This has been answered and answered and answered before. Do a search for 'coming to Australia' on this site.

See these threads:

http://www.theatre.asn.au/green_room_gossip/english_actress_coming_to_australia

http://www.theatre.asn.au/tech_talk/coming_to_oz_are_we_completely_insane

There was another one recently, but I couldn't find it.

Yes, it's difficult to find work here - when isn't it difficult to find work in the arts. We can offer more specific advice if you let us know where you're planning on being in Australia, since the industries differ from state to state.

You would more likely to be hired for having an American accent - most actors here learn a US accent just so they can get more work. It's more for film/TV roles than in theatre, but there is also a prevalence of American roles in theatre too, since most companies perform non-Australian plays.

(Sorry if I sound rude. I'm just getting tired of writing the same d*n replies all the time. Is the search function so hard to find on this site?)

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Wow. Okay. I'd actually seen those replies but since I'm not planning on moving to Australia to become an actor or a techie, I figured someone might have more specific advice.

Obviously it's difficult to find work in the arts anywhere, but in the USA, it is definitely not as difficult to find work in the educational theatre sector of the arts. That's why I was posting...perhaps someone knew something about that.

I have used the search function, clearly, but none of them were inquiring about work in educational theatre. The acting question was merely a side question since I stated it is not my intent to move there to BECOME an actor.

You won't run into very much prejudice having an american accent, we are a nation where foreign accents are becoming the norm. This is a good thing.
Educational theatre is a very broad area. Are you seeking work as a drama teacher in a school environment, as a lecturer in tertiary, as a tutor or animatuer in youth theatre or maybe as an education officer. There are not many big companies that have education officers but there are some. There is a possibility that you might get an admin job with one of the Arts Departments.
The point is that we are a nation of 21 million people in a huge geographic area. Arts are underfunded even by most international standards and funding is getting smaller rather than larger. There is work but it's hard to find. If you are coming I reccomend the eastern states particularly NSW or Victoria.

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Thanks Logos.

I have tried posting this like 800 times until realizing that it doesn't work on Safari, so I keep forgetting what I've posted and what I've left out.

I'd like to work in a company setting, perhaps being in an education board for a theatre company. I see a few companies have them....but I'm not sure how common it is. In the USA most professional companies/children's companies will have them, but not all.

I'm not sure where to be in Australia if I ended up moving there, but I think Sydney seems the most appealing, although I'd go to any big city where they are doing work that I'm interested in.

Is Australia underfunded compared to the States in regards to the arts? I'm just trying to get a feel for it.

Asking whether or not we are underfunded in comparison to the US is trying to compare Apples and Cheese because we use such entirely different systems for funding.
Funding in the Arts in Aus is nearly all state government and is based on different criteria then in the US. On another thread I hang around on Control Booth in the US I've been trying to get a handle on US funding.
I agree with the post above. Teaching either full or part time may be your best alternative but you would need to get accreditation.

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Thanks guys. Sorry, I'm being the typical American and assuming you guys know what I'm talking about with America.

As far as the teaching deal...how long does it take to get accreditation? Also, do teachers in private schools need accreditation (this may sound like a dumb question, but they don't in the USA)?

I think the director of the program here at NYU might also be a helpful resource in this area since its sort of a really specialized area of study, if this makes sense?

The private schools in this country do require accreditation
if you are going to teach to a curriculum.
I actually have no idea how someone with American qualifications would get accreditation but I am sure it's possible. Sorry Maybe start that project at your end.

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