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The National Theatre School of Canada is the premier professional theatre training institution in the country. The School offers incomparable training in all theatre arts.

Professional training

An uncompromisingly intense and practical curriculum for actors, directors, designers, writers, production specialists, and artists of all kinds to create work that matters.

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Community Programs

Inspired by the quality, intensity and rigour of its professional training programs, the School offers youth programs, workshops for businesses and community classes for the general public!

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Student shows

Everything seen on stage and all that goes on behind the scenes is created by our students under the guidance of professional guest artists.

2018 Applications

Next intake: September 2018 | Registration deadline: January 31, 2018

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10 Reasons to Choose NTS

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National Theatre School
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1

Follow an uncompromisingly intense curriculum, which demands the most of yourself while respecting your individuality as artists

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2

Prepare for a successful career: more than 95% of NTS graduates obtain professional contracts directly related to their training upon completing their program

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3

Be taught by Canada’s leading theatre practitioners in classes of a maximum of 14 students—NTS boasts an overall ratio of two teachers per student

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THEATRE brings people together

and allows them to imagine, think, and feel collectively. Theatre is an act of community building, a catalyst for empathy, creativity, debate, and well-being that allows us to better engage with the complexities of our times.

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National Theatre School
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A national school with a global reach 

The School’s influence is felt from coast to coast to coast and across the globe.

NST has gratuated some 2000 artists.
Many of Canada’s most important theatre, performance, film, and television artists are among their ranks.

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