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The George Brown Theatre School offers vigorously concentrated,
career-oriented actor training in the fundamental skills,
theories and professionalism required for success in
the highly-competitive theatre,
film and television fields. Every year, the George Brown
Theatre School receives more than 700 applications for
32 coveted spots in our first-year
class. Applicants come from across Canada, many with
university degrees already in hand. The reason students
come to the George Brown Theatre
School is simple; we offer the best conservatory training
available, providing the finest training and skills required
by a working actor.
Faculty in the George Brown Theatre School are experienced working
professionals who bring specific expertise in a range of areas including
acting, music, movement, speech, improvisation, stage combat, dance,
clowning and voice. In addition, guest artists and partnerships with
some of the city's most acclaimed theatre companies provide students
with the best training possible.
The practical, hands-on training prepares graduates to work in all
areas of the entertainment industry including theatre, film, television,
radio and commercials. The curriculum includes acting, speech, voice,
movement, dance, music, stage combat, theatre history, improvisation,
clown performance, television and film, make-up, mask and the business
of acting.
In addition to the full range of theatrical disciplines, graduating
students participate in five annual full-scale public productions ranging
from the classics to contemporary drama and one play specifically for
young audiences.
Graduates of the George Brown Theatre School are found on the stages
of the Stratford and Shaw Festivals, Canadian Stage, Tarragon, Soulpepper,
Theatre Passe Muraille and at major regional theatres across Canada,
as well as on film and television sets across North America.
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