1st Edition

Crafting an Intentional Career for the Musical Theatre Performer

By David W. Eggers Copyright 2026
212 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Crafting an Intentional Career for the Musical Theatre Performer provides aspiring and early-stage practitioners with the key skills to navigate the mental challenges of breaking into and building a fulfilling professional life in the industry. Written by a professional with both on and off-Broadway experience, this guide will help performers to develop skills to positively and purposefully... Read more

1. What Four Years of Training Can Do for You  2. The Suffering Artist Misconception  3. Prosperity Consciousness  4. Be-Do-Have vs Have-Do-Be  5. An Intentional Career  6. Self-Confidence  7. Self-Coaching  8. Self-Care  9. Reframing Rejection  10. Rethinking Success  11. Journaling - A Long Form Mapping of Your Progress  12. Musical Theatre is Fun

Biography

David W. Eggers is currently Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre for the Department of Theatre at the University of Utah, USA. He worked extensively on Broadway and off-Broadway, as both a performer in 10 Broadway musicals (including Thoroughly Modern Millie and Billie Elliott), and as an associate director and associate choreographer for many more productions. He produces and broadcasts his podcast, The Mental Game of Musical Theatre, from his home in Salt Lake City, and travels throughout the US to continue his work as a theatre creative and educator.