Theatre & Dance Careers
Make Your Debut
In whatever career you want.
“What are you going to do with that?” Every student hears that when they tell people what this program is. Your answer? Anything. Organizations are often crippled by the lack of people who know how to write, speak and plan. Our program focuses on these skills that translate into a wide array of careers, including performing arts.
On the Come Up
12% job market growth for film and video editors through 2030, U.S. Dept. of Labor.
$62,340
The median annual wage for all media and communication occupations was $62,340, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021
Careers
Putting roots in Wisconsin or branching out across the world? Wherever you end up, you’ll have marketable, in-demand skills.
You've Got Options
Start with your passion. Then go from there! If you love the theatre and performance, you'll find your way.
- Marketing Specialist
- Actor
- Casting Director
- Copy Writer
- Costume Designer
- Equipment Operator
- Media Planner
- Stage Manager
- Business Owner
- Writer
- Theatre Manager
- Set Designer
Where recent graduates work.
Take a page from past students' playbooks by exploring where they've first landed after graduation.
- Mainstage Theatrical Supply
- Boys and Girls Club
- Chicago Shakespeare Company
- Disney
- Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
- IATSE Local 470
- In Tandem Theatre, Inc.
- Ithaca School District
- Meyer Theatre
- Milwaukee County Zoo
- Northern Sky Theater
- The Duluth Playhouse
- UW-Green Bay
Want to know More?
As a published playwright and theatre scholar, Professor Thomas Campbell knows how to craft a career. Let him help you!