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  Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting

      120 Units

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        Welcome to centre stage! From practice to theory, from performance to reception, the Department of Theatre explores all aspects of theatrical events and prepares you for a life of creative expression and intellectual stimulation. We teach acting, directing, playwriting, arts administration, dramaturgy, theatre history, production, technical theatre and design as well as theory and aesthetics. When it comes to practice, opportunities abound: the Department boasts two major theatre companies and three student companies producing up to thirty original productions a season.

        This program is offered in English and in French.

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      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                                  Title                                               Units  
        Compulsory courses at the 1000 level                                                    
        ENG 1100                              Workshop in Essay Writing                           3 Units
        THE 1101                              Introduction to the Practice of Theatre: Backstage  3 Units
        THE 1102                              Ensemble I                                          3 Units
        THE 1110                              Techniques I: Body/Voice/Speech                     3 Units
        THE 1111                              Techniques II: Body/Voice/Speech                    3 Units
        THE 1120                              Acting I                                            3 Units
        THE 1130                              Scenes/Studies I                                    3 Units
        THE 1940                              Fundamentals I                                      3 Units
        Compulsory courses at the 2000 level                                                    
        THE 2102                              Ensemble II                                         3 Units
        THE 2105                              Live and On Stage: The Pulse of Performance         3 Units
        THE 2110                              Techniques III: Body/Voice/Speech                   3 Units
        THE 2120                              Acting II                                           3 Units
        THE 2121                              Acting III                                          3 Units
        THE 2123                              Script Study                                        3 Units
        THE 2130                              Scenes/Studies II                                   3 Units
        THE 2131                              Theatre History I                                   3 Units
        THE 2132                              Theatre History II                                  3 Units
        THE 2133                              Scenes/Studies III                                  3 Units
        THE 2160                              Production I                                        6 Units
        THE 2940                              Fundamentals II                                     3 Units
        Compulsory courses at the 3000 level                                                    
        THE 3110                              Techniques IV: Body/Voice/Speech                    3 Units
        THE 3112                              Techniques V: Body/Voice/Speech                     3 Units
        THE 3120                              Acting IV                                           3 Units
        THE 3160                              Production II                                       6 Units
        THE 3170                              Interdisciplinarity in Art                          3 Units
        THE 3347                              Theatre in Canada                                   3 Units
        THE 3940                              Fundamentals III                                    3 Units
        THE 3941                              Fundamentals IV                                     3 Units
        Compulsory courses at the 4000 level                                                    
        THE 4110                              Career Management                                   3 Units
        THE 4121                              Acting V                                            3 Units
        THE 4123                              Writing for the Theatre                             3 Units
        THE 4124                              Acting VII                                          3 Units
        THE 4160                              Production III                                      6 Units
        THE 4161                              Production IV                                       6 Units
        THE 4920                              Acting VI                                           3 Units
        THE 4940                              Fundamentals V                                      3 Units
        Total:                                120 Units                                         
        
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