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Through theatre games, storytelling, and movement, students will explore and expand their creativity, imagination. The program will culminate in an open class where they will share the games, exercises, and play they have been working on throughout the semester.

Saturdays 9:00AM-10:00AM | September 9 - December 9 2023 | Cost $185
No class: September 30 (National Truth and Reconciliation Day) and November 11 (Remembrance Day).

Students receive introductory training in acting while embarking on a story creation process that focuses on scene development, character creation, improvisation and collaboration. Through games and exercises, students will work to find characters and stories that will be refined into a final script.

Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM | September 14 - December 7 | Cost $275
Class Performance: Thursday, December 7, 2023

Students receive introductory training in dance and acting through games, exercises, and bringing to life popular musical theatre scenes and choreography. Students will learn about character development, and storytelling through music, movement, dance, and scene work as they get to explore several different roles, styles and genres of musical theatre. Students’ work will culminate in a junior version of a popular musical.

Two Class Options:

Saturdays 10AM-1PM | September 9th - December 9, 2023 Wednesdays 1:00PM - 4:00PM September 13 - December 6 2023
No class: September 30 (National Truth and Reconciliation Day) and November 11 (Remembrance Day).

Wednesdays 1:00PM - 4:00PM | September 13 - December 6, 2023
Class performance: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Students study intermediate acting, dance, and vocal technique under the guidance of a professional director, choreographer as they bring to life a one act musical.
Full year program.

Tuesday 5:30-8:30PM | September 12 - December 5 2023 | February 13 - June 1 2024 | Cost $800

Show Week | May 27- June 1 2024
No class: October 31, 2023 (Halloween) and March 5, 2024 (March Break).

Students study acting theory, movement and voice as well as different forms of performance and storytelling through various workshops and plays. In the second semester, students will learn about different aspects of bringing a production to life, as they create an original final performance based on the tools and stories explored in the first semester.
Full year program.

Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 PM | September 13 - December 6 2023 | February 14 – May 18 2024 | Cost $800

Show Week | May 13- May 18 2024
No Class: November 8, 2023 (Wood Buffalo - TNB Mainstage) and March 6, 2024 (March Break).

Audition Required. Audition date: September 6, 2023.

Students will study advanced movement, acting theory, voice, as well as additional workshops in preparation for further theatre studies. Students will learn about scene study and script analysis as they work through a script that they will stage and share with audiences in the spring.

Full year program.

Wednesdays 5:30-8:30 PM | September 13 - December 6, 2023 | February 14 – May 25, 2024 | Cost $900+HST

Show Week | May 20- May 25, 2024

Audition Required.

Our senior students will dig deep into studying singing, dance and acting. A high degree of skill and discipline is required. This highly-focused course culminates in a spring production.

Full year program.

Mondays 5:30-8:30PM | September 11 - December 11, 2023 | January 15 - April 20, 2024 | Cost $1000+HST

Show Week | April 16- April 20, 2024.

Storytelling & Creation will feature a series of workshops led by local professional playwrights to explore the many aspects and methods of creating plays. Workshops topics will include subjects such as what is a play, writing dialogue, monologues, writing through improv.

6 Week program. TNB Boardroom & Online via Zoom

Thursdays 5:30-7:00 PM | October 26- November 30 , 2023 | Cost $160+HST

Instructor: Natasha MacLellan

Scene Study is a class for actors, directors and those who are curious about the process of rehearsing a play in a professional company. During sessions, you'll work on scenes, just like rehearsal. Natasha will lead you through discussions, ask questions, and work on blocking. You will investigate scenes through the lens of a person who plans to perform a character and/or direct the play. You'll be expected to voice your opinion, to perform text, to work. Some classes will lean more toward acting the character, some will lean more towards directing the scene. It will be a room where discussion will be robust, work will go fast, questions will probe deep. It's a window into rehearsing a play at a professional level. Come ready to play and ready to express your opinion.

3 week program. TNB’s Open Space Theatre

Mondays 5:30-8:30 PM | October 16 -October 30 2023 | Cost $225+HST

In this 6-week course, National Theatre School Playwriting graduate, Jena McLean will guide you through the process of playwriting from start to finish. Classes will cover topics such as idea generation, exploratory writing, dramatic events and objectives, structure and formatting of scripts, and character creation. Students will walk away with a deeper understanding of what it means to write a play, as well as some writing they are proud of.

6 week program. Zoom.

Tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM | January 23 - February 27 2024 | Cost $160+HST

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