National Theatre School
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| Type | private college - Theatre School |
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| Established | 1960 |
| Affiliation | non-denominational |
| Undergraduates | pre-university students; theatre |
| Postgraduates | not available |
| Location | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | ACCC, CCAA, |
| Website | www |
The National Theatre School of Canada (French: École nationale de théâtre du Canada) is a private college located in Montreal, Quebec.
Established in Montreal in 1960, the National Theatre School of Canada (NTS) offers professional training in English and French in a setting that unites all the theatre arts: acting, playwriting, directing, set and costume design, and production.
It occupies the historic landmark, the Monument-National, on Saint Lawrence Boulevard as well as a building in The Plateau district, at the corner of Saint Denis Street and Laurier Street.
Monument-National
The campus of the National Theatre School stretches all the way to the Monument National in the core of downtown Montreal. This hundred-year-old theatre, owned and operated by the NTS, has been classed a heritage building. Situated in the heart of the Quartier des spectacles (Performing Arts District), on the famous “Main” and close the St-Laurent metro station, it is one of the first multi-functional buildings constructed in Canada. Recently restored and renovated, the Monument-National is composed of three performance halls, including a number of spaces offering unlimited conversion and transformation possibilities.
The Monument-National’s two stages can accommodate every kind of production, from small concerts to large-scale shows. The Ludger-Duvernay Theatre ingeniously integrates the latest technology into a 19th-century architectural gem, while the Studio Hydro-Québec, with its clean lines and Meccano-like permutations, offers exciting flexibility. On the third floor, we discover La Balustrade, a 55-seat cabaret style theatre.
Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Pavilion
Once a juvenile courthouse, the School’s main home, the Michel and Suria Saint-Denis Pavilion sits on the border between Plateau Mont-Royal and Mile End, neighbourhoods.
The Pavilion houses rehearsal halls, classrooms (including specially converted spaces for voice, dance, movement, set and costume design and writing), the André-Pagé Studio (a flexible studio space with a 150-seat capacity), the Pauline McGibbon Studio (80-seat capacity), a small costume shop, a sound studio, a lighting laboratory, a projection room, a computer room, a school supplies store, a cafeteria, and a common space equipped with refrigerators and microwaves for the students.
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