OPEN HOUSE

Saturday, November 15th

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Experience the National Theatre School

Step into the world of professional theatre training!

On Saturday, November 15, the National Theatre School of Canada invites you to come meet our teaching-artists, tour our campus, and learn more about our programs and admission process.

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Schedule of activities

Guided tours

Explore the Saint-Denis Campus, with its classrooms, performance spaces, library, sound studio, workshop, and much more!

Departures at 10 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m.

Bilingual activity

Q&A

Meet the directors of our professional training programs and get answers to all your questions.

  • Acting: 10 to 10:55 a.m. and 11 to 11:55 a.m.
  • Directing: 10 to 10:55 a.m.
  • Set and Costume Design, Playwriting, and Production Design and Technical Arts: 10:30 a.m. to 11:55 p.m.

Activity in English

Workshops

Take part in hands-on workshops led by our teaching-artists to get a feel for NTS training.

Voice and Movement Workshop
with Jonathan Patterson and Rebecca Harper
12 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Activity in English

Free-writing Workshop
with Nick Carpenter
12:15 p.m. to 1:25 p.m.
Activity in English

Set & Lighting Design Workshop
with Catherine La Frenière and Stéphane Longpré
1:30 p.m. to 2:55 p.m.
Bilingual activity

 

Student Show

Make your way to the Monument-National to see the work of our Écriture dramatique, Interprétation, Création et production and Set and Costume Design students on stage.

ANIMA
By Jules G. Even (Écriture dramatique 2025)
1 p.m. in the Hydro-Québec Studio at the Monument-National
In French

! Tickets required !
Book your ticket here: https://ent-nts.ca/fr/spectacle/nouvelles-ecritures-anima/

When

Saturday, November 15, 2025
Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

The detailed schedule will be announced shortly

Where

Saint-Denis Campus
5030 Saint-Denis Street
Montreal, Quebec

 

How to participate

The event is free, but reservation is required.
Don’t miss out—sign up today!

Why you should attend the Open House

✔️ Get answers to all your questions
Attend a Q&A with the directors of the Acting, Playwriting, Production Design and Technical Arts, and Set and Costume Design programs.

✔️ Strengthen your application
Learn more about the audition process and how to submit the strongest possible application.

✔️ Discover our state-of-the-art facilities
Take a guided tour of our Saint-Denis Campus, where most classes are held.

✔️ Picture yourself here
Observe current students at work and get a feel for life at the School.