Career Preparation
Alumni from the Department of Theatre work in a variety of industries throughout the world. The breadth of professional training a student receives at TCU allows him or her to obtain a variety of careers.
Professional Theatres
TCU alumni have an extraordinary track record of success in the theatre and other entertainment careers, having worked on Broadway, television and major motion pictures. Among the professional theatres where TCU alumni have worked are:
The Actor’s Gang
American Heartland Theatre of Kansas City
American Musical Theatre of San Jose
Amphibian Productions
Aubin Lane Theatre
Bruce Wood Dance Company
Casa Mañana
Cavern Theatre
Chicago Shakespeare Company
Circle Theatre
Classics in the Park
Crossroads Theatre
Dallas Theatre Center
The Denver Center Theatre Company
El Portal Center Theatre
Finborough Theatre (UK)
Findlay Summer Stock
Fort Worth Opera
Fredericksburg Theatre Company
Goodspeed Opera House
Granbury Opera House
Guthrie Theatre
Hip Pocket Theatre
In Tandem Theatre
Kids Who Care
Jean Cocteau Repertory
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Jubilee Theatre
Kansas City Starlight Theatre
The London Theatre (UK)
The Loft Theatre
Lone Star Theatre Ensemble
Lyric Stage
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma
MacOwan Theatre
MET2 Theatre
Milwaukee Chamber of Theatre
Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
Missouri Repertory Theatre
Music Theatre of Wichita
Nebraska Shakespeare Festival
Nebraska Theatre Caravan
Next Act Theatre
North Shore Music Theatre
Pegasus Theatre
Publick Theatre of Boston
Public Theater (NYC)
Southern Arena Theatre
The Shakespeare Theatre Company
Santa Fe Opera
Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Santa Fe Opera
The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey
Spoleto Festival USA
StageWest
Stageplays Theatre Company
Stages St. Louis
Steppenwolf Theatre
Theatre League of Kansas City
Uptown Players
Graduate Schools
Many of our theatre alumni have been accepted and gone on to excellent graduate schools in theatre. Among the graduate schools are:
American Conservatory Theatre
Boston University
Brandeis University
California Institute of the Arts
California State University-Fullerton
California State University-Long Beach
Chapman University
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Columbia University (NYC)
Florida State University
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Indiana University-Bloomington
North Carolina School of the Arts
Northwestern University
Purdue University
Royal Central School of Speech & Drama (UK)
Rutgers University
Southern Methodist University
State University of New York-Binghamton
Texas State University
Texas Tech University
University of Arizona
University of Idaho
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Memphis
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Oregon
University of Southern California
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Texas-Austin
University of California-San Diego
Wayne State University
Higher Education Careers
Some Theatre TCU alumni have become excellent theatre educators at colleges and universities across the country. Institutions where TCU alumni have taught or are currently teaching include:
Coastal Carolina University
Creighton University
Emporia State University
Illinois State University
Lees-McRae College
Marquette University
Texas Christian University
University of Colorado-Boulder
University of Denver
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Texas-Arlington
Valdosta State University
Recent Alumni Theatre Assignments
Alex Vinh is currently on Broadway as an understudy for the Tony Award-winning musical Kimberly Akimbo.
Caity Mulkearns is an Associate Costume Designer on the Broadway production of Shucked.
John Devereaux is currently on the Angelica national tour of Hamilton.
Taylor Quick is currently in Grease (Sandy) at Fulton Theatre after being on the national tour of the musical Anastasia.
Alison Whitehurst recently closed the national tour of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Angelina Vyushkova is currently the Light Board Operator at the Guthrie Theater.
Zach Briscoe works as a Theatre Specialist at Schuler & Shook architecture firm.
Arrington Foster had a feature role in the BET series “The Family Business.”
Bradley Gosnell and Daniel Floren’s play Gun and a Motel Bible received awards at Hollywood Fringe Festival and will be made into a film.
Alumni
We want to hear where you work, have gone to graduate school or where you teach so we can find where Horned Frogs are putting their passion into practice. Please email Lindsay Cowdin at l.cowdin@tcu.edu.
Career Services
You’ll have access to a career consultant who works with fine arts students. This person’s expertise working with arts majors is a clear advantage for you. Schedule one-on-one meetings with your career consultant, who will assess and analyze what you need most. Whether you’re crafting a speech or preparing for a job interview, your career consultant is there on the sidelines — pushing you into the game. Launch your career with a simple phone call. Contact Melanie Coulson at 817-257-2222.
Melanie Coulson
Career Consultant to the College of Fine Arts
817-257-2222
For more information about job opportunities, please visit:
Center for Career & Professional Development