Program Highlights
The Diploma in Acting for Stage and Screen provides students with the skills necessary to begin a professional acting career in theatre, television and film.
The first year is comprehensive and introduces students to acting for stage and screen, improv, voice, movement, history, and backstage work. In the final two years of the program, students concentrate on performance and professional skills as well as directing, acting in film projects and in Theatre department mainstage productions. The ASAS faculty are professional theatre and screen artists so the combination of this comprehensive training and studying with working professionals will increase the chances of success for the graduates of this program.
- Vocal Development - Articulate clearly and appropriately to the context of the performance.
- Vocal Development - Use projection and vocal power in a range of performance genres.
- Vocal Development - Control and demonstrate skills for range, timbre and placement.
- Vocal Development - Understand and interpret the vocal requirements particular to the text.
- Physical Development - Master body awareness, coordination, posture, alignment and flexibility.
- Physical Development - Meet the physical requirements of various performance styles.
- Artistic Development - Understand and identify with the content of the text.
- Artistic Development - Focus energy, create and sustain the integrity of a performance.
- Artistic Development - Use well developed personal skills and an awareness of self in individual and group settings.
- Artistic Development - Integrate the techniques of acting, voice, and movement into a creative process.
Admission Requirements
English language requirements
English is the language of instruction at CapU. All applicants are required to demonstrate competence in the English language prior to admission.
If English is not your first language or you’ve received your education in a language other than English, you must meet our English Language Requirements.
Basic requirements
- High school graduation
Program-specific requirements
- Interview
- Audition
Program Requirements
Total program credits: 101.00
Program Notes
In some circumstances, with prior permission from the department, a student may substitute ASAS 190-195 and/or ASAS 290-295 to substitute for other required courses.
Continuation Requirements:
Advancement to 2nd Year (Term Three): Continuation in this program is through a competitive process and is determined by a department selection committee and is based on:
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.67 in Terms I and II plus successful completion of all coursework required in Year One of the program profile to qualify for an audition.
- An audition
- Professional Behavior Reports.
Advancement to 3rd Year (Term Five): Continuation in this program is through a competitive process and is determined by a department selection committee and is based on:
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.67 in Terms III and IV plus successful completion of all coursework required in Year Two of the program profile to qualify for an audition.
- An audition
- Professional Behavior Reports.