Overview
Our program teaches students the essential skills required to work in today’s theatre industry as well as in television and cinema. Actors learn their craft performing for audiences in both our studio space, and in our state-of-the-art Casgrain Theatre. Actors perform in productions mounted by the department in collaboration with students from the Production (live entertainment design and production) program. Our faculty are theatre professionals, directors, voice, movement, puppetry and mime coaches and theatre historians. They are dedicated to the entertainment industry and in shaping the next generation of theatre professionals.
Professional Theatre Acting
This program emphasizes all of the skills needed in preparation for performance and how to pursue a career as an actor. Students hone their craft through training in acting interpretation, voice, movement, creation, contact improv and character and text analysis. Ultimately, students will synthesize these individual skills through performance. Acting for the camera training will prepare students for work in film and television. Career management training will prepare students for auditioning, self-promotion and networking skills.
This program is for you if…
- You want to create.
- You want to see the world from different perspectives.
- You are passionate and dedicated.
- You enjoy collaborating.
- You believe in theatre and thrive in the arts.
WHERE PROFESSIONAL THEATRE ACTING CAN TAKE YOU!
Although our primary focus is theatre training, the skills acquired in our program can lead to many allied areas of the industry. In addition to theatre, graduates find work in television, cinema, video production, motion capture work for video games and virtual media, the cruise ship industry, corporate and sporting events, retail design, fashion companies as well as with such organizations as The Walt Disney Company and Cirque du Soleil. Graduates can also continue their education at university or conservatories to further specialize in related fields.
If you are more interested about what goes on behind the scene, please visit our Live entertainment design and production webpage here.
Admission Requirements
CEGEP Requirements
A Secondary School Diploma which includes:
- Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
- Secondary 4 Science and Technology
OR Secondary 4 Applied Science and Technology - Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education
Program Prerequisites
- Prospective acting students will be invited to audition
Click here to access the Professional Theatre Acting audition process
Invitations will be sent via email (to the address provided to SRAM at the time of application) in the week following the application deadline.
OR a Secondary School Vocational Diploma which includes:
- Secondary 5 Language of Instruction
- Secondary 5 Second Language
- Secondary 4 Mathematics
Please Note
Applicants who have not studied in Québec must have education deemed equivalent by the College.
How To Apply
John Abbott College is affiliated with the Service régional d’admission du Montréal métropolitain (SRAM) and uses its online application service.
The application deadline is March 1.
Warning: The documents and payment must be submitted by the deadline.
Program start: Fall
To apply:
- Complete the online SRAM application
- Select John Abbott and the program of your choice along with the corresponding SRAM program number: 561.A0 Professional Theatre (Design/Technical Production) / 561.C0 Professional Theatre (Acting)
- Upload any necessary documents directly to your online SRAM application
Students whose prerequisites are more than five years old should contact the Admissions Office.
Admissions Office
514-457-6610 x5358, 5355 & 5361
admissions@johnabbott.qc.ca
Professional Theatre Department
514-457-6610 x5425
theatre@johnabbott.qc.ca
Student for a Day Program
You are interested in John Abbott College and would like spend a few hours on campus?
Please follow this link to fill out the form Student for a day, and someone will contact you to set up a time for you to come to JAC and discover our campus.
During the tour, you will visit our newly renovated library, our sports facilities, the campus store, the cafeteria, etc. You will also be shown all the services offered on “Main Street”. If you have questions about application and programs, you can speak to someone in Admissions.
