The Theatre Program in the Department of English, Film, and Theatre is focused yet multi-faceted, offering both creative and intellectual opportunities. An intensive, hands-on experience in every aspect of play creation is a hallmark of University of Manitoba Theatre. The interrelationship between the academic program and the Black Hole Theatre Company provides students with excellent balance in the creation and interpretation of theatre. We provide instruction in theoretical approaches and critical and practical methods.Film and Theatre courses offer options for studying performance, production, and interpretation.

Degree and Course Options

• General Theatre Major - 30 credit hours (THTR 1220, THTR 2160, THTR 2470 plus 14 additional credit hours)
• Advanced Theatre Major - 54 credit hours (THTR 1220, ENGL 1200 or ENGL 1300; or both ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1340, THTR 2160, THTR 2470 plus 30 additional credit hours)
• Theatre Minor -  18 credit hours (THTR 1220 and 12 credit hours in theatre courses)

Professional opportunities

Although it is not a professional acting program in the style of the National Theatre School, the program provides excellent preparation for professional training. It also offers a particular focus on new play development and directing. Many University of Manitoba Theatre graduates have gone on to pursue professional careers in theatre, opera, and film, with or without further study.
Many students pursue graduate studies or have taken the skills developed in English, Film, and Theatre studies, research, critical judgment, creative judgment and practice, effective writing, public speaking, leadership, analytic reading, listening and viewing and applied them in making an impact in careers as diverse as education, advertising, the media, law, business, politics, psychology, fine art and design. 

What is unique about this program?

A unique affiliation with Prairie Theatre Exchange as an accredited teaching institute allows students to take practical courses taught by theatre professionals at PTE for credit.
Students in all streams in the Department of English, Film, and Theatre have access to the Media Lab, which provides students with a high-end platform to compose multimedia projects.

Theatre Studies Program Courses (Aurora Student)

For more information:

Email: theatre@umanitoba.ca
Phone: 1.204.474.9581

Resources

Upper Level Courses 2012 - 2013 [pdf]
Practical Courses
Rehearsal Spaces
Production Resources
Media Lab

The Black Hole Theatre Company Students in practical courses become members of a working theatre company, the Black Hole Theatre Company, which produces eight shows a year, including one show which is produced at the Gas Station Arts Center as part of MTC's mid-winter festival focusing on a major playwright of the twentieth century.