Theater careers [electronic resource] : a realistic guide / Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson.

ISBN:

9781611171976

Title:

Author:

Donahue, Tim, 1952-

Personal Author:

Donahue, Tim, 1952-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations, maps

Contents:

The many jobs in professional theater -- Theater education offers many paths -- Choosing a university, consider time and money -- Theater income varies -- Theatrical unions make rules but not jobs -- Theater jobs are everywhere ... but mostly in New York -- Many choose many careers -- Find current facts -- Afterword: love theater without a career in theater -- Appendix A: the American community survey -- Appendix B: the National Science Foundation's "National survey of college graduates" -- Appendix C: IATSE local types -- Appendix D: IATSE stage employee locals.

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Subject Term:

Theater -- Vocational guidance -- United States.

Acting -- Vocational guidance -- United States.

Added Author:

Patterson, Jim (Jim Aris)

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2012

Publication Information:

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Shelf Number	Material Type	Copy	Shelf Location	Status
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Summary

Theater Careers is designed to empower aspiring theater professionals to make savvy, informed decisions through a concise overview of how to prepare for and find work in the theater business. Tim Donahue and Jim Patterson offer well-researched information on various professions, salary ranges, educational and experience requirements, and other facets certain to enlighten students contemplating a theater career, as well as inform counselors, teachers, and parents of available opportunities and the demands of each path.

Theater Careers offers valuable details not readily available elsewhere, including

* Dozens of informative job descriptions surveying the impressive variety of theater careers, both on and off the stage

* Statistics on the working and earning prospects of various careers as drawn from the best sources in the business

* Thoughtful assessments of the value of education and training choices, including the most meaningful way to look at the costs of college--estimating net costs, which is seldom described elsewhere--and how to choose a school

Straightforward and objective, Theater Careers is an ideal reference for those seeking careers in the theater. Armed with this information, readers will be better equipped to pursue choices that best lead to satisfying and secure employment in the rewarding field of the dramatic arts.

Author Notes

Tim Donahue is the coauthor with Jim Patterson of Stage Money: The Business of the Professional Theater. He is also coauthor of A Concise Theatre History and The Enjoyment of Theatre, ninth edition. He holds an M.B.A. from the University of South Carolina, where he recently retired as the director of marketing and development from the Department of Theatre and Dance after nearly ten years.