Career Services

Theater

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The Art and Science of Theater - Prepared by high school students in the late 90s as part of the ThinkQuest project sponsored by Oracle, this site provides a wealth of information about myriad aspects of the theater world, including history and modern applications.

American Association of Community Theatre - national voice of community theatre, representing the interests of community theatres across the U.S. and with the armed forces overseas--and the individuals who support them.

FAQ for Beginning Actors - Maintained with good humor by Andrew Lawler, an agent in NY.

Acting Tips and Links - From Lifetips.com

Screen Actors Guild - "Getting started as an actor," from The Union.

Job Listings and Internships for Entertainment Careers - Entertainment Jobs, Internships and Career Information in the Entertainment Industry.

Showbiz Jobs.com - A career center for both job seekers and employers in the entertainment industry.

The Shakespeare Theatre - Employment and audition opportunities in the nation's capital.

Backstage Jobs - Source for all behind-the-scenes jobs in the live entertainment industry.

Playbill - Job listings (cast and other) from the people who give you the program at every theatrical show you go to.

PropPeople - Job listings supposedly moved to a discussion board - scroll down on the left and click on "Job Board."

ArtsLynx - Minimally annotated link list, with Theater Specific section.

Stage Managers Association - Listing a job is free; joining the organization costs money.

Educational Theatre Association - Non-Flash version here. Job postings here.

Actors, Producers, and Directors from the Occupational Outlook Handbook - US Gov't listing of statistics relevant to these professions.

Association of Talent Agents - Arts & Entertainment.

Jobs in Music - Job board dedicated to the music industry.

Variety Careers - Entertainment and media jobs.

Association of Talent Agents - Arts & Entertainment.

Variety Careers - Entertainment and media jobs.

http://www.playbill.com/jobs/find/ - Online casting and job listings.

http://www.actorsite.com/ - Informational listings, job board, and forum for the acting community.

http://theatrejobs.com/ - A job board for job seekers and employers in the entertainment industry.

http://backstagejobs.com/jobs.htm - Source for all behind-the-scenes jobs in the live entertainment industry.

http://www.actorsequity.org/CastingCall/castingcallhome.asp - Labor union that represents more than 45,000 Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

http://www.castingaudition.com/?OVRAW=acting%20jobs&OVKEY=acting%20job&OVMTC=standard - free online database for audition and casting.

http://www.caryn.com/acting/casting/auditions.html - Acting audition information

http://www.auditions-auditions.com/ - Informational board listing thousands of auditions.

http://www.esta.org/jobs/index.php - ESTA provides a wide variety of services to its members in the areas of education and information exchange, member promotion, trade show participation, reduced costs on business services, and credit assistance.

http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/festivals.htm - Informational listings of festival and theatre companies.

http://www.hollywoodreporterjobs.com/jobs/thr/index.jsp - Job board for the entertainment industry.

http://jobbank.emmyonline.org/ - Television industry job data base, a service of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

http://www.media-contacts.co.uk/index.php/mc/job_vacancies - One of the UK's leading recruiters in the communications industry.

http://proppeople.com/jobboard.htm - Job board exclusively for Prop People.

http://www.actingbiz.com/casting/ - Continually posts new casting notices, open casting calls, and acting auditions.

http://www.backstage.com/bso/index.jsp - Get acting auditions, casting call news, theatre reviews, and actor union updates.

http://www.talentnet.com/ - Employment resource for the entertainment industry.

http://www.panix.com/jviii/filmlctr/jv3film1.html - NYC Film Production Resource Locator.

http://www.netheater411.com/index.asp - Information about upcoming productions, audition calls, special announcements, and other happenings in the New England theater scene.

http://www.theatrealliance.org/jobs/ - Member-based service and leadership organization composed of non-profit professional theatres, individuals, and other affiliated organizations within the Greater Philadelphia region.

http://www.playwritingopportunities.com/ - Playwriting contests, competitions, retreats, workshops, theatre links, ongoing submissions, year-round deadlines for playwrights.

http://www.showbizjobs.com/ - TV marketing agency.

http://www.upta.org/ - Informational listings of theatre auditions in Memphis, Tennessee.

http://www.ispa.org/jobs/index.html - Job board for the International Society for the Performing Arts.

http://www.artsjobsonline.com/ - Dedicated to advertising arts jobs throughout the UK and Ireland.

http://www.sandiegoperforms.com/whats_new/artjobs.html - San Diego County's primary arts administration job resource.

http://www.tcg.org/artsearch/ - Informational source for careers in the arts.

http://www.theatredirectories.com/ - Directory for opportunities in theatre.

http://www.americantheatrewing.org/careerguides/ - American Theatre Wing--Founder of the Tony Awards.

http://www.livebroadway.com/index.php?url_identifier=professional-development-1V - Official Website for Broadway Theatre.

http://www.tdf.org/TDF_ServicePage.aspx?id=82&%20do=v - Identifies and provides support, including financial assistance, to theatrical works of artistic merit, and to encourage and enable diverse audiences to attend live theatre and dance in all their venues.

http://www.aact.org/cgi-bin/webdata_jobs.pl?cgifunction=Search - Job board for the theatre.

http://www.musicaltheatreaudition.com/joomla/content/view/102/59/ - While this is primarily a site for musical theatre auditions, auditions for all types of the performing arts (theatre, dance, singing, etc) are welcomed for inclusion.

http://www.sag.org/sagWebApp/ - Screen Actors Guild is the nation's largest labor union representing working actors.

http://www.aftra.org/aftra/aftra.htm - Informational board for television and radio artists.

http://www.safd.org/ - Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting safety and fostering excellence in the art of directing staged combat/theatrical violence.

http://www.ssdc.org/ - Independent National Labor Union for Stage Directors and Choreographers.

http://www.iatse-intl.org/home.html - Labor union representing technicians, artisans and craftspersons in the entertainment industry, including live theatre, motion picture and television production, and trade shows.

http://www.usitt.org/ - Online resource for the United States Institute for Theatre Technology.

http://www.usa829.org/ - United Scenic Artists Local USA-829.

http://www.dance.net/ - Independent dance community on the web. We strive to offer dancers a unique fun & safe place on the Internet to learn about all dance forms and meet fellow students, dancers, instructors, coaches, choreographers, and studio owners.

 

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