Training
•Three-year conservatory-style diploma with 35+ hours of weekly studio time, taught by faculty drawn from the professional theatre and screen industries.
•Triple-threat training in acting, singing, and dancing every semester of all six terms; one-on-one voice lessons with singing specialists each semester.
•Dance core in ballet, tap, and jazz (plus modern and hip hop); stage and screen acting includes a motion-capture (MOCAP) workshop.
Performance & Productions
•Year 2 performance project staged in the Arbutus Studio; Year 3 culminates in a full-scale musical produced in the BlueShore Theatre.
Notable Alumni
•Elicia MacKenzie — won CBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and starred as Maria in Toronto's The Sound of Music (Dora Award), shortly after graduating the program.
Location
•North Vancouver campus within Greater Vancouver's large stage and 'Hollywood North' screen-production market.
