Dramaturge to drama teacher
A dramaturge already meets 21% of what the drama teacher role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.
83.1/ 100
1 How much of what a drama teacher is expected to do is already part of a dramaturge’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the drama teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drama teacher role treats 6 of its required skills as things a dramaturge already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct background research for plays
- define artistic performance concepts
- define creative components
- develop drama production process
- stimulate creativity in the team
- understand the emotional dimension of a performance
What stands in the way is 24 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drama teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dramaturge background worth leading with.
- already held draw up reference documents for performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held study play productions information skills
- already held define artistic performance concepts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held conduct background research for plays communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse theatre texts communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held stimulate creativity in the team management skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 6 the drama teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 48 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn analyse a script required
- still to learn identify performers' needs required
- still to learn adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
- still to learn apply teaching strategies required
- still to learn assist students in their learning required
- still to learn consult students on learning content required
- still to learn demonstrate when teaching required
- still to learn develop a coaching style required
- still to learn give constructive feedback required
- still to learn manage student relationships required
- still to learn prepare lesson content required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held develop the physical language optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held perform exercises for artistic performance optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice dance moves optional
- optional, not held prepare performance training session optional
- optional, not held perform improvisation optional
- optional, not held practise singing optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
- still to learn assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn bring out performers’ artistic potential required
- still to learn create a work environment where performers can develop their potential required
- still to learn organise rehearsals required
- still to learn stimulate performers' imagination required
- still to learn assess students required
- still to learn encourage students to acknowledge their achievements required
- still to learn lead cast and crew required
- still to learn perform classroom management required
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn acting techniques required
- still to learn vocal techniques required
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- still to learn guarantee students' safety required
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- still to learn maintain safe working conditions in performing arts required
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a drama teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 analyse a script practise this
- 02 assemble an artistic team practise this
- 03 bring out performers’ artistic potential practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held conduct background research for plays skill
- already held define artistic performance concepts skill
- already held define creative components skill
- already held develop drama production process skill
- already held stimulate creativity in the team skill
- already held understand the emotional dimension of a performance skill
- already held analyse theatre texts skill
- already held coordinate with creative departments skill
- already held create script for artistic production skill
- already held develop proposed choreographic language skill
- already held draw up reference documents for performance skill
- already held interpret performance concepts in the creative process skill
- already held study play productions skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt a script optional
- optional, not held carry out auditions optional
- optional, not held deal with public optional
- optional, not held develop artistic educational activities optional
- optional, not held develop the physical language optional
- optional, not held ensure visual quality of the set optional
- optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
- optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
- optional, not held perform exercises for artistic performance optional
- optional, not held play musical instruments optional
- optional, not held practice dance moves optional
- optional, not held prepare performance training session optional
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held assist students with equipment optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held develop learning curriculum optional
- optional, not held keep personal administration optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held perform improvisation optional
- optional, not held practise singing optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
- optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
23 held skills the drama teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to artists' creative demands skill
- not needed by the target role adjust the work during the creative process skill
- not needed by the target role advise on historical context skill
- not needed by the target role analyse the scenography skill
- not needed by the target role assess the work during the performance skill
- not needed by the target role consult team on creative project skill
- not needed by the target role create theatre workbooks skill
- not needed by the target role describe artistic experience skill
- not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
- not needed by the target role discuss plays skill
- not needed by the target role do historical research skill
- not needed by the target role draw up rehearsal notes skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate writings in response to feedback skill
- not needed by the target role familiarise with personal directing styles skill
- not needed by the target role manage writing administration skill
- not needed by the target role preserve documentation about creative process skill
- not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
- not needed by the target role speak different languages skill
- not needed by the target role study relevant writing skill
- not needed by the target role synthesise research publications skill
- not needed by the target role understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance skill
- not needed by the target role work in an international environment skill
- not needed by the target role work with an artistic team skill
7 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn acting techniques required
- still to learn vocal techniques required
- optional, not held assessment processes optional
- optional, not held breathing techniques optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held movement techniques optional
- optional, not held pronunciation techniques optional
Common questions about this move
Can a dramaturge become a drama teacher?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A dramaturge already covers 21% of what a drama teacher is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 6 of which the drama teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a dramaturge need to become a drama teacher?
24 required skills are missing, plus 24 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is analyse a script.
How hard is the move from dramaturge to drama teacher?
Its learning distance is 83.1 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.