The skills required for success in the performing arts are broadly applicable across a range of professional careers. UB Theatre & Dance aAlumni perform on international and national stages, work at private and public sector institutions, and lead
major production companies as well as their own internet start-ups. Our graduates work in film, television, and a wide array of live events. Many are awarded fellowships and teaching assistantships to prestigious graduate
programs across the country.
Actor
Agent: Theatrical, Film and Television
College Professor/Academia
Company Director/Artistic Director
Costume Designer
Director: Stage, Film, Media Entertainment
Dramatic Coach
Dramaturge: Stage and Media (i.e., film, video games, theme park entertainment)
Entertainment Journalist
Executive Director, Arts and Cultural Organizations
Law
Lighting Designer
Presentation Consultant
Producer
Production Manager
Set Designer
Sound Designer
Stage Manager
Technical Director
Theatre Critic
Recent graduates have appeared in the Broadway productions of Pippin (Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Revival of a Musical), Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, and have been featured on CBS's Person of Interest, NBC's Smash, among
others. Others perform with major companies across Europe, including the recent revival of Robert Wilson, Philip Glass, and Lucinda Childs's Einstein on the Beach (2012-present). UB THD alumni are currently stage-managing
off-Broadway, designing in NYC, Washington, Chicago, LA and Prague, touring with national companies as performers and technicians, automating scenery, and dancing across Europe. We're proud of our alumni who have thriving
careers in the performing arts, and those who apply the skills acquired through the study of Theatre & Dance to a multitude of fields, including medicine, law, business, arts management, and public policy.