| Are you interested in acting, singing, and dancing? Are you interested in set construction, painting, or working with lights and sound? Do you like performing or working "behind the scenes" for a production? Do you enjoy the creative process and working with other people? If you answered "yes" to most of these questions, this may be the pathway for you. | Description:
Careers in this pathway include being a professional actor, director, dancer, arts manager, technician with sound and lights, or public school/college level teacher. |
| High School Diploma / On-the-Job Training | Junior / Technical / Community College or Apprenticeship | Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree / Doctorate |
| Children's Theatre Production
Director Community Theatre Dancer Construction Worker Costume Designer for Local Theatre Productions Local Acting Career Public Speaker Sound Technician Special Effects Worker Theatre Ticket Salesperson |
Agent
Community or Repertory Theatre Director Community Theatre Dancer Designer for University or University Fashion School / Department Designer/Lighting Technician for Community or Repertory Theatre Community Theatre Manager Movie Theatre Publicity Manager Public Relations Producer Recording Apprentice Set Designer for Community Plays Community Theatre Teacher "Voice-overs" for Commercials |
Broadway Stage / Music Video Performer
Commercial Advertiser Designer for Stage/Screen Music Video Recording Artist Professional Actor Professional Designer Professional Director Professional Set Designer Professional Speaker Special Effects/TV Performer Theatre Teacher Dance Teacher Professional Dancer |
| Community Activities | College Majors | School Activities (varies by campus) |
| Community Theatre Actor
Children's Theatre Workshops Benefit Performances for Community Agencies Church Choir Member Church Drama Director Creative Dramatics/Day Care Centers Dance/Acting Lessons Six Flags Productions Sound Engineer with Church/Community Choirs Community Theatre Production Crew |
· Art
· Broadcast Journalism · Business Administration · Classics · Commercial Art and Illustration · Communications · Costume Design · Creative Writing · Dance · Dance Therapy · Drama · Drama and Dance Education · Film Making / Cinematography · Film / Cinema Studies · Film / Studio Arts · Humanities · Interior Design · Journalism · Lighting Design · Mass Communications · Merchandising · Music · Music Education · Music History · Music Performance · Musical Theatre · Music Theory and Composition · Set Design · Speech · Textile Sciences and Engineering |
Academic Decathlon
Arts Scholarships Choir Solo/Ensemble Contests Interdisciplinary Projects with English, History, and Fine Arts Classes Talent Shows Theatre Productions Technical Work for Assemblies, Shows, and Building Rentals Thespian Convention Thespian Society UIL One Act Play School Musicals Sound Track Designer/Developer for School Productions Career & Technology Education Leadership Organizations Drill Team |
| Theatre Arts
Theatre Production Choir Winter/Color Guard Journalism Advanced Journalism: Yearbook Production Apparel Electronic Media Independent Study Mentorship |
Technical Theatre
Art Dance Creative and Imaginative Writing Advanced Journalism: Newspaper Production Multimedia Interior Design Digital Graphics and Animation |