National Theatre School of Canada:
Established: 1960 Number of Students
163 Programs
The National Theatre School is a bilingual post-secondary institution providing specialized education and training in various aspects of the performing arts and theatre. The School currently has 10 programs of which 5, Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Set and Costume Design, and Technical Production are taught in English and 5, Écriture dramatique, Interprétation, Mise en scène, Production, and Scénographie, are instructed in French. Interesting Facts
The National Theatre School of Canada is a bilingual (English and French) school of higher education in Montreal specializing in various aspects of theatre production taught by about 150 instructors, most of which are fill-time or part-time professionals from throughout Canada and the world. Admission to the school is by audition and entry standards are high with only a few students getting accepted per year. For example, in the last round of auditions only 53 students were accepted out of 1,017 candidates. Historically, graduates of the School have tended to succeed in finding employment in various facets of the entertainment industry. |
