Training
•3-year program training in both set and costume design for theatre, dance, opera, and circus arts
•Increasing responsibilities from crew to assistant to full designer across multiple productions
•Co-lingual program — English and French students train together (bilingualism not required)
Notable Alumni
•Heather Redfern — set/costume designer turned arts leader; Executive Director of The Cultch (Vancouver); 2023 Gascon-Thomas Award for Innovation •Stéphane Longpré — scenographer who worked on Robert Lepage's Wagner Ring cycle at Opéra de Montréal; now directs the NTS Set & Costume Design program Professional Development
•Graduates work at Stratford Festival, Shaw Festival, Cirque du Soleil, Canadian Opera Company, Metropolitan Opera (New York), Comédie-Française (Paris), and Universal Pictures
•2:1 instructor-to-student ratio with mentorship from renowned professional artists
Facilities
•Monument-National campus — the oldest operating theatre in Canada
•Fully-equipped professional set and costume shops with a costume collection of thousands of pieces
•Professional head carpenters, scenic painters, props makers, cutters, and dressmakers assist students
•Annual SCENO Exhibition showcasing second-year students' creations
