Yes! I would add to this article that if you want someone who is adaptable, punctual, and, most importantly, someone who is not threatened by the word "no," hire a theater artist.
After 19 years in the profession, and the years spent training, I can honestly say that I have worked on hundreds of projects. Whether it's being onstage, backstage, in front of the camera, behind the camera, in a sound studio, in a classroom, as a teacher, as a director, in a leading role, supporting role, as an extra, or even as "moving scenery," I have had to adapt to, not just collaborate with, countless teams.
I've been incredibly fortunate to work with kind, giving actors who have taught me so much—90% of the time. The other 10%? What are you gonna do? Adapt. Good or bad, whether you agree with the direction the overall project is headed, opening night will be just a few weeks away, so you better adapt to your team and head toward that common goal. The show must go on.
And it must be on time. As actors, we are drilled into the habit that "on time" is late. When rehearsal starts at 10, be there by 9:45 to put your stuff down, stretch, socialize, and get ready to start at 10.
If you're late, you can calculate how many people are in the room, then multiply that by how many minutes you were late—that's the amount of time you wasted. Everyone in the room worked hard to get there. Respect that.
For every job you get as an artist, chances are you went on many, many auditions. I remember being told starting out that if I hit 1 in 50, I was doing well. That is a lot of rejection. You can never control what someone likes or does not like about you. All you can control is how you do the work.
I can't lie; some of those rejections hurt. But that's the job. That's life. Dust yourself off and get back in the game.
So, if you're looking to fill a position, give that theater kid another look. Hard skills can be taught. Soft skills are trained—the kind of training you get in the performing arts.