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T HE S CHO O L WHY CHOOSE THE NATIONAL THEATRE SCHOOL? Because the School has an excellent reputation within the performing arts sector in Quebec and across Canada. Since 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) has been recognized as a leading institution for anyone wishing to pursue a career as a playwright, director, actor, scenographer, or production professional. If you are a diligent, hardworking individual who wishes to be immersed in the world of theatre and build a life in the arts, NTS has the right training programs for you.
E RECOGNITION, SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SS IONALS IN ALL DISCIPLINES IN A NATIONAL D OPEN TO CANADIAN SOCIETY AND THE REST 6. Training is provided by a select team of permanent specialists, bolstered by a wide range of guest artists. 7. This direct, daily contact with over 260 professionals each year allows every student to build an extensive professional network and establish relationships that will help them obtain contracts and jobs upon graduation from the School. 8. Students are constantly exposed to a variety of approaches, styles, technologies, and aesthetics, which represent, and even anticipate, national and international trends and practices. 9. Students use the professional set and costume shops and stages of the Monument-National to produce and present the graduating students’ public performances; among others things, they have access to the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre main stage – a unique venue.
10. The School grants funding for innovative projects initiated by its students and recent graduates under the TEC (Theatre Engaging Communities) program. 11. It also helps students who are experiencing serious economic difficulties that could affect their training by providing NTS bursaries and an emergency fund. 12. The School offers a unique opportunity for francophone and anglophone students to come together and share their experiences.
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1. A great many of the School’s 2,000 graduates are among the most active and versatile artists and designers in Canada. 2. NTS is the only school in Canada entirely devoted to providing training in all of the theatre crafts. 3. NTS gives students a unique hands-on opportunity to experience the interdependence of the theatre crafts: students regularly mount productions working closely with their peers in NTS’s other programs. 4. Right from the first year of training, small cohorts, composed of 2 to 12 students depending on the program, enable personalized instruction. 5. The curriculum is demanding and rigorous; however, it is progressive and adapted to the specifics of each class.
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Located in Montreal’s creative Plateau-Mont-Royal district, the National Theatre School’s main campus pulses with the energy of its 160 students – actors, designers, playwrights, directors, and production artisans – as well as the professional artists who train them. THE CAMPUS FEATURES: - the Bleviss Family Library, the largest and most comprehensive documentation centre for the theatre arts in Canada - rehearsal rooms - classrooms (including rooms designed for voice, dance, movement, design, and writing) - the André-Pagé Studio (a flexible studio space with a 150-seat capacity) - the Pauline-McGibbon Studio (80-seat capacity) - a costume shop - a video editing studio - a sound studio - a lighting laboratory - a projection room - a computer room - a school supplies store - Café Papilles Bonheur – a cafeteria providing hot meals and a healthy dose of comfort and friendship
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The Monument-National, located in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles, is where the National Theatre School’s graduating students present their public performances. With its professional multipurpose studios and main stage, the Monument-National, owned and operated by the School, is a space that allows for experimentation and is unique among theatre schools in Quebec. THE MONUMENT-NATIONAL FEATURES: - the Ludger-Duvernay Theatre (a classic proscenium hall seating 804) - the Studio Hydro-Québec (a versatile studio space seating 125 to 180) - Le Café (a 100-seat performance area) - La Balustrade (a cabaret space seating 55) IT ALSO CONTAINS: - the Salon Rouge, a room suitable for meetings and press conferences alike - a set construction and scenic painting shop - a costume and properties shop - a large rehearsal hall N T S 2015 -2016
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WAYS TO APPLY There are two ways to apply to the National Theatre School: online and by mail. The registration fee is $60 per program and is non-refundable. It is possible to apply to more than one program. Candidates will receive specific instructions relative to the audition process for the program or programs chosen once the School has processed both the application form and the registration fee. Detailed information about how to apply to the NTS: ent-nts.ca (Admissions)
For Canadian citizens and permanent residents, tuition fees for the 2015-2016 school year are $4,650. For non-Canadian citizens, the tuition fees for the 2015-2016 school year are $9,300. Detailed information concerning financial aid (NTS bursaries and government loans and bursaries): ent-nts.ca (Student Life and Admissions).
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Prey. In photo: Stephen Tracey and Megn Walker
The NTS Playwriting program aims to reveal and shape each writer’s unique voice, with a low student-teacher ratio that allows for an exceptional response to individual interests, needs, strengths, and challenges. Students learn and receive inspiration by working alongside their colleagues in the Acting, Directing, Set and Costume Design, and Production programs. Guest playwrights, dramaturgs and directors from across Canada are regularly invited to teach at the School, giving students access to experienced professionals who understand the realities of contemporary playwriting.
