Training
•3-year intensive training covering Production Management, Technical Direction, Stage Management, Lighting Design, Sound Design, and Video/Projection Design
•Small class size with individualized one-on-one coaching in the final year
•Unlike any other theatre production program in Canada
Performance & Productions
•Hands-on training across five performance spaces, from intimate black box to the 800-seat Ludger-Duvernay Theatre
•20 student shows each year provide constant practical experience
•Professional-grade software: Vectorworks, AutoCAD, QLab, ProTools, Ableton Live, Isadora, Resolume Arena
Notable Alumni
•Guy Simard — lighting designer with 500+ productions across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia; three Masqués awards; 2023 Gascon-Thomas Lifetime Achievement Award Professional Development
•100% of students find work in their field upon graduation
•Graduates hired by Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, National Arts Centre, Soulpepper, Citadel Theatre, and more
•Working artists as teachers form a professional network and hiring pipeline