The National Theatre School of Canada is a school for the arts.
Since 1960, NTS has offered incomparable training to actors, directors, playwrights, set and costume designers and production specialists to work in professional theatre.
It also delivers a broad range of community programs that make theatre more accessible to all Canadians, as a tool for building empathy and personal development. Among other programs, NTS presents an annual festival for high school students across the country, allowing them to showcase their unique work.
As a global leader in theatre training, NTS is centred on building up communities and tearing down walls. It shares its deep expertise and resources with a broad and diverse community of Canadians to ensure that the performing arts continue to play an important role in society.
A few of our many alumni
NTS in Numbers
1960
Novembre 2nd, 1960, official opening of the school
9
professional training programs
23
student shows per year
50
yearly intake of new students
170
students, across all professional training programs
436
teachers hired in a year
2,074
artists finished their training at NTS since 1960
84,100 ft2
surface area of the main campus, the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis pavillon
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