DURATION 3 YEARS, FULL TIME DIRECTOR BRIAN DRADER
FACULT Y Instructors and Visiting Artists: Nick Carpenter, Robert Chafe, Denise Clarke, Beverley Cooper, Claudia Dey, Sean Dixon, Brian Drader, Fatma Sarah Elkashef, Catherine Farish, Kathleen Flaherty, Dean Fleming, Jonathan Garfinkel, Brendan Healy, Tomson Highway, Ann Hodges, Anosh Irani, David Latham, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Jill Keiley, Ann-Marie Kerr, Maureen Labonté, Adam Lazarus, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Bryden MacDonald, Daniel MacIvor, Michael Mackenzie, Haley McGee, Darren O’Donnell, Alisa Palmer, Morris Panych, Adam Pettle, Anusree Roy, Djanet Sears, Ivana Shein, Annabel Soutar, Sarah Garton Stanley, Tedi Tafel, Jordan Tannahill, Bobby Theodore, Judith Thompson, Kelly Thornton, Emma Tibaldo, Iris Turcott, Ker Wells, Susan Williams, Marcus Youssef, and other invited theatre professionals.
CURRICULUM Core Writing and Creation Projects in 1st, 2nd and 3rd year / Altered Truths / Anti-realism Workshop / Authentic Movement / Banff Retreat / Creation Workshop / Creation and Technology / Documentary Theatre / European Plays and Playwrights / Great Ideas / Jeu / Mask / Play Labs / Playwrights’ Seminars / Playwriting - Back to Basics / The Biz / Translation Workshop / Text and Play Analysis / Writing for Film, Television and Radio / Writing for Video Games / World and Canadian Theatre History NOTE: Faculty and curriculum are subject to change and vary each year according to student needs.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Candidates must be at least 19 years old as of December 31, 2015. Application Deadline: January 31, 2015 Comprehensive list of requirements for this program: ent-nts.ca (Programs) → › Playwriting › Admission Requirements TWO STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR. N T S 2015 -2016
Brian Drader is an accomplished actor, award-winning writer, dramaturg, and artistic administrator. His plays have been produced across Canada, the United States and Europe. In addition to theatre, Brian’s diverse writing and dramaturgical portfolio includes film, radio, fiction, multimedia, Cirque du Soleil, and commercial engagements. Complete biography: ent-nts.ca.
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The Circle. In photo: Andrew Chown and Natasha Mumba
The National Theatre School provides a strong formal base for the emerging actor, integrating Voice, Movement, and Acting, and focusing on a visceral understanding of action, subtext and narrative truth. Students are exposed to a variety of texts and a broad spectrum of forms. These acting tools are transferrable to the entire range of cultural styles and voices. In a conservatory setting, students are guided by professional artists who are actively engaged in contemporary Canadian and international theatre. DURATION 3 YEARS, FULL TIME DIRECTOR ALISA PALMER
COORDINATOR AND ASSISTANT AMY CHARTRAND Amy Chartrand has a Master’s degree in English Literature from McGill University with a focus on theatre. She is a live art performance maker, a writer and producer. Amy’s work has been presented in festivals throughout Canada.
FACULT Y Past and present instructors include: Chris Abraham, Philip Akin, Vikki Anderson, Nina Lee Aquino, Damien Atkins, Manon Beaudoin, Tadeusz Bradecki, Martha Burns, Laura Burton, Jason Byrne, Micheline Chevrier, Jocelyn Coutu, Alan Dilworth, Paul Dunn, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jodi Essery, Sharry Flett, JeanFrançois Gagnon, Andrew Giday, Jane Gooderham, Paul Gross, Rebecca Harper, Brendan Healy, Tomson Highway, Ann Hodges, Mike Hughes, Tanja Jacobs, Ravi Jain, Ann-Marie Kerr, David Latham, Adam Lazarus, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Laszlo Marton, Jackie Maxwell, Kelly McEvenue, Yanna McIntosh, Seana McKenna, Linda Morrison, Cassandra Nicolaou, Nancy Palk, Alisa Palmer, Soheil Parsa, Rose Plotek, Douglas Price, Jo Jo Rideout, Anusree Roy, Djanet Sears, Andrew Shaver, Michael Spencer-Davis, Paul Sportelli, Graeme Somerville, John Stead, Jordan Tannahill, Emma Tibaldo, Ian Watson, Susan Williams, Marcus Youssef, Joseph Ziegler, and other invited theatre professionals.
