CHAPTER 1WORKING IN THE THEATRE

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WHAT KINDS OF theatre jobs are there? If you were to ask a person on the street that question you would probably get an answer like, “Well, there are actors, of course, and directors, and the authors who write the plays.” A more detailed answer from someone who enjoys theatre might include choreographers and dancers and people who design scenery or lights. Those occupations are all very visible to the public, especially the actors, because they are what theatergoers actually experience when they go to see a show.

Of course, we all know there is much more to it than that. Actors might get together in a storefront ...

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