{"id":287,"date":"2025-07-25T14:40:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:40:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/?page_id=287"},"modified":"2025-08-26T19:09:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T19:09:31","slug":"careers-in-theater-dance-performance-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/theater-dance-performance-studies\/careers-in-theater-dance-performance-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers in Theater, Dance, &#038; Performance Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-287\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-287-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-287-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">What kind of Fields Can I Work In with a <strong>Degree in Theater, Dance, &amp; Performance Studies<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-287-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-287-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-287\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/SF-Mime-Troupe.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/SF-Mime-Troupe.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/SF-Mime-Troupe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/SF-Mime-Troupe-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/210\/2025\/07\/SF-Mime-Troupe-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" alt=\"Three performers stand with arms outstretched on a stage with a painted San Francisco backdrop, under a sign that reads &quot;San Francisco Mime Troupe.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-287-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Theater, Dance, &amp; Performance Studies Career Fields<\/h3>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>Stage management and design technology<\/li>\n<li>Performance<\/li>\n<li>Stage directing<\/li>\n<li>Film and video production<\/li>\n<li>Arts management<\/li>\n<li>Front-of-house operations (box office management, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Film festival curatorship<\/li>\n<li>Secondary and higher education<\/li>\n<li>Public relations and social advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Law<\/li>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Broadcast journalism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-287-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"grad-school\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-287-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-287-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><div id=\"panel-287-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong>Graduate<\/strong> School<\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-287-2-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong> Nearly 70% of St. Mary\u2019s students continue their education after graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SMCM Alumni with Performing Arts degree with a Theater, Dance, & Performance Studies concentration have gone on to pursue graduate degrees at the following universities:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-287-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-287-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-287-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>University of Louisiana<\/li>\n<li>Northwestern University<\/li>\n<li>University of Maryland, College Park<\/li>\n<li>California State University, Los Angeles<\/li>\n<li>New York University, Tisch School of the Arts<\/li>\n<li>University of Wisconsin, Madison<\/li>\n<li>University of Minnesota, Minneapolis<\/li>\n<li>The Catholic University of America<\/li>\n<li>MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-287-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<ul>\n<li>The Johns Hopkins University<\/li>\n<li>Brown University<\/li>\n<li>Rutgers University<\/li>\n<li>The Actors Studio, Pace University, NYC<\/li>\n<li>California Institute of the Arts<\/li>\n<li>University of Washington, Seattle<\/li>\n<li>University of Virginia<\/li>\n<li>University of Cincinnati<\/li>\n<li>Wayne State University<\/li>\n<li>Montana State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-287-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"internships\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-287-4\" ><div id=\"pgc-287-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-287-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Theater, Dance, &amp; Performance Studies Internships and <strong>Jobs<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-287-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"8\" ><div class=\"big-text panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-287-4-0-1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The Center for Career and Professional Development helps students gain valuable job experience through internships year-round. We offer resources to help you find the right opportunity and can guide you through the process of earning academic credit for your internship. If you&#8217;re considering an internship or want to explore earning credit, be sure to connect with our Internship Coordinator before getting started!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-287-4-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"9\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/center-for-career-and-professional-development\/internships\/\">Center for Career &amp; Professional Development Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-287-4-0-3\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_rss panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-feed\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/external_feeds\/24241\/public.rss?token=rBxR2440GPH8meMCfEJTzXxvluhoHLuPd2cvKMF-EtVVNsDuIwEo5g\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rss-widget-icon\" style=\"border:0\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-includes\/images\/rss.png\" alt=\"RSS\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"rsswidget rss-widget-title\" href=\"https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Jobs &#8211; Theater, Dance Performance<\/a><\/h3><ul><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11231160\/share_preview">Dance Instructor and Choreographer (Full-Time or Part-Time) at Keystone State Music Theater Academy<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 22, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11214470\/share_preview">Video Editor Intern at Tributary Supply<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 16, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11206220\/share_preview">Operations Coordinator at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, UW<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 14, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11202653\/share_preview">Onsite Training Associate at Athenahealth, Inc.<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 13, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11184012\/share_preview">Part Time Dance Instructor at OnThree Inc<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 7, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11183787\/share_preview">Dance Studio Front Desk Receptionist at Fearless Motion Dance Center<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 7, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11183771\/share_preview">Production Assistant at Live Nation Entertainment<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 7, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11183553\/share_preview">Label Intern at Easy Eye Sound<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 6, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11183536\/share_preview">Graphic Designer at Coalition Technologies<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 6, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><a class='rsswidget' href="https:\/\/smcm.joinhandshake.com\/jobs\/11183394\/share_preview">Motion Graphics \/ Video Editor at Coalition Technologies<\/a> <span class=\"rss-date\">July 6, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage management and design technology Performance Stage directing Film and video production Arts management Front-of-house operations (box office management, etc.) Film festival curatorship Secondary and higher education Public relations and social advocacy Law Medicine Broadcast journalism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":363,"parent":180,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-287","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":289,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/287\/revisions\/289"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-performing-arts\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}