Also called: Youth Theater Director
Directs plays and musicals with local and youth actors at community theaters and schools, running rehearsals and guiding volunteer crews.
A community theater director casts a summer musical, runs evening rehearsals, and helps volunteers build and paint sets. They often also teach youth theater classes.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. A bachelor's in theater, then about a year of assistant directing; many also gain experience teaching youth theater classes.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Theater.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Directing local and youth actors in person is community work AI won't replace.
Classes: Theater, English literature, Speech and debate, Music.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2012.
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