Acting for Stage and Screen Diploma Program

The diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides three years of integrated training in acting for theatre, film and television. The goal is to provide each student with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in live theatre, television and film. The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting, improvisation, technical basics, history, and analysis for both the stage and screen. In the second and third years of the program students study directing and increasingly specialize in performance and professional skills. Upon graduation, students will have developed the actor’s instrument of voice and body, learned text interpretation, and the scale of delivery for film, television and stage. Students will have performed in safe classroom environments, student produced theatre and film projects, and Theatre Department productions. Students will have met with professionals for master classes and assessment, and will have developed audition material and a résumé. This training will prepare them to enter the industry.

The Acting for Stage and Screen Program provides a thorough grounding in the skills required to create, direct and act in a variety of styles with a focus on performance for stage and screen.

The Theatre department also has openings in some of its Theatre history courses for non-theatre students.

Please consult the online B.C. Transfer Guide at www.bctransferguide.ca for the most recent transfer information. Students may have to audition for placement in other programs, and should consult with the specific institution regarding these requirements.

Apply for Admission/Readmission online or by downloading and completing an application form. Completed applications must be accompanied by the appropriate application fee, official transcripts and other pertinent documents, and should be submitted to:

Please see the Fees and Fee Payment section of the Capilano website. Financial aid is available to eligible students for eligible programs. For more information, please see Financial Aid and Awards.

In some circumstances, with prior permission from the department, a student may substitute ASAS 190-195 and/or ASAS 290-295 to substitute for other required courses.