Career Pathways

Graduate Alumni

Performance Studies PhD recipients are currently on the faculty of colleges and universities nationwide and internationally. They are also community activists, directors of nationally acclaimed theatre and other arts organizations, leads at DEI initiatives, and directors of media and advertising companies.

Undergraduate Alumni

Performance Studies alumni pursue a wide range of careers. The choices have been as varied as the interests of the students.

They have founded innovative theatre companies (including Lookingglass, Redmoon, Lifeline, and Roadworks companies); pursued graduate study in performance studies and adjacent disciplines; launched successful careers as theatre and film artists, actors, directors, and producers; become curators at museums and galleries, and arts critics for newspapers and journals; and joined media and entertainment companies. For those who pursue careers beyond the arts sector, alumni make use of the flexible, unbounded critical thinking inspired by performance studies. They have established careers in psychology, education, law, advertising, marketing, banking, technology, and the non-profit sector.