Theatre

Our mission is to create young inventive artists who are concerned with artistic excellence, cross- cultural understanding & social change. We will strive to meet every student at the creative junction where life experience meets ambition and intellectual curiosity to expose, nurture and challenge our students with a highly rigorous pre-conservatory style training. We believe every disenfranchised culture must be represented on the stage and in the class to give voice and upliftment. Therefore, the department is also committed to a deliberate creative process that investigates, dismantles, and empowers future theatre practitioners within the context of antiracism.

The department focuses on developing the complete theatre artist. Students in their first two years of study are automatically placed into the acting concentration and rotate each term through our technical theatre structure which includes introductory courses in technical theatre (lighting, costume and set construction), film, and playwriting. This not only develops in the students an understanding of the importance of collaboration and how all aspects of the art form work together, but it also prepares them to audition into the departments two other concentrations (design and film) if they desire. 

Teenagers have proven to stand up for what they see as wrong in society and demand change; to help young theatre artists develop their artistic voice we encourage critical thinking, risk-taking, creativity and a commitment to building the skills needed to master their craft. Graduates will be prepared for post-secondary conservatory programs, college, or professional careers as theatre artists.