aspects of theatre, especially theater technology, administration, acting, directing, and children's theatre.
The College Light Opera Company (MA)
Various positions are available as singers or actors, musicians, stage and costume staff, and designers.
The Juilliard School(NY)
Interns are given hands-on experience in theatre production and arts administration.
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Entry Level Jobs
Supervisory Theatre Specialist for the National Park Service
Assistant Technical Director at Theatre Arts
Lead Drama Instructor at Myriad Enterprises
Stage Manager at Syracuse Stage
Actor/Actress/Pupetteer at Das Puppenstiel Puppet Theatre Inc.
Past companies offering entry-level positions:
American Stage Company
The Shakespeare Theatre
National Actors Theatre.
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Sample Employers
American Repertory Theatre
Bennington College
MCI Telecommunications Corp.
US Air Force
US Navy
WMTW TV
Yale University
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Top 10 Graduate Schools
Yale University (CT)
New York University
University of California–San Diego
North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Washington
American Conservatory Theater (CA)
Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
California Institute of the Arts
University of Texas–Austin
Northwestern University (IL)
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Other Ways to Look
Call CSO to make an appointment to speak to a counselor about contacting alumni Theater majors, career interest testing, and various other programs and resources to assist you with your transition from Middlebury to the professional world. Peruse the Theater Department home page.
Specialized "What Can I Do With My Major" informational handout in Adobe Acrobat.
Try out Monster.com's Major to Career Converter.
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Good Reading
"The actor's picture/resume book: an actor's guide to creating a picture/resume for theatre, film, and commercials." Jill Charleswith Tom Bloom. Dorset, Vt.: Theatre Directories, c1991.
"Creating a life worth living: a particular course in career design for aspiring writers, artists, filmmakers, musicians, and others who want to make a living from their creative work." Carol Lloyd. New York, NY: HarperPerennial, c1997.
"An actor's business: how show business works & how to market yourself as an actor (no matter where you live)." Andrew Reilly. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Venture Press, c1996.
"Directory of theatre training programs: profiles of colege and conservatory programs throughout the United States." Dorset, Vt.: Dorset Theatre Festival & Colony House, c1987.
National resource guide for placement of artists. Los Angeles: National Network for Artists Placement, NNAP.
New York casting & survival guide...& datebook. New York, N.Y.: P. Glenn Publications.
Regional theatre directory. Dorset, Vt.: Dorset Theatre Festival & Colony House, c1985.
100 best careers in entertainment. Shelly Field. New York: Macmillan USA, c1995.
The masterguide to film & television employment. [U.S.A.]: Chase Thompson Publishing, c1998.
Pacific Coast studio directory. Hollywood, Calif.: Harry C. Reitz.
The Hollywood job hunter's survival guide. Hugh Taylor. Los Angeles, CA: Lone Eagly, c1993.
U.S. directory of entertainment employers. Van Nuys, CA: Monumental Communications, c1995.
"The Screenwritre's bible: a complete guide to writing, formatting, and selling your script." David Trottier. Los Angeles: Silman-James Press, c1995.
The student's guide to playwritting opportunities. Edited by Michael Wright; editoral assistant and cover design M. Elena Carillo; research assistant Merrill Whittenberger. Dorset, Vt.: American Theatre Works, 1995.
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Graduate Schools Attended By Middlebury Alumni with this Degree
New School
University of California, Irvine
Smith College
Rhode Island College
San Francisco Art Institute
Florida State University
Brown University
University of Southern California
Northwestern University
Columbia University
University of Glasgow
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