Criteria 2: Jobs within the performing arts industry

Jobs that are available in the performing arts industry:

I have highlighted the jobs on the list that appeal most to me

• Writer
• Director
• Stage manager
• Stage hand
• Costume designer
• Screen actor
• Stage actor
• Voice actor
• Musical director
• Theatre technician
• Sound designer
• Lighting designer
• Stage crew
• Teacher
• Marketing
• Stage crew
• Teacher
• Front of house

These are explanations for why certain jobs stood out to me:

Stage manager - I would like to be a stage manager as I have done some work experience in that field at the Colchester Mercury Theatre while working on Sleeping Beauty. I shadowed the stage manager and assistant stage manager as well as taking part in a few other activities. This gave me the chance to get to know the team and the role a bit and it very much stood out to me as enjoyable and fun.

Screen actor - meet David Tennant

Stage actor - I have been performing onstage for over five years and it is something I have always enjoyed and would love to pursue professionally.

Voice actor - I would like to be a voice actor as it gives me the opportunity to work creatively as an actor within my home. It also allows me to work on multiple projects at once and is one of the highest paying jobs in the industry.

Name

Hazel Holder

Current position

Voice and dialect coach

How did they obtain the role

Help people sound Ugandan in a show

Previous educational training/experience

Gate theatre Notting Hill - The Life and Times of Comrade Fiasco

Restudied at central school of speech and drama - Masters of voice studies

National theatre - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Singing captain- Death of the Kings' Horseman

Barbara Houseman

Globe Theatre?

Royal Shakespeare company?

Previous career

Performer for 20 years

Any significant advice

Always come back to something with your own voice as a template

Always persevere

Name

Krupa Pattani

Current position

Television director

Citizen Khan

How did they obtain the role

Writing to casting directors, asking them to see her theatre shows

Previous training/experience

Theatre actor

Previous career

Theatre actor for 7 years

Any significant advice

Be pragmatic and specific

Show interest and make casting directors aware of you

Write to people - ask them to see your work

The more you know of yourself, the more power you have over your career

Have classes you can go to to stay well trained

Find people who are doing the same thing

Defend your character because you can play them better than anyone else

Avoid 'negative rubbish' because its usually extinguished by defending your character

Be aware of the camera, work with it, that is where you are sharing your story

Stay connected with yourself but engage with the world of your character

Know your lines

Don't be late

Don't be a dick

Prepare and do everything you can