Careers in acting

Become an actor. Become a casting director. Become a producer. In recent years, SCAD students have won the Kennedy Center Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, the most prestigious acting competition and prize in higher education. During their SCAD education, students have the opportunity to perform in top productions and showcase their acting skills in events attended by agents, network casting directors, and producers.

Launch your career as a professional:

  • Actor
  • Casting director
  • Talent agent

And get recruited and hired by the best of the best:

  • Netflix
  • AMC
  • Hulu
  • NBC

Lights. Camera. Action.

SCAD prepares students with the education and connections necessary to create their own Hollywood stories. SCAD grad DeRon Horton (B.F.A., performing arts, 2015) built upon his SCAD experience with early acting roles in Burning Sands and Dirt — all stepping stones to notable roles in American Horror Story and Dear White People.

Daniel Thrasher

B.F.A., performing arts, 2015

While a student, Thrasher appeared in dramatic productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream, Purgatorio, and Ragtime. As an alum, he has amassed more than two million followers on YouTube for his comedic songs and videos.

Kiandra Richardson

B.F.A., performing arts, 2013

Richardson starred as Yana opposite Terrence Howard on the final season FOX's Empire and performed original music on the series. Richardson has also toured internationally as a backup singer with Beyoncé and appeared as Whitney Houston in the musical Born for This.

Burke Swanson

B.F.A., performing arts, 2019

After featuring in SCAD productions of Rent and The Foreigner, the themed VR experience Destination Imagination, and several short films, Swanson was cast in a leading role opposite Marisa Tomei in the revival of Tennessee Williams's The Rose Tattoo on Broadway.

Audition for the pros

Increase your exposure and experience at auditions hosted by the SCAD Casting Office, the only on-site, professionally run casting office in higher education. Headed by SCAD dean of entertainment arts Andra Reeve-Rabb, former director of CBS Primetime Casting in New York, the office hosts showcase casting sessions in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York, and places SCAD actors in a variety of roles on live-action, animated, voice-over, music video, and student-run projects.

Discover the SCAD Casting Office

 

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