Real Jobs, Real Grads
A sampling of positions obtained by Brandeis graduates in the visual and performing arts:
Executive director, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Executive editor, Billboard magazine
Engelhard Chairman, Metropolitan Museum of Art
President, Iceland Academy of the Arts
Violinist, SERP Trio
Program director, Gorilla Tango Theatre
Actor, Avenue Q
Choreographer, The Dance Complex
Graphic designer, Langfeldesigns
Vocal teacher, Boston public schools
Gemologist, TCP Artforms
Technical writer, Google
Software engineer, Bose Corporation
Where Do I Go From Here?
Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing
Graduates of the Brandeis School of the Creative Arts frequently pursue graduate study or enter the workplace. With the strong liberal arts education that Brandeis offers through close faculty-student relationships, coursework, extracurricular activities, internships and experiential learning, alumni have the tools for successful careers in all areas of visual and performing arts.
The arts faculty members are practicing professionals in their area and serve as excellent mentors and advisers for students entering the field. Many faculty members help their students secure work opportunities after graduation.
Prominent alumni include Robyn Goodman ’69, a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer; Michael Kaiser ’75, president of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Emmy Award-winning actress Debra Messing ("Will and Grace"); and Gary Tinterow, Engelhard Chairman of the Department of Nineteenth-Century, Modern, and Contemporary Art at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.