What Careers are Available for a Performing Arts College Graduate?   by Samantha Wiles

in Education / College and University    (submitted 2011-04-21)

So you are considering heading to Performing Arts College, and everyone you know is saying “Hey, What will you do with that for the rest of your life?” Well this article should help you answer that question. Performing arts is an industry where growth is occurring. It is a career path where the sky can truly be the limit. While it is one of the most competitive industries you can choose, it also provides a large range of options for the college graduate.

While the chances of becoming the next Hugh Jackman are slim, you can certainly have a fruitful and exiting life after graduation. Artists with Performing Arts Diploma’s have found rewarding careers that have them traveling the world, working on Cruise Ships, in Dinner theatres or festivals around the globe. You have the rewarding experience of seeing the world, while being paid to perform and provide entertainment.

Graduates have had the chance to work with amazing professionals which will prepare them for the vigors of being an entertainer in today’s world. There is thriving Summer Stock Theatre’s all across Canada and the United States, and they always have need for Musical Theatre actors, singers and dancers as well as choreographers and directors and much more. The musicals are the core of any summer stock theatre season, and are always a crowd pleaser.

Also available are the touring companies who take the major musicals of today across North America and the world. Shows like Wicked, Mama Mia, Rent even Phantom of the Opera and Cats continue to tour year after year. Plus you have major market areas (Toronto, New York, London, and many more) that host their own in house musicals.
Up until now the career options might have been fairly obvious, but a

Performing Arts Diploma can prepare you for Film and Television as well. Whether it is in commercials, doing voice-overs, background work or as principal players in a T.V. show or movie, your education will have given you the ability to impress the executives in charge. There are opportunities for in Studio work as well.

Lastly, you have the ability to head in a course where you are involved in theatrical administration and education. Helping to run a theatre, or passing on your knowledge to others in your community. The Performing Arts Diploma provides numerous options for the graduate and for the right person can be the launching pad to the stars.

About the Author

If you’re someone who has always had a passion for the performing arts, you might enjoy a formal education at a performing arts school. For more information about a great performing arts school, see http://www.stclaircollege.ca/programs/postsec/music_theatre/