OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER DRAMATISTS

Career Prospects for Dramatists

There are various opportunities for dramatists. These careers are either studied in schools or are naturally embedded in dramatists. The career prospects available for dramatists include:

1. Playwright
2. Director
3. Actors/actresses
4. Designers
5. Drama Educators

1. Playwright: Playwrights are dramatists who write plays. They engage in play writing. They put their dramatic skills and work into scripts for other dramatist to read and act as drama. An example of playwright is Prof. Wole Soyinka.

2. Director: Dramatists have the opportunities of becoming directors. They become play director and see it as a career. Play directors engage in proper coordination of all dramatic activities on stage. Male or female dramatist can become play directors.

3. Actors/Actresses: Dramatists work as actors and actresses. They engage in drama and theatre for a living.

4. Designers: Dramatists also engage in designing works and see it as a career. Designers engage in preparing the stage and making it suitable for dramatic performance.