Monetizing Your Creativity - Pursuing A Career In Film, Television, Writing, Theatre, Music & Design With Your Talents

Want to understand your career options in live theatre? Or even how theatre training can help in seemingly unrelated careers? Professor Stephen Heatley, head of the Theatre and Film Department at the University of British Columbia (UBC), gives you a tour of front-of-house, backstage and the “underground” caverns at the Frederic Wood Theatre. This is where the magic happens. As we move from area to area, you’ll hear about the art of illusion in live theatre and how special effects are imagined, crafted and implemented by casts and crews to bring audiences into the world onstage, keeping them engaged in the story and characters unfolding before them. Stephen explains what you could and should expect in return for your investment of time and money in a degree-granting university program in theatre and film. He describes various craft categories for you to explore based upon what you may already love to do: wardrobe, stage design, set construction, acting, directing, stage management, etc. As in other creative