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Pair your passion. Shape your future. Create careers that don't yet exist.
Where Can This Degree Take You?
The Theatre BA prepares you for careers that are as dynamic and interdisciplinary as your interests - grounded in rigorous training and expanded through real-world creative practice. Through the performing arts core, you’ll build skills in performance, production, stage management, design, arts leadership, collaboration, marketing, and entrepreneurship. These experiences come to life through opportunities for applied work across dance concerts, films, musicals, plays, and audio shows, where you can engage on stage and/or behind the scenes as an actor, choreographer, stage manager, designer, technician, and more.
By pairing theatre with a minor or double major, students open pathways to a wide range of professions and graduate study, such as: (maybe just list of bullet points but not with the verbiage after) - Maybe just a What Can I do with a Theatre BA Heading?
Acting, directing, choreography, design, stage management, filmmaking, voiceover, producing, dramaturgy, and new work development
Arts management, nonprofit leadership, community arts organizations, business ownership, event production, marketing, fundraising, and creative entrepreneurship
Applied theatre, community-based arts programming, advocacy, cultural organizing, and leadership in community organizations
Drama therapy (with graduate study), somatics, wellness coaching, healthcare communication and curriculum, and community health initiatives
K-12 teaching (certification with pairing with education + additional field of study), arts integration, community education, or graduate study in theatre, performance studies, and related disciplines
Counseling, therapy, social work, mediation, leadership training, and communication-based professions
Law school pathways supported by skills in public speaking, storytelling, and critical analysis
MFA, MA, and PhD programs in theatre, film, dance, and performance studies, alongside degrees in business, education, public administration, social work, arts therapy, sociology, counseling, and other fields
Throughout the program, students don’t just study theatre; they practice it across contexts, communities, and mediums, building portfolios, professional networks, and adaptable skills that translate across industries.
You won’t just prepare for a career - you’ll build the skills to create one.