Theatre Arts Alumni and Outcomes
A major in theatre arts prepares a student for a career in all aspects of theatre — front-and-center or behind the scenes.
- Gettysburg theatre arts graduates can be found in the theatre industry throughout the country and around the world, working as actors, directors, stage managers, scenic artists, theatre directors, and more.
- But the theatre arts major also offers an excellent foundation for careers or graduate study in other fields, as well — including arts administration, business, education, and law.
- Gettysburg College theatre arts majors have gone on to become highly-successful high school performing arts teachers, college professors, non-profit executives, national sales managers, lawyers, librarians, and more. That’s because a degree in theatre arts from Gettysburg College gives graduates the necessary tools to pursue a wide variety of careers that stretch beyond the walls of a performing arts center, too.
In fact, theatre arts within the framework of Gettysburg’s liberal arts environment enables students to practice and excel at communication, critical/creative thinking, teamwork, and even “project management” through the process of staging a performance. These experiences in theatre — and the exposure to the wide variety of educational opportunities they offer — can stimulate and impact life choices long after a student’s four-year Gettysburg experience is complete.
Theatre Arts Major Outcome Stories
Britney Brunache '22
English Teacher, Teach for America
“I am most proud of completing my theatre arts senior capstone because it was a chance to build it through the Kolbe Fellowship. During the fellowship, I was able to write a 60-page full-length play about Haiti in the 1960s, examining the Duvalier Regime,” said Brunache, who is president of the Black Student Union on campus. “In the fall of my senior year, I was able to direct the show with a cast of predominately students of color and show it to the campus. The team that I built during this time, the connections that I made throughout the process, and the experience that I was able to bring to the Theatre Department as well as students outside the department made me proud that I was able to have my stamp on the campus.” After graduation, Brunache, who studied theatre arts and psychology at Gettysburg, will be teaching high school English in Philadelphia under Teach for America. “In the future, I hope to open my own performing arts school that students can go to, to learn how to express themselves in a safe space,” she added.
Phoebe Doscher '22
Marketing Copywriter, Brown University
“Throughout the past four years, I have picked up tangible writing, communication, and contextualization skills both inside and outside the classroom that I can only attribute to the liberal arts and sciences experience,” said Doscher, who studied theatre arts and English with a writing concentration. “I have faced tough problems and challenging questions that required me to interrogate the current political and social landscape. I have had engaging conversations that have changed my outlook and viewpoints—conversations on subjects that I never would have considered had it not been for my Gettysburg education with our incredible professors and driven students. The liberal arts and sciences education has forced me to analyze the world around me and become a better citizen—one that is well-informed, articulate, confident, and ready for what’s next.” After graduation, Doscher plans to begin working in an editorial capacity with a medical education company.
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