WHAT MAKES THE PROGRAM UNIQUE

Highly personalized mentorship in a class of only two students
Collaboration with professional actors, designers, dramaturges and theatre artists
Direct contact with leading professional directors and artistic directors
Examination of a variety of forms, methodologies and spaces
Direct interaction with Quebecois artists and theatre practices
Directing a full-produced one-act play with a team of professional and student artists
Directing an original play written by a graduating Playwriting student, with a cast, and design and production team made up entirely of graduating students

2 years of training | 2 students every two years

Training

NTS’s training for directors is rigorous and immersive. It supports individual growth through exposure to a diversity of professional forms and theatre styles, and a thorough examination of current theatre practices. Throughout their time at NTS, students will develop an intimate rapport with Canadian and Quebecois theatre artists. While the working language for the program is English, some basic French is encouraged and supported by the School.

PROCESS / VISION / COLLABORATION / COMMUNICATION/ LEADERSHIP

APPLICATION FORM

Fill out the online application form and pay the registration fee before January 31. We’ll be in touch to let you know about the next steps.

IMPORTANT: The Directing program accepts applications once every two years.
You must be at least 18 years old as of December 31 of the year of entry at NTS.

DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED

Once the application has been submitted, candidates are subsequently required to submit a portfolio that will include:

a letter of intention,
a resume,
a description of a Dream Project, and
a written treatment of a text from a list of plays supplied by the School.

INTERVIEW

After consideration of these submissions, selected candidates will be invited to attend a workshop in Montreal which will include an interview.

Curriculum

NTS offers highly individualized training. As such, the curriculum is subject to change, following the latest development in technology, new artistic practices, and the needs of the unique group of artists making up each class. Our training is always practical, supported by the 20 student shows created each year.

See a list of classes

Images from the Directing program

Angelica Schwartz (Directing, Winnipeg, MB) with Savion Roach (Acting, Scarborough, ON) during rehearsal for the 15-minute play project.

Carly Chamberlain (Directing, 2016) during rehearsal

Judy Wensel (Directing, 2018, Regina, SK) with a professional actor, in rehearsal for her end-of-year project.

Harrison Thomas (Directing, 2018) in the lighting laboratory of the main campus of the School

Instructors

Our students are taught and mentored by working professional artists who have their finger on the pulse of the artistic community.

They share a wealth of theatre experience from across Canada and around the world. NTS has an overall ratio of two instructors per student. Our group of teaching artists varies each year according to student needs.

List of artists who mentor our students

Matjash Mrozewski, Director of the Directing Program & Associate Director of Residencies

“It’s an honour to support and challenge emerging directors on their intense journey at NTS. Our exacting training provides students with a solid foundation of practical skills and space to sharpen their personal, artistic voice.”

- Matjash Mrozewski, Director of the Directing Program and Associate Director of Residencies

Read the bio

They hired our Directing Alumni:

Artistic Fraud
Bard on the Beach
Centaur Theatre
Crow’s Theatre
Festival Trans-Amériques
Globe Theatre
High Performance Rodeo
National Arts Centre
OFFTA
PuSh

Segal Centre
Shaw Festival
Soulpepper
Stratford Festival
SummerWorks
Tarragon Theatre
The Theatre Centre
Why Not Theatre
2b Theatre
FOLDA

NEED ANY HELP?

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CONTACT OUR ADMISSIONS TEAM

admission@ent-nts.ca

514-842-7954, ext. 134

FINANCIAL MATTERS

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