Career Pathways & Professional Development
Hands-on Learning
Our Career Pathways and Professional Development programs introduce students and teachers to inner workings of the theater industry.
Career Pathways for Students
The Career Pathways program gives Maryland students experience in theater industry jobs such as stagehand work/management, wigs, costumes, lighting, sound, and more. HFI also offers tech-and-touch tours upon request.
Students explore a variety of roles, broadening their horizons and opening doors to new professional opportunities. Whether a student’s passion lies in the spotlight or behind the scenes, our collaboration with industry professionals helps them discover their potential.
Professional Development
Our professional development opportunities for teachers go beyond the stage, providing one-on-one consultations and tutorials on sound and lighting operations with training from IATSE stagehands.
With on-site training in schools, experts from the Hippodrome Theatre provide feedback on sound and lighting operations. This helps teachers and students gain practical knowledge and skills to operate their own theater equipment.
2024 Teacher Professional Development Partners
Carver Center for the Arts, Cedarmere ES, Dulaney HS, Dundalk ES, Dundalk MS, Franklin HS, Franklin MS, Kenwood HS, Lansdowne HS, Lansdowne MS, Loch Raven Technical Academy, Middle River MS, Milford Mill Academy, New Town HS, Parkville HS, Patapsco Center for the Arts, Perry Hall HS, Pikesville HS, Pikesville MS, Pinewood ES, Relay ES, Sudbrook Magnet MS, The Chatsworth School, Timonium ES, Windsor Mill MS, Woodlawn MS
Interested in these programs?
For more information about our Career Pathways and Professional Development programs, please reach out.
We are especially thankful that our scholars were chosen to participate in the Career Pathways Program during 2023. The hands-on technical experiences taught by IATSE stagehands during this program sparked interest in industry careers and helped students gain skills that are brought back to school to help enhance the lights and sound on our theater performances. We are so proud that because of this experience and skills learned during the program, one of our students has been hired and has begun working with IATSE!
Cameron Dashiell
Theatre Instructor, Coppin Academy High School