Programme Goals

1. Produce highly skilled and well-informed actors
2. Offer training with professional actors and directors
3. Present opportunities to perform with Rosebud Theatre
4. Provide one-on-one acting coaching
5. The creation and marketing of your own show
6. Develop marketable skills in production and performance
7. Reflect meaningfully on the connection between faith and art
8. Nurture personal faith in a company of Christian artists
9. Prepare graduates for entrance into the industry of professional theatre

Acting Level 1

Time Period: September - April
Entrance Requirement: successful completion of Certificate in Theatre Foundations or equivalent, statement of purpose, audition, interview

Programme Description
Acting level 1 offers a full schedule of theoretical and practical classes as well as hands-on practical training on the Studio Stage. A large focus of the programme is on scene study, characterization, monologues and performance. Students work primarily on the techniques of acting and the disciplines that support it such as dance, speech, and voice. Also included are private acting and singing lessons.

The performance component of Acting level 1 takes place on the Studio Stage where students are expected to be fully involved in Studio Stage productions and the production process, from acting to stage management to costumes, props, lights, and set construction. 

Acting Level 2 and 3

Time Period: 2 years, September to April, with possible practicum courses from May to August
Entrance Requirement: satisfactory performance in Acting Level 1, successful audition for the upcoming season of Rosebud Theatre

Programme Description
The focus of Acting level 2 & 3 is on performance in a professional theatre company. Students are expected to audition and perform in productions at the Opera House and the Studio Stage in addition to completing a number of independent projects, including performing in a self-produced final project. Specialized classes in voice, acting, and auditioning round out the curriculum. Acting students are eligible to attend Theatre Alberta’s Emerge auditions after completion of Mentorship level 3, providing they meet Theatre Alberta’s criteria.

Acting students must complete 50 credits to graduate.

Course Listing Level 1
Term 1: Sept. – Dec., 2008 (16 credits)
MUS 240: Voice Coaching I (1)
MUS 252: Rosebud Chorale (1)
THR 220: Speech and Text (1)
THR 225 or 226: Theatre History (1.5)
THR 230: Topics in Acting (3)
THR 240: Acting Coaching I (1)
THR 241: Topics in Dance (1)
THR 260: Production Practicum (.5)
THR 359: Theatre Production & Performance (6)

Term 2: Jan. – Apr., 2009 (18 credits)
GEN 250: Bibliography (1)
GEN 370: International Theatre Trip (2)
MUS 240: Voice Coaching I (1)
MUS 252: Rosebud Chorale (1)
THR 225 or 226: Theatre History (1.5)
THR 232: Intermediate Scene Study (3)
THR 240: Acting Coaching I (1)
THR 241: Topics in Dance (1)
THR 260: Production Practicum (.5)
THR 359: Theatre Production & Performance (6)

Course Listing Level 2
GEN 250: Bibliography (1)
GEN 370: International Theatre Trip (2)
MKT 350: Marketing in the Arts (3)
MUS 251 or MUS 252: Masterworks or Chorale (1)
MUS 340: Voice Coaching II (2, 1/term)
REL 321: Faith & Art (3)
THR 225 or 226: Theatre History (3)
THR 330: Advanced Topics in Acting (6, 1.5 x 4) 
THR 340: Acting Coaching II (2, 1/term)

Course Listing Level 3
GEN 250: Bibliography (1)
GEN 470: Oral Exam (1)
MUS 251 or MUS 252: Masterworks or Chorale (1)
MKT 470: Portfolio (1)
THR 340: Acting Coaching II (2, 1/term)
THR 489: Final Project (6)

Course Listing Level 2 & 3
The following courses must be completed sometime during the student’s training in Level 2 and 3 as opportunities arise:
MKT 321: The Business of Showbiz (1)
THR 241: Topics in Dance (2, 1/term)
THR 271, 371, or 471: Performance of a Role (9)
THR 367: Stage Management II (3)