Theater Careers

by Donahue, Tim; Patterson, Jim

• ISBN13: 9781611170818
• ISBN10: 1611170818
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-15
• Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr

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.

Author Biography

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. Jim Patterson is the author of Stage Directing and the coauthor of Theatre in the Secondary School Classroom and the seventh and eighth editions of The Enjoyment of Theatre. Patterson retired as a Distinguished Professor of Theatre from the University of South Carolina. A member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, he has earned numerous awards for his work as a director and an educator.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Many Jobs in Professional Theater	p. 6
Theater Education Offers Many Paths	p. 36
Choosing a University-Consider Time and Money	p. 58
Theater Career Income Varies	p. 68
Theatrical Unions Make Rules but Not Jobs	p. 85
Theater Jobs Are Everywhere … but Mostly in New York	p. 98
Real Theater Careers	p. 119
Find Current Facts	p. 132
Afterword: Love Theater without a Career in Theater	p. 139
The American Community Survey	p. 143
The National Science Foundation's "National Survey of College Graduates"	p. 145
IATSE Local Types	p. 147
IATSE Stage Employee Locals	p. 149
Selected Bibliography	p. 153
Index	p. 161
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