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Take it from a small liberal arts college graduate. A major in theatre can prepare you to succeed in any field by developing the following strengths:
- Improvisation: the ability to react quickly and effectively to any situation;
- Project management: working with multiple teams on tight budgets to produce a successful project;
- Interpersonal skills: allowing you to work effectively with a wide variety of people during highly concentrated efforts;
- Decision-making abilities: permitting you to make the tough choices when the risks are high and relationships are at stake.
Graduate work is necessary for those who want to teach theatre at the college level. But many Morris students find rewarding positions in the performing arts right out of college. Here are some examples from among our graduates.
What careers do Morris graduates pursue with a degree in theatre arts?
- Actor
- Arts Administrator
- Box Office Management
- College Theatre Professor
- Costumer
- Counselor
- Designer
- Director
- Draftsperson
- Educator
- Fundraiser
- Graphic Artist
- Graphic Designer
- Improvisation
- Marketing
- Musician
- Outreach Coordinator
- Stand-Up Comedy
Who hires them?
- Advertising agencies
- Amusement and theme parks
- Arts councils
- Children’s theatres
- Colleges
- Commercial theatres
- Community theatres
- Corporations
- Dinner theatres
- Educational performing companies
- Elementary schools
- Film studios
- Government agencies
- High schools
- Industrial shows
- Museums
- Non–profit organizations
- Performing arts centers
- Private schools
- Regional theatres
- Show groups
- Summer stock theatres
- Television networks
- Television/film studios
- Touring companies
Where do they attend graduate school?
- Arizona State University
- Bemidji State University
- Bowling Green State University
- Carthage College
- Central Michigan University
- Cleveland State University
- Colorado State University
- Florida State University
- Mankato State University
- Michigan State University
- Northeast Louisiana University
- North Dakota State University
- Rutgers University
- San Franscisco State University
- St. Cloud State University
- St. Scholastica
- Texas Tech University
- University of Alaska
- University of Arizona
- University of Idaho
- University of Minnesota, Duluth
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of South Dakota
- University of Wisconsin
- Western Michigan University
What do they study?
- Acting
- Administration
- Art
- Business
- College Student Personnel
- Directing
- Drama
- Education
- Education Administration
- Human Resources
- Film
- Library Science
- Management
- Music
- Real Estate
- Speech Communications
- Stage Direction
- Theatre
- Theatre Administration
- Theatre Design
- Writing