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Deshawn98 (Algeria) |
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July 25, 2012 |
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Deshawn98 (Algeria) |
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July 25, 2012 |
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Theatre / Theatre Arts Management:
Majoring in Theatre is definitely for those who have a solid passion for it. It is one of those fields where a degree is not a requirement for success in the industry. In fact many would say it's a detour unless you want to be an theatre scholar. I however do not at all regret majoring in Theatre and I would do it again. There is a sense of pride and accomplishment with my degree and it is very much an asset, providing me a firm foundation in my field. It also shows that I am serious about a career in theatre. I can't think of a major that is more fun. I would recommend a program that has a strong emphasis in all aspects of theatre. |
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Technical Theatre / Theatre Design and Technology:
So remember when we wanted to major in theatre and our parents were all like "have a back up plan!" and we were all like "but if I do what I love, I'll find a way to make it work".
Yeah, have a back-up plan. I've just graduated with a theatre studies, lighting design major. And I'm basically f**ked for a real job. As much as I love it, I don't know what I'm going to do. |
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Theatre / Theatre Arts Management:
A major in theater arts with a focus on stage management provides a wide range of skills to help someone succeed whether they ultimately choose a career in the theater or not. A theater stage management degree requires the student to be well rounded, to learn a bit about all of the aspects of theater: acting, directing, set design and construction, and lighting. It not only makes someone versatile, but gives enough first hand direct experience so the individual can successfully manage and bring together people. If this was just a business management degree, people in the real world they were managing would not have confidence in their stage manager, as they would feel they have not truly been in the actor's, director's, or set constructors shoes. This degree relates well to many other fields, including television production, other performing arts, and public relations/event promotion no matter if its in performing arts or not. Unlike a business degree, the stage management student is required to manage differing personalities from the very beginning, and not just simply when they leave the classroom and work their way up. |
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Drama and Dramatics / Theatre Arts, General:
I have two pieces of advice, be prepared to work and be prepared to be pushed out of your comfort zone. There was a lot more involved in the major than I anticipated, but I learned a lot. Pros are that you will get plenty of education and practice. Cons is that while you are in school your opportunities for performing/auditioning/working outside of the school is limited. |
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Technical Theatre / Theatre Design and Technology:
It was really an interesting topic to study -- taught me a lot about all kinds of areas. Everything from how to drive a nail straight to how to use CAD software. But, it's not very directly marketable.
If you can be happy doing anything else but theater -- do it.
It's *that* hard to get started.
But, even thought I've never made a dime in the theater, I've never regretted the major -- I had two of the best years of my life, learned a lot of skills that have been useful in other areas, and really started to feel like someone who is capable of being creative -- no matter where my life went afterwards. |
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Technical Theatre / Theatre Design and Technology:
For people considering this major, make sure you do as much as theater and learn about as many different aspects as you can, but at the same time learning not to spread yourself too thin by working on too many projects at one time. Knowing when and how to say no, is in my opinion more important than always saying yes and trying to get all the experience that one can. Also make sure you keep your contacts because you never know when one of them may come in handy. I would recommend studying theater tech if one has an interest in arts, lighting, film, or theater in general. I would also recommend this major for people who want to be good at a large variety of things such as basic construction/woodworking skills, quick relfexes, being able to work under pressure, and be creative both as a visionary as well as a problem-solver. I believe that I would take the major despite how much work and how much of a challenge it can be, because in the end you realize that you helped create a world. The odd hours are somewhat of a drawback, but the skills learned by being able to do theater tech work can carry over to a number of other jobs. Also being a part of theater is great fun, allows one to meet very interesting people and in general pays a lot better than being an actor. |
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Technical Theatre / Theatre Design and Technology:
Outside of the perks of being very skilled labor and having a degree for working with your hands in the art realm, there is not much else to say about this major. Work hours are non-standard, steady jobs are next to never, and you have to be in a union to get anywhere. Not worth sinking money into a degree that you could probably do without for next to the same jobs. |
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Acting:
If you're an actor at heart, no other course of study is as fulfilling. I would choose acting every time for a million years if I had to do it over; although its not as "applicable" as say math or engineering, it was my only true love and I wouldn't give it up for the world. |
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Directing and Theatrical Production:
Theatre majors get all the benefits of a English Literature, Writing, and Communications majors and have more fun! Don't let anyone fool you into thinking you won't get a job, because you can go anywhere with it. |
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Acting:
I cannot suggest strongly enough that anyone considering majoring in Acting try, instead, to major in something else. Try minoring in theatre, or just involving yourself in the department's shows and activities. Many students seem to think that plays and other performance opportunities are only for theatre majors, but this is untrue. While in college, I worked on shows with students studying finance, criminal justice, and education, to name only a few. We also worked with non-student performers from the surrounding community.
If you really, really believe that you'd like to be an actor, then spend the summer working in summerstock, get your Actor's Equity card, and find somewhere to work. Take classes. Don't waste tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of dollars getting a liberal arts degree in Theatre.
If I had a time machine, and the knowledge I have now, I certainly wouldn't have wasted all that time and energy pursuing a degree in acting. I actually would have been better served getting an undergraduate degree in philosophy, that's how useless the theatre degree is.
Of course, any undergraduate degree will serve you in the workforce. Many companies don't care what you studied, they just want your liberal arts degree, and so having ANY college degree is better than having none, but there are so many other degree options that you should seriously reconsider those options if you're thinking of majoring in theatre. |
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