What is your career/major — Page 3

Got a BFA in Musical Theatre from one of the "name" schools. Wasn't all its cracked up to be.

I agree with Somewhere in a Tree, don't get stuck in a vacuum. These conservatory programs are set up like boot camp. Minor in something. Get out, make some friends other than theatre people.

Currently preparing to audition for graduate schools, or I might just move to New York. We'll see.

I work as an assistant to an attorney who specializes in copyright law.

Updated On: 7/8/14 at 03:54 AM

B.A. in Theater, M.F.A. in Playwriting, C.Phil. in Dramatic Criticism.

Taught world theater history, playwriting and dramaturgy for 13 years.

Have worked in the past as a director, playwright, stage manager and production coordinator in Miami, New York and Los Angeles.

Currently working as a lyricist/librettist.

Majored in English, minored in biological anthropology at NYU. I now work in children's book publishing and am also a freelance copyeditor.

I'm a speech and language pathologist.
Dream job: Working with Broadway actors with voice pathology.

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Updated On: 7/8/14 at 11:12 AM

I have a BFA in Theater Directing with a minor in Dance.

I work for a small not profit store front black box theater company directing usually 2-3 shows in their season. I also teach dance (jazz, tap, musical theater, modern and contemporary) for a competition dance team. I also direct and choreograph High School musicals for local schools in the burbs.

My survival job: I sell high end real estate, which allows me to make good money, yet still do what I love to do. Sometimes I wonder how I'd do if I put all my time in real estate....

I plan to apply to grad school for MFA Directing in the next 2 years or so. I just start studying the GRE and get to the math section and freak out.

Basically, I work non stop and don't really have a social life anymore. But at least I get to do what I love! I just wish I could make my living just directing where I can put all my time and energy in my shows without my brain focusing on all my other jobs.

HorseTears///yes c'est moi!

I'm an MD, currently more than halfway through my internal and emergency medicine residency. For fun, I manage Matthew Morrison's website, but that's just because he's a friend and a really nice and decent guy.

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BA in History from UCBerkeley
JD from Hastings (where I wrote/produced the student "revue")
Coached Berkeley's Speech and Debate Team (including one national champion in Poetry Interpretation)
Practicing lawyer since then specializing in insurance policy issues.

But, I'm from a family who has always loved theatre (some of whom - not me - peformed) and later in life have started directing a few community theatre shows, whose success is based on the people around me.

I'm currently majoring in rhetoric communication with minors in theatre and english. I was originally a theatre major until I realized it was making me hate theatre.

I also do a bunch of volunteer work (I work at an HIV testing center, do fundraising for a local performing arts non profit, and do social media and networking for a women's shelter). But mainly I am a writer and studying to get into graduate school.

In my final year for a dual BA in political science and English, plus a minor in Italian. In the process of applying for MFA programs for dramatic writing.

I currently work as a floor manager at my local touring venue and as a private piano teacher, and have recently begun volunteering with a literacy-advocacy nonprofit.

Majored in Finance at Pace; working in financial services.

Interesting to see a few people like myself with no theatre "background" education wise.

Goodness me,never even HEARD of any of these majors nor had the opportunity to study for them. I come from outback country and was only taught the 3Rs---theater/languages didn't exist at my schools. An inbuilt love of performing[Mother is a pianist]somehow gave me the courage, with parental support, at a later age[17] to take dancing/singing lessons. I supported myself at doing just that for the next 13 years until I decided that the travelling and uncertainty[and my body],needed a change. I succcessfully went into the next stage of my life/career but all that I learnt during my theatre years were essential for what was to follow. I am now very happily retired-39 years later.

Well, I'm at the point where Im starting to make some future carrer decisions. I wanted to be an actor, and I still do, but Im having second thoughts. Now I think I want to be a film director, but I only want to do certain projects. I would like to do films based on stage shows, because I think I have an eye for imagining and envisioning. Also...im considering screenwritting. I also am considering being a stage director (which I think would. Be pretty cool, and I think I have an eye for envisionibg onstage as well).