Training
•Integrates theatre and performance theory, dramatic literature, dramaturgy, and practice-based studio courses in acting, directing, playwriting, design, and production
•Available as Drama Specialist (12.0 credits), Major (8.0 credits), and Minor (4.0 credits) within the Faculty of Arts & Science
•DRM200Y1 Performance I offers first-year students the chance to apply for an auditioned ensemble studio course directly from high school
Facilities
•Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse at 79 St. George Street serves as the Centre's home theatre
•Luella Massey Studio Theatre, Performance Studio, and multiple rehearsal spaces
•Located on the St. George downtown campus with access to Toronto's professional theatre community
Research & Innovation
•BMO Lab in Creative Research in the Arts, Performance, Emerging Technologies and AI
•Centre for Spectatorship and Audience Research (CSAR) and Institute for Dance Studies
•Festival Of Original Theatre (FOOT), a student-driven academic conference
Degree Flexibility
•Combine a Drama Major or Specialist with virtually any Arts & Science subject including English, Cinema Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Psychology, or Computer Science
•Alumni work in theatre, law, documentary filmmaking, journalism, international relations, teaching, and many other sectors
Scholarships
•Multiple named awards including the Helen Gardiner Phelan Playhouse Scholarship, Pia Kleber Scholarship, and Elizabeth Comper Scholarship
•CDTPS Equity and Academic Achievement Award provides up to 22,500 CAD over three years for Black, Indigenous, and other racialized students
•Arno Belger Travel Awards support international theatre-related study and conference attendance
