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With so many post-secondary options available in Alberta, sometimes it’s hard to keep them straight. On this page we’ve listed all of the drama programs across the province and links to their websites so that you can figure out which school is right for you.
The schools and centres are listed alphabetically.
The Banff Centre
Theatre Arts
Banff
Contact
arts_info@banffcentre.ca
1.800.565.9989
Company of Rogues Actors Studio
Theatre Arts
Calgary
Programs Offered
One year full-time acting program for stage, televison and film.
Contact
403-228-5526
www.corogues.com
Concordia College
Theatre Arts
Edmonton
Programs Offered
Concentration in Drama
Contact
1.866.479.5200
Grant MacEwan University
Theatre Arts Program and Theatre Production Program
Edmonton
Programs Offered
Theatre Arts Diploma
Theatre Production Diploma
Contact
Doreen Piehl
piehld@macewan.ca
(780) 497.4393
Keyano College
Visual and Performing Arts Department
Fort McMurray
Programs Offered
Diploma in Drama (acting)
Individual courses in Stagecraft, Theatre Sound and backstage
Production Practicum.
Collaborative BFA Drama degree with the University of Lethbridge (Expected to begin September, 2009)
Contact
Head of Drama program: Peter Ellis
peter.ellis@keyano.ca
(780) 791.8980
Mount Royal University
Department of Theatre, Speech, and Musical Performance
Calgary
Programs Offered
Two-year diplomas in Theatre Arts (Technical or Performance)
Contact
(403) 440.6740 or (403) 440.6139
Playhouse North School of Theatre
Theatre Arts
Calgary
Programs Offered
Diploma in Theatre Arts
Contact
info@playhousenorth.ca
(403) 284.5100 ext. 248
Prairie Bible Institute
Drama Department
Three Hills
Contact
drama@prairie.edu
Red Deer College
Performing Arts
Red Deer
Programs Offered
Theatre Performance & Creation Diploma
Theatre & Entertainment Production Diploma
Motion Picture Arts in Acting Certificate
Motion Picture Arts in Production Certificate
Applied Degree in Motion Picture Arts
Music Preparatory Program
Music Diploma
Contact
Performing Arts Recruitment Coordinator: Jacy Morissette
performing.arts@rdc.ab.ca
(403) 342.3512
www.rdc.ab.ca/performing_arts
Rosebud School of the Arts
Rosebud
Programs Offered
Certificate in Theatre Foundations
Mentorship Programme – Acting (Diploma & FRSA)
Mentorship Programme – Technical Theatre (Diploma & FRSA)
Mentorship Programme – Dramatic Arts (Diploma & FRSA)
Mentorship Programme – Music Performance (Diploma & FRSA)
* F.R.S.A. (Fellow of Rosebud School of the Arts)
Contact
Recruitment Officer: Nathan Schmidt
recruitment@rosebudschoolofthearts.com
(403) 677.2350
St. Mary’s University College
Department of Drama
Calgary
Programs Offered
Minor in Drama
Contact
(403) 531.9130
University of Alberta
Department of Drama
Edmonton
Programs Offered
Bachelor of Arts (Major, Honors or Minor in drama)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Technical Theatre Production)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Technical Theatre Stage Management)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Theatre Design)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major in Acting)
Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education (combined)
The university’s Faculty of Education offers a Bachelor of Education degree with a major in drama for students planning to teach secondary education
Contact
Tel: (780) 492.2271
Fax: (780) 492.9156
drama@ualberta.ca
University of Calgary
Department of Drama
Calgary
Programs Offered
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drama Education/Bachelor of Education
Master of Teaching Program
Minor in Drama
Contact
drama@ucalgary.ca
(403) 220.5421
University of Lethbridge
Department of Theatre and Dramatic Arts
Lethbridge
Programs Offered
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts)
Post-Diploma Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts) Majors: Performance, Technical/Design, Theatre Studies (program is just getting off the ground so it will be official a few months)
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts)/Bachelor of Education
Post-Diploma Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dramatic Arts)/Bachelor of Education. Major: Dramatic Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts)
Bachelor of Arts (Dramatic Arts)/ Bachelor of Education
Contact
Admissions & Portfolio Advisor: Erin Kennett
(403) 380.1864
finearts.admissions@uleth.ca
