Career Paths
Common Career Paths
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Artistic Director
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Costume designer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Dance Choreographer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Fight Choreographer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 High School Drama Teacher
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Intimacy Coach
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Make-Up Artist
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Professor of Theatre
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Professional Actor
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Stage Manager聽
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Scenic designer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Sound designer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Screenwriter/Playwright
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Speech and Dialects Coach
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Talent Agent
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Theatre Critic
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽路 Voice Artist
The collaborative and organizational skills developed while pursuing a theatre degree are vast, and while some of the career paths pursued by our graduates include the jobs listed above, many WOU theatre graduates have utilized the skills they developed in our program to pursue post-graduate degrees and career paths outside of the entertainment industry. Recent graduates have remained active in theatre within their communities but become business owners, lawyers, professional consultants, film producers, events coordinators, professional gourmet chefs, building contractors, electrical contractors, lighting specialists, interior designers and community organizers鈥攖o name of few.聽 聽
If you still have questions such as 鈥淲hat does a theatre major learn?鈥� or 鈥淲hat can you do with a degree in Theatre?鈥� please take the time to read author and theatre director Louis E. Catron鈥檚 essay on the subject here.
You can view stories of the careers and achievements of WOU’s Alumni here.
