Theatre students have a distinct advantage over non-theatre students. Below is an article first published in Dramatics magazine that seeks to show special advantages theatre students and majors have over other liberal arts degrees and how having theatre training can benefit you even in science and business fields.
Here are some quotes from the article.
"Theatre students have done extremely well with us," she said, "and we usually hire them because they're well-disciplined workers who learn quickly and give of themselves to the company."
Another business leader agreed:
"We like to hire theatre students," he said, "but it is a shame that when they apply to us they don't seem to realize their strengths and advantages." (Note his last phrase!)
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What Theatre Majors Learn: The Advantages Theatre Majors have for All Jobs
What Can YOU "Do" with a Theatre Major? Plenty! 25 Special Advantages YOU Have.
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is another article that talks about "Things You Really Ought to Learn". Check out his point #4.
But what if you are a Christian?
Should you major in Theatre or go into Film and Acting as a career?
"The late Bob Briner, president of ProServ Televison and an Emmy Award-winning producer and author of Roaring Lambs, would have told you, "Absolutely!" Roaring Lambs is Briner's manifesto of our proper stance regarding the "culture-shaping arena." Christians can and ought to be the movers and shakers of social change -- "roaring lambs" who infiltrate and make an impact on their workplace and world with their faith. Roaring Lambs was written from Briner's personal experience as an Emmy Award-winning television producer. It takes you into the work world strategies anyone can use. There's also a useful discussion guide that will help you and your friends put shoe leather to your faith. Bob Briner's greatest legacy may well be the way in which, through his own courageous roam, he helped countless Christians discover theirs. John their ranks. Roar with conviction -- and change your world!" (quote from Zondervan Publishers' website)