-: Some sort of theater background is definitely helpful.
I'm not saying you necessarily have to
be a performance major,
but even a Bachelor of Arts in Theater or Music even,
so you understand the workings of a theater,
you know what's happening backstage,
you know what's happening in the front of the house,
you know what's happening during rehearsals,
just you can understand that process as a whole
versus just one piece of it, performance versus design.
For example, I would say definitely marketing
would be a good one.
I was a journalism major.
I was a double major, theater and journalism, so.
To do my job, I would say you need a basic understanding
of the programming, Adobe, Photoshop, InDesign.
Anyone of those, basically you know one,
you can kind of self teach yourself the others.
Some graphic design experience helps.
I'm very self-taught.
I learned the basics in class
and then have taught everything myself.
And then I'm doing a lot of reading and research
and looking, YouTube tutorials, a lot of that,
like self-taught.
Some understanding of people.
So like having marketing, some sort of marketing background,
being like it's psychology or good writing.
Actually I would say that.
Being a good writer is actually a very good, good tool,
good skill to have because you're writing every day,
from the website to social media,
to whatever and the more you talk to people and know people,
the better you can write for your audiences.
Great way to get your foot in the door is to volunteer.
I know theaters are constantly looking for volunteers,
from ushers to costumes, to behind the scenes,
like backstage crews, even office volunteer help.
And then just staying in touch,
getting in touch with people,
saying hey I'm willing to help.
Maybe there's an internship that you aren't aware of
or maybe they are looking to hire.
Never hurts to reach out.