OFFERED & CONCENTRATIONS DEGREES PROGRAM OBJECTIVES Offered: Minor Offered: Major Offered Degree Planner: Graduation Web Address: Web design, playwriting, and forensics. and occasions nationalcaptured awards in performance, recognition through the American College Theatre Festival. TheatreUSM students have earned regional and national disciplines. professionalor theatrical activities, as well as other nonrelated theatre offers pre valuable in degree undergraduate An theatre. in adegree B.A. to The Department of Theatre offers a four Literature Theatre& History. Performance, Design, Technical Theatre,and Dramatic and managing theatre. producing of and craft art the in foundation educational broad a Theatre offers DepartmentSouthern of Maine of University Blog: Facebook: Phone: Location: Department of Theatre Theatre The Departmenthas trave led to the Kennedy Center on four

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WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS MAJOR?*

AREA EMPLOYERS INFORMATION/STRATEGIES

PERFORMING Community and regional theaters -Participate in acting workshops, courses, and seminars to get advice Touring companies and experience and to make contacts with others in the field. Television/film studios -Get as much acting experience as possible. Perform in school Amusement and theme parks productions, community theater, summer stock, etc. -Learn about the entertainment industry as a whole.

DIRECTING Theaters of varying types -Gain both directing and technical experience by participating in Television and motion picture college productions. Gain technical experiences in local theaters. studios -Participate in the Director’s Guild Training Program. Video production companies -Volunteer with directors in local theaters to become familiar with the Other performance venues environment. Serving as an assistant is a great way to get started in this area. BEHIND THE Theaters -Develop a sense of artistry and creativity. SCENES Touring companies -Become involved in the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Television/film studios Employees (IATSE). Acting conservatories -Get experience. Offer your services to school and local theaters. USM WRITING Theaters -Take courses in English and journalism to hone writing skills. Television/film studios -Review plays, movies, and TV shows for school or local newspaper. Magazines and Newspapers -Get as much writing experience as possible. Write for the college Video production companies newspaper, enter playwriting contests, etc.

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ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES HELPFUL CAREER LINKS

Internships For more information contact the Department of Theatre. USM e-Recruiting: USM’s career network for job and internship searches. usm.experience.com Study Abroad For more information contact the USM O*NET OnLine: Learn more about a career opportunity Office of International Programs. by researching it with O*NET. onetonline.org usm.maine.edu/international/study-abroad

Clubs & Student Performing Artists, For a Occupational Outlook Handbook: Learn more about a career opportunity by researching it with OOH. Organizations complete list of student organizations: webapp.usm.maine.edu/pathways/list bls.gov/ooh

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS USM The USM Corporate Partners are over 350 American Association of Community Theatre Corporate business people, from nearly 100 Educational Theatre Association Partners companies. usm.maine.edu/corporatepartners Screen Actors Guild Actors Equity Association

Fun Facts Did you know? American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Emmy Award-winning actor Tony Stage Managers Association

Shalhoub (Monk) and award-winning American Society of Cinematographers playwright and screenwriter Lynn Sieffert Directors Guild of America are USM theatre graduates.

USM Student Success Center • usm.maine.edu/success Gorham: 119 Bailey Hall • (207) 780-5652

Lewiston: 119 LAC • (207) 753-6536 Portland: 119 Payson Smith • (207) 780-4040