Theatre (Diploma)

About this programme

Please visit the International application deadline page to find out when applications may be available. If you’ve always loved acting and can’t see yourself doing anything else, the two-year Diploma in Theatre at Douglas can get you started. It is an intensive, professional training program that blends courses on the foundation of acting with extensive mainstage performing experience. In year one, you'll take classes in speech, movement, acting, production and theatre history. In year two, you'll perform in a major production each semester, applying the theory you learned in year one. Plus, you'll get to work with professional directors and designers who are active in Vancouver's professional theatre sector. Our facilities, among the most modern in the province, provide an excellent teaching and learning environment. You’ll perform in the 350-seat Douglas College Theatre, as well as a studio theatre, and learn in other spaces such as the dance studio and theatre shop. Advance your education and complete a bachelor’s degree in Canada or abroad with universities such as UBC, SFU, University of Alberta, Circle in the Square (New York), Neighborhood Playhouse (New York), University of Wales (UK) and more. Over 1,200 actor and comedian job openings as well as over 3,000 producer, director and choreographer job openings are expected in British Columbia for the next nine years. Calculate your tuition and see the approximate cost of taking your program at Douglas College with the tuition and fee estimator . See costs broken down into categories including tuition fees, textboo