CURRICULUM Acting / Acting with the Camera / Canadian and International Directors and Playwrights / Choral and Ensemble Singing / Classical Text / Commercial and Voice-over Techniques / 20th Century Dance Forms / Contemporary Dance for Actors / Contemporary Scene Study / 3-year Creation Project / Expressive Mask / Film Intensive / Improvisation / Jeu / Make-up Technique / Neutral Mask / New Play Development / Methodology of Auditions / Monologue Creation / Movement for Actors / Performance Coaching / Physical Theatre Practice / Rehearsals and Studio Productions / Rehearsals and Productions (2 mainstage productions, 2 studio productions) / Self-initiative and Business Knowledge Workshops / Shakespeare Studio Intensive / Shaw Period Intensive / Solo Theatre Song / Stage Combat / Text and Script Analysis / Theatre History / Voice, Speech and Dialect / Voice-over NOTE: Faculty and curriculum are subject to change and vary each year according to student needs.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Candidates must be at least 18 years old as of December 31, 2015. Application Deadline: January 31, 2015 Comprehensive list of requirements for this program: ent-nts.ca (Programs) → › Acting › Admission Requirements TWELVE STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR.
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Alisa Palmer is a theatre director, playwright, dramaturg and theatre producer. She has taught across Canada and was Artistic Director of Nightwood Theatre. A recipient of numerous awards, she has premiered and toured original and provocative theatre creations for over twenty years. Complete biography: ent-nts.ca.
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Before her time, Footfalls. In photo: Deena Aziz
Training for directors is rigorous and immersive. It supports individual growth through exposure to a diversity of professional practices and theatre styles, including a thorough examination of current Canadian and Quebec theatre practices. The program offers an unparalleled opportunity for involvement in core theatre disciplines including acting, design, production and new play development. Directors will work with experienced Canadian and international directors, actors, playwrights, and designers, developing their individual practices through hands-on training.
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COORDINATOR ROSE PLOTEK
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Rose Plotek is a director and theatre maker and a 2007 graduate of the National Theatre School’s Directing program. Between directing new works and creations, she teaches in the Drama Studies Department at Glendon College and was Intern Director at the 2013 Shaw Festival (Neil Munro Intern Director Project). Complete biography: ent-nts.ca.
Art History / Assistant Directing / Classical Text / Creative Source / Communication with Actors / Directing Practices / Directing Mentorship / Directors’ Studio Project / Directors’ Final Project / Devised Study / Dramaturgy / History of Ideas / Leadership Workshop / Lighting Workshop / Mentorship / Modern Text / Movement / Movement Practices / Music / Production Team Management / Projection Workshop / Rehearsal Preparation / Rehearsal Practices / Research Practices / Scene Study / Scenography / Sound Workshop / Text Analysis / Theatre History
Past faculty has included: Chris Abraham, Jean Asselin, Arianna Bardesono, Jason Byrne, Micheline Chevrier, Kim Collier, Brian Drader, Richard Feren, Julie Fox, Jonathan Garfinkel, Brendan Healy, Ravi Jain, Maureen Labonté, David Latham, Andrea Lundy, Michael Mackenzie, Ruth Madoc-Jones, Graham McLaren, Leopold Plotek, Alice Ronfard, Ami Shulman, Sarah Garton Stanley, Kelly Thornton, Ker Wells, Susan Williams, and other invited theatre professionals.
NOTE: Faculty and curriculum are subject to change and vary each year according to student needs.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Auditioning for the Directing Program is biennial. Prior directing experience is required. The next opportunity will be in January 2016 for the session beginning in September. Detailed application instructions will be available as of September 2016. Applications will only be accepted as of that date. TWO STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM EVERY TWO YEARS.
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Train and practice with seasoned professionals and master the foundations of Production Management / Technical Direction / Stage Management / Stage Electrics – Lighting Design / Sound Systems – Sound Design / Video Systems – Video Design. Production students learn their craft in a stimulating environment, complete with up-to-date technology and professional equipment offered on both NTS campuses: the MonumentNational and the Saint-Denis Street pavilion. Core elements of the program include working with the creative teams, dialoguing with directors, finding solutions, excelling in technical and management skills, and creating a rigorous yet harmonious working environment.
DIRECTOR ANDREA LUNDY Andrea Lundy is a multiple award-winning lighting designer and production manager. For the past twenty-eight years, she has worked in major theatres across the country and has constantly strived for excellence in her own career. Andrea Lundy wants to motivate the Production program students to pursue the same goal. Complete biography: ent-nts.ca.
FACULT Y George Allister, Jesse Ash, Rick Banville, Arianna Bardesono, Pat Bradley, Christopher Brown, Mark Bye, Chris Carlton, Nick Carpenter, David Alexandre Chabot, Paul Court, Cameron Davis, Diana Fajrajsl, Catherine Farish, Richard Feren, Thierry Francis, Jean-François Gagnon, Terri Gillis, Jason Hand, Mitch Jamieson, Shauna Janssen, David Jodoin, Amy Keith, Kaileigh Krysztofiak, Hervé Landreville, Sarah-Marie Langlois, Andrea Lundy, Chris MacDonald, Kira Maros, Steve Marsh, Wolfgang Noethlichs, Alexis Ouellette-Rivest, Margaret Palmer, Maria Popoff, Luc Prairie, Craig Putt, Michelle Ramsay, Peter Roberts, Dave Rowan, Janet Sellery, Guillaume Simard, Troy Slocum, Melanie StJacques, Jill Thomson, Merissa Tordjman, Leigh Ann Vardy, Matthew Waddell, Kathryn Westoll, Matt White, Alex Williams, Susan Williams, and other invited theatre professionals.
