Theatre comprises many areas of interest beyond the highly visible profession of acting.
The area of technology and design includes set and property design and construction, lighting and sound design and execution, costume design and construction, and a variety of allied specialties ranging from scenic painting to portfolio preparation. The study of theatre aesthetics, criticism, playwriting, and history translates into work as a dramaturgy, critic, or literary manager. There is also the artistic area of directing and, in relation to the other performing arts - music and dance, musical direction and choreography. All of these areas are applicable to the allied media arts of film, television, and video. And each of these allied areas requires personnel with theatrical training to serve as theatrical agents, business managers casting directors, producers, or arts administrators.