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
ART APART | Urgent support for emerging artists amid COVID-19 crisis
Because physical distance shouldn’t mean total isolation, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) is allocating $60,000 in support of emerging artists (as 80 grants of $750). These funds will be granted to theatre artists in training, or artists who have completed a theatre training program within the past five years, to present a piece of art online.
Apply online: https://ent-nts.ca/en/art-apart
Please note that the School's activities are suspended until May 1st. Subscribe to the newsletter to find out about the latest developments regarding the crisis.