CURRICULUM Autocad / Assistant Stage Management / Contemporary Canadian Theatre / Carpentry and Construction Techniques / Central Project / Control Protocols / Electricity / First Aid / Health and Safety / History of Architecture / Introduction to Moving Lights / Life Drawing / Lighting Design / Lighting Technology / Masterclasses – lighting, sound, video / Production Management / Professional Internships / Projections Design and Technology / Rigging / Scenic Design and Maquettes / Costume Design Introduction / Sound Design, Live Mix and Digital Sound Technology / Stage Electrics & Technology / Stage Management / Technical Direction / Technical Drawing / Text Analysis / Theatre Administration / Theatre History / Theatre Production / Foundation Project / Vectorworks / Video Editing / Welding / Work on Productions NOTE: Faculty and curriculum are subject to change and vary each year according to individual student needs and the availability of invited artists.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Candidates must be at least 18 years old as of December 31, 2015 and have post secondary theatre training or experience and English language proficiency. Application Deadline: January 31, 2015 Comprehensive list of requirements for this program: ent-nts.ca (Programs) → › Production › Admission Requirements EIGHT STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR.
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The National Theatre School’s bilingual Set and Costume Design program offers training with a curriculum designed to reveal the personal artistic vision of each student and enable him or her to become a key player within a creative team. Students acquire knowledge and skills that they can adapt to any creative field. At the end of their training, they can work in theatre, dance or opera, as well as in other areas, such as film, television, circus, or museums.
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François St-Aubin (Set and Costume Design, 1984) has had an illustrious career in theatre design for over 25 years. He has designed costumes for more than 80 theatre productions and a dozen operas, as well as modern dance pieces. He was invited three times to the prestigious Stratford Festival. His work has been seen in Canada, the United States, France, and Mexico. He has had the honour of collaborating with such brilliant talents as Ben Barnes, Dominic Champagne (Écriture dramatique, 1987), René Richard Cyr (Interprétation, 1980), Robert Lepage, Denis Marleau, and Richard Monette. Complete biography: ent-nts.ca.
24-hour Play and “Exercice d’ensemble” / 3D Maquette Construction / CADD / Carpentry / Computer Drawing Project / Costume Design Project / Design Project: Image and Theatricality / Dressing / Explorations in Art / Fabric Dyeing / Four Theoretical and Practical Projects (opera, film, costume, design with a guest director) / Illustration of Costumes / Illustration of Space / Life Drawing and Colour / History of Costume / History of Architecture / Master classes / Materials / Painting and Exterior Drawing / Production (Design and Assistance) / Properties / Sewing / Spatial Design Project / Technical Drawing / Theatre and Dramaturgy / Scenic Painting / Study of Fabric / Study of Costume / Supervising and Collaborating in Design Projects (Cutting and Sewing, Properties, Millinery, Scenic Painting, Sets, Production Meetings, Makeup, Hairstyling, Fabric Enrichment) / Designing Public Performances
André Barbe, François Barbeau, Guy Beausoleil, Robert Bellefeuille, Josée Boisvert, Judith Bowden, Tadeusz Bradecki, Linda Brunelle, Gill Champagne, Sylvie Chaput, Micheline Chevrier, Stéphanie Cloutier, Florence Cornet, Judit Csanadi, Sébastien David, Marija Djordjevic, Éliane Fayad, Réjean Forget, Denise Guilbault, Simon Guilbault, Peter Hinton, Henri Huet, Ravi Jain, Eric Jean, Louise Jobin, Jill Keiley, Olivier Landreville, Christian Lapointe, David Latham, James Lavoie, Danièle Lévesque, Michael Levine, Stéphane Longpré, Christine Neuss, Véronique Pagnoux, Luc Prairie, Alice Ronfard, Eo Sharp, Guillaume Simard, Jill Thomson, Gabriel Tsampalieros, Benoît Vermeulen, François Vincent, and other invited theatre professionals.
NOTE: Faculty and curriculum are subject to change and vary each year according to student needs.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Candidates must be at least 18 years old as of December 31, 2015. Application Deadline: January 31, 2015 Comprehensive list of requirements for this program: ent-nts.ca (Programs) → › Set and Costume Design › Admission Requirements EIGHT STUDENTS ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE PROGRAM EACH YEAR. N T S 2015 -2016
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