Performance: Acting in theatre, film/television productions or within other performing arts venues, such as dance, comedy, voice acting, storytelling, etc.
Administration & Business: Includes all business and administrative roles within a performing arts venue, including house management, marketing/PR, distribution, etc.; also includes talent management and representation for individual performers.
Education & Facilitation/Teaching Artist: Involves teaching acting or film production in a class setting or giving individual performance coaching; may require additional education and credentials if teaching in K-12 or post-secondary schools.
Journalism & Media: Includes providing analysis and critique of film/television works for print or broadcast media.
Advertising Agencies: Television & Radio Commercials
Broadway & Off-Broadway Theatres
Nonprofit Theatres
Cabarets & Nightclubs
Children’s Theatres
Community Theatres
Cruise Lines & Resorts
Dinner Theatres
Freelance: Acting, Public Speaking, Coaching, Writing
Magazines, Newspapers, & Other Print Media
Opera Companies
Performing Arts Centers & Councils
Public & Private Schools (K-12) and Colleges & Universities
Regional Theatres
Repertory Theatres
Outdoor Dramas
Stock Theatres
Television, Radio, & Film Studios
Theme & Amusement Parks
Touring Acting Troupes
Job and Internship Search Resources
American Association of Community Theatres – organization for community theatre professionals; includes job postings, theatre career profiles, and resources for making plays and running theatres
Backstage Jobs – job and internship site for “behind the scenes” positions in the live entertainment industry
Educational Theatre Association – organization that promotes theatre education; includes job postings, career profiles, and other professional resources
Playbill – includes wide variety of national job listings for both on and off-stage positions in theatre
Showbiz Jobs – online job board for positions within the entertainment industry