<p>I have a friend who is minoring in Production through Tisch. She says that it gives you an opportunity to have a survival job with flexible hours within the industry. What exactly does a minor in production do for you? Like what kind of jobs does it help with?</p>
<p>anyone?
Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Do you mean “producing”? I could be wrong here, but I don’t think a minor will help much with producing since it’s a lot more about who you know, and it’s not something you can really teach, but I guess it can help with meeting people in the business and offering opportunities, like your friend said. I imagine they would offer internships at production companies around NYC.</p>
<p>Clay, I think what you are talking about is technical production. There is a separate studio within Tisch Drama where students pursue the “tech track.” </p>
<p>“The Technical Production Track is a studio in the Undergraduate Drama Department of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Its mission is to teach the production aspects of the theatre.”</p>
<p>I have no idea how a minor would work. Maybe your friend could steer you toward somebody to talk to at Tisch? </p>
<p>There are various threads on the College Confidential Theatre/Drama majors forum about tech. Or you could start your own thread with your question. More people would see it there than here.</p>
<p>My Daughter who goes to Tisch Drama has two minors History and theatre production.</p>
<p>clay,</p>
<p>Here’s the info on the Minor in Producing. </p>
<p>[Minor</a> in Producing: Tisch School of the Arts at NYU](<a href=“http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/MinorProducing.html]Minor”>http://drama.tisch.nyu.edu/object/MinorProducing.html)</p>
<p>I don’t believe that it should be looked at as an opportunity for a survival job. The kids we know who have done it are those who are interested in assembling their own theatre company and want the background in what producing good theatre is all about. Trust me, producing theatre is not a survival job, it’s probably even more tenuous than that of an actor! Great experience, though, but shouldn’t be looked at in that way.</p>
<p>I agree that it is more work than what acting entails! My D is not in that track. But right now she is producing her own musical that she wrote and it is very involving. She did this a bit in high school as well. Just saying that it is a lot of work and time consuming. I’m not sure it is a survival job either.</p>
<p>A minor in producing is just a bunch of classes you take (i think 4?) with a focus on the business elements of the industry and how to work within them, specifically producing, also i think you do an internship or some kind of practical experience. so it could potentially be helpful towards finding employment in a “survival job” in, say, theater admin or with a company in the city, but is certainly no guarantee of employment or survival!</p>
<p>it is great though if you actually have an interest in producing. i think it’s a very popular minor.</p>