Text Resources in the Center for Career Development

These are a few of the text resources the CCD has available pertaining to your major.  They can be checked out for 3 business days.

• The Job Book: 100 Acting Jobs for Actors
• The National Employment Bulletin for Current Jobs in Theatre
• Career Opportunities in Theatre and the Performing Arts
• Theatre Arts Department Student Handbook for 2000-2001
• Theatre Alumni Network
• Careers for Culture Lovers & Other Arts Types
• The Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People
• Summer Theatre Directory
  
  

National Trade and Professional Associations

A few professional trade organizations are listed so that you can contact professionals in your field.  For more organizations look in National Trade and Professional Associations, 2001, Columbia Books, Inc. located in the CCD.

• American Alliance for Theatre and Education
• American Association of Community Theatre
• American Society for Theatre Research
• Black Theatre Network
• League of American Theatres and Producers
• Society Of Stage Directors and Choreographers

Online Resources

• Worldwide Arts Resources Corportaion: http://wwar.com/
• Backstage: http://backstagejobs.com/
• The Actor Site: http://www.actorsite.com/
• Casting Society of America: http://www.castingsociety.com
• ShowbizJobs: http://www.showbizjobs.com/dsp_jobsearch.cfm
• The Puppetry Home Page: http://www.sagecraft.com/puppetry/
  

Listservs

Listservs are a great resource for learning what people are doing in your field. Join one and add comments or just listen to what others have to say. It is possible that you may hear of job postings through a listserv.

• http://www.brookes.ac.uk/UL/theatre/mlists.htm
• http://www.upstagereview.org/mailinglists.html
• http://www.d.umn.edu/~mharvey/websitelistserv.html