Advanced Diploma in Theatre Arts – Performance
George Brown College
Key Information
Campus location
Toronto, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 18,103 / per year **
Application deadline
Request info *
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* most programs fill quickly, so we strongly recommend that you apply at least six months in advance
** for international students. All fees are subject to change, without notice
Introduction
The Theatre Arts – Performance program at George Brown's School of Media and Performing Arts offers you vigorously concentrated, career-oriented training in the fundamental skills, practicalities, traditions, and professionalism needed to work as a professional actor in theatre, television, and film.
The conservatory, hands-on training is an integrated curriculum in which almost all subjects are related directly to the acting profession. Five skill courses form the core of our classical approach to training the actor: voice, speech, movement, music, and dance. The acting curriculum features improvisation, contact improvisation, storytelling, poetry, text analysis, contemporary and classical scene studies, neutral mask, character mask, clowning, commedia dell’arte, television and film technique, and audition preparation. Further classes include stage combat, dialectology, theatre history, the business of acting and the Alexander Technique.
Besides great partnerships with Soulpepper Theatre Company, Tarragon Theatre, and Theatre by the Bay, George Brown has run a successful mentorship program for a number of years. In the final year, students will be paired with a successful theatre practitioner. This partnership starts in the students’ final semester and continues for roughly a year-long period. Mentors will meet with the student a minimum of three times as the student graduates and begins to transition into the field. This program has been not only a success for the students, but mentors have also expressed how great the experience has been and how rewarding it is to be there for the students as they graduate.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships for international students at George Brown College are generally in-program awards based on students’ academic performance (and other criteria) at George Brown College after the beginning of the academic program.
Curriculum
Required Courses
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
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Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
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**Based on the results of your placement test, you may be required to take COMM 1000 Introduction to College Communication before progressing to COMM 1007. COMM 1000 does not count as a course required for graduation, and you will be charged for this extra course.
Program Outcome
The graduate demonstrates the ability to:
- Perform in a variety of theatrical contexts by applying acting, movement, and voice techniques as required.
- Develop and present strategies for personal, career and professional development within the performing arts industry.
- Apply and analyze theatre traditions and current trends from a variety of historical and cultural contexts to enhance personal creativity and theatrical performance.
- Investigate and articulate personal reasons for pursuing creative work in the theatre.
- Complete all work in compliance with industry standards and policies and professional ethics.
- Use entrepreneurial and project-planning skills to develop production and administrative aspects of professional theatre.
- Perform vocal material – solo and choral – and execute staging and choreography as required by a theatrical performance.
- Create and devise original works of theatre individually and collectively to perform in front of an audience.
Career Opportunities
Your Career
An ever-expanding local theatre scene creates a consistent demand for fresh faces and new talent in a range of educational, entertainment, and commercial activities. Students should be aware, however, that the field is extremely competitive.