CAREERS IN ACTING

CAREER AS A DIRECTOR
Directors head up the creative side of a production, working closely with designers as well as actors to bring their vision to life.

CAREER AS A PRODUCER
Producers take charge behind the scenes to ensure a production is successful. Some producers are likewise skilled in directing, thereby setting all the wheels in motion.

CAREER AS A PLAYWRIGHT
Playwrights skillfully crafts original script for movies or musicals. It’s a vital and unique career.

CAREER AS A STAGE MANAGER
Stage managers oversee the practicalities needed to make a play happen. They ensure the rehearsal process is well ordered, communicate between teams and effectively execute backstage demands during shows.

CAREER AS A SET DESIGNER
Set designers work closely with directors to design required visual impact sets and further ties in with director’s vision for productions. Set designers often set the overall tone for costume and lighting design.

CAREER AS A THEATRE LIGHTING DESIGNER, SOUND DESIGNER, LIGHTING TECHNICIAN OR SOUND TECHNICIAN
Theatre lighting designers and sound designers are artistically and technically skilled. They help create the play world to capture unique audience. Lighting and sound technicians works simultaneously, executive all practical works required.

CAREER AS A STAGE CREW MEMBER
Stage crew are obligated to stage preparations and making necessary adjustments for actors performances.

CAREER AS A FIGHT CHOREOGRAPHER
Fight directors, also known as fight choreographers, work with actors and directors to create and teach stage combat sequences. This entails unarmed combat (kicks, punches, sword fights etc). They create illusionary violence while ensuring casts safety.

CAREER AS A THEATRE MARKETING ASSISTANT, MARKETING OFFICER OR MARKETING MANAGER
They provide promotional materials for publicity, aimed at promoting publicizing production. This goal is often achieved via: digital marketing, newspaper publications, social media advertising, promotional campaigns, targeted advertising, distribution of printed materials such as posters, brochures, flyers etc.

CAREER AS A DRAMA-THERAPIST
Drama-therapists don’t tend to work in theatres, but their work is closely connected. They use drama as a means of rehabilitating challenged people with health problems, behavioural issues, autism, dementia or learning difficulty.

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