Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is now accepting applications!
The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program, part of The Citadel’s Robbins Academy, offers an advanced creative development Program to enrich the skills of established theatre professionals. Now in its seventh year, this Program, conceived by Citadel Theatre Artistic Director, Bob Baker, and under the guidance of Program Director, James MacDonald, provides a unique professional development opportunity to Canadian theatre artists.
The Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is designed to embrace and enhance the artist’s strengths while encouraging the exploration of new concepts. The curriculum of the Program comprises a five-week course of master classes in scene study, movement/dance, singing, voice and speech, stage combat, classical text, improvisation and script analysis by a Faculty of some of Canada’s leading theatre artists. The residency for the Program is divided between Banff (four weeks) and Edmonton (one week).
Following the five-week training period, participants will rehearse and perform Arcadia by Tom Stoppard, directed by Tom Wood, as part of the Citadel’s 2014/2015 Season. In 2015, the Program will accept 12 participants.
To apply, please visit our website at www.citadeltheatre.com. The deadline for application to the 2014/2015 Citadel/Banff Centre Professional Theatre Program is 12noon (MST) Monday, March 24, 2014. Please email all further questions to hwhittaker@citadeltheatre.com
