This year, after more than two decades of dedicated service each, the National Theatre School of Canada bids farewell to three individuals whose contributions have left a profound mark on the School’s history: Robert Bellefeuille, Yoland Lambert, and Jill Thomson.  Three very different careers. Three essential roles. One shared commitment: making the School a place where artists can learn, create and grow.  Over the years, each of them helped build the institution we know today. While their retirements mark the end of an important chapter, their legacy will live on through the thousands of students, graduates and colleagues whose lives they touched.  Robert Bellefeuille: Building a […]

Montréal, 18 juin 2026 – L’École nationale de théâtre du Canada (ÉNT) est fière d’annoncer la nomination de Sébastien David au poste de directeur du programme d’Interprétation de la section française. Acteur, metteur en scène et dramaturge, Sébastien David apportera sa vision contemporaine, son humanisme et sa fine connaissance de la création actuelle pour guider et inspirer la prochaine génération […]

A year ago, I was wrapping up my final year in the Mise en scène program at the National Theatre School of Canada. Right before the year kicked off, an opportunity came up: a placement in Paris at the Conservatoire national supérieur d’art dramatique. The two schools have a long history of collaboration, and I […]

Reflecting on an incredible week at the Banff Playwrights Lab, the thing I am most struck by is the deep generosity of the many artists and theatre-makers I had the pleasure to meet and learn from while I was there. Playwriting is often a very solitary experience, especially early on in the writing process, and […]

Some evenings come and go… and some leave a lasting impression. On May 5, as guests stepped into the Monument-National, it already felt like something special was about to happen. There was excitement in the air: teams putting the final touches in place, alumni returning “home,” students taking in the moment… and the strong feeling […]

Two weeks ago, in the grand hall of the Monument-National — the very stage where so many of them first learned to truly inhabit a space — the graduating students of the National Theatre School of Canada received their diplomas, surrounded by loved ones, teachers, and the entire community that walked alongside them throughout their […]